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The complete beginner's guide to Schema.org markup
Jul 19, 2016 · In its simplest sense, structured data is information formatted in a way that can be universally understood. For webpages, this means search engines are more easily able to tell what a page is about, and the different elements it contains, allowing them to return more useful results to searchers.
Where Are They Now? Search Engines We've Known & Loved
Mar 4, 2003 · Open Text (1995-1997): Yahoo’s original search partner was also a popular web search site of its own in 1995.The company crawled the web to gather listings, just as Google does today. Open Text decided to focus instead on enterprise search solutions, where it is currently successful.
The ultimate guide to meta tags: why they matter and how to …
Jun 26, 2018 · Meta descriptions. A meta description is an HTML meta tag that provides a brief description of the page. Although it is not visible to users on the site, search engines often use meta descriptions as the brief snippet of text underneath a title tag in the search engine results. Well-written meta description tags, while not important to search engine rankings, are …
5 things that Bing does better than Google - Search Engine Watch
Sep 26, 2017 · Bing is undeniably still a key player in the search engine rivalry contest and it has many enviable features. So back to the question in point. What does Bing do better than Google?. 1. Image search. Probably one of the most well-known advantages of Bing is the image search, offering sharper and higher quality images in the results page.Bing was also the first to …
Google in 1998: New Easter Egg Takes You Back in Time
Sep 26, 2013 · Here’s what Google’s search results looked like in 1998: Also note at the bottom where Google invited users to try their query on other big search engines of the day – AltaVista, Excite, HotBot, Infoseek, and Lycos, among others. Clicking on those links takes you to an archived version of those classic search engines.. Aside from all the great search engines …
Yahoo Local: How to Set Up & Optimize Your Business Listing
May 31, 2013 · When it comes to local online marketing, visibility is incredibly important. Luckily, there are several options – including Google+ Local, Bing Local, Yelp, Facebook Graph Search, and Yahoo Local – to create a presence for your business and gain that all-important visibility.. One local platform companies should consider getting involved with is Yahoo Local.
Bing Unleashing Tiger to Speed Search Results
Sep 30, 2011 · Bing and Microsoft engineers are working on new back-end infrastructure, with the goal of delivering faster and more relevant search results for users. Known as “Tiger,” the new index-serving technology is being incorporated into Bing globally.
Jeeves Retires - Search Engine Watch
Feb 20, 2006 · After nearly a decade of service, Jeeves is retiring from his duties at the search engine, which will assume the long used but little promoted name “Ask.”. Jeeves was the brainchild of venture capitalist Garrett Gruener and technologist David Warthen.
How to find copyright free images with Google Image Search and …
Jul 12, 2016 · Whether maintaining a blog or a beloved long-running website, you will have likely run into problems with accidentally using copyrighted images.. It’s easy enough to do, there’s so much misinformation around fair-usage from country-to-country that it’s easy to assume you’ll be safe, but still end up with a huge invoice from Getty Images.