Google Testing New 'Streaming" Search Engine

According to an article on TechCrunch, Google has been testing search results that will change in real time as you type into your Google Search box. Google refers to this as a "streaming" search. As you key new characters into the search box – or remove characters – the entire search results page changes accordingly.



It will be very interesting to see how this will effect keyword based advertising, based on altering the letters in words and their context as you type. Results are going to change rapidly in this realtime scenario.

What Next for Generation Facebook?

An interesting article from the CEO of Google Eric Schmidt about his fears on how much personal information we're giving away online now and the repurcussions this could have for us the future - "My fears for Generation Facebook".

Star Spotting

The Perseid meteor shower occurs once a year in August. Apparently in optimal viewing conditions, you can see between 60 and 100 meteors per hour streaking across the sky.

Unfortunately, last night I ultimately failed in seeing another other than a police helicopter circling overhead and a slight twinkle of a low flying aircraft in the distance.

Unsurprisingly, though there are always 'Apps' that can help me identify what to look for in the night sky over the net few days. Google Sky Mapfor Android phones, or Star Map or Star Walk for the iPhone / iPad.

Mind you if all else fails, I could chat someone at NASA, as they'll be hosting a "chat with an expert" event during the peak shower times!

Apparently There's No New Twitter 'ShoutOut' Service

Yesterday blogger Louis Gray speculated about how 'ShoutOuts' could be a new Twitter service that will allow users to effectively ‘endorse’ other users, similar to the way the ‘Follow Friday’ tradition works. See the story at - http://bit.ly/bVIU33

Today Twitter have released an official statement saying that 'ShoutOut' is an internal service for employees - see the very funny statement at http://bit.ly/9I1fy1

Oxford Web SEO Launches New Blog

Hey there... We're Oxford Web SEO - a division of The Big Oxford Computer Co. Ltd. Welcome to our new blog...

We're going to be updating you with all of the latest SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) news and views on a regular basis. Giving you hints and tips on how to stay ahead in organic SEO and how to keep your website search engine visible in Google, Bing and Yahoo.

For starters, why not read this article from SEO Chat about 'Google Search Engine Optimization Tips'. Do you ever wish you had an SEO checklist of tips from Google on what you should and should not be doing with your website? This three part series covers the SEO Site Review given at Google I/O 2010 in May 2010.

You'll be amazed at some of the things you can simply do to your website to help improve your search results ranking. You don't need a huge budget to get the basics right, just time and patience; as well as an eye for detail and the knowledge of your organisation.

Give us a call on 01865 717770 if you'd like to have a chat about Oxford Web SEO and how we can improve your website rankings naturally.