The advent of Google Instant and the insatiable need for real time information has led to an increase in the appearance of locally focused websites appearing at the top of website ranking results. Focusing internet marketing strategies on maximizing website ranking results is an essential first step in winning the local optimization battle. So where [...]
On the heels of Yahoo’s recent announcement to partner with Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, to power their search results, Yahoo has reported positive earnings for Q1 2010. With Q1 2010 revenues of $1.59 billion, up 1% from the $1.58 billion generated in Q1 2009, and operations income up $188 million, an 87% increase over 2009, [...]
Bing’s recent marketing initiatives are showing a positive impact on their share of the overall search market. iCrossing’s December 2009 Enterprise Natural Search Share Index shows Bing’s market share grew 1.07% year-over-year. While Bing’s month-over-month shared dropped 0.19%, the year-over-year share increase is the real story here. The real impact of Bing’s year-over-year growth is [...]