The Search Engine Blog

Archive for March, 2008

If you have a Yahoo! email account, no doubt you’ve received a message about the new Yahoo! search. It’s nothing that revolutionary and I think they are behind the eight ball not to have done this sooner. It seems to only be the normal Ajax search suggest that Google and MSN have already had for some time now…..I’ve even added this feature to a number of web sites for customers. At any rate, Yahoo! is improving no matter how slow they are.

The biggest difference is that Yahoo! has made this their standard search whereas for Google and MSN it’s not their default.

See why the experts are raving about Yahoo! Search

Quintura presents search results in a Web2.0 site cloud to help you narrow down your search by presenting related words. You select the words you want to add or remove from a search. It’s been an interesting search alternative for some time and now you can add this search to your blog. It’s not always working perfectly, but for you bleeding edge bloggers, have at it. Just click on the green Search Widget icon to sign up.

Quintura

Let the rumors fly! Ask is cutting 8% of it’s work force. Rumors abound that it’s going to remodel itself for the female market. Other rumors include mothballing Teoma and using Google data instead. Ask is denying all such rumors yet still why would they lay off talented people? It certainly isn’t to improve their quality search engine.

Ask.com search site to cut jobs, realign strategy | Markets | Markets News | Reuters

We love WordPress here and are pleased when someone can come up with great methods of using it for more than just a blog. (I wish I had time to tweak this installation more and get more out of the available features and plugins.)

Take a look at this site for more ideas on using WordPress from an author who thinks outside the box. While I don’t agree that WordPress makes a good CMS for everyone, if you have a site that will start small and stay small, it can make sense. If you anticipate growth, we personally like Typo3.

48 Unique Ways To Use WordPress | Performancing.com

What does this have to do with search? In a nutshell, a site that changes often and has content updated and added frequently can do much better in search engines. If it’s easy to update and add to your site without paying someone everytime you do so, it can be very beneficial. Just make certain your blog or CMS is installed so that it’s search friendly.