Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'relevancy'

ISP to Spy on User Activity to Deliver Targeted Ads

United States ISP Charter Communications announced that it will start looking at your surfing behavior to find you relevant ads. While continuing to deliver the same fast and reliable Internet service you’ve always received, innovative new technology in the field...

How Important is the Site Relevancy for Backlinks?

A WebmasterWorld member is in a bit of trouble because he feels that there are no relevant sites for his ecommerce shop. Obviously, since search engines like relevant links, this is a bit of a challenge for those who can't...

Google's Blog Search Returning Spammy Results

Over at Cre8asite Forums, moderator Barry Welford has spotted an anomaly with the results of Google Blog Search when compared to Google's relevant search results. Barry asks what drives the poor quality of these search results. Perhaps it is the...

Do Irrelevant Google AdSense Ads Frustrate You?

Does anyone find it irritating to visit a page that features ads that do not actually relate to the product being offered? According to a WebmasterWorld thread, this is actually a constant concern. The culprit? Well, for one, a lot...

Google Undergoing Fundamental Search Changes?

A number of WebmasterWorld members acknowledge that Google is experiencing "fundamental changes" with its search algorithm. A member mentions his own observation: One big one for me is that no matter how common the search term -- it could generate...

Yahoo! Asking For Feedback & Votes on Search Results

SEOdisco has screenshots of Yahoo! asking for feedback on the organic, natural, free search results, asking the user. How useful are the first two results below? The survey gives you a 1 to 5 point scale, 1 being not useful...

Google's White Labeled Search Site: SearchMash

In short, Google owns SearchMash a new search engine where Google can test user interface designs without influencing the public opinion by placing the Google logo on the site. Danny has a huge write up on Google's New SearchMash Test...


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