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Google unveiled its Knowledge Graph recently, which it called the “first step in the next generation of search.” Chinese search giant Baidu isn’t impressed, saying Google’s semantic search isn’t new, and Baidu has been doing it better since 2009  

Semantic search has become a hot topic with the advent of "smart" computers like Watson and clever websites like Wolfram Alpha. Under the covers it relies on the emerging set of technologies that make up the semantic web.  

Search runner-up Bing almost beat Google to the punch but the knockout effect lasted less than a week. Introducing a beautifully revamped search engine, which takes into account your social graph, and announcing that “search goes social”, Microsoft ...  

Google has taken its first tentative steps into the world of semantic search, with the launch of the Knowledge Graph.The search giant constantly tweaks the way its service works but the addition of semantic search to its search engine is the biggest change yet for the search giant.Instead of pushing people to other sites, it has begun adding information to its own site – something which could have implications for sites such as Wikipedia...  

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Google has gone through several updates in the past few months from the emphasis on Google+ to the most recent Panda update. Now, Google announced it is going to implement "semantic search" within the next few months. So what is semantic search? Basically, Google is focusing more on relevant and useful results&. For example, when you search for "Disneyland", you will also see other key attributes that Google knows about the theme park...  

In March, Search Engine Journal reported that Google+ was planning on making drastic algorithmic changes to provide its users with better search results. The changes, which are primarily focused on incorporating new semantic technology, will allow G...  

Google seems to be eking out a major new tweak to its search results. Reportedly spotted by several users, the search pages are now displaying semantic data nestled to the right of the regular results. Such information tries to tie in relevant facts related to the subject of your search rather than just providing links [...]read more  

Google has taken its first steps in offering up facts as well as links in its search results. Taking up the mantle that was first laid down in a clumsy manner by Ask Jeeves, the search giant has made no secret of the fact that it is looking to implement semantic search into Google.Eventually it is hoping that the new system will be more like "how humans understand the world".The way it is doing this is by matching up search queries with a...  

Sean Golliher of SemanticWeb.com commented on the news, “For those involved in the Semantic Web, Google's 'Knowledge Graph' is nothing new. After watching the video, and reading through the announcements, the ...  

April 2012 marks the fifth anniversary of the Data Model Meeting at the British Library, London attended by participants interested in the fit between RDA: Resource Description and Access and the models used in other metadata communities, especially those working in the Semantic Web environment. This meeting, informally known as the "London Meeting", has proved to be a critical point in the trajectory of libraries from the traditional data...  

It’s the coloring contest that blows all others out of the water. Second-grader Dylan Hoffman of Wisconsin scored a $30,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 technology grant for his school, and a Chromebook as the winner of Doodle 4 Google 2012.  

The new Auction Insights report answers the question about who competes in a given auction. It shows the display URL domain of the advertiser who is your competitor in that auction. This key data compares you to your competitors in the auction.  

European antitrust chiefs are offering Google a chance to end the 18-month investigation into alleged monopoly abuses by the company. U.S. senators say the deal is a positive step forward in addressing the concerns they also have with the firm.  

Bing Senior Product Manager Duane Forrester posted five tips for webmasters to help diversify their traffic sources and avoid major losses during algorithm changes, using a poem about Google’s Penguin and Panda updates to illustrate his point.  

With the continuing evolution of social search, you can never know too much about your audience. SEOs should evaluate whether they're being filtered out of users social bubbles of influence and becoming prone to unintentional information isolation.  

Google’s logo has transformed into an analog synthesizer, developed in HTML5 so you can actually play it online, record your own tracks, and then share them. The Google Doodle is in honor of the 78th birthday of electronic music pioneer Bob Moog.  

Google is testing the insertion of a new line of text located above the top block of paid search advertisements. The "Ads related to" notation appears for certain search queries. A similar test appeared last year but was never fully rolled out.  

A search marketing realignment, reorientation, and for some, total reinvention is in order following Google’s multiple updates in 2012. Here are a few tips for small businesses on how to adapt and launch diverse and creative marketing strategies.  

A Wall Street Journal article on Google’s Penguin update highlighted some of the damage done to small businesses. Taking a quick look at these hurting websites offers some reasons why they have lost their search rankings and traffic from Google.  

Google reports it receives over 250,000 requests to take down URLs accused of copyright infringement each week. In the past month, Google has received requests from 1,000 copyright owners to remove pages from 24,000 websites from search results.  

Three new Google Search features are part of their “next generation search” project, Knowledge Graph. Info boxes, segmented results based on query context and suggestions based on popular queries negate the need to even click off the SERP for info.  

