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Bing Adverts on Google

Bing Adverts on Google

I know this is not new however this surely remains topical; Bing, the Microsoft Search Engine, advertises on Google (i.e. Google Adsense). I was performing a search today for a map of Lindfield (in Ku-ring-gai which is part of greater Sydney) and noticed the ‘sponsored link’ as per the image. So, Bing is paying Google [...]

Tutorial: Ping Search Engines

Search Engines are responsible for directing Internet users to billions of websites every day. One of the key factors for Google, Bing, Ask and Yahoo in directing Internet users is knowing what is available on the many Internet pages. The Search Engines therefore want to know when content has been added or amended on Internet Pages. Most [...]

Google Squared is Missing

I was trying out the very cool Google Squared earlier and was interested that the following error is returned in the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) when searching for ‘google squared’: Google Squared couldn’t automatically build a Square about google squared Google Squared may not be perfect but it again raises the stakes in the [...]

Microsoft Kumo is Nothing New

Microsoft will soon be launching its next attempt in trying to capture a greater share of the search market. There has been a lot of news lately in relation to the various search engines; last week saw the launch of Wolfram Alpha, the week before was the news of Google starting to index ‘Rich Snippets’ [...]