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Google are synonymous with search, and by extension, discovery. Their meteoric rise to prominence and commercial success has attracted accolades and a near implicit sense of trust from those that use their ubiquitous search tools. However, competition is still fierce and the future of the web is so much more than mere search…

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Social Media bigger than Google’s search business?


Social Media is redefining how we not only write our content, but how we distribute and interact with it. Google are presently trying to get a fix on Social Media in a way that relates to the rest of their business. But I’m reminded of a mountain and a guy called Mohammed…


Google’s Mayer questions value of Social Media


Google are hunting for the next big thing, and to them, Social Media must look just the ticket. In a Venture Beat interview of Google VP Marissa Mayer, we get an insight into their thinking on Social Media…


“Black Hat” SEO: How to get banned in 5 easy steps


Tricking the search engines to rank your pages higher than they ought to is called “spamdexing”, or simply spam. I have warned people many times over about a host of different spamming techniques, and how they should avoid them. If you don’t mind a nasty wrench being thrown into your search marketing plans, please feel free to go ahead and ignore the rest of this article…


Semantic Web — the “Found Engine” comes of age


As an academic concept, the semantic web is seen as the panacea for a range of web ills. However, as a commercial exercise, whoever moves first spends the most — well that’s the theory, anyway…


Google bolsters Sitelinks with new search tool


Google have rolled out what is essentially an “in-search” search engine, if that makes any sense at all. While it’s a novel approach to extending search functionality, who’s really benefiting?


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