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2010 web browser market share statistics
Recent statistics by Net Applications has revealed the web browser usage share statistics for November 2010. According to the report; Internet Explorer has seen a continued decline in usage. Although Explorer still dominates over 58 percent of the overall market share, it’s the lowest it has been since January 2010. However, although on the decline – Microsoft still has more than double the market share its closest rival, Mozilla Firefox….
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Yahoo! Rich Search Assist – it’s not the same as Google Instant, honest
Last week Google launched Google Instant Preview, so it comes as little surprise that Yahoo! has also announced that they’re testing something new. ‘Rich Search Assist’ is the latest innovation from Yahoo! that promises to 'change the way you consume information'. Much like Google Instant, the new feature automatically shows results in the top half of the page as you type. Like so; Ethan Batraski, Group Product Manager at Yahoo!…
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14 useful iPhone apps for the web marketer
Because you can’t always be at your desk, it’s important you have access to the tools and information you need when you’re out and about. The list below highlights the best apps available to turn your iPhone in to portable marking machine. Best apps for social media Facebook ( free ) The Facebook for iPhone app is Facebook page managers who are always on the go Post to your pages’…
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Ask.com throws in the towel
The once prolific Ask.com has announced that it will no longer be operating as a search engine. Ask.com, formerly known as Ask Jeeves, was launched in 1996 and was immensely popular, handling upwards of 2 million search queries a day at it’s peak. However, the reign of Ask.com was short lived as Google began to grow. As Google took hold of the search market, Ask.com’s market share plummeted, as did…
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Google Instant Preview – 5% increase in satisfaction?
In it’s quest to become the fastest thing on the planet, Google has revealed it’s latest feature – Google Instant Previews. The Google Instant Previews feature will help users choose between search results by displaying an image of the landing page to the right of the link. As shown below: Google has achieved this by essentially taking a screenshot of every web page in its index. Users can view the…
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New search engine Blekko aims to ‘slash’ spam
Blekko is the latest search engine model to emerge on the market and offers an interesting alternative to the likes of Google or Bing. Blekko’s intuitive ‘slash tag’ system allows users to make ‘vertical’ searches around any topic by allowing them to ‘slash in’ what they want and ‘slash out’ what they don’t – essentially reducing spam. A recent review of Blekko by Danny Sullivan on searchengineland.com demonstrates the use…
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The dust settles on Google Instant
Less than a week on since Google announced Google Instant to the world, there has been a lot of debate and opinion regarding the impact that the new search interface will have but is there enough evidence yet to form any concrete / proven theories about the long term effect? Perhaps our greatest concern was the impact that it would have on Adwords campaigns, as it seems probable that the…
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Google Instant – would you like it caffeinated sir?
Yesterday, we reported on how Eric Schmidt was telling us not to underestimate the importance of fast. As Google officially announced the advent of Google Instant, we can now see just how fast Google has become. Most users in the US should be able to see the new search UI but you will probably need to log in if you are outside the US. It is indeed impressively quick with…
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A step backwards for Google?
An interesting announcement over at the Google Webmaster Central Blog and one that we are not convinced is a good move and another possible entry for Google’s annus horriblis. It appears that the new feature is only live in the US as we cannot, despite trying a wide range of searches, see the new results formats but the fundamental change is that more results are going to be show for…
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Googe’s updated keyword tool makes it out of beta
If you have ever talked to us (if you haven’t, then you are missing out and we would love to hear from you!), then you would know that Browser Media is reasonably obsessed with keyword research. Why such an obsession for what can be a fairly tedious process? The process can be tedious, but what the data shows / tells you is far from tedious and it is an absolutely…
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