I thought for sure that the number of searches would be down with the economy for December. Less shopping and people being otherwise preoccupied. But the search numbers are actually up 3% and the rank of the major search engines…
A few months ago, I received an email from Yahoo about one of our PPC accounts. It stated that Yahoo had created some new ads and reviewed and revised our keyword list for a particular client. We had 10 days…
Last April, Google began crawling JavaScript to get at more data and now MSN has quietly launched a new spider to crawl JavaScript. This is great for all the sites that use JavaScript in their navigation, but could pose a…
An interesting recap of the most searched terms of the year at the major search engines. All that happened is reflected in the terms, politics, the economy, the Olympics (boy, that seems like a long time ago, doesn't it?)Enjoy and…
Seems that we Americans are a very distracted lot. I'll admit that I listen to music, eat and do work while online, but play board games? Read the article here
The November ComScore numbers reflect no change in the ranks for Google, Yahoo and MSN with Google gaining .4%
ComScore has released the latest US Search Engine Rankings. To no one's surprise, Google continues gaining ground with a 63.1% share of searches vs. Yahoo's 20.5% and MSN's 8.5%. To review the expanded data and actual numbers, click here
No, it's not your imagination, Google IS showing more ads per keyword search in the last month. And it seems to be paying off for them. Google's Ads Per Keyword Output In High Gear
Google and Yahoo recently commissioned studies to see if search results impact branding for consumer packaged goods. Good news! Both studies confirm that sponsored search links have a positive impact on brand awareness.Click here for the full article.
Good post Janine :) What I find most interesting about the article is the comment by Cedric Dupont, Google's SearchWiki product manager, about whether the company planned to build in that feedback loop, either directly as a signal to influence…