Google has confirmed that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola. The deal is expected to be closed by this Wednesday, with the requirement that the Android system remain free and open to use for five years.  

Facebook is rolling out its Offers marketing platform to local businesses in the U.S.. Before, Offers - which competes with Google's platform by the same name - had been available to a limited number of test partners during the last four months.  

Google’s Penguin Update, much like Panda last year, has angered SEOs and webmasters, most of whom say they have played by Google’s rules. Anchor text diversity and link relevancy may be two key factors of Penguin, according to more early analysis.  

Ever wanted to find really random sites or articles, but when you search in Google all you get are results from the most popular websites? Meet Million Short, a new search engine that lets you purge up to 1 million of the web's most prominent sites.  

Google has moved that its patent infringement case with Oracle be declared a mistrial following only partial findings of infringement. The jurors found that while Google had infringed upon Oracle Java API copyright in certain claims on the case.  

There are a seemingly endless number of options, and not all of them are readily apparent in the Google AdWords interface. Keep these settings in mind when creating your next new campaign to potentially turn mediocre results into amazing results!  

One of the greatest joys of site migration is discovering that your social share counts don’t follow 301 redirects. But those Facebook Likes, Tweets and Google +1s that we’ve worked so hard to capture don’t have to evaporate with a click of a mouse.  

Are you a business owner hit by Google's Penguin update? Arm yourself with the tools necessary to understand what may have caused your search rankings to drop, as well as how you can avoid similar issues from coming back to bite you in the future.  

In drawing comparisons to newspapers and other media outlets, scholar Eugene Volokh makes the case against government intervention in search results with a compelling argument to protect the First Amendment editorial rights of Google's algorithm.  

The judge who is hearing the case said that the most Oracle may end with as a result of that infringement was statutory damages – which are limited to just $150,000. Oracle had originally been seeking billions of dollars in damages from Google.  

Google pays tribute to moms this Mother’s Day, with a new animated logo that brings letters of the logo to life as Mom receives a flower and hugs from her kids. Google also featured “super-user” Google+, YouTube and Google Play moms on their blog.  

Google Webmaster Tools has a new look that augments the new functionality Webmaster Tools received last month. The changes include a new look to the dashboard, redesigned menus and a style that more tightly integrates with other Google properties.  

Some Google users in a test group are seeing a big change to their search results. Search queries for movies, TV shows, people, sports teams, music, books are among those triggering these direct answers directly on Google’s search result pages.  

Hit by a Google penalty because low-quality sites are linking to yours? This process will help you conduct a backlink audit of your website, drill down to identify bad links, and share tools to help you hunt down people who can remove those links.  

Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of photo-sharing service Instagram is reportedly facing delays of several months, as U.S. regulators probe the deal. As part of the investigation, the Federal Trade Commission has contacted Google and Twitter.  

A new survey finds 48 percent of respondents dislike the idea of Facebook launching its own search engine to directly compete with Google and Bing. The same survey also found Facebook could potentially capture 22 percent of the global search market.  

Google and Bing can only get you so far. If you work in an extremely competitive industry you may find yourself paying anywhere from $30 to $50+ per click. Working with second tier engine/networks can provide an abundance of traffic at a low cost.  

Don't try too hard to look for dates and names of updates. Rather, look more to the effects as Google’s algorithm evolves so you can adapt accordingly. What really matters is that Google is looking harder at link spam now, so you should be too.  

Do you love beer? Do you love Android? Meet KegDroid, a revolutionary new way to get your beer! Designed by a Google employee, KegDroid's design lets you select and order your beer at the click of a button and then dispenses your favorite brew.  

If you're advertising mobile apps, it just got a lot easier to position your apps in front of active searchers. Not only did your marketing reach expand, but you can more easily track downloads. Here's a rundown of Google's new mobile ad options.  

Google has finally shut its Wave tool and told web users they can no longer access their group discussions and collaborative projects unless they use Chrome. IE and Firefox users are told hosting servers for the service have been closed completely.  

"Google drives all my traffic, now I'm screwed!” It’s a familiar refrain among small- to medium-sized businesses in the wake of Google Penguin. Learn how adding the influence of social media and public relations to your marketing mix can help.  

The new social reporting in Google Analytics provides marketers and site owners a lot of additional information, but these reports – which provide lots of bits and pieces of information, some of it useful, much of it not – fail to tell a full story.  

