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Search Engine Watch
April 4, 2000 |
Search Satisfaction And Behavior Results Released Every three months, some users at the major search engines are selected randomly by NPD and asked about their visits. The results are fascinating, but they've not been available to the general public until now.
The survey is funded and conducted on behalf of the major search engines, and the results have been used for their own internal purposes....   |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2002
Killmer & Koppel |
So Much Information, So Little Time Evaluating web resources with search engines |
Technology Research News
October 22, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Queries guide Web crawlers Search engines approach the problem of sorting out the vast amount of information on the Internet by casting their nets as widely as they can, then sifting through the catch. An algorithm that analyzes what people are looking for could point search engines toward more relevant pages. |
Search Engine Watch
February 19, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
Direct Navigation To Sites Rules, But Search Engines Remain Important A new release from StatMarket has found that web users are more likely to find web sites through direct navigation than a year ago, but this gain hasn't been at the expense of search engine usage... |
Search Engine Watch
May 2, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Avoiding The Search Gap Are you a victim of the search gap? You could be, if you've focused all your efforts on getting people to your web site via search engines rather considering what happens after they arrive... |
Search Engine Watch
June 2, 2000 |
Survey Reveals Search Habits A study commissioned by RealNames has provided a variety of statistics related to searching, including that over 75 percent of web users use search engines to traverse the web. |
Search Engine Watch
December 5, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
In Search Of The Relevancy Figure Where are the relevancy figures? While relevancy is the most important "feature" a search engine can offer, there sadly remains no widely-accepted measure of how relevant the different search engines are. Turning relevancy into an easily digested figure is a huge, but necessary, challenge. |
ONLINE
November 2001
Greg R. Notess |
On the Net, Freshness Issue and Complexities with Web Search Engines Understanding the currentness (or freshness) patterns of the search engines' databases helps the searcher to better understand the results and what might not be found... |
Search Engine Watch
January 24, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Survey: Searchers are Confident, Satisfied & Clueless The vast majority of searchers say they are confident about their searching skills and are successful at finding what they're looking for far more often than not, yet most don't understand how search engines work or present results. |
AskMen.com
January 31, 2001
Justin Becker |
How To: Use Search Engines Well, no need to feel lost anymore -- here is a map of which search engines I highly recommend, and which ones to use for specific searches. And since information is power, you'll feel like king of the world in no time... |
Search Engine Watch
December 4, 2003
Greg Jarboe |
Meta Search Engines are Back It's been a busy year for the major meta search engines, with a number of notable developments that have restored their usefulness as worthy search tools. |
Search Engine Watch
March 5, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Being Search Boxed To Death General purpose search engines often can do many different jobs. Nevertheless, your results might be better if you turn to a vertical tool. This may be the year that the general purpose search engines finally figure out a way to get the right vertical tools into the hands of their users... |
Search Engine Watch
May 23, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Meta Search Or Meta Ads? A review of meta search services shows that some are providing results where more than half of their listings are paid links. A guide to what's paid, what's not and how to get the most from your meta search service... |
PC Magazine
May 17, 2006 |
Bits & Bites v25n10 Google has recently been granted a patent for a voice interface for search engines. |
Search Engine Watch
August 2, 2000
Danny Sullivan |
Invisible Web Gets Deeper A new study estimates that the inaccessible part of the web is about 500 times larger than what search engines already provide access to. |
Search Engine Watch
November 23, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Search Engine Disclosure: Better, but Still Wanting How forthcoming are search engines in disclosing their paid placement and paid inclusion policies? They're better than they were a couple of years ago, but there's still room for improvement, according to a prominent watchdog group. |
PC Magazine
March 31, 2004
John C. Dvorak |
Search Engine Mania Since Google is making money and is expected to bring in big bucks in a midyear IPO, suddenly search engines are the next big thing. |
Searcher
October 2001
Gary Price |
Web Search Engines FAQs: Questions, Answers, and Issues The Web search world changes on what sometimes seems like an hourly basis. What follows are a few selected tips and resources for some of the most well-known of engines... |
Search Engine Watch
February 23, 2004
Chris Sherman |
A Fun Multi-Search Tool Queryster lets you quickly get results from ten different search engines, simply by clicking an icon. It's a great way to compare the different 'personalities' of search engines. |
Search Engine Watch
March 5, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Will P2P Search Replace Search Engines? Will Napster-style peer-to-peer searching mean an end to search engines? Despite the continuing hype, I doubt this will be a replacement for web-wide searching... |
Search Engine Watch
January 3, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Survey Finds Search Engine Referrals Low New statistics from WebSideStory's StatMarket service show that search engines generate only 7 percent of traffic to web sites, far below the leading methods of direct navigation or following links. The low figure is very surprising... |
Searcher
January 2007
Barbara Quint |
Searcher's Voice - Help! How do you move commercial Internet organizations to improve what's being offered for free? |
Search Engine Watch
July 5, 2000 |
New Sites In Search Links I managed to work my way through the nearly 300 submissions that had come into the Search Links area of Search Engine Watch. After killing about half that were no way search engines, and viewing way to many metacrawlers to count, I added about 100 new search engines.... |
Search Engine Watch
December 30, 2008
Aaron Shear |
Taking a Small Business to the Big Time Through Search Whether you are selling products or services to your customers online, search can drive an incredible amount of traffic to your site. |
Search Engine Watch
March 3, 2000 |
