Google Rep Explains Effect of Redirects ...
Employing page redirects on web searches can have negative effects on search engine optimization (SEO) rankings, according to Matt Cutts, software engineer for leading search engine provider Google Inc.Cutts said in an interview that 301 redirects—a popular method of routing old web pages to when they are updated—can slightly lower a page’s PageRank points. PageRank is Google’s method of measuring site popularity in rankin ....

Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Could Affect Google ...
The recently approved merger between search providers Yahoo and Microsoft can greatly improve the latter’s Bing search engine and pose a considerable threat to current market leader Google&rsquo ....

Google Chrome Auto-translation Can Help ...
Google's Chrome browser will soon be able to automatically translate websites into several languages, a change than can prove significant for companies using organic search and search engine optimizat ....

Google Search Pushes Twitter Traffic to ...
Social networking service Twitter reached its highest number of unique hits in January, following a deal with Google that allowed users to search user's "tweets" (micro-blog entries) directly from the ....

Yahoo-Microsoft Merger Approved
The U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission have approved plans by search providers Yahoo! and Microsoft to integrate their businesses, which would allow them to better pose a challenge ....

SEM Spending Grows Despite Recession
Despite the slow economy, companies are spending more and more money on search engine marketing and optimization, a sign that business owners and managers are realizing the value of Web search in both ....

Startpage Introduces Anonymous Web Searc ...
While big names like Google and Yahoo regularly harvest user information from Web searches, alternative search engine Startpage—known as Ixquick outside Britain and the Americas—allows peo ....

2010 A Promising Year for Internet Marke ...
Internet search had one of its strongest runs last year, having set a record expansion of 46% from December 2008 to December 2009. And if recent figures are any indication, the market is set to grow e ....

What can we expect at Apple's next event
In about a week Apple will be hosting one of the most anticipated events since we first heard from the iPhone. Such event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco at 10 ....

Study Shows Search Engine Marketing On t ...
Already a major player in online business, the search engine marketing industry continues to expand its presence on the Internet. Recent reports show that companies spent 16% more in search engine mar ....