Google started personalizing everyone’s search results last week. This week, they added real time search. If they get social, they can make make search really personal. Here is the start of what I would want integrated into a personalized search algorithm: Twitter: Pages that I’ve linked to Twitter: Pages that my friends have linked to Twitter: [...]
The idea of newspapers blocking Google from indexing their sites has become quite a topic of discussion recently, so I used the search engine this morning to look for some popular items. These screenshots help to illustrate how much Google relies on news sources for its best search results. Obama China Almost every entry for [...]
If you get an email from Twitter every time someone starts following you, congratulation! You’ve probably already joined campaign “twitter20080331162631.” Last week, Twitter changed their email notifications to include a Twitterer’s avatar and number of friends, followers and updates. But another change wasn’t immediately visible to the naked eye. Each link is now tracked by [...]
While Peter Osnos’ argues that Google should pay newspapers, and Mark Potts calls that idea sheer idiocy, I’ve decided to tap my Delicious network of experts to help journalists leverage the power of search engines. Why should you care? The Web Life of an Article graphically explains how a “well-written and well-optimized piece of content” reaches its audience. How does one optimize [...]