Wild About WAP Why use a WAP search engine? First, using an ordinary search engine through a wireless device may not be possible or inconvenient. WAP search engines should be designed for low-bandwidth and small screen viewing. |
Search Engine Watch
February 6, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Patent Wars II: CMGI Strikes Back Tempest in a teapot -- That's what I said in 1997, when Lycos announced it had patents on search engine crawling, and I see nothing different in light of AltaVista's recent claims... |
Search Engine Watch
May 6, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
The Mixed Message Of Paid Inclusion Pages pitching webmasters on the advantages of paid inclusion end up hurting search engines that run these programs, because they imply that the search engines have out-of-date, incomplete listings of the web... |
ONLINE
May 2000
Greg R. Notess |
On the Net, Up and Coming Search Technologies Search technology is big business on the Net. The most highly visited sites often started off by helping people find something on the Web.... |
Search Engine Watch
January 3, 2007
Eric Enge |
Are Vertical Search Engines the Answer to Relevance? Even the most advanced general search algorithm can be scuttled by ambiguous searches, but vertical search engines are increasingly offering a solution to the problem. |
Search Engine Watch
August 2, 1999 |
Search Engine Coverage Study Published In 1998, a landmark study published in Science magazine found that search engines fell well-short of listing everything on the web. Last month, a repeat to this study was published. Once again, search engines were found to contain only a small percentage of the web pages available. |
BusinessWeek
November 3, 2003
Ben Elgin |
Sharpen Your Internet Search All search engines are not equal. Knowing where and how to make your queries can help you avoid ads and get exactly the information you want -- fast. |
Search Engine Watch
February 26, 2004
Chris Sherman |
ZapMeta: A Promising New Meta Search Engine A new meta search engine offers speedy, relevant results, and some cool visualization features that actually make it easy to check out sponsored listings without leaving your result page. |
Search Engine Watch
January 29, 2004
Chris Sherman |
On Search, the Series Few people who have a deep understanding of search have the ability to write eloquently about it. Search engine pioneer Tim Bray is one of those people, and he has written an absolutely fabulous series of essays that should be essential reading. |
Search Engine Watch
May 11, 2009
Ron Jones |
Search Engine Submission 101, Part 1 This two-part article will look at developing a healthy relationship with search engines so they can become aware of your site and then stay up to date as your site grows. |
Search Engine Watch
March 29, 2005
Eric Ward |
Looking for Links In All The Wrong Places? In their frenzy to build links to curry favor with the major search engines, web site owners miss a far more important audience that's increasingly turning to topical search sites. |
Search Engine Watch
October 31, 2006
Chris Sherman |
Rampant Malpractice Among Health Searchers Although most internet users turn to general-purpose search engines to find health related information, the majority don't bother to check the source and date of the information they find, according to a new study from the Pew Internet Project. |
Entrepreneur
September 2005
Catherine Seda |
The Missing Link? Want more people to visit your website? A link-building campaign could be just the thing to help you draw in shoppers. |
Search Engine Watch
January 9, 2007
Greg Jarboe |
In the Second Week of New Year's, My SearchDay Gave to Me: Eight firms a-buying, seven forums buzzing, six engines searching, five Google things... |
InternetNews
November 22, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
A White Hat Approach to Web 'Cloaking' A benign cloaking service from Dipsie aims to make Web sites more visible to search engines. The application also recommends keywords and compound phrases to be used in bidding for advertising on Google AdWords and Yahoo Search Marketing. |
Search Engine Watch
July 17, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Consumer Group Asks FTC To Investigate Search Ads Is it deceptive advertising to include paid listings in your search results and not clearly label them as ads? A group backed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader believes so, and it's asking the US Federal Trade Commission to take action against seven major search companies... |
Search Engine Watch
February 6, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Internet Top Information Resource, Study Finds A study that monitored 74 people over four days during the Fall of 2000 shows that Americans need answers to four questions per day, spend nearly 9 hours per week looking for those answers, online or off, and that the Internet has become their top information resource... |
Information Today
January 2003
Paula J. Hane |
Web Search Trends At Internet Librarian 2002, Danny Sullivan examined what's happening with Web searching tools. He said the past year had not seen huge developments, but rather incremental changes, in our evolving Internet technologies. |
Search Engine Watch
December 1, 2009
Eric Enge |
Four New Signals in Search Search engines are trying to improve search quality by looking at signals such as load time, click data, Web references, and social media. |
Search Engine Watch
September 3, 2002
Danny Sullivan |
German Search Engine Resources Resources that should be useful to anyone who is a German speaker or interested in German search engines. |
Search Engine Watch
April 28, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Exploring Search Engine Overlap A new comparison tool shows that the major search engines have surprisingly little overlap, even for popular search terms. |
InternetNews
February 28, 2005
Rob McGann |
Majority of Searchers Use Multiple Search Engines What are the most popular search engines? |
ONLINE
Nov/Dec 2004
Deborah Lynne Wiley |
Hardcopy: Recommended Reading on the Library Field Book reviews of: Google: The Missing Manual by Sarah Milstein and Rael Dornfest... Web Search Garage: The Definitive Guide on How Best to Search the Internet by Tara Calishain... Google and Other Search Engines by Diane Poremsky... etc. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
A Search for Google's Success Turns Up Two Words: Trust and Technology With a combination of top-quality search service and high credibility among users, Google offers some valuable business lessons - not just for search engines but for other types of Internet services as well... |
InternetNews
October 11, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Search is Key to Online Shopping Most Americans use search for product research, study shows. |
Search Engine Watch
September 12, 2001
Danny Sullivan |
Finding Disaster Coverage At Search Engines Following the unprecedented terrorist attack on the United States today, web users turned en masse to search engines for information. It took those services some time to adjust to the demand, but as the day progressed, many came up to speed... |
