Category Archives: Search Technology

Search Experience – Now, Part Two

Having reviewed some of the history of search, in Search Experience – Then, Part One, it’s obvious that search has evolved considerably in the last twenty years. So if you find yourself occasionally frustrated in searching for something, think how … Continue reading

Posted in Search, Search Technology | Tagged Bing, Google, IR, marketshare, search, Yahoo | 3 Comments

Search Experience – Then, Part One

It’s been an interesting two decades, during which time many fortunes were made and lost, much fame was gained, and some lost, and much progress was made in the capability of searching hundreds of billions of pages, and returning a result for our query in almost no time at all. Continue reading

Posted in Search, Search Experience Optimization, Search Technology | Tagged Aliweb, AllTheWeb, altavista, Ask Jeeves, BackRub, Bing, cuil, dmdoz, Excite, Google, Hotbot, infoseek, Inktomi, Instant, LiveSearch, Looksmart, Lycos, MSN Search, Open DIrectory Project, Overture, Snap, WebCrawler, World Wide Web Worm, Yahoo Search Directory | 3 Comments

How Critical is Page Speed?

“… the content and the reputation definitely matters a lot more than just the pure page speed.” Continue reading

Posted in Search Engine Optimization, Search Experience Optimization, Search Technology | Tagged asynchronous scripts, optimize, page speed | 1 Comment