Learn SEO Directly from the Search Engines
A patent application filed at the end of last week appeared to describe how Google Autolink worked – Providing useful information associated with an item in a document. The United States Patent and Trademark Office assignment database shows that this document was assigned to Google in December of 2004, but, as close as it seemed … Read more
Many of the searches conducted on a search engine involve using more than one word in a query, and search engines pay attention to which words are used. They may be tracking and counting those words used in queries and which pages get selected as a result of that search. But search engines can pay … Read more
If you get excited over thoughts of how large amounts of data may flow from one part of a network to another, with multiple master and slave machines, you might find getting a glimpse of how Google might handle information interesting. A patent application published yesterday may provide some ideas on how Google shares terabytes … Read more
Some sites on the web do reviews of products and services pretty well, such as amazon.com or rottentomatos.com. Imagine Google wanting to provide product reviews. One of the mantras that we often hear coming from their Mountain View offices is that they wouldn’t get into a field unless they can do something innovative. So, how … Read more
Sebastien Billard sent me a heads up on an interview that he has conducted with Danica Brinton, who is the head of International Product Management and Localization for Ask.com – Interview Avec Danica Brinton (Ask.com). While the original is in French, Sebastien has also translated it into English. There’s a link to the English version … Read more