Silobreaker: A News Search Engine All Its Own

December 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Internet can be an overwhelming place when you’re searching for news. With every news outlet—newspapers, television stations, and large news organizations alike—running its own web site in addition to sending their articles to the masses through RSS feeds and social networking web sites, finding exactly what you need can be confusing. Many people want their news in one place, and while RSS feeds offer this convenience, they can be hard to understand and configure sometimes.

Silobreaker is a news search engine, but calling it that doesn’t really give justice to the site. It’s much more than just a simple search engine and offers a rich user experience. Some of the things you’ll experience include the following:

• As you type in the search box, suggestions pop up. Use them or don’t, it’s completely up to you.
• Searches produce basic facts and people with links to articles or biographies (if you’re searching for a person).
• YouTube videos on important new stories and people (constantly changes and updates).
• A list of top stories that is regularly updated over the course of the day for as long as the story remains popular. If you roll your cursor over the story, a box containing links to biographies of people involved in the story will appear.
• When you read a story, a row will appear toward the bottom of the screen that displays related stories.
• A section full of quotes related to your search or a specific story (depending on what you’re reading).
• Links to more content that is broken down into sections such as blogs, reports, audio, and video among others.

While Silobreaker is a paid news search engine, they offer a 30-day free trial. If you’re looking for something easy to get you the news you want, give it a try. You’ll find what you’re looking for.

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Using Your Search Engine to Download Programs

December 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The best search engines help you find things that are relevant to your interests and business goals. People use search engines multiple times per day to find things that they need, to shop, to research topics or to do their homework. You may even have a favorite search engine that you use all of the time because it gives you exactly what you’re looking for in a format that appeals to you.

Many of the search engines that are quite popular will give search results containing extra information that appeals to an even larger segment of the online population. Many users turn to search engines to download programs or to find links to good software that they need to do their jobs more effectively. While this may not sound like something that you thought search engines could do, these functions are very important reasons that search engines are so effective and popular.

One smart strategy in using search engines is to save searches when the results appeal to you. That way, you don’t have to go back to the search engines each time and launch a new search. You are essentially customizing the search for your tastes and preferences so that you don’t have to go back time after time and “build” it all over again.

Maximize your use of your Internet options and let those searches work for you. Share your findings in chat rooms and also find out what other people are doing to make searches easier. When you download programs that work well, share that information with your social network groups as well. Trading that information back and forth can be a rewarding feeling and a great resource. Search engines become more valuable to users as they learn how to use all the features and tools that the engines offer.

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aKeKee.com Offers Pet Lovers a New Search Experience

December 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

If you’ve been looking for that perfect pet—dog, cat, or beyond—your search just got a lot easier (and much less frustrating). On December 11th, aKeKee.com, a search engine for pet listings, went live in a beta phase. The site is the first vertical search engine for pets, meaning it gathers its results from other popular pet listing web sites such as Petfinder.com and AdoptAPet.com.

This new power search engine comes six years after the same type of search engine was developed for the travel and job industries, and offers users the convenience of searching for a pet across the United States. Searches can range from cats and dogs to horses, snakes, and even alpacas. The best part? Your search results are displayed within milliseconds. The site’s philosophy involves keeping things simple and offering the best user experience possible.

The idea and design came from founder Dawn Wilson (who also founded the web site OliverAlert.com, a site for lost and found pets) and was developed by Rob Faraj, who took on the project because of an interest in search engines, as well as the challenge that Wilson’s project offered. The two decided on a vertical search engine because of the ease of use, security, and the opportunity for users to subscribe to email email alerts about certain pets or categories of pets.

According to Wilson, the site was founded as an easy-to-use resource for pet lovers. Inspiration for aKeKee.com (as well as OliverAlert.com, founded just over a year ago) came from the love for her own two dogs. Wilsons aim is to make it as easy as possible for people to find the pet that is right for them.

As the search engine moves through its beta stage, aKeKee.com will grow its database and will eventually be available for users to search for pets worldwide.

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Google Hits Milestone With 10,000 Chrome Extensions

December 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Search engine giant, Google, has reached yet another milestone: The Chrome web browser now has 10,000 extensions available, many of which have been available for download for nearly a year. Included in the number are the regular browser extensions to increase functionality and productivity, as well as themes to enhance the look and feel of the browser. According to a celebratory post on the Chromium blog in honor of the milestone, every Chrome user has installed at least one extension or theme, and at least 70 million extensions have been installed overall.

A closer look at the extensions gallery in the Chrome browser reveals that there are actually over 10,000 extensions available. 10,078 were available on the last check.

Why is this such a big accomplishment? There is one big reason worth mentioning: Firefox. Mozilla’s popular browser is Chrome’s biggest competition at this point, especially in the add-on/extension market. The most recent check on the total of Firefox extensions showed 12,739.

It’s easy to see that the two browsers are close in terms of the number of extensions each offers its users. Chrome, though, has shown considerably more in terms of growth over the last eight months. Last spring, Firefox offered users a total of 11,000 add-ons, while Chrome only offered 3,000. Do the math, and it’s easy to see that extensions developed for Chrome have more than doubled.

The next six months could prove interesting for both companies as Google rolls out its newly minted Chrome OS (which depends heavily on extensions), and as Mozilla rolls Firefox 4 through its beta phase.

The two search engine giants are about to begin a battle over web apps as well, with Google releasing its Chrome Web Store. At this point, though, most of the available apps function as extensions more than anything else. Mozilla plans to fight back with the release of its Open Web App Ecosystem.

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Access Multiple Search Engines At Once – Use Smart Search Engine Solutions

November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment

There are many persons who swear by Google as the best search engine in the market. On the other hand, there are others who are not impressed with the results of Google despite its popularity. They prefer Microsoft or Yahoo or any other search engine.

They may acknowledge that Google is better but they may be more comfortable extracting best results from other search engines. In such a scenario, you should find ways to spread your search over the widest range possible.

Who says that you have to visit the website of different search engines to access their services? You can install toolbars that help you access multiple search engines at once. All you have to do is choose the search engine you want to cover and every single search you make will fetch you multiple results.

Of course, the best results in most search engines will remain the same. However, depending on the choice of keyword, you may find significant difference. Rather than being forced to choose between different search engines, you should try and accommodate all the search engines possible.

Installing toolbars often results in reduction of screen space. If you do not want to reduce the amount of space on your monitor, you can opt for a website that acts as an agent and helps you search multiple search engines from a single website.

Of course, you will have to make sure that you deal with a website that provides accurate results. The last thing you want is for the website to claim that it covers Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft but ends up relying on other poor quality search engines.

From the business point of view, you should optimize your website to ensure that it is ranked high and is popular irrespective of the choice of search engine by the customer.

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What People Search for Online

September 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Search engines are a busy place for people searching for the things they need. With over millions of users on the Internet, the search engines are constantly busy sending out spiders to retrieve the information that users want. That constant activity search can range anywhere from diapers, to televisions and even automobiles. The web is a constantly moving highway for searchers seeking for what they need and want.

E-commerce has become one of the biggest uses of online search and usages commonly known today. Users can purchase almost anything online and businesses who market online are aware of this and make full use of this advantage. Most any type of product and some services can be secured via online sites, and some items like digital products are deliverable to the customer immediately.

Search engines are an integral part of the online customer activity process. Whether the customer uses their favorite search engine or the default search engine, their goal is to find the best possible match for their interests. In order to do a thorough comparison, they may often use two or even three different search engines to find what they’re looking for.

Businesses use various creative methods to draw traffic to its sites. One effective method for their search engine marketing can include article marketing. This method uses content that is keyword rich and helps the business to rank high in search engines. Part of the craft of this type of search engine marketing is creating compelling copy that will convert the shopper to a buyer.

Businesses also use social networking forums to increase their online visibility for their product or service. The idea is to get online forums and participants discussing the business, thereby increasing traffic and the potential for converting shoppers into sales and long-term customers.

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How to Effectively Use Search Engine Queries

September 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Making your favorite search on your favorite subject is not all that difficult. For the user, they will just typically type in their subject interest into the search engine’s browser, and a host of relevant returns will appear on the subject matter. Although it may appear magical, there is a small amount of work that goes into making this effective. For the user to get the maximum results from their search efforts, they can and should use a few simple strategies to make their experience enjoyable.

1. Use keywords that are “custom” for what you’re looking for.

As you key in your user queries into search engines, the crawlers examines its index and returns a list of the pages that best match their query. The more direct and detailed the search is, the more accurately and likely you will get exactly what you’ve requested.

2. Use the same engine for all of your searches.

This is preferable if you like the way your favorite search engine returns your results. This is only effective for you if your search engine returns results based on specific keywords or crawls for all of the relevant keywords or key-phrases that you type into the engine. You will either get a whole lot of broad information, or more defined and specific information for your query.

3. Use different engines for your searches.

This is preferable if you would rather have your information delivered to you from different perspectives. Students use this method a lot for research purposes so that they can get a broader view of their subject matter. It is also a good idea to do this in case the engines use different methods to get the information to the user. For instance, different crawlers are coded to search for information within the titles, body of the article(s) or on each page of the site. The software code is written and varies from one engine to another. It’s all a matter of personal preference as to how you want that information displayed.

