Over the weekend of May 21st and 22nd, the Rapture didn’t happen. See the interest in the Rapture as the weekend progressed, as measured by searches across the Chitika network containing the word “Rapture”.
Category: Search Engines
Why Facebook Smeared Google
It’s hard to make a corporation like Google look like a victim, but Facebook has pulled it off. Which service is more of a privacy worry to you?
Google Panda Update: More Emphasis on Subdomains?
Everyone in web publishing is scrambling to figure out Google’s latest algorithm change, aimed at squashing content farms. We’ve been monitoring some data, and have a theory: has Google added weight to a site’s domain name and subdomains?
Droid X now King of Androids, HTC Evo in Hot Pursuit
With so many devices on the Android market, which one is truly #1? Chitika Insights took a look at the devices found within its network to derive an answer.
Search Trends: Royal Wedding More Interesting than bin Laden?
Royal wedding demolishes bin Laden’s death in search traffic, points to differences in the strengths of search versus social.
Is The iPad Changing The Way We Search?
How is the iPad changing the way we search? Looking at our data, it’s making us explore Google results more thoroughly before we click a link. As covered by ReadWriteWeb
Chrome 11: New Version, Same Fast Adaptation Rate
New browsers gain market share fast, but how fast? Chitika Insights took a look at the newest browser version to hit the web, Google Chrome 11.
Hot ’90’s Search Engines: Where Are They Now?
While hot new search properties like Blekko and Duck Duck Go are making waves, we fondly remember some of the hot search engines of our past. They’re still around, but how much are they being used?
Bing Winning Over Tech-Savvy Microsoft Fans
Is Bing popular with tech-savvy Microsoft users? It appears that the newer your version of Internet Explorer is, the higher the chance that you use Bing to search. Seen in Search Engine Land.
Google Search +1 = Social
Search and social should be like peanut butter and chocolate, but search giant Google has so far been unable to crack the social scene. With their new “+1” feature, have they pulled it off? Will you use +1, and did you use Buzz, Wave, or Orkut?