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Throwback Thursday: Ask.com Search Engine

Bill Hartzer

At that time, Ask thought the future of search was people who went to search engines to ask a question. But based on what I’m seeing in analytics and actual referrers, it’s all about keywords. Well, in 2006, Ask.com retired Jeeves after a decade of service. Search Engines' And not questions.

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Finding Keywords: The First Step to Blogging Success

Waxing UnLyrical

Having built my first web site ( DVD Verdict ) in April 1999 and managed one of the larger SEO teams in the country from 2006 to 2009, it’s safe to say I’ve seen many changes in web marketing over time. In the interest of full disclosure, do not read too much into the specific screen shot about the decline of search engine optimization.

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Bloggers Flash Back to 2006 and Flash Forward to 2009

Diva Marketing Blog

Several 2006 wishes came true. I hope you enjoy the 2006 - 2009 comparisons. Elana Centor , Funny Business 2006 If I am going to be completely honest and self-absorbed, the thing that I would like it see more of in 2006 is more traffic at Funny Business. Yvonne DiVita , Lip-sticking 2006 MORE Smart Women Bloggers.

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How the YouTube algorithm works in 2022

Sprout Social

In 2006, Nike’s Ronaldinho ad became the first video to reach 1 million views on the platform. Check your YouTube Analytics Traffic Sources to see how often your channel is appearing on others’ Home pages. The YouTube search engine is powerful. Check your analytics to see how often your videos are appearing in the Trending tab.

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Time To Measure Page Load Speed | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

A recent announcement that Google Analytics can now track and report page load speed should put any doubt to rest. I believe Google uses page load speed to determine search engine rankings. Contact Us | Home Site Map | Legal Notices Small Business Mavericks is a part of Melberg Marketing, Inc © 2006 – 2010 Melberg Marketing, Inc.,

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About.Me: A Good Starting Place On The Web? | Small Business Mavericks

Small Business Mavericks

I wouldn’t expect a great deal of search engine traffic from About.Me.Me domain names don’t typically do well in the search engines. is its robust analytics features. Contact Us | Home Site Map | Legal Notices Small Business Mavericks is a part of Melberg Marketing, Inc © 2006 – 2010 Melberg Marketing, Inc.,

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What’s the Best Social Media Monitoring Tool? It Depends

Webbiquity SMM

Another excellent free tool for finding relevant influencers across the social media sphere, Social Mention is a real-time social search engine that also provides alerts and a cool buzz-monitoring widget you can add to your website or blog. The only caveat is that this may whet your appetite for the full version (see below). Social Mention.

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