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  Siri Can't Find It's Way Outside Of The U.S.

  Fetched: March 21st, 2012, 11:00pm CET by Barry Schwartz

  Tags:  Other Search Engines  

  I spotted a post by an Israeli Facebook complaining Siri won't give him directions in Israel.

  I found it strange being that I know Google Maps has directions in Israel on both the desktop version and on the iPhone version.

  So I figured it wasn't limited to Israel and I was right. If you ask Siri for directions in Israel, London, Germany, even Canada, Siri will apologize that it can't assist you. But why? Google Maps and the iPhone can deliver, why can't Siri?

  Any clues?

  Forum discussion at Facebook.

  
  

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  Wolfram|Alpha Adds Pro Services For A Fee

  Fetched: February 8th, 2012, 2:51pm CET by Barry Schwartz

  Tags:  Other Search Engines  

  Most people have no clue what Wolfram|Alpha is but it is one of the speciality search engines I use on a daily basis. I use it to look up data, facts and do some more advanced calculations.

  The thing is - most people have no use for it. It is more for academics or power searchers.

  Apple added it to Siri and it has accounted for 25% of Wolfram|Alpha's searches - so they are now getting on the map, thanks to Apple.

  Wolfram|Alpha has announced they will be unveiling a "Pro" version of their search service for a $4.99/month fee. Yea, pay to use a search engine - but Wolfram|Alpha is no regular search engine.

  What can you do in the paid Pro version of Wolfram|Alpha? Gary Price has those details:

  (1) Analyze Your Own Datasets:

  (2) 60 file formats can be uploaded from XLS, CSV all the way to images, audio files and more:

  (3) Virtual extended keyboards.

  (4) Visualized and interactive results using the CDF (computational data format).

  "What's happening is you are giving freeform input, and Wolfram Alpha is creating a program on the fly to create the interactivity that you use," Chief executive Stephen Wolfram said.

  Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

  
  

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  Pinterest Sending Webmasters Lots Of Traffic

  Fetched: January 19th, 2012, 7:09pm CET by Barry Schwartz

  Tags:  Other Search Engines  

  I've been hearing chatter throughout the industry on a new social sharing site, specifically for photos named Pinterest.

  A Cre8asite Forum thread has webmasters and SEOs claiming it send a nice number of traffic, when you are featured well on the site. I've personally have not seen much traffic from it, but some sites claim as high as 900 unique visits in a single day - and the site is still in an invite only beta.

  One person said:

  Yep, had some. Busiest day saw around 900 visits. Been playing with it for a week or two now, interesting to see what sort of images work best.

  The SEOs have their sites on this service, it better be careful now.

  To see which images of yours were posted to the service, you can do something like this: pinterest.com/source/seroundtable.com/ and replace seroundtable.com with your domain.

  For more on this service, see pinterest.com/about.

  Forum discussion at Cre8asite Forums.

  
  

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  YouTube Search Keywords Being Crossed Out

  Fetched: June 25th, 2011, 7:02pm CEST by Barry Schwartz

  Tags:  Other Search Engines  

  In some cases, when you conduct a search at the world's second largest search engine, YouTube, the results may be crossed out.

  Here are some pictures, notice how the search query you entered may have crossed out keywords.

  At first I thought the words that were crossed out might be stop words or words that do not relate to the query. But "people" or "marathon" or "organizations" would be equivalent to "and" or "or" and so on?

  I am now thinking that the words that are crossed off are the words not matched in the search query. Meaning, the word "marathon" was not found in the search results for this long search query. Maybe?

  Forum discussion at Google Blogoscoped Forums.

  
  

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  Baidu's Domain Name Snatched by Hackers For Four Hours

  Posted: January 12th, 2010, 2:09pm CET by rustybrick

  Tags:  Other Search Engines  

  Imagine going to Google.com and seeing that it has been hacked and taken over by hackers? That is what happened to Chinese searchers, with their favorite search engine, Baidu. @mranti snapped a picture of the Baidu home page, when it was hacked:

  The news can be found on Techmeme, but in short, it seems like they took over Baidu's domain name for about four hours. Now, when I go to Baidu.com it redirects me to http://202.108.22.5/, which is a server operated by Baidu.

  Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

  
  

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  What Time Is It In Bangladesh? Google & Yahoo Disagree With Bing & Ask

  Posted: January 8th, 2010, 2:04pm CET by rustybrick

  Tags:  Other Search Engines  

  When you ask someone what time is it, you normally don't have to second guess them. But when it comes to asking Google, Yahoo, Bing or Ask.com what time is it, you have to second guess them.

  If you search [bangladesh time] at the four search engines, you will have Google and Yahoo telling you one time, while Bing.com and Ask.com telling you a different time. Who do you believe?

  Google & Yahoo:

  Bing & Ask.com:

  So who is right?

  Forum discussion at Google Web Search Help.

  
  

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  Naver Launches Closed Beta For Japan Search

  Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 4:24pm CEST by rustybrick

  Tags:  Other Search Engines  

  A WebmasterWorld thread has discussion on a closed beta launch of a new Japanese search engine by the very popular South Korean portal, Naver. The search portal can be found at [www.naver.jp] and it is currently a closed beta.

  The early feedback on the new search engine seems positive from what I can tell in the thread. In fact, one member said, "quite positive, and the patented combo SERPS, clean design and cool integrated flash elements seem quite nice." Another said, "Some of beta testers report Naver Japan. It seems to have its original features extisting search engines such as Google and Yahoo! don't have."

  I cannot read the language so, hard for me to translate this review properly. But maybe someone will and post the details in the forum.

  Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

  
  

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  Wolfram Alpha : The Real Thing

  Posted: May 4th, 2009, 4:01pm CEST by rustybrick

  Tags:  Other Search Engines  

  I cannot tell you how many emails I get from PR companies telling me that the next Google is here. Wolfram Alpha, a "fact engine" might be the closest search engine to meet that criteria and in my opinion, Wolfram Alpha does not compete with Google, but it will be a must use search engine.

  Wolfram Alpha is a "fact engine" as Danny describes at Search Engine Land. Actually, before reading on here, you should first read Danny's review and then come back here.

  I watched the full demo, live, last week and I was honestly blown away. It doesn't replace Google but it does fill a much desired need in the search business. Wolfram can answer your questions with hard cold facts. It is more than a Butler answering questions, it is a whole group of Harvard professors answering your questions with incredible detail and clarity.

  Here is a quick demo of the screen shots of Wolfram Alpha:

  Wolfram comes in and gives searchers something they have been missing. You can search for very specific things in the realm of science, math, geography, demographics, and so on and get not just the answer, but detailed information from real sources. There is really nothing like this out there at this scale.

  A WebmasterWorld thread has some interesting comments from SEOs and webmasters on what Wolfram may have to offer:

  Tedster: "I look forward to what this approach may offer. Wolfram brings fundamental genius on the level of Einstein and Hawking, rather than intelligence at the level of Page and Brin."

  JS Harris: "Wolfram seems to be a different beast, not only is all the knowledge there but it's being analyzed and compared in some ingenious ways."

  But most people in the thread are skeptical for good reason. But we need to think that a search engine does not have to compete with Google to be the next Google. It can fill a new need that has been unfilled in the past. I think Wolfram Alpha will fill that need.

  I personally cannot wait to be able to test the new engine out sometime this month. It is currently not live, but they promised to make it live sometime in May.

  Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.

  
  

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  Popular Chinese Search Engine, Baidu, To Better Label Search Ads

  Posted: January 12th, 2009, 1:41pm CET by rustybrick

  Tags:  Other Search Engines  

  The Wall Street Journal reported that the very popular chinese search engine, Baidu, will be testing a better labeling and differentiating the paid results from the organic results. The article said, "The company has begun testing a new model for advertising that will place paid advertisements on the right-hand side of its page."

  Over at WebmasterWorld we have some conversation on the news.

  One member feels like Baidu has nothing to lose. He said, "The revenue hit is what has/will prompt changes, not public pressure. Often times public pressure is good, it draws attention and generates income on its own, but when the dollars start to fade it's time to change. I wonder how much of a black eye will linger in a year, if any."

  It is about time, like many of the members think. We will see if it lasts and if it will make a difference in Baidu's ad income.

  Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.