Archive for the “Search Engines” category

Page Rank Update in Progress

by Kevin on April 29, 2008

It is being reported from several sources including Courtney Tuttle that there is a potential Page Rank in progress.   If you try using a Page Rank prediction or verification service that gathers data from multiple data centers, you may find (…)

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11 Blog-Specific Search Engines

by Kevin on February 18, 2008

Many of the original search engines launched as blogging became popular are now gone, or else they have been placed in the hands of spammers.  However, a few remain and the search engine giant, Google, who launched their own in (…)

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Search Engines Commemorate Martin Luther King

by Kevin on January 21, 2008

Ask, Google, and Dogpile all changed their logos and themes in remembrance of MLK.      More information can be found here.

Google Search Results Full of Spam

by Kevin on January 1, 2008

Beginning in June of 2007, Google changed their algorithm, making more recent articles from blogs, in particular, appear at the top of the search results. Since then, more lower-quality (spam) pages began displaying more frequently than higher-ranked pages such as (…)

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Search Engines Welcome 2008

by Kevin on January 1, 2008

2008 is now here and many people are celebrating, as well as the search engines. Over the past couple of days, you may have seen redesigns of the logos, or graphical changes (the Ask.com page). Here is a roundup of (…)

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