Posts Tagged ‘Yahoo’

#1022: How Search Engines Work

Posted: August 18, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 129 views // View Comments
How Search Engines Work
Knowing how search engines work may help you understand how to better approach your SEO campaign.

One of the first steps to understanding Search Engine Optimization is to understand the search engines themselves. If you’re familiar with what you’re up against, then you can have a better understanding of how to be successful.

Think of it in terms of a football, baseball, or any sports teams. If you go into a game without studying your opponent, then you won’t have a gameplan. If you don’t have a gameplan, you probably won’t win. However, if you study your opponent and have a gameplan, you’re far more likely to win.

Now I’m no programmer, so I won’t get…

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#815: Dear Bing & Yahoo…You Still Suck!

Posted: August 10, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 289 views // View Comments
Dear Bing & Yahoo…You Still Suck!
Stewie says you suck!

Dear Bing & Yahoo!,

You still suck majorly and I’ll tell you why! I don’t care that you just merged together to fight big-bad Google. You’ll both probably end up just shitting your pants and crying in the corner (like always) while Google kicks your ass anyways!

Now even though I just bashed you pretty hard, I’m not here to tear you down. I’m really here to say WTF! My website has been live since January of this year and Google is the only one pulling me traffic.

Now I know I don’t get tons of traffic, but…

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#761: Microsoft & Yahoo Teaming Up to Fight Google

Posted: July 29, 2009 // Author: Jacob Stoops // 118 views // View Comments
Microsoft & Yahoo Teaming Up to Fight Google
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…

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