Google Changes 'I'm Feeling Lucky' Button

Google Changes 'I'm Feeling Lucky' Button
PCWorld (blog)
While its usefulness is debatable, Google's “I'm Feeling Lucky” button has been an iconic part ofGoogle's bare-bones search page for years. “I'm Feeling Lucky” was designed to take you directly to the top result for your search, skipping over an ...

Google Allows Saved Search Settings Across Computers & Browsers
Search Engine Watch
Now you can save your search settings, such as your language preference or having Google Instant on or off, to your Google Account, enabling you to search with your preferences wherever you're logged in, even if you're searching across different ...

Why Did Google Destroy Keyword Call Tracking?
Search Engine Journal
A couple of months back, Google's search update significantly changed the information they provide call-tracking solutions (and show within Google Analytics) putting a serious crimp in the fire hose of data marketers were collecting for their website ...

Now It's Even Harder To Get First-Page Google Rankings
WebProNews
Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land shared a statement from Google about the matter, saying, “We're continuing to work out the best ways to show multiple results from a single site when it's clear users are interested in that site. Separately, we're ...

Google, Hisense Partner for Sub-$100 Google TV Set-top Box
PCWorld (blog)
Google TV is based on the Android OS and tries to solve the problem of blending classic TV and Internet functionality under a single interface, which has proven to be a challenge. Through GoogleTV users can search for movies on broadcast TV, DVR or ...

Google URL Takedown Requests Up 100% In a Month, Up 1137% On 2011
TorrentFreak
For a long time there was little that could be done to stop casual users from subsequently finding content on sites like TPB by using regular search engines such as Google. However, during the last couple of years a growing movement has sought to do ...

TorrentFreak

Why We're 'Only in the Early Days' of Social Search
Mashable
“Just as search engines try to improve algorithms, companies such as Bing and Google are really starting to understand how social search fits into results and the overall experience,” says Kath Skerry, client services director for SEO and social search ...

Is Baidu At Risk Of Being Dethroned?
Seeking Alpha
They could easily embed their newly launched search engine into their browser and attempt to dethrone Baidu, the way Microsoft (MSFT) dethroned Netscape. The key word to keep in mind is could or might as they is no guarantee that ... Since 2010, Google ...

Apple is putting Google's Voice search app through purgatory yet ...
By Jake Smith
Google unveiled a new feature within its iOS search app in August that reminds us a lot of Siri. Taking features from its Siri competitor Google Now, Google announced the search app would now allow folks to use natural voice commands to ...
9to5Mac

Inside Google Books: Google Books Search Blog joins the Inside ...
By Inside Google Book Search
Thanks to everyone who's been a loyal reader of the Google Books Search blog over the years. As part of an effort to simplify our communications channels, we're retiring this blog and moving on over to the official Google Inside Search Blog.
Inside Google Books

Google Job Listing Reveals Plan to Protect Users - Search Engine ...
By David Angotti
google launches red team Recently, a Google job posting was discovered that reveals the world's leading search engine is planning on creating a 'Red Team' to protect users' privacy. The posting, which was first discovered by Kaspersky Lab, ... During my time as a managing member of an educational startup I gained direct experience related to business development, search enginemarketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), conversion rate optimization (CRO), online ...
Search Engine Journal

Google Now Lets You Feel A Lot More Than Lucky | WebProNews
By Chris Crum
Google Now Lets You Feel A Lot More Than Lucky. Some people started noticing a change inGoogle's “I'm feeling lucky” button earlier this month, but it appears that the change has now been more widely released. The button now changes ...
WebProNews

Answer: What Am I Doing?
By Daniel M. Russell
Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Googlequery. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up later in the week with his solution—using ...
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