Catching Up on Search in 2012

May 24th, 2012 by Alan Rabinowitz

Since my last post on search engine market shares in 2008, Google’s dominance in the U.S. and worldwide markets has only risen to even loftier heights. However, with signals in place that 2012 could see once vital Yahoo lose even more ground to Google and Bing, which didn’t yet exist in 2008, it’s worth a [...]

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What If… Google Buys Yahoo?

April 21st, 2008 by Alan Rabinowitz

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? [...]

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Yahoo! Puts Emphasis on Natural Results

August 23rd, 2007 by Alan Rabinowitz

Yahoo! Search, which currently has the most paid ads above the natural results with 4 ads, has decided to put some emphasis back to the natural by adding an arrow next to the first natural result. Its pretty easy to see and does have impact (more so once its full size (my preview is a [...]

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The Top 3 Tools for Keyword Research on the Fly

May 3rd, 2007 by Alan Rabinowitz

This is a quick Tidbit for SEO Keyword Research: Utilizing Keyword Search Tools on the Fly. One thing we often do with clients is track terms in conversations about potential new directions and goals. In doing this we often use our knowledge of the system and the goals of the client to determine the best [...]

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

April 18th, 2007 by Alan Rabinowitz

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 [...]

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The Top 4 Age Factors for Search Engine Ranking

March 28th, 2007 by Alan Rabinowitz

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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Google Suggests Yahoo! Answers is the Answer to Top Google Rankings?

December 22nd, 2006 by Alan Rabinowitz

In a recent post on the Official Google Blog, Googler Stefanie, has suggested that answering questions on sites like Yahoo! Answers will get you link popularity acceptable by Google.

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Google Gains, MySpace Grows, SEO Perspectives

September 15th, 2006 by Alan Rabinowitz

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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