Current search technologies are based on statistical algorithms that match the words you enter in the search box with words that exist at a website. Search engines attempt exact matches, and present the results on the search engine results pages (SERPs) ranked according to how closely the website's …
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Google SERPs & the tough choices a search engine faces
If I told you that Google (SERPs division) had it tough, would you agree with me? You're shaking you head - horizontally. You probably think that Google search engine results pages don't work right because your website has never made it to the first page or made it to the first page and then was …
Steve Vinter from Google presented at Distinguished Speakers Breakfast
The Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce held its Distinguished Speakers Breakfast this morning. Presenter was Steve Vinter, Director at Google. Mr. Vinter is a relaxed presenter with a sense of humor. He kept the crowd's attention using his humor and switching topics fairly frequently. He …
Steve Vinter Google at Marlborough Regional Chamber
I'm looking forward to an update on Google from Google Engineering Director Steve Vinter who will be speaking at the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce's Distinguished Speakers Breakfast meeting next week. There have been lots of changes in the Google tools that I use, now, there are new …
Twitter Saving Your SmartPhone Info
CNET reports that Twitter has admitted to saving more than your tweets when you use their app on your smartphone. Twitter is uploading your contact data and browser history and saving it on their servers for 18 months. For what reason??? A spokesperson for Twitter says that in the next release(s) …
FLASH Website Owners Beware
It seems that the retirement of Adobe's Flash® is coming sooner than later. This week, a business colleague sent me a link to an article on CNN.com (Adobe abandons mobile Flash development, report says) which reported that Adobe is abondoning its attempts to get Flash® to work on mobile devices. In …
WordPress Wins Content Management System Award
In mid-November, WordPress® won the Overall Best Open Source CMS Award in the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards. WordPress has been nominated in the Overall Best Open Source CMS category 4 years in a row. It's win this year makes it eligible for the Hall of Fame category in 2010. There were over 12,000 …
PC Magazine Introduces Antispyware section
Nov. 15, 2005 - Editors at PCMag.com introduced a new resource at their website. Editors promise "This new Web resource serves up-to-the minute news on spyware threats alongside the information you need to protect yourself against them. Product reviews, feature articles, how-tos and tips will help …
Search Engine Optimization – Interesting Statistics
In September I attended the 2005 Get Found! Conference (about search engine marketing and optimization) in Connecticut. Here are some interesting statistics about search engines that I hope will provide food for thought as you prepare your 2006 marketing strategy. These statistics were shared …
Annoying E-mails, Cell Phones and the National Do Not Call Registry
Thanks to EKG Networking, Inc. of Marlborough, MA. for bringing this information to our attention. The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission have teamed up to issue an advisory that sets the facts straight for consumers with regard to a recent flood of annoying e-mails …