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Blog - May/2009
Posted on 28/05/2009 by Sarah
After much fanfare the search engine Wolfram Alpha went live this month and for those that have had a look it may or may not be what they were expecting.
Having read the many stories about how it was going to be a possible Googlei killer, I was keen to have a look at what it had to offer. Preceding its release there was a lot of talk about the previous work of Wolfram Alpha’s creator Steven Wolfram, the computational software Mathematica and how it would work within the search engine.
The design looked good, lots of white and one search box in the Google manner but that is where the similarities ended. Where it was originally touted as a search engine, it’s an engine that provides answers...
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Posted on 28/05/2009 by Sarah
After flirting with the possibility of buying Twitteri due to their ability to offer real time search, Googlei is now thinking long and hard about their own ability to provide the same service.
Google co-founder Larry Page spoke recently about how Twitter has proved that real time search is essential and it is something that he warned his team about long ago. Page says he was laughed at then but his words now seem prophetic.
He also states that he believes that the web needs to be indexed every second for real time search to be successful. The success of Twitter has made Google sit up and take notice as it is now talking about incorporating microblogging search into its services as well....
Posted on 28/05/2009 by Sarah
With the arrival of Microsoft’s new search engine now imminent it seems as though it is anyone’s guess what the service will be called.
The latest rumours coming out of Microsoft have the word “Bing” bounding around as the potential new name. This follows on from the other possible contenders that have been thrown about, the much vaunted Kumo, Hook and Sift.
Even if none of these names were to be chosen it shows the importance that Microsoft is placing on the renaming and re-branding of its search engine. It seems as though Microsoft has put as much emphasis on the branding and advertising of the search engine as the features it provides, and they will be hoping it is a wise move.
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Posted on 14/05/2009 by Sarah
If you’re looking to start up a new website to revamp your company’s image there are several factors that you should consider from the outset.
You obviously want to get the design right so that it stays in people’s minds and attracts them to stay on the site and. A design also needs to encourage visitors to buy the service or product that you are selling.
Once you have decided on the role you want the website to play in the make up of your company and how much you want to spend on the site then you should be looking at the best ways of attracting visitors.
This entails making sure that the website is fully optimised so that it is recognised from the outset by the search engines such as...
Posted on 14/05/2009 by Sarah
A report from Neilson Online says that out of all the website traffic in the UK nearly 50% of it is divided between only ten sites.
The major winner in all this was Facebook where it is said that one in every eight minutes online is spent on the social network site. There was better news for Microsoft’s though as their MSNi/ Windows Live site came in number two and ahead of Googlei.
Facebook and MSN account for almost 11 billion of the 48 billion minutes that Briton’s spend online.
Social Networking sites are increasingly more popular and it won’t be a surprise to see that Twitteri is competing with Facebook for the number one ranking very soon.
The majority of sites in the top ten were...
