What If… Google Buys Yahoo?

April 21st, 2008 by Alan

What if…the testing of Google Adwords on Yahoo is really something else? What if Yahoo is trying to help Google determine the value of Yahoo if adwords were to be part of Yahoo. Since Google’s main revenue is Google Adwords, it makes sense to devote multiple avenues to paid search. A Google buyout of Yahoo?
This [...]

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Links: A Commodity to be Bought, Sold, Traded, Bartered and Penalized for…

April 18th, 2007 by Alan

Never before have we been in an era where links have become a commodity. You can sell them, buy them, trade them, barter for them even try to fish for them as link bait with crazy ideas and good information.
But what is the real value of a link? Should we be buying links, should paid [...]

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The Top 4 Age Factors for Search Engine Ranking

March 28th, 2007 by Alan

Age is a very important factor in Search Engine Optimization. There are several different types of age that can play roles in how Search Engines rank websites. Knowing these factors can be helpful in determining how long it will take for a website to rank well. Keep in mind age is only part of the [...]

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MSN Search Results Constantly Changing

November 12th, 2006 by Alan

We were very big on the updates we have seen with MSN, we felt they were moving in the right direction with Live.com and the suggested search results. We also liked how they had less emphasis on paid search and more on the natural results.

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Google Gains, MySpace Grows, SEO Perspectives

September 15th, 2006 by Alan

Google gains more popularity and search market share according to sources at Hitwise:
Search Engine - Search Volume
www.google.com - 60.29%
search.yahoo.com - 22.58%
search.msn.com - 11.56%
www.ask.com - 3.63%
Source - Hitwise

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MSN Unveils Live Search

September 14th, 2006 by Alan

MSN has publicly released Live Search. The revamped version of its search portal. Full of fun and some surprises.
This is definitely a step forward for MSN search as the atmosphere is by far the best for any SEO. Here were brought into the search results rather than paid listings, which remain out on the right. [...]

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MSN to Buy Yahoo?

May 11th, 2006 by Alan

The latest news buzz is MSN’s proposed talks with Yahoo for a buyout or M&A. This would be a very interesting takeover, as the combined searches of MSN and Yahoo would be 33% of all online searches and Google would still lead with 49%, according to a Nielsen Net Ratings April 2006 report. This would [...]

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MSN Announces the Official Launch of MSN AdCenter

May 4th, 2006 by Alan

It’s official: As of 10:00 A.M. Pacific time on May 4, adCenter is live and in full production, traffic is at 100%, and anyone can register for an adCenter account!

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MSN Adcenter An Experience…

April 18th, 2006 by Alan

We finally got our first preview of the MSN AdCenter. Its quite a nice setup and very easy to use. We liked the estimated budgets auto feature but the numbers were several hundred per click which seemed a bit high for a click.

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