How does Google use human raters as part of its algorithm? Do those raters have a direct affect on Google’s search results and rankings? Google’s Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts discusses search quality raters in this Google Webmaster Help video.  

What can in-house SEOs do if/when Google’s algorithm updates, such as Penguin, hit your website hard? Besides avoiding SEO shortcuts to get your site top rankings on search engines, having a plan of action and creating a long-term plan can help.  

An analysis of websites that have been hit by Google Penguin and Panda in recent weeks offer some helpful ideas for those looking to clean up and recover. Here’s an overview of what tactics hurt sites and what you to do if your site was affected.  

What Google says about link schemes is important to understand. Understanding the gray area between what Google says and what (currently) works is a different matter. This post examines each of the examples of link schemes provided by Google.  

Google is a big data company, so the future of the search industry will be informed by the field of big data. As primary user data becomes more impactful, will the onsite optimization playbooks that we’ve carried for years become dead weight?  

While SEOs and webmasters this side of China are busy analyzing what might constitute over-optimization and how to recover from Google Penguin, let's examine one under optimized website. And might this "natural beauty" offer any SEO insights?  

The ruling brings an end to second phase in the ongoing battle over Android's use of Java code. Oracle had previously won a partial victory on the matter of copyright infringement, though the jury remained split on other elements of the case.  

Within Google Analytics exists a wealth of available data that is often overlooked. Here are three features that can give you a fresh look to your data. Using them can help you find a great new opportunity or diagnose a long-standing problem.  

Mozilla has accused Microsoft of failing in its commitment to give users a choice in browsers. Mozilla says Internet Explorer will be the only browser able to run on Windows 8, at the expense of rival browsers like Firefox, Safari and Chrome.  

From Google+’s Panda, Search Plus Your World and Venice updates, in the last year alone the SEO landscape has changed. And while that means your SEO strategy will change, too, there is one thing that remains the same…keywords. Keywords rema...  

Google is embarking on an awareness-raising program that will see it notify, via its own search results pages, roughly half a million users that they may be on the brink of losing their internet connection as a result of a malware infection.  

Google has released a new version of its iPhone search app, boasting a revamped interface, full screen image searches and improved search speeds. The update makes app pages load faster and autocomplete search suggestions appear more quickly.  

Those in charge of SEO for websites or brands impacted by the Penguin update are scrambling to find answers and insights in order to hopefully stay afloat. Clearly, the rules have changed. Building a business purely with SEO no longer works.  

Today's Google Doodle is a tribute to archaeologist Howard Carter, who discovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922. The logo features Carter standing in front of the sarcophagus, amid other ancient Egyptian artifacts excavated from the tomb.  

Whether or not Google's commenting system becomes reality, the chances of it being a new signal in their ranking algorithms should be enough to encourage many webmasters to consider switching to this system from whatever they currently use.  

With a focus on privacy and keeping data safe, Piwik is a web analytics package that aims to be a free software alternative to Google Analytics. Here are some of Piwik’s features and how it compares to other top-billing analytics packages.  

Google Chrome overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the world's most popular web browser for a full week for the first time in its history. Chrome enjoyed a week-long surge in use between May 14 and 20, according to StatCounter.  

Wil Wheaton may no longer be the “mortal enemy” of fictional character Sheldon Cooper on the CBS TV Show "The Big Bang Theory", but the actor and writer isn’t hiding his contempt for how Google is forcing Google+ down the throats of users.  

On May 16th, Google announced Knowledge Graph, supposedly an entirely new breed of search (for a more detailed explanation service, check out this blog post from Browser Media. They hope that this latest innovation will change the way people ...  

What began with chalk drawings on unused advertising panels in New York City subways ended with international superstardom and a life cut prematurely short, all within the space of a decade. Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Keith Haring.  

Google CEO Larry Page took the stage at Zeitgeist 2012 to talk Beyond Today, though in fact he spent the majority of his time reiterating the rapid-fire changes at Google and explaining their evolutionary motivations over the past year.  

Google and the National Security Agency's possibly secret relationship will remain secret. The Federal Appeals Court has upheld the NSA's decision not to release information confirming or denying if they have a relationship with Google.  

The right Custom Reports can be incredible time savers. Instead of spending time digging around for important metrics, you can find what you need separated neatly into columns for some analysis that will lead to some actionable insight.  

While Google’s Penguin update, unnatural link warnings, two Panda refreshes, and a parking domain classifier issue made headlines in April, Google announced that is launched more than 50 other changes to its algorithm during the month.  

Google has announced that the Google Analytics Social Reports will now track backlinks and make link graph information accessible to webmasters. Google already tracks links back to your site, they said; now you can see this data, too.  

