The world is full of data. It is up to us to find ways in which to manage it all. This is where the beauty of search comes in. Simply typing your query into a box returns countless search results, all of which somehow pertain to your keywords. When it comes to the Internet, search websites become our gateway to the web’s information, organizing it to a large extent and informing us which websites are likely to be useful.

Though early web searches originally operated from the seemingly sensible standpoint of an authoritative assignment of which sites best fit which queries, the introduction of Google changed the face of web search by relying on a somewhat more subjective reference model. Read more »

Last month I pointed out that Twitter’s growth rate had slowed from 76% in March to 39% in April according to Compete. Compete statistics that were recently released show that Twitter’s unique visitor traffic growth for May was stagnant at a mere 1%. To make matters worse, Quantcast has Twitter actually losing traffic in May. This should be of serious concern for Twitter and its investors as the life of Twitter’s recent popularity is still in its infancy despite arguably receiving more media hype than any web service to date. Read more »

Microsoft has owned the number three search engine for a long time now but that might be changing soon. Whether it was the migration from MSN Search to Live Search, the simpler design displaying a single search box on Live.com, or the implementation of the Live Search Cashback program, Microsoft appears to be rallying as the against all odds underdog of search. Read more »

In case you haven’t heard, John Mayer was dumped by Jennifer Anniston because he Twitters too much and president Obama has returned to the Twittersphere. These are just a few of the many examples of how the world is becoming so infatuated with the tech juggernaut known as Twitter. Many others including well known politicians, musicians, actors, athletes, bloggers, major news sources, and television personalities are embracing Twitter to effectively connect with their fans. Read more »

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If you’re just getting started with your WordPress based blog or website, you may not realize it but out of the box WordPress (WP) isn’t so friendly when it comes to search engines. That is, search engines (i.e. Google, Yahoo, etc.) index pages on a website like yours and add those pages to their [...] Read more »

These are some favorite online shopping websites and tools for finding great Christmas gifts and discounts. These online shopping resources include price comparison search engines, cashback programs, Firefox add-ons, coupons and promotional code directories, deal websites, gift card depots, and other places for finding great Christmas sales and savings. Read more »

Everyday I learn to love my Android driven T-Mobile G1 a little bit more. It’s not perfect, it currently doesn’t support Flash, doesn’t record video, and the camera is a bit slow to respond. Other than those issues, which will probably be improved Read more »

Lately I’ve been spending more time working on aesthetics, performance, and friendliness of this site. Now I’ve come to a very important decision to make and that is, should I change my permalink/organizational structure? I’ve read several blogs that say a /%category%/%post-title%/ is the best way to go because it Read more »

These search engines were built to eliminate the clutter that results from Google’s main search engine. Instead of searching the entire web, these search engines only search sites with relevant content for a given topic. Please suggest any sites that should be added to a given search engine and let us know of any [...] Read more »

StumbleUpon is a free social bookmarking site that enables you to share and discover web content. When signing up for a new account, the user indicates his/her interests from a keyword list. These likes are then used to identify and suggest web content (i.e. websites, videos, games, pictures, etc.) to you.

During registration, a simple toolbar is installed on your IE or Firefox browser. This toolbar allows you to browse the Read more »