Comments on: Don’t be ripped off by the search scoundrels http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2008/06/05/dont-be-ripped-off-by-the-search-scoundrels/ Travel industry thinking from Stephen Budd and Vicky Brock at Highland Business Research Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:06:34 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Vicky http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2008/06/05/dont-be-ripped-off-by-the-search-scoundrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Vicky Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:38:43 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=119#comment-1041 Thanks James and I think its an epidemic here too - also in my humble opinion :-) The problem (from a selfish perspective as a consultant) is once people have a bad experience, it tars & reduces trust towards all the genuine skilled professionals. You must particularly find this in SEO? Thanks James and I think its an epidemic here too – also in my humble opinion :-)

The problem (from a selfish perspective as a consultant) is once people have a bad experience, it tars & reduces trust towards all the genuine skilled professionals.

You must particularly find this in SEO?

]]> By: James Burchill http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2008/06/05/dont-be-ripped-off-by-the-search-scoundrels/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 James Burchill Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:06:39 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=119#comment-1040 I couldn't agree more. Very well written and I only wish there were more people like you sharing this message. Frankly it's tiresome watching clients waste money on poor service, and here in Canada it's an epidemic! This is of course just my opinion... *grin* I couldn’t agree more. Very well written and I only wish there were more people like you sharing this message. Frankly it’s tiresome watching clients waste money on poor service, and here in Canada it’s an epidemic! This is of course just my opinion… *grin*

]]> By: Vicky http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2008/06/05/dont-be-ripped-off-by-the-search-scoundrels/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Vicky Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:09:22 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=119#comment-986 Thanks for sharing your expertise Ela. You're absolutely spot on in terms of the influence this has had on user behaviour. I would agree that it has mainstreamed a lot of "social media" by bringing it direct to the searcher. At a personal level, I now see more than half the views of my images on Flickr coming direct from search engines, whereas pre-blended search they would come predominately only from other Flickr users. Interestingly Yahoo seems to be performing particularly well (or maybe my images appeal more to Yahoo users)! Thanks for sharing your expertise Ela.

You’re absolutely spot on in terms of the influence this has had on user behaviour. I would agree that it has mainstreamed a lot of “social media” by bringing it direct to the searcher.

At a personal level, I now see more than half the views of my images on Flickr coming direct from search engines, whereas pre-blended search they would come predominately only from other Flickr users.

Interestingly Yahoo seems to be performing particularly well (or maybe my images appeal more to Yahoo users)!

]]> By: Ela http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2008/06/05/dont-be-ripped-off-by-the-search-scoundrels/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Ela Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:58:38 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=119#comment-985 Thanks for a very interesting article. Glad to read about the blend search as a important part of seo. Google introduced universal search a year ago and since then I have been interested in how quickly it is going to change users behaviour online. there is no doubt that optimising content for universal search is important (as many eye tracking studies support this opinion). From user perspective, blend search is also important. Users get better opportunity to access a huge inventory of content (news, images, videos, etc.). Before the blend search, this content remained ignored in a siginficant part. Thanks again for the article Thanks for a very interesting article. Glad to read about the blend search as a important part of seo. Google introduced universal search a year ago and since then I have been interested in how quickly it is going to change users behaviour online. there is no doubt that optimising content for universal search is important (as many eye tracking studies support this opinion).
From user perspective, blend search is also important. Users get better opportunity to access a huge inventory of content (news, images, videos, etc.). Before the blend search, this content remained ignored in a siginficant part.
Thanks again for the article

]]> By: Vicky http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2008/06/05/dont-be-ripped-off-by-the-search-scoundrels/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Vicky Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:43:30 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=119#comment-962 Hi Martin and glad was useful - hope all is well in Austria! See you soon, Vicky Hi Martin and glad was useful – hope all is well in Austria! See you soon,

Vicky

]]> By: Martin http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2008/06/05/dont-be-ripped-off-by-the-search-scoundrels/comment-page-1/#comment-960 Martin Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:42:09 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=119#comment-960 Hi Vicki, very good inputs. Txs a lot. cu soon, hopefully Martin Hi Vicki, very good inputs. Txs a lot.
cu soon, hopefully
Martin

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