Inktomi back in the day was the top search engine and worth billions. But the story that you don't hear very often is how it died. Diego Basch, a current LinkedIn employee and former Inktomi engineer tells his version of the story.  

Google’s battle to retain search supremacy is seeing it roll something it claims will take us closer to the "computers of Star Trek". Google has unveiled The Knowledge Graph, which it claims will give you the answers you really want, we presume instead ...  

Google search will soon do more than simply hunt down words - instead, it will 'answer questions' in a drastic makeover for the search engine. Within months, Google searches will no longer throw up a simple list of blue links - a huge change for the page ...  

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Google+ is in the process of a site-wide rollout of Hangouts On Air, allowing all social network users to broadcast live. Videos are automatically recorded and uploaded to YouTube and the creator’s Google+ profile for sharing.  

The high-profile patent infringement battle between Google and Oracle has entered jury deliberations. The juror panel will now decide whether Google infringed on Oracle's Java patents in developing its Android mobile platform.  

the search giant has been quietly building up to what could be an even more fundamental shift in the way we view search engines and the Internet in general. After being hinted at back in March, Google has finally launched its version of semantic search ...  

Three new features are coming to Google News in the U.S. Google is increasing the size of images on its main page, adding a new Realtime Coverage page, and adding Google+ discussions about news stories, the company announced.  

Apple's upcoming iOS 6 release will be reportedly be headlined by the debut of Apple's own mapping application, replacing the Google Maps application which has been part of the platform since the release of the first iPhone.  

Google Search Goes Semantic - The Knowledge GraphiProgrammerIf Google wants to stay ahead in search, it has to innovate and, since the introduction of the page rank algorithm, core innovation has been very slow. What Google has announced is at best a move towards a more semantic search algorithm and at worst ...and more »  

Darin Stewart Research Director 1 year with Gartner 15 years IT industry. Darin Stewart is a research director for Gartner in the Collaboration and Content Strategies service. He covers a broad range of technologies that ...  

Once upon a time, search was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Most of us still couldn't live without it, but hardly an hour goes by that we aren't cursing the lousy results from our otherwise favorite search engine. Queries ...  

Google Semantic Search Google's new Knowledge Graph dives into the semantics of your search, putting questions in context so you can find what you want. Andromeda the galaxy, or something else? Google One of Google’s stated goals is to index all of the ...  

Google announced they're rolling out new enhancements to their search technology and they're calling it the “Knowledge Graph.” For those involved in the Semantic Web Google's “Knowledge Graph” is nothing new.  

#googlesearch Google's next-generation search technology, Knowledge Graph, is starting to roll out today, and it's going to make searching Google a lot richer. Knowledge Graph connects your search query to Google's knowledgebase of over 500 million people, things, and places to show you relevant info in a sidebar along your search results. More »  

Lance Whitney / CNET: Google adds more semantic smarts to its search engine  —  Google seems to be eking out a major new tweak to its search results.  —  Reportedly spotted by several users, the search pages are now displaying semantic data nestled to the right of the regular results.  

Google rolling out semantic search resultsExaminer.comSearch “GOOG Stock” for example and a real-time stock ticker will be the first search result. Look for a local eatery and, if you've enabled location awareness, Google will show a map alongside the results. Type in a formula, Google will provide the ...and more »  

Google Semantic Search – A Threat to BloggersBlogote (blog)Google is also an aid to webmasters and bloggers as it brings search traffic to their websites, which means more readers and ultimately more money to the website owner, thanks to Google-owned networks like Google Adsense. Google is now moving forward.and more »  

The changes, which are primarily focused on incorporating new semantic technology, will allow Google to better understand search queries and include answers and information at the top of the search results page. ... startup I gained direct experience related to business development, search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), conversion rate optimization (CRO), online marketing, mergers and acquisition, product development...  

During my time as a managing member of an educational startup I gained direct experience related to business development, search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), conversion rate optimization (CRO), online marketing, mergers and ...  

Several types of searches, those with immediate answers, will not get an info box to the right of the search results, similar to the Google+ box, with information about the query as well as additional links. The type of information varies with the query ...  

So, Google wasn't merry-dancing when it promised to update its search engine with new "semantic" algorithms. One of our readers sent in the screen grab above, which shows what happens when they search for "Howard Carter." In addition to all the ...  

