Search Engine Optimisation

Posted - 9th March 2010 in SEO

Google has outlined plans to devote one per cent of its equity and yearly profits to charitable causes around the world this year.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 24th February 2010 in SEO

Yahoo has followed the lead of Google and Microsoft in real-time search. A new partnership means Yahoo Search can now integrate all public tweets.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 19th February 2010 in SEO

The Microsoft-Yahoo search agreement has been approved in Europe and the US. Implementation of the deal will begin in the coming days.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 12th February 2010 in SEO

Bing is gaining users on both sides of the Atlantic. Independent figures show that Microsoft's search business has enjoyed a bumper month.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 25th January 2010 in SEO

UK internet users made 35 per cent more queries in December 2009, new figures reveal. The UK is the world's fourth largest search engine market.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 15th January 2010 in SEO

Google has stopped converting terms such as 'search engine optimisation' to the American spelling. The move provoked anger in the UK SEO industry.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 14th January 2010 in SEO

Google's growth continues unabated. Figures from The Nielsen Company show it accounted for 2/3 searches in December 2009, while Bing and Yahoo dropped back.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 13th January 2010 in SEO

Google has announced it will be reconsidering operations in China after a targeted attack on its services in the country.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 11th January 2010 in SEO

NewsNow has hit back in its dispute with News International. The aggregator claims that blocking links could undermine the internet.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 7th January 2010 in SEO

A Search Engine news site is reporting that Google has begun to roll out Caffeine, the latest update to its indexing algorithm.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 23rd December 2009 in SEO

Google has donated $20million to a number of charities, including Save the Children and Reporters Without Borders.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 15th December 2009 in SEO

Google has announced its dedicated URL shortening service, Goo.gl. The tool was revealed via the official Google blog.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 14th December 2009 in SEO

Public tweets have been integrated onto Yahoo Search. Google and Bing are already competing for the real-time search crown.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 4th December 2009 in SEO

Al Mackin, theEword director, will take part in a live Twitter interview next week to answer questions about the new SEO and Coffee scheme.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 3rd December 2009 in SEO

Google has limited the number of clicks possible on sites protected by a paywall. Users will be able to access five pages per day only.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 30th November 2009 in SEO

Michael Jackson is the most searched for term on Bing, ahead of Twitter and swine flu. The late singer also leads the field on Google.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 25th November 2009 in SEO

Changes have been made to the Yahoo Search Assist box. Browsers are now given more intuitive options and detailed suggestions when typing in keywords.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 21st November 2009 in SEO

AOL is cutting 2,500 jobs ahead of its separation from Time Warner. That amounts to one-third of the company's workforce.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 12th November 2009 in SEO

Microsoft has lifted the lid on its deal with Wolfram. Bing search queries for maths and foodstuffs will be affected first.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 30th October 2009 in SEO

Google PageRank has been updated. Some sites are reporting big hikes in the ratings, which are accessible via the Google Toolbar feature.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 26th October 2009 in SEO

Personal data on the Guardian newspaper website has been compromised in a hacking attempt. The hack accessed information from the employment section of the site.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 24th October 2009 in SEO

Online retailer Amazon has announced a three month profit of $199m after strong autumn sales. The company said the rise in profits was down to the success of its Kindle e-reader.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 22nd October 2009 in SEO

Bing and Google have struck landmark deals with Twitter. It means users will be able to search for relevant tweets in real time.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 16th October 2009 in SEO

Google PageRank may soon be abolished according to various sources. The news was reported after PageRank statistics were removed from the Google Webmaster program.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 15th October 2009 in SEO

A search expert has created an easy-to-follow SEO checklist for business. Rand Fishkin, chief executive of SEOMoz, identified seven key steps.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 9th October 2009 in SEO

A new study by Ofcom has revealed that over one third of UK children believe search engines list results based on the truthfulness, rather than relevancy.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 8th October 2009 in SEO

A US research firm has discovered that Google has captured over 70 per cent of the US search market. The data came from web firm Experian Hitwise.

by Tom Mason

Posted - 3rd October 2009 in SEO

Google has expanded the Search Options panel. Users can now limit results to a date range of their choosing or request more shopping sites.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 30th September 2009 in SEO

Google has merged Hot Trends with its SERPs. The search engine is attempting to wrestle real-time search from Twitter.

by Richard Frost

Posted - 22nd September 2009 in SEO

SEO can be summarised in four words, according to an industry expert. Robots, ranking, relevance and results have been identified as the cornerstones of SEO.

by Richard Frost