Refusing to sit still long enough for anyone to catch up, Google has rolled out another Labs experiment to the public. Google Social Search Beta launched last October, hard on the heels of Personalized Search. But this week, Google graduated Social Search out of Labs and into the public sphere.
What Is Google Social Search?
As we [...]

Google has announced a major change in the way that they handle search results by including synonyms for some words that may be used in queries. How does this affect the position of your web pages in Google’s search results?
Why is it important that Google can deal with synonyms?
Google aims to display the best results [...]

Last month, Google started to display real-time results on the search engine result pages.
How do real-time results look like?
The real-time result box is displayed for search terms that are currently discussed on social network sites. To provide real-time results, Google started partnerships with Facebook, MySpace, FriendFeed, Jaiku, Identi.ca and Twitter:

How to get in Google’s [...]

Last month, Google started to display real-time results on the search engine result pages.
How do real-time results look like?
The real-time result box is displayed for search terms that are currently discussed on social network sites. To provide real-time results, Google started partnerships with Facebook, MySpace, FriendFeed, Jaiku, Identi.ca and Twitter:

How to get in Google’s [...]

Google Images has indexed billions of images. If your image can be found for the right keyword, then you will get targeted visitors to your website.
Why images can help you to get more visitors
Depending on the search query, Google displays several images above the regular search results. For example, try this search for [...]

Everyday it seems, people are asking me about the optimum number of inbound links they need to acquire for their website in order to rank well in Google.
My answer is going to seem a little flip, but it is the honest, best answer.
Answer: You need more inbound links – of equal or higher [...]

Can any new search engine beat Google, probably not, mainly because Google isn’t going anywhere but up. It is the dominant search engine with around 72 percent of U.S. online searches and its percentages are much higher in other parts of the world. (Source: Hitwise) However, there are some serious new competitors that may just [...]