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Digg Trends: Experimenting with Users Choosing Homepage Stories
Ok, so technically Digg users do choose homepage stories by voting up submitted links. But Digg Trends is an experiment in being a little more explicit. Users who see the test might see a submitted story at the top of their screen. Their will be a countdown clock, showing how long until a story is set to appear on the homepage. The user can say whether or not they think the story belongs on the homepage. Here's a screenshot per the official Digg blog: Digg has set up a Twitter account for the experiment. Follow @digg_trends to see which stories...
Digg Removes 'Shout', 'Blog This' Features in Favor of Other Sharing Options
Digg is removing two sharing features from its lineup: the controversial 'Shout' feature and the not-used-so-much 'Blog This' feature. But you can still share content found on Digg. The new (and also controversial) DiggBar enables email, Facebook and Twitter sharing. Digg also launched Twitter feeds a few months back, which means you can ReTweet links in order to share content as well. The DiggBar launched last month, and it's a toolbar that frames content instead of installing in your browser. As a result, DiggBar uses Digg URLs, which stirred up opposition from the SEO community. Digg quickly responded by saying...
Twelve bloggers blogging about SES Toronto 2009
I know, the above headline above looks like a parody of the Twelve Days of Christmas, and it's only May! But I've seen a dozen bloggers blogging about SES Toronto, which will be held June 8-10, 2009, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto. So, I can't get the song out of my head. Maybe if I focus on what they're writing about, then I won't slip into "11 tweeters tweeting...." It all started innocently enough when Andrew Goodman wrote, "My Top Three Tips for SES Toronto 2009." See, when he said, three "tips are 100% guaranteed to help you get the...
Twitter Brings Back People Search
Want to find a person by name on Twitter (again)? Well, now you can (again). Twitter has brought back the ability to search for a person by name. Once you're signed in, look for the "Find People" link on the navigation bar on the top right hand corner. Twitter says the search is faster than the original version and that it now boasts a "phonetic similarity algorithm" which helps you find names for possibly misspelled words. Related Reading: Digg Adds New Twitter Feeds Google Friend Connect Adds Twitter Video, Blogs and Twitter Top Trends at PubCon Twitter as a Terrorist's...
New News Search Engine: Newsflashr
Newsflashr.com launched a new type of search engine for news stories today. Users are prompted to enter keywords and the search results are polled and displayed in real-time from many of the leading news services such as MSN Live, Ask Big News, Google News, Yahoo News, MSNBC, Digg and Twitter to name a few. Newsflashr will also feature the Techmeme Leaderboard. The site is the first to add a social twist to news reporting, in an attempt to leverage contributions of citizen journalists and the collective intelligence. For the first time, we'll be able to determine whether Twitter is...
Lauren Bernat Google YouTube Wii-Fit Social Media Sensation
The LA Times and the UK Telegraph beat us to the punch on this video search engine sensation. We didn't want to be left out of the loop now that Lauren Bernat has become one of Google Trends hourly "Hot Trends" and Dugg by thousands. The LA Times reported that Giovanny Gutierrez, director of Interactive Media at Tinsley Advertising in Florida, recorded his girlfriend, Lauren, playing the Wii Fit hula hoop game. When he posted it on YouTube, the video scored 500,000 views and racked up a monstrous 9,000 Diggs. Gutierrez has said that even though he works at...
Search Headlines & Links: November 14, 2007
Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web: From the SEW Blog: What Can Local Learn from Universal Search?Local content providers can learn a bit about self-promotion by following the search engines' lead. Using Google Trends to target cities with press releasesA simple yet clever strategy to make sure that your press releases are seen by cities and regions that are looking for your specific keywords. Only Searchable At Your LibraryWhile I'm a big fan of libraries...
Search Headlines & Links: July 25, 2007
Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:...
Search Headlines & Links: May 22, 2007
Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:...
Search Headlines & Links: Apr. 2, 2007
Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:...
PodZinger Releases 2006 Top Search Terms for Audio and Video
PodZinger, the audio/video search engine has released the top searches and trends on its site for 2006. At PodZinger sports, talk personalities and world news dominate audio search while current events and pop culture rule online video. The top audio and video search terms of 2006 were: 1) George Bush 2) Music Videos 3) Google 4) Red Sox 5) Leo Laporte 6) Iraq 7) Paris Hilton 8) iPod 9) Fantasy Football 10) American Idol...
Search Headlines & Links: Nov. 28, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
Google, Microsoft And The '3-D Web'
When Microsoft launched its Live Local/Virtual Earth 3-D platform earlier this week, the memorable quote from Virtual Earth GM Stephen Lawler was, "It's the beginning of the 3-D Web." As a factual matter that statement may not be entirely accurate, but symbolically it is....
In The Election Results Race, Yahoo's The Winner
Like many Americans, I wanted to know what was up with the vote in the US midterm elections this morning. As a search analyst, I then wanted to know how the search engines performed in helping me find out. The results are in! Yahoo's the winner by far, but I'd still take the New York Times over it. Come along for an illustrated tour....
Search Headlines & Links: October 19, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
Search Headlines & Links: September 22, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
comScore Figures Show First Google Decline For Nearly A Year, But What To Believe?
The latest search engine share figures from comScore are now out, and Google's nearly year-long continued rises have came to a halt in July 2006, according to comScore. But how much can you trust any of the figures that ratings services provide? In this post, I look at the latest comScore stats and begin a series about how to critically evaluate search share ratings....
Search Headlines & Links: August 17, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
Daily SearchCast, August 17, 2006: Hot Search Blogs; GoogleTalk Gets New Features; Filing Time For Yahoo Click Fraud Settlement; Beaming Up Google Engineers & More!
Today's search podcast covers finding search news via top search blogs; Google launches free WiFi; GoogleTalk gets new features; Google Analytics opens to all; time to file in Yahoo's class action settlement on click fraud; Star Trekkin' for Google Engineers and more! Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern Tuesday through Friday, via our Odeo channel or through iTunes via this link (or use alternative iTunes instructions explained here) or though our Yahoo Podcasts channel. Need more help tuning in live or finding the chat room? See the Daily...
Search Headlines & Links: July 31, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:...
