A new website called Optimization Central has just launched and is looking for SEM professionals to test their new optimization tools. TheHostingNews.com says that; “The site was created by web application development firm Zafel to help SEO companies, Internet consultants, and web developers add cost-effective search engine optimization tools to their web site in a…
Tag Archive: Search Tools and Resources
Smaller and Smaller Searching
AOL is now planning on testing a new system for searching on cell phones that would bring up normal web pages that are reformatted for the small screen size. AOL isn’t the only one to get into the phone searching service and it certainly isn’t the first one either [Sorry, link no longer available.] “The…
Brief Introduction to Clustering
A core area of study in the Information Retrieval sciences involves the concept of clustering or cluster-based retrieval. At the foundation of cluster-based information retrieval is the Cluster Hypothesis: Closely associated documents tend to be relevant for the same requests. Clustering is a subject of great interest in the search engine technology field as this…
Review: G-Metrics
I recently stumbled across an interesting research tool called; G-Metrics . This is a web based system that allows you to track changes in the number of search results returned by Google for a specified query. The service is powered by the Google API, which G-Metrics uses to poll Google daily for the number of…
Review: SEO Quiz
SEOMoz has developed an online “SEO Quiz” for those in the industry to test their knowledge against. The quiz is composed of 32 multiple choice questions divided into 4 sections; On-Page Optimization Link Building The SEO Industry Search Technology Top scores are posted on a Leader board along with user name info (At this time…
New Tool for Scoring Keyword Visibility
We just beta released a tool designed to measure the performance of a keyword ranking campaign. KRP (Keyword Ranking Performance) is designed to provide a mathematically accurate scoring system by analyzing the following: Search engine rankings on the top 5 U.S. search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Ask.com) Site visibility in relation to top search…
Tool Review: IBP 8
Internet Business Promoter v8.0 Axandra Software Standard Edition: $179.95 Business Edition: $349.95 Axandra Software has recently released version 8 of their popular Internet Business Promoter software (IBP). A suite of tools designed to assist with various aspects of search engine visibility and website promotion. The new version features a completely redesigned interface and a variety…
Google Cuts Price of Urchin
Several weeks back Google bought Urchin Software which monitors web site usage. Urchin on Demand, formerly $495 per month has been reduced to only $199 monthly. Other improvements to Urchin now allow you to track 50 domains instead of just one and it integrates with your current adwords campaign for additional tracking. Regardless of how…
SEO Tool Review: NicheBOT
NicheBOT bears the distinction amongst similar tools as being a very practical resource hub for keyword/search phrase research. By using a single interface to present information from seperate standard keyword research resources such as Wordtracker and Overture, NicheBOT is a very practical time-saver. In addition to drawing search phrase information from recognized and trusted industry…
It's All About My!
My! My! My!. The web is getting crowded with Me! I’ve got My Yahoo!, My Google, My Gimpsy, My Search Results, My API, My Ask.com, My Desktop, My Etc, etc. I’m a big fan if me, but I can only handle so much of “My”self. Web personalization is big and getting bigger. The only problem…
- "Our clients often tell us we're one in a million. Turns out we're really just one of a hundred thousand or so. But what they're really saying is that we get results that increase traffic, sales and ROI! Number one of a million? Yeah, that's where we put you when we velocitize your web marketing."
