New Search Engines
Choosing a search engine is a very important choice. Many Internet users use search engines on a daily basis. While most Internet users are probably using Google as their default search engine, it does not mean that there is no competition. I am not even talking about Yahoo or Microsoft’s search engines, but about relatively new ones that might become popular in the upcoming years. One of them is Cuil (pronounced Cool) and so far it looks very promising. Naturally, being cool is not its only attribute, and Cuil boasts over 120 billion indexed webpages. Some even claim that this is more than Google has indexed, however, it is hard to say whether it is true or not. In any case, the more competition there is, the better it is for users, as more competition usually means higher quality. This is especially true when it comes to the technology market, as often we do not see a lot of competition. Why is that, one might ask? I believe that is because the resources required to compete with other companies in technology market are huge. It is relatively easy to open a grocery store; however, creating a search engine from scratch which is suppose to compete with giants like Google is not easy. I hope this will change when technology will become even more widespread. Personally, I would like to see at least a few high quality search engines being created within the next few years.
November 22nd, 2009 - Posted in About Internet, Websites | | 2 Comments
AdSense in Embedded Players
It seems that for some time now YouTube is allowing to embed YouTube clips that contain an AdSense unit above the clip. YouTube has various pages that discuss this feature. YouTube claims that this service allows enhancing of a site with high quality, relevant video content from YouTube partners. Of course, it also allows you to earn extra revenue along the way. It is supposed to attract and retain users with highly relevant, frequently refreshed video from popular content providers. You will need to sign up for an AdSense account to participate. This would be yet another way to make money - by embedding YouTube clips on your site.
November 19th, 2009 - Posted in About Internet, Business Topics | | 30 Comments
