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latest search trends!
Search Analysts at Stepforth predict a major
shift in Google next week. Have you noticed any differences?
Check to see if Google's giving you more links now and discuss
it in the forum.
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Search Analysts Predict Google Shift Next Week
Jim Hedger and Ross Dunn of Stepforth released their
predictions today that Google rankings will undergo another major change next
week.
Have you noticed
any changes in your link count?
"We are predicting another massive change to listings over the next week,
based on our analysis of how Google is looking at incoming links and its recent
behaviour patterns."
As proof they offered that, "Google has, in the past 24-hours, radically upped
the link-count on most of our clients' sites."
Yesterday Google only recognized 105 of the more than 1000 actual links to Stepforth's
site. Today Google shows 220.
This enormous change in the number of Google-recognized links to theStepforth
site indicates a change in what the Google algorithm perceives as a valid link.
The rise in links also indicates that Stepforth's site, along with all the other
sites in Google's index, may soon rank differently.
Have you noticed a change in the number of links to your site? What do you think
this indicates?
Thanks to Stepforth for breaking this news.
Why Are LookSmart Listings Still Up On MSN? After noticing the LookSmart
directory results still in MSNsearch, I wrote to the guys at LookSmart to get
some details.
Q: Why are LookSmart listings still up on MSN?
A: MSN is
transitioning to a new search implementation. During this transition period, they
may continue to use LookSmart directory listings on some days.
Q: Why are LookSmart listings up on MSN some days, down on others?
A: LookSmart has agreed to provide the directory to MSN to help them through
their transition into a new search solution. On an as-needed basis, MSN will display
listings from the LookSmart directory. Unfortunately we cannot control the specifics
of when or where specific listings will appear.
Q: How long will this go on?
A: LookSmart is committed
to support MSN's transition to a new implementation-however long it takes. They
have not indicated any timeframe to us.
Q: Why are they doing this?
A: Switching to a new search
implementation-especially for the millions of queries per day that MSN supports-is
a non-trivial challenge. MSN and LookSmart worked together for five years to create
a high-quality, scalable solution. It is reasonable to expect that MSN will need
some period of time to get their new solution up to speed.
Q: Is there a chance you may extend/renew your deal with them?
A: No, we are not discussing an extension or renewal of the full partnership.
While LookSmart will be extending the distribution of our listings to MSN for
the time being, this is strictly a temporary situation. They will be using LookSmart's
listings purely as a bridge to their new implementation.
The Latest eBusiness News:
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Enjoy!
Garrett French + The WebProNews Team
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Evaluating
A Search Engine Friendly Shopping Cart
  By
Lee Roberts
The objective of any shopping cart or e-commerce system is to allow visitors to
shop on a business site for products they want. Not all search engines are created
equal with equal capabilities. Some search engines are able to navigate through
dynamic sites while others are not. Sometimes the search engines that are able
to navigate through dynamic sites have problems indexing and navigating through
the entire site.
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the Full Article
The idea of using the Internet to find a mate (or just a friend) isn't as taboo
as it used to be. Perhaps that's because more and more companies are realizing
that one of the main forces that entices people to use the Internet is personal
connectivity.
The need to communicate is an innate part of human nature, and now for the first
time ever we are able to easily contact, communicate, and build relationships
with people around the globe, including those whom we've never even met, privately
and anonymously. Google,
Terra Lycos, and
many other companies are now scrambling to get a foot in the door in this exciting
new area of the Internet.
|| Brittany||
VeriSign
Search Engine?
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Quote:
A company that plays a key role in managing the Internet's domain system is considering
whether to restart a controversial search service that makes money off Web users'
typos, a move that threatens to reignite a debate over who controls key segments
of the Internet.
Lycos
to Become Global Connection Location
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Brittany
 The
Spanish-American “global Internet powerhouse” known as Terra Lycos unveiled yesterday
the world’s first Internet network designed specifically for the creation of relationships.
In the months to come, a new system will be gradually introduced, developing Lycos
into a leader in connecting people around the world.
This is just one step Lycos is taking to restructure and redefine itself – a change
that will result in job cuts of 20 percent according to some estimates. ...
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