Search Engine Journal

Yahoo has announced that it will be closing the doors on Yahoo Podcasts, the podcast search and listening directory launched by Yahoo two years ago.
Yahoo Podcasts has been in beta since its invention and never really made it into the acceptance of the Yahoo Network. With rumors swirling that Yahoo is also going to […]

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Browsing and searching for books at Google Book Search becomes even more better with the introduction of a few nifty features aimed at organizing and classifying the millions of books at Google’s Book Search portal. These new features makes Google Book Search more and more like a social site for books in the likes of […]

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Imagine this. Let’s say, that like a whirlwind romance, you all of the sudden get popular on StumbleUpon or hit the Digg homepage and hoards of traffic are coming in to see your work, what could you do to keep them coming? Many new bloggers live under a mis-belief that landing on a […]

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With videos becoming more popular as a source of information and entertainment, it becomes very hard to keep track of new videos that get uploaded on daily on various video uploading sites. Fortunately for all of us who are fond of watching video streams to learn about many things, Google has included video updates on […]

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Web site owners and marketers have always craved more information with regards to how Google sees their site. Google Webmaster Tools address these and other needs as they provide support for those looking to diagnose errors, improve a site’s visibility and declare preferences on how to handle web site listings.
Of course, before you can […]

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Local.com continues to grow and has expanded into the UK with its new UK Local Search Engine, which was just released from beta.
The new site offers a more streamlined look and feel on the search results page, including a three-column design that provides an intuitive navigation panel. Users can:

Sort results by rating, distance, business name […]

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When Aaron Wall talks, the SEO community listens. Mr. Wall has recently noticed some major changes in the Yahoo ranking algorithm which could have a major effect on sites which enjoy Yahoo rankings, or can’t seem to break the Yahoo Top 20.
Aaron noticed these changes :
* botching part of a sitewide 301 redirect that they […]

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Google has released two new applications for the Apple iPhone in Google Calendar and Google Reader. Both applications are available when browsing calendar.google.com or google.com/reader with the iPhone.
Adrian Alexa of DoDevice has his initial thoughts:

Google Calendar appears with simplicity and at first look it is quite easier to use than the regular interface of the […]

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AOL wants to reclaim its lost glory for being one of the major players in the wireless industry. The BusinessWeek is reporting the AOL is in the process of beefing up its presence in the mobile hub with the development of web software that will integrate AOL’s different web services. AOL has recently launched Mobile […]

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I’m been noticing a lot of frustration lately with the dominance of Wikipedia in search results.
And, I’ll admit, I never felt like I really understood why they get so much love from Google until I started blogging.
Just for some background, I found a thread at the HighRankings forum from a few months ago that […]

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