Search Engine Journal

Search Engine Journal Editors and Columnists
The Search Engine Journal has been reporting on search engine industry news for the past two years. With well over 2,000 posts on search engine related news stories, the Search Engine Journal has become one of the most popular search related news sites in the world. Over the next year […]

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Google and Yahoo Search Engine Technology Comparison
With so much talk about relevance these days, I thought I’d introduce you to some of the technology behind the search engine, and what the potential differences between them could be. There are some interesting takes on search technology from pre-ranking results on the fly to neural networks […]

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Yahoo’s Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone is Live
Yahoo is taking great steps in its direction of providing original content with its own Yahoo News corespondent, Kevin Sites, and his one year journey among the world’s conflict hot beds with Yahoo’s Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone. Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone brings together […]

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Google AdWords Customers Change Login to Google Accounts
Smart? Annoyance? Privacy Issues? Easier Management? Just like Orkut, Google AdWords accounts will be migrated into the Google Accounts username/password system. Why are they doing this? Most probably for consolidation, integration and flexibility for its current programs and future developments. Next time you login to your AdWords account, […]

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Bulgaria’s Search Engines, Yogurt, and Kotooshu Sumo
Admittingly, I do not know much of Bulgaria besides that it is a former quasi-Soviet Republic, produces excellent yogurt, and is the home country of Mahlyanov Kaloyan Stefanov (aka. Kotooshu). But more on Stefanov later, as I’ve just learned of a new export from Bulgaria - search engines. While […]

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Multilingual Search Blog Covers International Search
We missed this announcement earlier in the month and feel that this search blog is deserve its due. Multilingual Search is an International Search Blog launched by Andy Atkins-Krüger in beta in April and has since built a team of editors around the world covering Europe and Asia. Multilingual Search […]

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Chinese Blog Contest Rebirth of Hundred Flowers Campaign?
In what hopefully is not a 2005 version of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Chinese portal Sina.com is hosting a Chinese blogs contest. In a “hey, that’s not fair” approach, Sina.com is hosting the Blog Awards, and anyone can join, as long as their blog is hosted on […]

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eBay reveals Hot Affiliate Niche for their API
The Affiliate API Program is part of the eBay Developers Program and is offered to give affiliates a wide variety of industry-leading tools and services and provides API access to eBay Web Services so affiliates can create exciting new content and tools. David Utter from iEntry wrote an […]

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Google Classifieds and Local Action
There are lots of things happening and announcements in the local space. However, I’m in the thick of conference schmoozing so I’m just stealing a few moments to mention something that Peter Zollman reported to me about Google launching classifieds (via partners). For more see Peter’s press release.
What this does […]

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Blogs Bring Home the Bling Bling for eHobbies
We know companies use blogs to increase traffic and search engine rankings. How are retailers are using blogs in creative ways to increase sales? One company reports doubling sales conversion rates from 2% to 4% after customers read their blog.
The search engines are all about blogs, but turning […]

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