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#2310: Google’s Updated Search Index: Caffeine + My Thoughts

Posted: June 11, 2010 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 106 views // View Comments

Google's new index called "Caffeine" has been in the works for quite sometime, but it finally launched on June 8th, 2010. If it does what it says it will, then it may change search in 2010 and beyond as we know it.

Rarely do focus my attention on newsworthy items or breaking any kind of news when writing this blog. I normally just take those items in consideration while try to teach people how to utilize SEO techniques on those sites. That is, unless something big happens, then I turned into your standard 1940′s newsman on the beat.

Although I’m far from breaking any sort of news (3 days late), I do think that it is very important to bring Google’s Updated Search Indexing system entitled “Caffeine” to your attention…

What follows will be…

#761: Microsoft & Yahoo Teaming Up to Fight Google

Posted: July 29, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 118 views // View Comments

Microsoft and Yahoo teaming up to take down the big fish - Google.

Microsoft’s hatred of Google is well documented. They hate them so much that they’ve decided to team up with on of the other “Big 3” search engines, Yahoo. In sports terms, this would be like the Red Sox annexing the Dodgers to team up against the Yankees. Pretty big!

According to Yahoo Tech, the 10-year deal announced Wednesday gives Microsoft access to the Internet’s second-largest search engine audience, adding a potentially potent weapon to the software maker’s Internet arsenal as it girds for an all-out assault against online…

#525: New Microsoft Search Engine Bing – The Decision Engine

Posted: June 2, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 42 views // View Comments

Is Bing just a pretty cover on the same old Microsoft book?

A couple days ago Microsoft launches its new search engine Bing, calling it “The Decision Engine”. While I have to admit I am skeptical of anything Microsoft puts out these days, Bing looks very intriguing. Here is a preview video below:

Things I Like

Simplistic, yet beautiful (and flexible) design
Enhanced related search archive
Running search history right at your fingertips
Enhanced category display features
Excellent design & layout for image searches
Enhanced video search with hovering autoplay feature
Increased emphasis on Local Search (where MSN was severly lacking)

All…

#498: Google Gives New Options for Search

Posted: May 26, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 24 views // View Comments

Check out Google's interesting new filters for search.

About a week ago, my boss and I noticed some new features that are enabled when performing a Google search query. Google is now allowing you to utilize a ‘Show Options’ button that really opens up your search and allows you to see results based on a number of very interesting parameters.

When options are hidden:

Google Gives New Options for Search

Show options:

New Google Search Options

Some of the new filtering parameters that are available when you click ‘options’ are:

Video results
Forum results
Reviews results
Recent results
Results from the last 24 hours
Results from the past week
Results from the past year
Images

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#335: Google’s 10-Pack Update & It’s Impact on Local Search

Posted: April 3, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 145 views // View Comments

The Google 10-pack is now populating for non-geo-targeted search queries!

Google is now showing the Local 10-pack listings for broader search terms with no geo-tag. This was first discovered by Florist SEO Watch on March 28. This shift will dramatically affect local data and its impact on search.

This new 10-pack appears to be instituted for some phrases, but not others. For example, do a search for any of the following terms and you should see the 10-pack:

It doesn’t seem to be populating the 10-pack for phrases…

#205: Google’s State of the Index

Posted: February 20, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 52 views // View Comments

Google's state of the index according to Matt Cutts.

Matt Cutts released a State of the Google Index post on his blog a couple days ago based on his talk at the PubCon Event is Las Vegas last week.

I thought it was very valuable, but it’s about 23 minutes long so I’ve decided to spare you the time and summarized it for you. Here is the link the the video on YouTube.