|
|
comScore data shows Google growth still strong21st April 2008 1:25 pm Live Search comScore data released today shows that despite fears over the health of the Google and it’s online advertising division it is still going strong and increasing it’s share of the search engine market. According the figures published Google upped its share of core searches from 59.2% the previous month to 59.8%, an increase of 0.6% Overall the total number of searches done in March was up 9% with Google outstripping this trend with with a 10% gain. Yahoo retained it’s strong second position with MSN & Live in third place and AOL & Ask in 4th and 5th position. Full figures available here at comScore’s website : comScore Releases March 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings Would you like to know more about the internet search market? If so, contact Hit Search, SEMPO accredited Search Engine Optimisation and Pay Per Click specialists, on 0845 643 9289. Remember, its a big world out there, make sure you become visible. Google’s US market share rise amidst reports of a global decline20th March 2008 12:39 pm Live Search Figures released by comScore today show that in the US Google’s share rose from 58.5% in January to 59.2 in Februrary (although the overall number of searches was 6% less). This was follwed by a report on ZDNet announcing “Google sees dip in global web-search share” and quotes further comScore data as showing a decline in it’s global share from 63.1% to 62.8% month on month. Yahoo’s share of the US market slipped from 22.2% in January to 21.6% in February and Microsoft’s searches showing a slight drop from 9.8% to 9.6%. Would you like to know more about this subject? If so, contact Hit Search, SEMPO accredited Search Engine Optimisation and Pay Per Click specialists, on 0845 643 9289. Remember, its a big world out there, make sure you become visible. Windows Live in $500,000 donation10th March 2008 9:08 pm Live Search Operation Smile, a worldwide children’s medical charity, today announced that Microsoft Corp. donated $500,000 to the organization as part of a ’sharing smiles’ campaign from Windows Live. The funds will be used to provide free physical examinations and surgical treatment to children in 26 countries in 2008. Microsoft partnered with Operation Smile to commemorate its 25th Anniversary, and celebrate the launch of Windows Live (http://www.windowslive.com), a set of free online services designed to help people communicate and share with the important people in their lives from anywhere they have Web access across multiple devices. The donation culminates a two-month campaign that encouraged Windows Live customers to share photos of their smiles with people around the world to show their support for the cause. The donation from the Windows Live campaign will help enable Operation Smile to provide 2,083 free surgical treatments to children during the upcoming year. “Windows Live is proud to join with Operation Smile in its pursuit to change children’s lives, one smile at a time,” said Chris Jones, corporate vice president of Windows Live Experience Program Management at Microsoft. Operation Smile celebrated its 25th Anniversary with the World Journey of Smiles (WJOS), simultaneous medical missions to 40 sites in 25 countries worldwide. From November 7-16, free physical examinations were provided to 7,414 patients, and 4,086 children born with cleft lips and cleft palates received free surgical treatment during the WJOS. The initiative mobilized more than 700 volunteers from the United Sates and more than 1,000 volunteers from 43 other countries working in 40 hospitals, care centers and clinics in 25 countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. “This donation and partnership are a great way to culminate our 25th Anniversary and the World Journey of Smiles,” said Dr. Bill Magee, Operation Smile CEO and Co-founder. “This alliance with Windows Live demonstrates that a smile is a universal language, and this donation will help us bring new smiles to children in need.” Microsoft expand into Latin American mobile search market with Telefónica.13th February 2008 10:00 am Live Search It seems the big players are falling over themselves to get into this area : Continuing their mutual commitment to provide customers with a convenient way to stay in touch with people and information, Microsoft Corp. and Telefónica SA, one of the leading integrated operators in the world, today announced that Telefónica has agreed to adopt Windows Live services for mobile phones for all of Telefónica’s Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)-based handsets in 12 countries in Latin America, specifically those in which Telefónica operates its cellular services under the brand Telefónica movistar. Customers of Telefónica movistar throughout Latin America will have access to Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Spaces from their phone, enjoying one of the leading instant message, Web mail and communications services worldwide. Initial Windows Live Services are already available for Telefónica cellular customers in Argentina and Chile, and for Vivo customers in Brazil, and will soon be launched in a phased approach across the rest of the countries. The 12 countries that benefit from this relationship are Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. “Microsoft’s alliance with Telefónica will enable a much broader group of consumers to experience the benefits that Windows Live has to offer, providing easy access from virtually anywhere,” said Matt Champagne, director of product management of the Mobile Communications Business for Microsoft. “Our partnership allows us to extend the value of our key services to customers in Latin America, opening new avenues for increased productivity and seamless connectivity.” “Our collaboration allows both Microsoft and Telefónica to expand the depth and breadth of the services we bring to our mutual customers, driving up mobile usage and facilitating increased connectivity to real-time communications capabilities,” said Luis Miguel Gilpérez, director, Mobile Business at Telefónica Internacional. Microsoft Office Live small business launches new tools11th February 2008 8:57 am Live Search To help small businesses effectively market themselves and sell online, Microsoft Office Live Small Business today launched new features and enhancements to its Web service. New features include Store Manager, an e-commerce