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Table of Contents for this issue.....
1.
Authors
Comments
2.
Q & A,
Suggestions and Comments
3.
Tim
Knox’ New Book
4.
Google
Universal Search
5.
Keywords
Analyzer Video
6.
Market
Share of Search Engines
Author's
Comments
This
week has been busy. I flew
to
San Francisco
,
CA
USA
Tuesday morning and returned Thursday
evening. This was on Kodiak
business. The good news is
the trip was very successful.
San Francisco
is my favorite city.
It is not too large. It
has its own unique charm and character.
My regret is that I did not have time to enjoy it.
I did make it a point to take time and ride the cable car which
is a treat in itself.
Now,
back to work.
Q & A,
Suggestions and Comments
Ana Young
responded to my comment about article
marketing from last week’s issue.
"... know that you have grown tired of our writing
articles about article marketing.
However, we feel
that this is one of the best ways to attract traffic
to your website."
Let me assure you, John, that I for
one
am
NOT tired
of articles on this subject! I don't know how your
other subscribers feel, but I quoted you directly here
to show you that I want to keep on reading your
articles on this.
I
am glad to get this feedback, since I am convinced that publishing
articles on the article sites will:
Ana,
thanks for the feedback.
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“Everything
I Know About Business I Learned From My Mama, A Downhome Approach To
Business & Personal Success.”
My
friend and mentor,
Tim Knox
, has written a book (hard copy) on a
common sense approach to business. I
personally know Tim and have attended his Boot Camp seminar.
Tim is a “downhome, good ol’ boy” from
Alabama
.
I have
ordered his book, and I am letting you know about its release so you can
buy one too. But wait!
Don
’t
order it yet!
The
big news is that Tim is having an official launch of the book.
He has put together a really sweet deal to go with it.
Here’s
how it works ---- You buy
the book from his site and he will give you the opportunity to buy 2 tickets to his next live
event ($795 value) and a collection of his audio training downloads
($497 value). All this for a
low $89.
The tickets to one of Tim’s live
events are like gold. If you
have not heard Tim live, it is a real treat.
Tim was a stand up comedian early in his career, and he presents
his wisdom in a very entertaining way.
I promise you that you will learn valuable information and not
ever get bored in one of Tim’s live sessions.
This offer includes videos from
his extensive video teaching series.
In addition, bonuses are being
contributed by Tim’s friends and business associates.
More on the bonus items in the next issue.
The book launch is scheduled for
June 22. Wait until then to
buy your “My Mama” book when the book launch begins.
All these items will be available for $89.00.
You know that two tickets to one of Tim’s live events go for
much more than that. I
personally paid $495 for one ticket to the Boot Camp event over a year
ago.
Wait
till June 22 to buy the book. I
will give you the purchase link closer to the launch date.
Google
Universal Search
Google
has announced that it will change the way its search works.
Here is the press release of the announcement.
Google Begins Move to Universal Search
Google Introduces New Search Features and Unveils New Homepage Design
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (May
16, 2007) – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)
today announced its critical first steps toward a universal search model
that will offer users a more integrated and comprehensive way to search
for and view information online. The company also introduced an updated
homepage design and several new navigation features that make it faster
and easier for users to find the information they are looking for.
"Our focus has always been
making our users' search experience as simple and straightforward as
possible," said Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products
and user experience at Google. "The ultimate goal of universal
search is to break down the silos of information that exist on the web
and provide the very best answer every time a user enters a query. While
we still have a long way to go, today's announcements are a big step in
that direction."
Google's vision for universal
search is to ultimately search across all its content sources, compare
and rank all the information in real time, and deliver a single,
integrated set of search results that offers users precisely what they
are looking for. Beginning today, the company will incorporate
information from a variety of previously separate sources – including
videos, images, news, maps, books, and websites – into a single set of
results. At first, universal search results may be subtle. Over time
users will recognize additional types of content integrated into their
search results as the company advances toward delivering a truly
comprehensive search experience.
For example, a user searching
for information on the Star Wars character Darth Vader is likely
interested in all the information related to the character and the actor
– not just web pages that mention the movie. Google will now deliver a
single set of blended search results that include a humorous parody of
the movie, images of the Darth Vader character, news reports on the
latest Lucas film, as well as websites focused on the actor James Earl
Jones – all ranked in order of relevance to the query. Users no longer
have to visit several different Google search properties to find such a
wide array of information on the topic.
The Power of Google
Technology
Google is also in the process of deploying a new technical
infrastructure that will enable the search engine to handle the
computationally intensive tasks required to produce universal search
results. The company is also releasing the first stage of an upgraded
ranking mechanism that automatically and objectively compares different
types of information. As always, Google™ search results are ranked
automatically by algorithms to deliver the best results to users
anywhere in the world.
"Google has continued to
concentrate on improving the quality of search," said Udi Manber,
vice president of engineering at Google. "The level and speed of
search innovation at Google has increased. Most of this innovation
addresses basic ranking algorithms and is often not obvious to users.
Users just see more accurate results, more often, in more languages,
which is our primary goal."
New Navigation Features
New dynamically generated navigation links have been added above the
search results to suggest additional information that is relevant to a
user's query. For example, a search for "python" will now
generate links to Google Blog Search™, Google Book Search™, Google
Groups™, and Google Code™, to let the user know there is additional
information on his or her query in each of those areas. As a result,
users can find a wider array of information on their topic, including
data types they might not have initially considered.
Google's homepage and a number
of applications have also been updated with a new navigation bar to
provide easier access to popular Google products. Now, instead of having
links above the Google.com homepage search box, users will see a
navigation bar on the top left side of the page with various Google
search properties and popular products including Gmail™, Google
Calendar™, Google Docs & Spreadsheets™, and Picasa Web Albums™.
Experience the Experiments
Google also announced today a new experimental version of its popular
search service called Google Experimental™, available on Google Labs™.
This new test site provides users an opportunity to try out some of the
latest search experiments and innovations and provide Google with
feedback. One of the first experiments to be featured on the site
enables users to view their search results on a map or timeline. For
instance, when someone searches for "Albert Einstein" on
Google Experimental, they can choose to view the search results on a map
that shows locations mentioned within web pages about Albert Einstein or
on a timeline that illustrates the history of Albert Einstein's life.
More information on Google Experimental search is available at Google
Labs at http://labs.google.com.
About Google Inc.
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people
around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford
Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web
property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising
program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while
enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered
in
Silicon Valley
with offices throughout the
Americas
,
Europe
and
Asia
. For more information, visit www.google.com.
End of press release.
This will create a new dimension in
search engine optimization. We
do not have all the answers yet, but we will continue to monitor this
change and keep you current on it.
Keywords
Analyzer Video
Chris
Lee developed the enormously successful software package Keywords
Analyzer. In my opinion,
this package ranks second to the SBI Brainstorm It package for
researching keywords and competition for keywords.
He
produced a video that shows how Keywords Analyzer works.
The video shows what to consider when building a web page in
order to optimize it for the search engines.
View the video not from a point of buying Keywords Analyzer, but
from the knowledge that you can learn from it.
Notice
the priority that he gives to:
