FeedManagerhttp://blog.xseo.comen-gbblog@xseo.comblog@xseo.com31/03/2008 12:43:30Since the demise of Overtures keyword ranking tool the options for gathering data on what keyphrases searchers are using has become significantly more difficult. Many of the alternative programs available can be helpful but often the results are US based. Wikipedia’s article traffic statistics is looking like a possible alternative to analysing the relationship between rankings and traffic.http://blog.xseo.com/WikipediaSEOintelligenceblog@xseo.com28/03/2008 10:09:30As the SEO industry shows signs of maturing, with black-hat SEO companies gradually disappearing and industry growth stabilising, search marketing professionals are asking if the time is ripe for a set of SEO standards. The prevalence of unethical SEO techniques are still an obstacle to industry standardisation.http://blog.xseo.com/TimeripeforSEOstandardsblog@xseo.com12/03/2008 18:33:30A survey carried out by Virus Bulletin has just revealed that 85% of its website users believe that search engines should do more in the battle against malware. http://blog.xseo.com/Fightingmalwareblog@xseo.com09/03/2008 16:10:30Google has just come out on top in a league table of the country's leading 500 brands, according to an annual survey carried out by the research organisation Superbrands. The internet giant leapfrogged Microsoft to head a list, whose top 50 companies have an average age of 90 years – an achievement all the more remarkable as it is the only company in the 50 to have come onto the scene since 1990.http://blog.xseo.com/GooglecrownedUKsbiggestbrandblog@xseo.com06/03/2008 16:07:30Yahoo! is to enhance its search engine to allow website owners to style how their sites appear in its results. The former search directory is to introduce a new open source application interface, code-named Search Monkey, which will utilise its Machine Learned Ranking technology to enable website publishers to tailor the appearance of their result entries with additional information.http://blog.xseo.com/Yahootoaddstyleblog@xseo.com04/03/2008 16:02:30Search engine optimization providers backboneITgroup.com have hit out at a flawed American Express guide aimed at small businesses, which questions the value of professional SEO services. Open Book, the American Express practical guide for business growth, has threatened the reputation of ethical optimisation companies by advising business customers to avoid wasting money on so-called SEO specialists.http://blog.xseo.com/AmericanExpressSEOadviceill-conceivedblog@xseo.com