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On January 20, 2010, In SEO, by Search Engine Optimization, Google Optimization - RSS Feeds
What if you could make the world a greener place merely by using the right search engine That s the question posed by Ecosia a newcomer to a field dominated by Google. Is this just a gimmick Or can we really make this a greener world simply by clicking …
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On January 20, 2010, In SEO, by rustybrick
Microsoft’s Bing blog announced they will reduce the time frame they store search data, from 18 months to only 6 months. This is in response to the European Union’s request that search companies reduce the time they store such data. Microsoft Bing is the first major search engine to comply with those demands.
Bing said:
Specifically, we are reducing the amount of time we store IP addresses from searchers to 6 months. Currently we keep that information for 18 months before we delete it. Generally, when Bing receives search data we do a few things: first, we take steps to separate your account information (such as email or phone number) from other information (what the query was, for example). Then, after 18 months we take the additional step of deleting the IP address and any other cross session IDs associated with the query. Under the new policy, we will continue to take all the steps we applied previously – but now we will remove the IP address completely at 6 months, instead of 18 months. We think this gives us the right balance between making search better for consumers (we use the data to improve the service we offer) and providing greater protection for the privacy of our users.
Greg Sterling at Search Engine Land has additional history and insight into this change.
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
Microsoft’s Bing blog announced they will reduce the time frame they store search data, from 18 months to only 6 months. This is in response to the European Union’s request that search companies reduce the time they store such data. Microsoft Bing is the first major search engine to comply with those demands.
Bing said:
Specifically, we are reducing the amount of time we store IP addresses from searchers to 6 months. Currently we keep that information for 18 months before we delete it. Generally, when Bing receives search data we do a few things: first, we take steps to separate your account information (such as email or phone number) from other information (what the query was, for example). Then, after 18 months we take the additional step of deleting the IP address and any other cross session IDs associated with the query. Under the new policy, we will continue to take all the steps we applied previously – but now we will remove the IP address completely at 6 months, instead of 18 months. We think this gives us the right balance between making search better for consumers (we use the data to improve the service we offer) and providing greater protection for the privacy of our users.
Greg Sterling at Search Engine Land has additional history and insight into this change.
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
On January 19, 2010, In SEO, by rustybrick
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
On January 18, 2010, In SEO, by rustybrick
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
On January 18, 2010, In SEO, by rustybrick
Every year, the search engines post special logos for Martin Luther King, Jr. This year is no different, we have logos from Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask.com, Dogpile and others. MLK, Martin Luther Kind, Jr needs no explanation. It is a legal US holiday today and a day celebrated by many around the world. Here are the logos:
Google’s MLK Logo:
Yahoo’s Flash MLK logo:
Bing’s MLK Theme:
Ask.com’s MLK Theme:
DogPile:
Search Engine Roundtable:
Also see the 2009 MLK logos and 2008 MLK logos for a bit of the history with these logos and doodles.
Forum discussion at Google Web Search Help.
Every year, the search engines post special logos for Martin Luther King, Jr. This year is no different, we have logos from Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask.com, Dogpile and others. MLK, Martin Luther Kind, Jr needs no explanation. It is a legal US holiday today and a day celebrated by many around the world. Here are the logos:
Google’s MLK Logo:
Yahoo’s Flash MLK logo:
Bing’s MLK Theme:
Ask.com’s MLK Theme:
DogPile:
Search Engine Roundtable:
Also see the 2008 MLK logos for a bit of the history with these logos and doodles.
Forum discussion at Google Web Search Help.
On January 16, 2010, In SEO, by rustybrick
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
On January 14, 2010, In SEO, by rustybrick
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
On January 14, 2010, In SEO, by rustybrick
A month ago, Google added real-time search results in the form of Tweets from Twitter and other real-time search related sources. Yesterday at Search Engine Land I covered an interview with Amit Singhal of Google via Technology Review. The interview explains how Google ranks those real-time search results – on some level.
Want to rank high in those Google real-time results? It seems like all you need is a lot of followers and you should be set.
From the interview:
“One user following another in social media is analogous to one page linking to another on the Web. Both are a form of recommendation,” Singhal says. “As high-quality pages link to another page on the Web, the quality of the linked-to page goes up. Likewise, in social media, as established users follow another user, the quality of the followed user goes up as well.”
Obviously, Google needs to figure out the value of the followers of followers, but that shouldn’t be too hard in this equation.
Another interesting point was in regards to the use of hashtags in Tweets. The interview wrote that hashtags may “serve as red flags to lower tweet quality and attract spam-like content.”
Of course, this does not mean anything you Tweet will show up in Google’s search results. For that, they need to be trending topics, and a good way to see what is trending is to look at Google Trends.
Honestly, there are some interesting thoughts in the comments on my post at Search Engine Land.
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorldand Google Web Search Help.
A month ago, Google added real-time search results in the form of Tweets from Twitter and other real-time search related sources. Yesterday at Search Engine Land I covered an interview with Amit Singhal of Google via Technology Review. The interview explains how Google ranks those real-time search results – on some level.
Want to rank high in those Google real-time results? It seems like all you need is a lot of followers and you should be set.
From the interview:
“One user following another in social media is analogous to one page linking to another on the Web. Both are a form of recommendation,” Singhal says. “As high-quality pages link to another page on the Web, the quality of the linked-to page goes up. Likewise, in social media, as established users follow another user, the quality of the followed user goes up as well.”
Obviously, Google needs to figure out the value of the followers of followers, but that shouldn’t be too hard in this equation.
Another interesting point was in regards to the use of hashtags in Tweets. The interview wrote that hashtags may “serve as red flags to lower tweet quality and attract spam-like content.”
Of course, this does not mean anything you Tweet will show up in Google’s search results. For that, they need to be trending topics, and a good way to see what is trending is to look at Google Trends.
Honestly, there are some interesting thoughts in the comments on my post at Search Engine Land.
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorldand Google Web Search Help.
On January 13, 2010, In SEO, by rustybrick
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
On January 12, 2010, In SEO, by rustybrick
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.