Search
Google does bad by doing good
Google is proposing a new system for ranking online merchants and stores. But will the new system favour Google’s own shopping network?
12th March 2013
Category: Search
Search
Interflora proves SEO can be harmful
Interflora has been hit hard by Google because of seemingly dodgy SEO techniques. It is a lesson to take care
22nd February 2013
Online Business
Can you be addicted to SEO?
Is it possible to suffer from SEO addiction? Can you actually be too focused on search engine optimisation?
28th January 2013
Search
Search statistics reveal interesting behaviour
Search behaviour is becoming more focused, leaving most business out in the cold
8th January 2013
Google is annoying me more and more each day
Google is trying to control me with its so-called personalisation. But all it does is annoy.
19th September 2012
Psychology
People know more than Google
Most of the Internet is actually hidden from Google and does not appear in their results. People can find it though.
5th September 2012
Search
Is Google rubbish or are we just lazy?
Google search results provide inaccurate and false information, according to one study. But we accept what Google provides. Are we lazy?
8th August 2012
Psychology
You are better at search than Google
Human beings are much better at search than Google. This means that people can instantly see what they want to find on your web pages.
23rd July 2012
Search
Your attitude is the key to successful search engine ranking
Search engine ranking cannot be achieved by SEO alone. New research suggests corporate culture and attitude is the key to success.
13th June 2012
Psychology
Talk to Google to get better search results
Talking while searching can improve your results. Research shows that talking to yourself improves search activity.
20th April 2012
Internet Marketing
Advertising on Google works offline too
Customers acquired through Google have a higher lifetime value than through other methods. Google advertising really pays off.
11th April 2012
Search
Sometimes SEO is stating the obvious
Search Engine Optimization is often seen as difficult. But research shows it is often merely obvious.
23rd March 2012
Search
Google is forcing you to change your thinking
Google is introducing semantic search to its results pages. This means that the whole notion of keyword searching and SEO will disappear.
19th March 2012
Search
How to leap ahead of the competition on Google
So, you have an extra day today because it is 29th February – a Leap Year. Brilliant. It means you can crack on with some work you wouldn’t otherwise have time for…! But what should you do? How can you maximise the value of these extra 24 hours? The answer
29th February 2012
Search
Search behaviour is not what you have been told
Search engines tell us that only the first few results get clicked on. That is not true; people look through several pages of search results
15th February 2012
Search
Increase search accuracy by using longer words
Search engines can only present the right results for users if they do not use ambiguous words. Using longer words increases search accuracy.
20th January 2012
Search
Search engines are less valuable than we think
Every second of every minute of every hour of every day there are 23,148 searches on Google; that’s a whole lot of searching…! Search is one of the most popular online activities, making Google the “number one” website in terms of traffic, brand recognition and financial success. Whatever you spend
18th January 2012
Search
Google changes signal the end of objective search
Google is changing – and for the worse. The company is focused on the ever burgeoning world of social. Currently it is exploiting its fifth attempt at a social networking system, Google Plus. Previous Google social networks, like Buzz and Wave have bit the dust. The company has high hopes for Plus – so much so that it has now started to use data from the social network to influence the search results it presents to you.
11th January 2012