Google Search Engine Results

Google Launches Plus 1 Button

June 1, 2011
Google Launches New Plus 1 Button

Google has launched (and is now rolling out) a new social addition to its search results a Plus 1 Button, the button will allow users to recommend sites and share these recommendations with their friends. Similar to Facebook’s “like” functionality it looks like we will start to see more and more reliance on the personal [...]

Google Instant SearchPreview Sponsored Link

September 29, 2010

Searching on Google today I noticed the following when I typed in “Bristol web design” Google are now showing a “SearchPreview Sponsored Link” below the main PPC results, obviously this is a development leading on from the implementation of “Google Instant”.

SEO is dead AGAIN (and PPC is Knackered) thanks to Google Instant

September 17, 2010

Google recently launched “Google Instant” a new enhancement to Google search that shows results as a user types in a search query. Google Instant allows users to modify their results on the fly, formulating adapted search terms influenced by the search results and predictions that appear as they type their search terms into Google, what impact will this have on SEO & PPC.

Is a DMOZ listing still important to Google?

July 22, 2010

It’s been ages since I last wrote a post, have been a bit ill and am about to go on hols, so thought it would be a good time to write a short post on DMOZ (ODP – Open Directory Project). I am still seeing lots of comments in forums claiming that a DMOZ listing is the be all and end all of link building and a must have link.

Updates to Google Search – Businesses will have to Participate to Survive

May 6, 2010

Google Update – Businesses will have to Participate to Survive – The need to keep updating your business site, and participate in the on-line community grows as Goggle launches a major new update to its main search page today.

Google Search Engine Results influenced by Personalisation

December 5, 2009

The Search Engine Results in Google are becoming more and more influenced by efforts to personalise the results for the searcher.

Will Google use Site Speed to Rank Web Pages

November 18, 2009

Matt Cutts suggests that site load speed will have an effect on how a site is ranked

Google Caffeine set to Launch

November 10, 2009

Google Caffine a major rewrite of a large chunk of how Google index web pages looks set to launch

Optimised Images Lead to Traffic Increase

November 7, 2009

This type of optimisation can be particularly important or where imagery is integral to their business offering notably for photographers, designers and artists.

Google Launch Social Search

November 2, 2009

Google are Beta testing Social Search, a facility that shows relevant results from your friend’s social media pages including the likes of Blogger, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin etc.