Business

UPDATE: Google Sets a Trap and Catches a Bing!

February 1, 2011

I, and not by myself, have been saying for years, that Google is really the only search engine to which you need to submit your new website. Now, it’s been proven.

“The company [Google] grew wary of potential copycats in October 2010 when engineers noticed that bizarre misspellings were returning the same set of results on both Google and Bing searches.

Unsure, but suspicious, Google set up a trap. From December 17 to December 31, engineers inserted a “honeypot” result as the top result for specific search queries — including, hiybbprqag, mbzrxpgiys, and indoswiftjobinproduction — and waited to see if the same results would appear on Bing. Lo and behold, the identical results popped up.”

As this news gets out, I can only speculate that MSFT stock will feel a hit, from wary investors and from an expected loss of search revenue.

Tsk, tsk, Mr. Gates.

UPDATE: Read the complete and original story at Search Engine Land
Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search Results

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San Angelo: “Work Your Website”

January 5, 2011

Your business is YOUR business and no one knows that better than you. However, like it or not, new technology WILL play a role in whether your business succeeds or fails. It’s time for you to capitalize on all of the business tools this new technology provides.

The Golden Rule: Traffic = Money

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Posted in Advertising, Business | Tags: blogs, business, email advertising, Facebook, forums, local authority, marketing, online advertising, promote, search, technology, traffic | No Comments »

AngeloBanners.com

January 4, 2011

I just registered the domain name AngeloBanners.com. I did this only as a potential for online business advertising, here in San Angelo. I know there are upcoming seminars to show businesses what they need to do, in order to take full advantage of the internet, including advertising and social media. So many local businesses fail to garner all they can, as far as business exposure, from using these new tools.

We’ll see what happens. I may develop the domain name or I may sell it. Interested?

Posted in Business, Internet, Local | Tags: ads, banner advertising, banners, local, online advertising, San Angelo | No Comments »

Did Microsoft and YAHOO! Strike a Deal?

July 29, 2009

Keep your ears open for an announcement that Microsoft and YAHOO! have come to an agreement over their joint search and advertising businesses. While both parties claim nothing has been signed, they also agree that negotiations are complete and paperwork is just a formality, at this point. The final deal is supposedly far less-sweeping than the original plans. Read the rest of this entry »

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Google Apps: Freedom and Flexibility For Business Email

June 30, 2009

I've finally organized all (almost all) of my email addresses with Google Apps. It's like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders! I can now access all of my email, from every account (and I have many), without having to "forward" it to different addresses, just to make sure I'm receiving all messages, from all addresses. Read the rest of this entry »

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