The Future of Search: Reviewed

I’ve just been through the somewhat egotistical task of reviewing my 2011 search predictions from last year and now I’m going to have a look at what I got right and the things which I did not see coming. So below are the priorities I thought Google would focus on:

• Mobile/Local
• Personalised
• Creative
• Social
• Targeted

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wdyl.com – What Do You Love? by Google

Google wdyl.com – what do you love?

Today Google unveiled it’s brand new search engine offering, which comes in the form of wdyl or ‘What Do You Love?’  It is essentially an aggregated version of the Google search services bundled into one page in a mini search site. The idea is that instead of picking your search method from a list of results (whether its image, web or YouTube video) you type a phrase into the box and click on the heart to get a small range of related results in all of the Google search categories. more ›››

Google Panda update 2.2

It’s been confirmed, Google Panda update 2.2 is coming soon to a search engine near you says Google’s Matt Cutts. Version 2.2 has come round quickly, the Google Panda or Google “farmer” algorithm hit UK web space on April 11th, although many websites are still feeling aftershocks from the latest Google algorithms.  more ›››

A guide to image SEO with Google image search

Improve rankings with image SEO in Google image search

If you want to improve rankings with image SEO in Google image search queries there are a few quick and easy ways of getting started. Google image search can be a useful way of gaining rankings outside of normal web search parameters. If you have rare images that are described well with relevant keywords then you can shine in the image search when you may not have made it onto the first page on the web search. Follow the tips below for a good foundation;

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Google’s Panda Update

Rolled out in the UK earlier this week, Google’s Panda update is the talk of the SEO world at the moment as we speculate on the impact this algorithm change will have on our websites.

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