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Is Organic Search Dead? Dying? Yes. And No.

by Dustin Diehl March 30, 2012

Here at Sitewire we enjoy a good debate, especially when it gives us the chance to show off our smarts and flex our brain muscle. Here’s a little glimpse of one such debate. With Google’s continuous updates, increased emphasis on content strategy and the overall shift in digital media of late, the question of where and [...]

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Google’s Search Plus Your World: What is it?

by Chris Corak January 14, 2012

Google’s search results are undergoing one of their most radical transformations ever, as a new “Search Plus Your World” format began rolling out on January 10th. It finds both content that’s been shared with you privately, along with matches from the public web, all mixed into a single set of listings. When logged in to Google.com, [...]

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Search Engine Rankings and Click-Through Rates: Be Not Deceived

by Roger Pimentel October 3, 2011

A new graph has been making its way around the social media circles, part of an excellent white paper about long-tail CTR. While the piece was shared by some very smart people in the industry, and people that I have a lot of respect for, this kind of report makes me cringe because its implications [...]

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ICANN Releasing New Generic Top Level Domains

by Travis Unwin June 20, 2011

After years of deliberation and discussion, ICANN, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, voted to launch an initiative that will effectively allow for an unlimited number of Top Level Domains, or TLDs. As of right now, 22 TLDs exist — with .com, .net and .org the most recognizable — as well as nearly [...]

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Is Google +1 The New “Like” Button?

by Chris Corak April 14, 2011

Google is making significant effort in 2011 to blend social elements into its standard search results. In February, Google launched an update to further integrate Twitter, Flickr and Quora information within its standard search results. Only one month later, nearly a year after Facebook’s launch of the “Like” button, Google announced its rival, the “+1” [...]

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Yahoo! Search Direct Competing With Google Instant

by Chris Corak April 12, 2011

Yahoo! recently rolled out its rival to Google Instant, called Yahoo! Search Direct. Similar to Google Instant, Search Direct provides “Answers” to a user’s query as the user types. Yahoo! claims its new feature is faster and produces more relevant results than Google Instant. Yahoo! claims Search Direct supports 15 different categories at this time, [...]

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