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Using SEO and Adsense

September 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Making money online is a very popular method that many businesses and individuals have perfected. Whether they use products or services to make an income, they understand the need for traffic to their site in order to generate that income. Small businesses and online entrepreneurs have caught on to the lucrative system of online income generation. They use various methods that help them to carve out a specific niche and produce checks each month.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) helps to create income by using specific keywords that are relevant to the business’ site and basic business services. If a company distributes a product that has a high, competitive edge, they would do well to use complex keywords or keyphrases that will bring traffic to their site. Compensation for this traffic following first became very popular with the use of Google’s Adsenseprogram, and since it first started gathering a following, is still one of the major sources for advertising revenue for most online entrepreneurs and businesses.

With the Adsense program, webmasters are allowed to display relevant advertisements by Google under a contractual profit sharing agreement. This means that each time someone clicks on an ad that they see on a website’s page, the member receives compensation for it. There are many layers of the Adsense program with various stipulations, which is why members have a little flexibility in deciding the method of income they prefer. They can also choose the ads, sizes, types, styles and colors that will enhance their site and appeal to various segments of their traffic flow.

Adsense can be very lucrative for businesses because it doesn’t require much for it to operate efficiently and draw in profits. Businesses often try different styles and types of ads to see what works for their business. What makes Adsense so effective over a long period of time is the consistency of ad placement and how well the site draws in traffic. If it is used consistnely, profits can be very lucrative for a long period of time.

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Studying Internet Trends and Optimizing Them on Your Website

August 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The days of the ‘dot-coms’ have come and gone. Technologically speaking, the internet is fairly young, but it has at this point already lived a full and diverse life. When the network was opened for commercial use in the late 1980s, it didn’t take people long to figure out how to turn a profit online. These days, it is hard for any kind of business to thrive if it doesn’t have an internet presence. But since everyone online is combatting for that number one position, the electronic competition is just as fierce as that of the ‘real world.’ Because of this, it pays to stay ahead of the competition.
One of the popular ways to do this now is by utilizing the tools and procedures of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Because SEO standards are constantly changing, it can be difficult to find a static definition of the procedures. However, this dynamism directly reflects the versatility of SEO procedures. Optimizing your website involves looking closer at domain names, title tags, meta-tags and meta-descriptions, site mapping, and will also help you find what is unnecessary on your website, so you can increase both traffic and conversions.
An important part of learning about SEO is learning about internet trends. It will be advantageous to know what is trending with different search engines, what search engines are popular, and what tools the respective search engines can provide to you as a website or blog owner.
Some tools, like Google AdSense, will help select ads for your website that are most relevant to your content, and other tools, like Google Analytics, will help you analyze traffic on your website, so you can learn what works and what doesn’t. SEO is partly trial and error, and partly experiential. You learn what works best for you by studying your demographics and popular internet trends. If you don’t have the time, there are also SEO professionals who can help teach and share the work with you, because a well-optimized website can make a good business better.
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LSI: Yes, Google Has a Brain

August 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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With the death of keyword saturation, many search engine optimizers and webmasters have asked how content can be structured most effectively on their website. After all, it’s not like Google ignores your content. In fact, the reverse is true. Google has evolved in its approach to websites, and now has the capability to understand your page’s information better than ever before. This is largely due to the brain of Google: LSI.

What is LSI?

LSI, or Latent Semantic Indexing, is a new search engine robot approach to “reading” the content on a page. Rather than simply looking at how often you repeat specific words, it will determine the subject of the page’s content. It does this by seeing how words interrelate. Beyond merely understanding words, LSI can understand synonyms, see how words connect to one another, and figure out what category the content falls into. As such, rather than just giving searchers results that contain the “right words,” it can give content that is relevant to the topic they’re searching for. This means better and more comprehensive results.

How you can use LSI.

LSI is designed to read your content and figure out what subject you’re writing about without you doing anything extra. This means that the best possible approach is to write high quality content that’s likely to get reader attention and be spread across the web. However, there are a couple things you can do to be sure that you’re helping Google examine your page accurately.

There are two major tools, both provided by Google, that will let you find terms and phrases that are appropriately “on topic.” The Google Keyword Tool, a part of Google Adwords, will allow you to find frequently searched for words and phrases that are connected to the keywords you are already using. Simply typing a few of your current keywords into the tool, then hitting “get keyword ideas” will bring up a list of 100 to 200 results. In addition, Google Sets can provide a full list of terms related, closely or more distantly, to keywords that you’re already targeting.

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