Google accelerates searches

Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday with a new feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their request. The change, called “Google Instant,” is the closest the 12-year-old company has come yet to realizing its founders’ ambitions to build a search engine that reads its users’ minds. “I think it’s a little bit of... 

Google unveils ‘Google Instant’ to speed up Internet search

Google hit the fast-forward button on Internet search Wednesday, unveiling a new feature dubbed Google Instant that company executives said would make finding information not only faster but easier. Google Instant, which became available in the United States on Wednesday and will roll out across several European countries in the next few days and to the rest of the world and for mobile searches... 

Google changes the game… again

While today’s big Google Instant announcement doesn’t directly affect what we’re doing here at Strangeloop, it’s still incredibly exciting because it validates our core value proposition: Speed matters. When Google (or Google!, if you want to be a stickler) first launched back in 1998, it took a radical new approach toward search engine ranking. At the time, other engines ranked results... 

How Hyperlink Pop Impacts Your Website’s Web Page Rank

What’s Hyperlink Pop? Link recognition, sometimes known as “Hyperlink Pop,” performs an important role in determining a web site’s visibility among the many prime returned search results.  Your web site’s hyperlink pop can be determined by the quality, amount, and relevance of the other websites that link to your page. What’s Web page Rank? “Page Rank,” generally abbreviated PR,... 

Google debuts ‘Instant Search’

Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests. The change, called “Google Instant,” is the closest the 12-year-old company has come yet to realizing its founders’ ambition to build a search engine that reads its users’ minds. The achievement wasn’t lost on...