Viewing sites that adjust its content based on language and perceived location would be easier if separate URLs could be created for each locale. However, some sites cannot have separate URLs for each country. Consequentially,…

Since its launch in September 1997, Google Search has improved by leaps and bounds. Recent breakthroughs include semantic search and the Knowledge Graph. These breakthroughs help Google Search answer user queries more accurately and quickly.

Yahoo will be Firefox’s Default Search Engine Starting December 2014 Mozilla and Google are not exactly on congenial terms, considering the release of Google Chrome in 2008 which later overtook Firefox. Despite this, Google signed…

Some “Unhappy” Yahoo Investors Want Armstrong In, Mayer Out If you’re impressed with CEO Marissa Mayer’s work with Yahoo, a number of the company’s investors think otherwise. What could be the problem? Two of Yahoo’s…

The Next Google is Out There Somewhere, says Eric Schmidt Technological breakthroughs have rapidly changed our society. While Google acknowledges its own contributions to global technological advancement, it also acknowledges that seismic shifts in technology…

Five Times Google Has Penalized Itself for Violating its Own Webmaster Guidelines When it comes to search engines, few would dispute the preeminence of Google Search. It is the most widely used search engine in…

Google has just updated the “sneaky redirects” and “hacked content guidelines” on its Google Webmaster Central Blog. These updates provide greater clarity on what Google considers to be direct violations of its quality guidelines. Google defines…