Posts Tagged ‘Bing’

The Bing Challenge: 31 Days of Google Free Search. Can It Be Done?

It’s been almost 2 years since Bing launched in June of 2009. Yea, I know. TWO YEARS. Like many other search engine marketers I waited… and waited… and waited… and continued to wait and wonder if Microsoft’s new engine was going to stick around, or if it was destined to fade away with the likes […]

Local Search Marketing Takeaways from the Twin Cities Local U

The recent Local University marketing workshop held here in the Twin Cities had a line up of local search marketing speakers that was by far and away the most proficient local SEM panel ever assembled. Ever. Being a search engine marketer myself, whom works on many local and small business campaigns, I thought I would […]

Ask.com Goes Down on Earth Day, Then Mimics Bing

Ask.com went down this morning for at least an hour with what appears to be a server DNS Failure. Maybe Ask decided to observe Earth Day by shutting down their website for an hour to save energy. I wonder how many searches were lost saved as a result? 🙂

Google Testing New Format in Search Engine Result Pages?

 Kudos to Paul Kragthorpe for spotting what is either a Good Friday (long weekend) test or a limited/controlled release of a new format for Google’s search engine result pages (SERP’s).   Always a clever one to notice similarities, Paul remarks seem to be on point:

Bing’s Search Share Grows due to Wetlands near Anchorage, Alaska

In case you have not yet heard, Bing’s Search Share Grew in February and their Market Share was up for the Third Straight Month in a row. The 4% to 6% month over month growth in search traffic is pulling Bing an estimated search share of somewhere between 9% and 12% of all total monthly […]

Slideshows: Search Engines Honor 2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics are over. I know, I’m kind of bummed too. I really didn’t think these Olympic games would draw me in… but they did. And Wow, what a finale!

Bing is getting back to business as usual. Maybe…

After 2+ weeks of continuous search, social and web media coverage, the 2010 Winter Olympics have finally come to a close. It now time to put our individual Olympic dreams on ice for another 4 years and get back to business as usual.  That’s exactly what Bing is doing. Well, sort of…

Google Follows Bing for Once – Tests Olympic Logos in Search Engine Result Pages

Well this has to be a first! It now appears that Google is showing their special Holiday and Event logos in their search engine result pages in a very similar manner to how Bing has been for almost a year. Here are a few screen captures that show the new SERP’s.

Happy Veterans Day!

The entire staff at WebRanking would like to take a moment to wish all of our Family, Friends and Clients a happy and safe Veterans Day. We want to express our heartfelt appreciation to the men and women who have served and protected our great country throughout its history.  It is because of your dedication, […]

I Bing. Yahoo, Do You?

After several false starts, today Microsoft and Yahoo announced a 10 year deal which will see Microsoft power Yahoo search while Yahoo will “become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers,” according to a joint statement released by both companies. This new agreement is expected to go into effect sometime […]