Archive for May, 2007

News events that involve user-generated video attract more traffic?

Obviously, we cannot assume that all sorts of news that are supplemented by users’ self-submitted video films (or vica versa) attract more visitors, but based on the latest Hitwise data, we may fairly assume that really shocking or outstanding events generate a, keener attention in general b, more urge for users to put up their […]

Video Search Engine Blinkx Gives Video Search Results on ChaCha

Strategic partnership: ChaCha, which uses human guides to improve its search results, will show video search results from blinkx’s index.
Blended model: offering either search algorithm or user’s picks: “Users of ChaCha can either rely on the engine algorithm for results or seek assistance from one of ChaCha’s guides who provide real time search assistance,” reports […]

Top Three Europe-specific challenges for Google Inc.

So what does Nikesh Arora, who manages and develops Google’s operations in the European market, consider as the top 3 challenges for Google in Europe (vs. Google US).This morning started with a press event in the Four Seasons Hotel in Budapest (great place, great food, no wifi). The intended focus of the press event was […]

A Few Tips on SEO: Choosing Relevant (.edu) Inbound Links and Testing in Paid Search

By these days, it has become common knowledge that your placement in search results pages can be better if you do something with your keywords on the site, and pay attention to whom are linking to your site (inbound links), and who you are linking to (outbound).
A recent article on CNN Money, has three hot […]