Digital Marketing Blog

What’s happening in the world of digital marketing?

The latest news from the world of digital, along with insights, opinions and practical tips.

  • How big is Google’s web index?

    Google hits the trillion pages mark. Nobody really knows how big the internet is but Google is probably as good as anyone at guessing the size of the ever expanding internet.

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  • Google’s search share continues to rise

    Is there anything that can stop Google? New statistics show that it has increased its market share. Is it possible for a new search engine to survive?

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  • Search improves branding – Google

    New research confirms benefits of appearing at top of both organic and sponsored search results.

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  • Yahoo opens up its search engine to developers

    Yahoo! introduces BOSS – build your own search service

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  • Google/Yahoo ad deal under scrutiny

    Surprise, surprise… The Google / Yahoo! deal is under scrutiny from the Department of Justice

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  • Google and Yahoo to index flash content

    Improvements on the horizon for indexing of flash content. Previously unindexed flash content set for inclusion in search engine results pages.

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  • Microsoft to acquire semantic search engine?

    Microsoft follows other avenues after failed Yahoo! deal and snaps up Powerset, the semantic search engine.

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  • Microsoft unhappy with Google-Yahoo deal

    Microsoft grumble about the Yahoo! / Google deal but acknowledge that they were slow off the blocks in the great search race.

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  • Yahoo signs ad deal with Google

    Yahoo! and Google announce deal that must spell the end of any prospect of a deal with Microsoft. Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang said he expected the deal to be worth around $800m per year for the company.

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  • Google discusses duplicate content

    Google tells us not to worry about scraper sites publishing duplicate versions of our content, but is this really a true reflection of Google’s ability to identify the original content source?

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  • Wikia Search invites user contributions

    Wikia search unveils interesting new features but will it be enough to trouble the likes of Google?

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  • Google’s paid clicks rise

    Google tramples on Yahoo and MSN yet again in latest comScore findings.

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