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Based on what I am reading, this could very well be a good thing for the affected Chinese looking to use the Baidu search engine to illegally download music tracks.
The deal being struck with Qtrax looks pretty promising for curbing rampant music piracy. This is not to say that it is going to solve everyone’s [...]

Bing users will be happy to hear that Microsoft has released Bing Mobile for those looking to Bing while on the go. And from the looks of things, it appears that Bing Mobile provides the full functionality of the Bing search engine.
Where Bing really steps it up, is for touch devices. Likely being aimed at [...]

Are quality search results just too much to ask for? According to this article, one might easily come to this conclusion sooner rather than later. The problem is despite advancements given, some search engines remains better than others depending on the query.
Even then, those other search engines that provides results from everywhere are not really [...]

Yes, because clearly the solution to my search queries are going to come from the mindless updates from Facebook. Really? Is this a worthy addition to Bing’s otherwise usable search functionality.
I would point out that the same thing applies to Twitter as well. A great way to communicate, but there is no way that I [...]

Is Google losing its simplicity? Sometimes I feel like it might be. After looking into this article about how Google is beginning to feel more like a searchable Wiki rather than a search engine, I cannot help but wonder if they are putting emphasis on stuff that is actually not all that important.
Look, Google offering [...]

I don’t think that there is any question that Bing is one of the best things that Microsoft has done in a long time. That being said, however, I simply do not feel that Bing is anywhere near being in a position to yet pose a real threat to Google. It just does not seem [...]

So while the above title might sound a bit off, the fact of the matter is this is exactly what some people are wondering. Should search engines begin crawling Ajax pages?
Google maintains the argument that if we did support Ajax web crawling, it would significantly improve the web and search as we know it. After [...]

In this economy, now bundled with new competition from other search engines as Bing/Yahoo and Google fight it out, I cannot help but wonder where in the world this leaves Ask.com?
Unless you have a preference for their offerings or a tool bar installed, I fail to get exactly where their future is? Then I came across [...]

Is Google going to maintain their market share for long? With Microsoft raging behind the scenes unlike anything I have seen before, it is beginning to look like Google may need to step up their game a bit.
With Google cleaning up things with junk landing pages in AdWords, further closing the clamps on AdSense, in [...]

Initially the news of Google de-listing The Pirate Bay (TPB) had a number of individuals up in arms pointing out that they felt Google was picking out TPB. As it turns out, the entire de-listing was in error.
The battle over TPB seems to be far from over. Whether or not it is actually listed with [...]

Achieving internal buy-in, leveraging your existing assets, and understanding the unique challenges of outsourcing to a search engine optimization company.
This is part two of the article Adding Search to Your Marketing Mix. Read Part 1.
Leveraging Your Assets
Search engine optimization is not something that should be done in a vacuum if you wish to achieve optimal [...]

It is not all that often that I find myself in a position where Microsoft does something really cool. But the news of Bing offering PSA alerts about potential scams when end users are doing a query for something such a business opportunities, I find myself liking what I see.
Educating people on the various scams [...]

Upon first hearing about local search with Google Mobile, I was skeptical as to how worthwhile it would actually be for most users. After reading up on it a bit however, I am confident that most people will be pleasantly surprised with what they are going to end up with.
Not only is this search totally [...]

Achieving internal buy-in, leveraging your existing assets, and understanding the unique challenges of outsourcing to a search engine optimization company
The powerful capabilities of organic search engine optimization (SEO) are now a highly sought after marketing tool by many companies that want to alert customers to their products or services by focusing on certain keyphrases that [...]

In recent weeks, we’ve noticed a surge in clients calling us to ask questions like “what’s up with Bing?” Or, “are you optimizing for Bing?” Even “are you taking advantage of Bing?”
In other words, people want to know that their search engine optimization company is taking special steps to ensure adequate representation on the newly [...]

Beware the Rogue Markets: A Beginner’s Guide to Navigating Paid Search
In the paid search world, one of the most overlooked elements of campaign success is geo-targeting. For national advertisers, PPC geo-targeting is an absolute must; however, few are utilizing this tool to its full potential.
Unlike traditional media (such as TV or print) or display advertising [...]

Why It’s Vitally Important to Trust Your Search Engine Marketing Company in a Down Economy
It’s a fact of life in business that when there’s an economic downturn, the first thing that’s usually cut is available marketing spend, typically an unfortunate byproduct of accounting’s inability to justify costs without hard data in place. While the argument [...]

While Twitter is fast becoming the self-proclaimed kings of real-time search, Google offers up something far more interesting in Hot Trends blended into their search results.
Obviously, this is likely to appeal to a different audience than those looking for Twitter results in their search queries. But still, the idea of the hottest Google Trends being [...]

I think with each culture, we tend to flock to the familiar. For those living in mainland China, clearly this is the case with Baidu coming out on top over Google. But to be fair, Google has been fighting Baidu for as long as I can remember.
Apparently for the Chinese, Google is simply not providing [...]

Certainly a mighty sweet deal for Microsoft, using Yahoo to gain a foothold into new and exciting markets. Don’t think there is any real question that Google needs to keep Bing-Hoo in their sights at all costs.
With Bing-Hoo now taking a stake in the Asian marketplace, I think we will begin to see Google react [...]