Not sure if this has been around for a while or if its another addition to the long list of tweaks Google have been making lately but if you type in a localised term – in my case “Ford dealers” - Google display a search box at the top allowing you to further refine your search by town or postcode. Read the rest of this entry »
October 11th, 2010
Google Encouraging More Localised Searches With New Search Box?
September 17th, 2010
It’s Finally Here! Facebook Launches Places in UK
After nearly a month to the day of being released in the US, UK users can today begin to use Facebook’s new location service ‘Places’. The new service, which was launched in the US on the 19th August, allows users to check into locations in much the same way as you could with other services such as Foursquare. Users also have the ability to tag their friends at locations and this information is displayed on your news feed for all your friends to see. Read the rest of this entry »
September 9th, 2010
Google Instant: What Does This Mean For Search Marketers?
Finally it’s landed! After much speculation it was announced yesterday that Google Instant was going to be launched today and true to their word here it is. Read the rest of this entry »
August 19th, 2010
Google Displaying More Organic Results for Brand Queries
It appears as though Google have changed the way it display rankings for some major brands. Normally Google would only display two rankings for site for a given search query however if you perform a search on BBC News for example you can now see up to 10 pages listed in the SERPS for the same domain similar to what you would see with the site:search function. Read the rest of this entry »
August 10th, 2010
Hitwise Suggest Facebook Reaching Saturation Point in UK
Data published by Hitwise has shown that Facebook accounts for a staggering 1 in 6 online pages viewed in the UK. As a percentage this is 16.73% which makes Facebook the most visited site in terms of total page views in the UK. Of all the social networking sites Facebook also accounts for over half of all visits with all the other social sites left to pick up the 46.52% scraps. Read the rest of this entry »
August 9th, 2010
42.6 Percent of UK Consumers Buy Online at Least Once a Week
42.6% of UK consumers buy online at least once a week and spend on average £71 a month according to a post on Econsultancy. Findings taken from a survey of 2,000 people conducted by eCommera found that online spending has increased by more than a third in the past year. Read the rest of this entry »
August 3rd, 2010
Women Spend More Time on Social Networking Sites
Research conducted by comScore has shown that women spend 30 percent more time on social networking sites than men. Read the rest of this entry »
July 27th, 2010
Ask.com Goes Back to Its Roots With Q&A Features
Ask.com has announced on their blog that they are launching a new Ask.com which focuses on questions and answers much like it did in the 90s. Read the rest of this entry »