tool to help small businesses easily sell products on their own Web site and on eBay; and E-mail Marketing beta, to make sending e-mail newsletters and promotions simple and affordable. Small businesses that sign up will receive a valuable set of tools and features for free, including Web hosting; rich site design capabilities; numerous productivity applications; contact management software for performing basic customer relationship management (CRM); and custom domain name registration with 100 business e-mail accounts (custom domains are free for the first year). This release is also compatible with the Firefox 2.0 Web browser, making the service accessible on both Macs and PCs. Despite consumers’ growing tendency to search for products and services online, about half of the small businesses in the United States with fewer than 10 employees do not have a Web site.1 With eight out of 10 Americans today spending as much time online as they do watching TV,2 small businesses could be at a disadvantage. “Today having a professional Web site is as essential to running a small business as having business cards,” said Baris Cetinok, director of product management and marketing for Microsoft Office Live Small Business. “By making it simple and affordable to develop and maintain a Web site, and offering user-friendly sales and marketing features, Office Live Small Business provides a one-stop shop to help small businesses easily take, promote and manage their businesses online.” Cetinok also points out that once small businesses have a Web site, they do not always take advantage of online marketing techniques to drive traffic and sales.3 “We design our features specifically with the needs of small businesses in mind,” Cetinok said. “Our Store Manager e-commerce tool, our e-mail marketing feature, and the updated adManager search marketing tool are user-friendly and low cost, and work together.” Although it is designed to be an easy “do-it-yourself” service, Office Live Small Business also provides customers with access to designers and developers with helpful “do-it-for-me” solutions. From Web designers who can produce rich, sophisticated Web sites to developers who create custom applications for specific industry verticals and much more, third-party partners can help Office Live Small Business customers get the most from the service. Following is a detailed overview of the new features and enhancements: Getting Online * Store Manager is a hosted e-commerce service that enables users to easily sell products on their own Web site and on eBay. ($39.95 per month) * E-mail Marketing beta enables users to stay connected to current customers and introduce themselves to new ones by sending regular e-mail newsletters, promotions and updates (200 e-mails per month free during beta). Managing a Business * Business applications are now included free to all customers and are easier to navigate and use. Two of the most popular applications - Team Workspace and Document Manager - are automatically provisioned. Customers can easily activate any of the more than 20 others, such as Project Manager. Get more details at http://www.smallbusiness.officelive.com
Live Search Webmaster Center is er… Live16th November 2007 5:54 pm Live Search The Live Search Webmaster Center Team excited posted on the official blog that the long awaited web master central is now open for a public beta.
The guys commented that “Webmaster Tools: Open for Business; This week we’re excited to announce that the Live Search Webmaster Center has moved out of its closed beta and we are now open for a public beta. In conjunction with this release we want to announce the creation of the Live Search Webmaster Center blog. In an effort to serve our webmaster community better we will be sharing information on how to improve your crawlablity and visibility. We want the center and the blog to be a place for two way communication between Live Search and the webmaster community because we understand that SEO’s and webmasters need this kind of information and the tools we are building to keep their sites performing well. In the coming weeks we’ll blog in detail about the improvements that we’ve made. Being a webmaster is what you do best. We want to provide a service that will help make you even better. Enjoy!! Issues have arisen since its launch yesterday and a lot of people are getting the error message “Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again.”; given its still in Beta mode small errors like these are to be expected but hopefully they are ironed out quickly. Andrew Redfern If you to know more about the world of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and would like us to look at your website then contact drop Hit Search a line with the quick form on the bottom of the page. Remember, its a big world outthere, make sure you become visible. New Updates to Live Search Mobile21st October 2007 9:48 pm Live Search On Monday the 15th MSN released a number of updates for our Live Search Mobile products, including:
Voice input and gas prices in Live Search for Windows Mobile Live Search has been a hit with Windows Mobile enthusiasts for awhile now. It’s a great way to get local search, mapping and navigation. You can now speak your query instead of typing it! Just press the lower left soft-key and say what you want, for example, “Anthony’s Pizza” or “Hardware Stores”. Live Search uses voice recognition technology to understand what you’re asking for and gives you results. Beta Live Search for BlackBerry devices Improved mapping and directions There have been a number of improvements to it-especially in mapping and navigation.New map styles throughout this product that make the maps even more readable on small screens. Directions now also take into account current traffic conditions-and if traffic is especially bad you can choose to have the system reroute you to avoid traffic backups. If your company wants to embrace Mobile Search then contact HitSearch and see how we can help your business grow. Remember, its a big world outthere, make sure you become visible. Subscribe To Our RSS Feed! 
|
Contact Hit Search 0845 643 9289 Please fill out the form below to be contacted by one of our Online Marketing Specialists. 
|
Hit Search Company Address: Hit Search Limited, Liverpool Innovation Park, Liverpool Digital, Baird House, Liverpool, Merseyside, L7 9NG, Telephone Number: 0845 643 9289 Advertising Contact 0845 643 9289 |