Sydney Morning Herald5 Tools to Make Semantic Search Work for Your Google RankingSearch Engine Marketing (blog)Google recently announced that it would be moving its search engine into a new direction: to become an “answers engine” through semantic search and this change could have quite an impact on how website ranks in the Google SERPs.Google Over Optimized Site Crackdown - Is Your Site Good to Go?TechnoratiMatt Cutts Going to the Roots: How...  

I tried the feature on my end, plugging in "Howard Carter," "English football ... Microsoft TechNet Magazine and writes for other computer publications and Web sites. Lance is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and he is not an employee of ...  

Keywords have always been the foundation of any SEO campaign even with the latest algorithm updates like Panda and Search, plus Your World. With these new changes, the basic principles of SEO are still valid by having relevant targeted keywords in title ...  

Following a March 15 Wall Street Journal article, “Google Gives Search a Refresh,” the topic of semantic search has again become a hot-button issue for SEOs and webmasters. In that article, author Amir Efrati refers to coming changes across Google ...  

Google has been displaying more than blue links in search results  for a while now. And soon, users will be able to find more facts and direct answers to their queries on top of search results. This comes from the Wall Street Journal, which reported on an ...  

In the next several years, it's quite possible that the way we think about keyword targeting within the SERP may undergo a significant, perhaps radical transformation; even to the point where a good portion of the time the ads being triggered against ...  

Erin Everhart is the director of web and social media marketing ... your content, your links. Whatever way you slice it, keywords are everywhere in SEO. Semantic search uses artificial intelligence in order to understand the searcher’s intent and the ...  

The concept of showing us a page full of links seems ... CPM based revenue streams within the ‘answer’ space. *This blog post was written by both David Towers (Head of SEO) and Greg Shickle (Head of Performance Media) at MEC UK. David Towers is SEO ...  

Web design is really a term which identifies the way any website is sent to the conclusion users on the internet with the use of different internet explorer like Ie, Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. Net website design bangkok ...  

Google today formally launches some anticipated and previously glimpsed semantic features for its core English search engine on Google.com accessed through computers, phones and tablets.  

"We are at the beginning of a transformation that will take us from a search engine to a knowledge engine. " Google's product manager, summed it tha.  

(You’re probably already seeing some of this in action.) So, not only will you have to be competing with companies for ranking, exposure and clicks in Google, but you’re competing against Google itself. And users aren’t going to leave ...  

Brown University is in the process of implementing VIVO, an open source semantic web application that supports and facilitates research discovery within and among institutions. The Brown University Library is seeking a ...  

Until now, a lot of stress was laid on the use of right keywords and key phrases, in order to gain the search engine momentum; and even though Google updated its algorithms, namely Venice, Panda, Search Plus Your World etc, the ...  

A few weeks ago, myself and Jon Voss had the pleasure of speaking at the 'Libraries, Media & The Semantic Web' event hosted by the BBC Academy, along with folks from the New York Times, the BBC, Google in the guise of ...  

Google has made several changes and updates to search engine algorithms, which will greatly affect how sites will be crawled and how SERPS recognize a particular keyword. These recent changes will also impact how ...  

The Brown University Library is recruiting a Semantic Web Programmer/Developer. Here's an excerpt from the ad (job #: B01403): The Semantic Web Programmer/Developer is responsible for data ingest planning and ...  

Wikipedia has secured $1.7 million of grant from Google Inc, Paul Allen's foundations, and Gordon Moore who is the co-founder of Intel, whereas Paul Allen is the co-founder of Microsoft, to work on Wikidata project.  

Google's Semantic Search to revolutionize the traditional SEO (freshtechweb.com); Two Views Regarding How to Apply the Semantic Web (semanticweb.com); Google to embrace “semantic search” to improve results ...  

The Semantic Web has been attracting considerable attention the last few years. From the point of view of Knowledge Representation, the Semantic Web affords opportunities for both research and application.  

The upgrade to Google's core search product is intended to make results more relevant, by trying to understand the context of the request(ZDNet UK - Web Apps)  

Semantic search has become a hot topic with the advent of.  

New changes are being made as we speak. The internet community has been moving into the new WEB 2.0 and HTML5 is being implemented. What does this...  

Ryan DeShazer of Search Insider recently shared his insights on how SEO needs to adapt or in order to stay current with Google's planned semantic search updates.  

kermedia: Google's semantic search is a reality (sort of). Google is getting better at knowing what users are looking for -… http://t.co/jDfntge8  

A library implementing the 'SemVer' scheme.  

A library implementing the 'SemVer' scheme.  

Sharif Sakr of Engadget reports that Google has started to peek-a-boo it's evolving semantic search capabilities.  

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