February 2008

I did this experiment the other day to figure out how long it would take for a site to get indexed on Google. I basically went to 1&1.com and registered a brand new domain. Then I put a blog on it, and wrote an article about Amazon Kindle. Then I submitted it to Digg. Once [...]

I have heard a few takes on how Google is trying to save the Internet by preventing Microsoft from acquiring Yahoo!. How awful nice of Google to abandon their world domination strategy and give a hand to a struggling rival. This is the point where you say, “have you no shame, Google?” It is simply [...]

It sure seems like it. The software giant has the ability to handle a big fish such as Yahoo!, but they rather use some leverage now with this acquisition. This shows Microsoft’s determination to be the best in a industry that is longing for a viable challenger to Google. I am sure Yahoo! will be [...]

Are you an affiliate marketer? Do you use networks such as CJ or LinkShare as the main source of your income? Then you could be in trouble with search engines. I don’t mean you are doomed or anything like that. It’s just that Google is aware that many have learned about the lucrative business that [...]

I am sure you all have heard of this new development that is Microsoft trying to buy Yahoo! in order to effectively challenge the big dog Google in the search and online advertising market. Many industry experts have come out to explain why they believe Yahoo! + Microsoft will be challenging Google in the upcoming [...]

I remember when I started my journey into the world of search engine optimization. I was a few years younger (not giving up my age that easilyJ) and probably naïve a little bit. I had read a few SEO books, and I felt quite confident about my ability to concoct and implement SEO strategies for [...]

This may sound like a strange question coming from someone who lives and dies by SEO. Search engine optimization has been a very good field for me, and it has certainly opened doors for me. However, when I look at the big picture ( and I do that a lot, mind you) I see many [...]

It was announced earlier today that Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo! in an almost $45b deal. While I am not sure whether Yahoo accepts such deal, if it does happen, we are going to see two search giants combine to take on Google. This technically means that the industry is becoming consolidated and one [...]