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META TAGS
What Are They?
Meta tags are "hidden" words
that reside at the top of your web pages. The search engine spiders
that crawl web pages can "see" these tags and use them
to assist in cataloging your site properly. (see CyberColumn article for more information)
We assist you in creating a list of key search words and an appropriate description of your web site for optimum search engine results.
Each search engine views meta tags differently. In fact, some of the major search engines DON'T recognize meta tags whatsoever. We help you sort through the confusion BEFORE your site is submitted to the search engines.
Who Provides the Most Searches?
chart results from 4/04
Search Providers
The chart above shows the share of searches received by particular search engines. However, not all search engines use their own technology. Instead, they may outsource to others for search listings. The chart below shows the share of searches on a search provider basis.
Here's a breakdown on how Search Engine Watch has compiled these figures from those in the chart above.
Google: Combined share of searches at Google and AOL. Note that this represents the situation from mid-February 2004 onward. Prior to this, searches at Yahoo also counted toward Google's share.
Yahoo: Combined share of searches at Yahoo and MSN Search from mid-February 2004 onward, per note for Google.
Mix: Combined share of searches at InfoSpace, Mamma and Lycos. These are meta search engines which get search results from a variety of search providers. Lycos services (Lycos.com & HotBot) primarily provide access to unpaid listings from Yahoo and paid listings from Google, LookSmart (paid inclusion listings) and Lycos's own internal program. Some additional "Mix" traffic is contained within the Other slice, but this is impossible to break out.
Ask: Share of searches at Ask. Note that only unpaid results are provided by Ask. Google provides paid listings to Ask and so technically also receives this share, as well.
Other: Share of searches from other sites that use their own technology or editorial processes. May include also some share that belongs to the other provider categories already named. However, there isn't enough detail to properly break out these shares.
Information courtesy of Search Engine Watch by Danny Sullivan
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