This article shows how Using the Plus operator lets you largely bypass any auto correction features on the main search engines. If you look closely, you’ll also see a minor bug in Bing.
I came up with an interesting finding or two today, whilst testing whether having a link on a Google Profile passes PageRank. The test itself is explained – as well as the unusual findings that thwarte a few theories about how Google works.
Google Adwords occassionally sends messages to account managers which – I would have thought – will ruin the confidence of the not so savvy adwords manager if the advice was taken at face value. Here is just one short example of Google getting WAY too clever… and way too wrong.
There is some evidence that Google may be throttling traffic to some sites on purpose, thereby creating a Google glass ceiling for your site. Is it happening to you? Are you getting more or less the same number of visitors every day from the world’s favourite search engine?
Back in 2001, who was number 1 for “search engine optimisation” on Google? Yes! and here’s the proof.
Why I still believe short term link building is bad – even though it works.
Microsoft ran a “Live Search Syposium” for 100 or so specially invited guests. Here is the vision of search in the future that they showed us.