Ok hands up all SEO’s who target only Google? Come on,,, Chances are the search marketing world is set to change, evolve if that’s that right terminology. Some believe that Google is likely to become the next “Microsoft.”

Which is your favourite search engine, or does it vary on a monthly basis? Do you have clients who ask for specific targetting in Live or Yahoo ?

Microsoft’s open document format for interchangeable web documents is finally given approval from the international standards designation.

Are we now seeing a truly open access to this standard or is it simply a case of cracking the Government and industry market place ?

Dan Horton SEO

so I have been pulling my hair out recently with the the amount of Firefox crashes 3 this morning already, I have trimmed down as many plugin’s as possible to no avail.. I even decide to update and download the beta of Firefox 3, and this is where it gets slightly suspicious, what’s happening with the 2 plugins I use 99% of the time?

yep SearchStatus and ShowIP both are incompatible with the Beta version of Firefox 3, so the 1 million dollar question

is it SearchStatus and Showip which is causing the errors in Firefox, If so the problem needs to be fixed asap or my love affair I have had with Firefox will be over and Microsoft will have me back for ever..

DaveN

from what I can see in last nights Vista update, Microsoft added Sliverlight has an optional update. so all but one machine in the office has silverlight on it, most people just ticked the box and installed it…

I know I shouldn’t be all happy but I have wanted to see silverlight on all vista machine for a long long time.

and we also got Office 2007 service pack at 200meg hehe, so if you are wondering why the internet is going slow today :)

DaveN

ok I know it’s only a beta, but WOW..

1 ) www.google.com - Google Maps - ajax is everywhere and date and time on iGoogle is messed up

2) www.ask.com - get’s a trust warning WTF

3) www.bbc.co.uk - the new Ajax customise you homepage

4) www.ebay.co.uk - get security warning for skype ! all the time and sign page all messed up

5) www.digg.com - menu systems all messed up

It’s drawing nearer by the day.. the event of the year 2008 Search Engine Strategies New York Conference. As is the Charity Party…

For those of you who haven’t quite worked it out Mr Naylor is British through and through. He likes to support a good cause and in this vain we as Brits should support Mel Carson (Microsoft). Iv’e met Mel myself and have lots of respect for someone doing their bit for charity especially when the cause is close to their own heart.

Go Mel Go !

The National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease needs support as do the other charities involved in the SES charity party.

Come on BRITS GET BEHIND MEL AND VOTE

Vote for Mel Carson Now.

For those of us looking to become a Microsoft adCenter expert in the UK the wait is over. Announced at SES London, if you missed it, was that adCenter customers UK based can now sign up to the adExcellence exam.

The adExcellence training promises to heighten your industry recognition and an improvement on ROI.  With the chance to build up your adCenter  expertise for free in a virtual classroom and then demonstrate that knowledge through the exam, the ultimate goal is to get listed in the Membership Directory.

The training takes you through what Microsoft adCenter is all about with an in-depth look at editorial guidelines and getting the most out of advertising through click quality whilst making you aware of trademarks. As you would expect effective advertising is covered and an introduction to dynamic text. With client focus much more on tracking their progress the adExcellence classroom will also be your best guide to tracking Ad performance.

Fancy earning $30 million? Easy, it’s not through adwords or SEO customers. Just develop a robotic rover to land there by  2014  and transmit some data back to earth.

I wonder if Microsoft will double prize money if in addition you find another life form who have not yet heard of Vista…

I read to today from the BBC that Microsoft are “hiring a firm that specialises in proxy battles” in order to get rid of the current board of directors at Yahoo. A good way to gain the sympathy of the shareholders vote to secure the Yahoo deal ?

No, probably not. Never the less this does push Yahoo into moving quicker. You have to admire the commitment in following the Yahoo bid and tactics like this have been used before by other Search Engines. Business is business. In any event Microsoft will eventually gather more and more kudos for advertising and online search.

With the Microsoft bid on Yahoo and Google still aquiring more and more companies will we recognise the face of search in years to come ? Microsoft are well known for selling software, will they need to change their identity to make some real headway within the search industry?

How indeed can you become a leader within search when your are late into the game ?

Google on the other hand are known primarily for search yet are going fully into online office soultions and the mobile market.