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Wendy's Web Search Blog September 2004 Archive

By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search since 2004

Brainstorming

Wednesday September 29, 2004
If you're like me, you need a good jolt of industrial strength coffee to get going in the morning. Recently, I needed to come up with a list of ... Read More

Going Global With SEO

Tuesday September 28, 2004
In today's increasingly diversified global market, a good question to ask yourself as a website owner is: should you go global? Do you have products or information that you ... Read More

Online Spending Is UP: Time to Optimize Your Site!

Monday September 27, 2004
An "Internet Retailer" article recently discussed the explosive growth of online spending, and how it is expected to continue growing (especially as we are heading into the Christmas season). ... Read More

Site Submission

Saturday September 25, 2004
One of the last steps you'll want to do in the process of search engine optimization is actually submitting, or registering, your site with the various search directories and engines. ... Read More

Ask Jeeves Upgrades

Friday September 24, 2004
Ask Jeeves last week rolled out their latest upgrades to their search engine service. Among other improvements is the ability to store, catalog, and even search personal search ... Read More

Search Engine Optimization

Wednesday September 22, 2004
Recently, the non-profit website that I oversee had some server issues and therefore was unable to be found for a couple of days. This may not seem like a ... Read More

Amazon Unveils New Search Engine

Friday September 17, 2004
Amazon is one of those sites that I could easily spend hours at, and quite often do. I buy books, download (free!) indie music, sell old textbooks, and make ... Read More

DogPile Changes Name to WebFetch

Wednesday September 15, 2004
Apparently, most people when thinking of DogPile don't automatically think of a search engine; they think of, well, something else. We'll let you use your imagination. So the ... Read More

Happy 35th Birthday, Internet!

Saturday September 11, 2004
Apparently the Internet is 35 years old this week . Who knew? It's come a long way, baby. I bet that the few young graduate students ... Read More

Online Travel

Thursday September 9, 2004
"We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment." ~Hilaire Belloc According to this article , there are a lot of people making travel arrangements online. I know ... Read More

What do people do while online?

Tuesday September 7, 2004
We all know that the Internet has evolved tremendously in the past decade; with commerce and communication taking up the bulk of most people's time online. What do people do ... Read More

SEO for an Ebay Store

Friday September 3, 2004
Ebay's internal search unfortunately does not bring up Ebay stores in its results; so storeowners have to come up with other ways to get their items noticed. In the ... Read More

A Search Engine That Scans Your Desktop?

Thursday September 2, 2004
I think any of us who ever have lost anything in the depths of our computers will be waiting with bated breath for this one! The Hindu Times reports ... Read More

Google: Not Your Mother's Search Engine

Thursday September 2, 2004
At the risk of dating myself, I remember the Net before Google. Gulp. Anyway, this little search engine that could has really come a long way, judging from ... Read More

Web search is a VERY popular activity

Wednesday September 1, 2004
If you are like 38 million other Americans, you spend a LOT of time searching on the Internet. It is now the most popular online activity, right after checking ... Read More
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