A study by Boston Consulting Group which was supported by web giants Google recently suggested that by 2016 the web economy in G20 countries will nearly double!
The driving force behind the rise will be the rapid expansion of mobile internet access, it is assumes that in four years time 3 billion people or half of the world’s population will be using the internet. Currently around 200 million per year are using the internet for the first time.
As if the ever-changing world of search engine optimisation (SEO) wasn’t difficult enough to keep track of, the world’s largest search engine – Google – recently announced key changes to the way local search results are displayed. Not to be confused with Facebook Places app, or the similar service from Foursquare, Google has called it’s new baby Place Search.
Google Places Marks the Future for Local SearchJust when we were all getting comfortable with local search, Google decided to turn it all upside down with the launch of their Places Search feature. This new kind of local search organizes information around specific locations making it easier for users to compare places and decide where to go. If you have looked for a company using Google local search within the last week or so, you may have noticed a number of changes to the results page, including the following: |
Avinash Kaushik author of Web Analytics 2.0 spoke at WSI’s Excellence & Innovation conference. Avinish gave an insightful keynote speech on Web Analytics. Discussing the ways in which Web Analytics has changed.
First of all how do you know if you’ve got Google Instant working, it is optional.
Google Instant may be switched on and off from the link next to the search box (above the safe search link)
