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By: TSEG | Nov 13, 2017

Adios, Yahoo

Starting November of 2017,  is saying “adios” to Yahoo’s search engine. After years of collecting data from Yahoo, we’ve decided to let go of our old friend to redouble our efforts into Google and Bing. Why Goodbye? In recent years, the world of SEO has seen a decline in search volume coming from Yahoo. As...

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By: TSEG | Aug 4, 2014

Google Local Search “Pigeon” Update

On July 24, 2014, Google released an update to improve its local search algorithm. This new update is intended to leverage traditional web ranking signals in order to provide more accurate and relevant search results for the user. Though Google has not officially given this local search update a name, Search Engine Land has decided...

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By: TSEG | Apr 1, 2014

Quarterly SEO Update: What Has Google Changed in 2014 So Far?

With the first quarter of 2014 behind us, we wanted to take a quick look at some of the biggest news on the SEO / Google front so far this year. January: Webmasters speculate that an unconfirmed algorithm update occurred between January 8-10 due to shifts in placement and traffic drops. Google punishes a large...

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By: TSEG | Jul 3, 2013

Google Hits June With A Heat Wave

Ever since Matt Cutts, Google’s head engineer in charge of web-spam released a video in May about what to expect in the next few months in terms of SEO, there have been noticeable fluctuations in the search results for many website owners. The MozCast Google weather tracker is a tool designed by the highly regarded...

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By: TSEG | Dec 22, 2012

Google Introduces New Gmail Search Options

Google launched new search features for its Gmail inbox this week. Google introduced a new feature that enables users to search their Gmail inbox from Google.com on the desktop or their mobile phones. New search operators announced this week will allow users to search their inbox for specific types of information. Gmail previously allowed users...

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By: TSEG | Nov 30, 2012

Bing Attacks Google Shopper in New Ad Campaign

Microsoft launched a holiday themed ad campaign attacking Google on Thursday. The smear campaign is aimed at online shoppers and promotes Microsoft’s Bing search engine over Google’s for holiday bargain hunting. The “Scroogle” campaign, as it’s known, focuses on Shopper, Google’s product search engine. With the tag line “Don’t get Scroogled,” Microsoft hopes to bring...

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By: TSEG | Nov 29, 2012

Possible Settlement Between FTC, Google

A settlement may be in the works between Google and the Federal Trade Commission. Google chairman Eric Schmidt is said to be negotiating a deal that would end nearly two years of investigation by the FTC into the company’s alleged monopoly. Larry Page, Google’s Chief Executive Officer, is trying to persuade the FTC that any...

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By: TSEG | Jan 25, 2011

TSEG Contributes Small Business Tip for BusinessWeek.com

TSEG were featured on BusinessWeek.com yesterday in the Small Business section. Every day, the publication’s web site features a tip for entrepreneurs on ways to improve how they do business. TSEG’s Joe Devine composed a tip about the benefits of search engine optimization and it was published on January 24, 2011. Check it out here...

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By: TSEG | Sep 4, 2009

Google Reveals News Ranking System

Google keeps its algorithms for ranking websites firmly under wraps. However, the company just revealed its methods for choosing which news stories to publish on Google News. Even explaining the way it works, however, Google shows some contradictory rules. According to a video released by Google, there are four basic rules used to rank news...

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By: TSEG | Aug 18, 2009

Bing Gains on Yahoo & Google – The TSEG take

According to comscore.com, Bing gained market share on Yahoo and Google. They gained .3% market share on each search engine between June and July. Most columns I have read are spinning this as a positive for Bing, and we can certainly see that angle. However, we do not view Bing as the Google Killer. In...

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