Welcome to the ineedhits Search Engine Marketing blog, where we share the latest search engine and online marketing news, releases, industry trends and great DIY tips and advice.
Building a blog is a great way for a company to provide value to their customers, either by providing them with interesting content, or giving them another way to interact with the company. Here at ineedhits, we love blogging and think businesses large and small should get involved, so here are our top 6 reasons why every company…
Google and Yahoo! have continued to dominate online search in December 06, with both posting slight increases over the competition. Google managed to increase its market share by 0.4% from November 06, while Yahoo! posted a slightly lower increase of 0.3%.
According to comScore’s monthly qSearch analysis, Google and Yahoo! were the only search engines to post…
After my recent post about user driven search, it seems at least one company is already on track to deliver such a service. ChaCha is a recently launched search engine that offers both traditional search, and the ability to search with a guide.
The traditional search operates in the same manner we’ve become used to over the…
The creator of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, has announced plans to launch a new type of search engine driven by user input. Based on the success of Wikipedia, the search will derive results from human judgment, rather than an automatic algorithm.
The Wikia corporation, plans to launch the search engine with financial backing from…
After recently announcing their second birthday, digg.com has unveiled a host of new features, aimed at improving the user experience. Released on Monday, the changes were driven by the user feedback the site received over the last few months. Below are the changes reported on the Digg Blog:
Navigation and Widescreen Mode
Digg have changed…
Google is offering online merchants free use of its Google Checkout service until the end of 2007. Aimed at taking on PayPal, the move has left many wondering how the payment giant will respond.
Introduced in June this year, Google Checkout offers online business a fast and easy way to process payments. Benjamin Ling,…
Google have recently announced they will be shutting down their answers service by the end of this year. While the website will remain online, Google said it will not be accepting any new questions.
As Google have not given an official reason for the close, speculation seems to…
The rise of user generated content sites such as YouTube and the proliferation of broadband have created new opportunities for marketers. They can now deliver messages through rich media such as video, and have the ability to spread their message around the world in just days. If they can create something people want to share, the results can be greater…
Like.com is a new search engine that has the power to visually match a range of fashion accessories. Using their ‘Likeness Technology’ Like.com can find similar items to those worn by today’s celebrities.
Launched by Riya, Like.com employs the same technology that allowed the company to pioneer the first facial search. According to CEO…
MSN has applied an update to its search algorithm that seems to have significantly affected search results. The update was uncovered when a group of users from Webmaster World forums noticed a change in their backlink counts.
Windows Live Search and other search engines frequently update their algorithms to remove online spam and increase the quality of…