Google Shares on Fire

Less than a month ago, On October 02, 2007, I wrote how Google shares were about to exceed the $600 mark. Web analyst Gene Munster had said in a report that he estimated the stock to exceed $660 within one year. I guess he was right. In less than a month, Google...

Yahoo Algorithm Update Announced

Today Priyank Garg of Yahoo announced that some changes to the Yahoo algorithm had been taking place over the past few days and will be completed soon. He has asked for feedback on the results… whether Yahoo will listen is another matter.

Google PageRank Update Could Punish Many

Google has upgraded its PageRank algorithm and it has negatively affected a whole host of popular websites. What does this mean for you? First I should note that no one REALLY knows the reason these sites have been affected. After all, it is possible these PageRanks...

Google Provides More Control Over Search Results

As of today Google will allow you to see and optionally disallow which links on your site have been identified as candidates for appearing as “sitelinks” directly in Google search results. (see Google’s press release) What are Sitelinks? Sitelinks...

China Caught Redirecting Google and Yahoo Traffic to Baidu

According to TechCrunch today it appears that China is hijacking traffic that is meant to go to Yahoo and Google and transfering it to Baidu.com; China’s banner search engine rife with legally (in China) ripped music and thick with communist party censorship....

Microsoft Releases New Live Search Features

On Monday Microsoft announced a new set of features had been rolled out within their Live Search platform: Microsoft Corp. today announced the final updates to the fall release of its Live Search service, introducing a broad array of new services and features to its...