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Raven SEO Weekly Digest - Issue 30

New Firefox — Favoritism toward Google?

Firefox had a new release candidate out this week, and whether we love or hate Google, do we really need to have our search choice forced upon us? If we revisit some recent history, we will find that Google fought to pressure Microsoft so that no search provider was the default in IE7. Surely there should be some form of parity between new versions of browsers? If Google is going to be the default search engine, shouldn't we as users should be the ones to make that choice?

Wikia Search Starts Making Sense

The concept behind Wikia Search is to put the user in charge of the results. While this leaves room for spamming and manipulation, there is hope that the community will keep the spammers in check, while providing the most relevant results. Is this where search is headed? If so, is it a good thing? Unfortunately, concepts like Wikia struggle to index a large amount of pages, but the idea makes a lot of sense. Until it happens, we'll have to make do with algorithms.

Top Level Domains — Worth the Money?

The name of a domain represents your business in so many ways, but just how much is it worth? Careful consideration should always be given when making a domain name choice, but don't be held to ransom when making a selection. The Search Engine Journal has several ideas that may help you when choosing a domain.