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29 Oct This post is from from my other blog here The latest Google PageRank update has resulted in some popular blogs and news websites suddenly losing their PageRank. The PageRank penalization looks to be a reaction to websites that use link-building strategies that conflict with Google's webmaster guidelines. Google does not approve of the use of paid links to raise rank, but until the latest release, has yet to punish any websites that use
29 Oct This post is from from my other blog here Last Tuesday, Yahoo! Vietnam announced a new coffee shop initiative by providing Yahoo! powered internet cafes in Hanoi and Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam. The new internet cafes are sponsored by Yahoo! and aim to make the internet more accessible to the Vietnamese while effectively branding Yahoo! services in the country. The cafes are brightly colored and heavily branded with Yahoo! colors and
29 Oct This post is from from my other blog here Ask.com have released some new advertisements promoting their Ask3D search engine, which some users have claimed is a direct attack at Google. The new "Instant Getification" Ads start with a tagline "can your search engine do this?". You can watch an example of one of the commercials below: The ads, which contrast Ask.com search results with those of a typical search engine, have lead many to
29 Oct This post is from from my other blog here Microsoft has bought a 1.6 % stake in Facebook for 240 million dollars. The deal comes after Facebook rejected a take over bid of 1 billion dollars from Yahoo! last year. Facebook is privately owned and currently valued at US$15 billion. Microsoft will now become the exclusive third-party advertising partner for Facebook, looking to increase Facebook's current annual revenue of US$100 million.
25 Oct This post is from from my other blog here Google has released a new experiments area where users can pilot some of the enhancements that the search giant is trialing. By signing up, you can give them a test drive and provide feedback to help shape their final release. The experiments include alternative views for search results, keyboard shortcuts and new navigation options. All the experiments represent some interesting improvements to
25 Oct This post is from from my other blog here The sacred space that is the Yahoo! homepage is now providing exposure to websites outside of the Yahoo! network. This provides an invaluable traffic opportunity for websites with feature worthy content. According to reports, Yahoo! started publishing links to external content in the "featured" section last Thursday. This is a significant move considering they have kept such exposure solely for
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