Yahoo! RSS Feeds Available for Web Search, Images & Video Search
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Bing Tips and Tricks
Some lesser known but useful features of Bing (formerly Windows Live) that you may not find them in any of the other popular search engines including Google and Yahoo.
Why Create a Google Sitemap for your Website
An XML sitemap, which is simply a plain text file on your server, will enables Google, Yahoo and other search engines to locate pages on your website that have been recently updated or added.
Learn the Art of Writing Search Engine Friendly URLs from Matt Cutts
Search engines always take into account the title text and keywords used in the URL of a web page while determining rankings of that page in search results. The influence may be small but keywords mentioned in the URL do carry some weight.
Google Using TinyURL for Shortening URLs in SMS Search
When you perform a web search on mobile phone using Google SMS, the SMS text message you get back from Google has two parts – web search results and a short tinyurl.
Know When Your Website Gets Banned or Penalized in Google
This tip will help know whether your website or blog has been penalized in Google or completely banned from their index.
Template: Request Reconsideration To Remove Google Penalty
Want to file a reconsideration request with Google? Few weeks ago, my site almost disappeared from Google after a penalty. The search rankings of all pages dropped way down in Google search results though the site was not entirely banned in Google.
Google Should Seriously Consider Decoding TinyURLs of Twitter
When someone posts a link on Twitter, it is automatically converted into a short URL often powered by tinyurl.com. Human visitors can click the tinyurl link to visit the underlying website but that may or may not be the case with Google spiders.
Marissa Mayer Keynote on How Google Works
This is a video recording of Marissa Mayer keynote that she recently delivered at the Google I/O Developers Conference on Google Search.
Google Search Inspired by Unix Command Shell
Goosh is brilliant. You can execute Google search commands in the browser just like using the Unix shell and the results get displayed inline.
Subscribe to RSS Feeds for Techmeme Search Results
Techmeme search lets you search the best blogs and news sources on the Internet. Now you can also create and subscribe to personlized RSS feeds from Techmeme Search.
Screenshot: Google AdSense Ads in Image Search Results
Google AdSense ads will make an appearance in Google Image search very soon. This is not a clear screen capture but should give you an idea about how well Google has managed to blend advertising in image search results.
Monetizing Non-Content Web Pages with AdSense Ads Can Be Hard
Google Adwords advertisers can prevent their AdSense ads to display on social networking sites and also pages that only share images or video but no real content.
Shared IP Error While Opening the Google Home page
Google Error: This IP is being shared among many domains. To view the domain you are looking for, simply enter the domain name in the location bar of your web browser.
Plaxo Introduces People Search – Find Friends by Name
Plaxo has added a people search engine to help you find friends who may be using Plaxo but are not connected to you yet.
Learning to Use Boolean Search Operators in Google
Web search engines like Google support boolean logical operators (AND, NOT, OR) in search queries to help you filter and improve results.
Google Movies in India: Find Films Playing in your City & Showtimes
The next time you plan a movie trip with friends and family, do consult Google India Movies – it’s a search feature that helps you find movies playing in your local theatres and the show timings.
Wikipedia Search = Google Suggest + I’m Feeling Lucky
Wikipedia has introduced a special search feature that behaves pretty much like Google Suggest – you get suggestions in a drop down as you begin typing characters.
Yahoo! Integrates Images from Facebook Profiles in Search Results
Yahoo! is now displaying pictures from Facebook profiles next to search results just the way Google shows image thumbnails in search pages. Maybe this is a move towards Yahoo! People Search Engine.
Linking to High Quality Sites Improves Credibility of Your Site
Most experts believe that linking to other high quality and authority websites from your content helps in improving your own rank in search engines.