Google has announced a major update that will affect the ranking of web pages in Google’s index. In contrast to the usual algorithm updates, this update will be much bigger because it changes the way Google works behind the scenes. Google has given the update the name “Bigdaddy”.

What is Google’s Bigdaddy update?

Google uses a network of data centers with different IP addresses to answer search queries. These decentralized servers share the workload of indexing web sites.

The upcoming Bigdaddy update is not an algorithm update but a change in Google’s data center infrastructure. It contains new code for sorting and examining web pages. According to Google’s search engineer Matt Cutts, the update will be live in February or March.

Less spam, more content and a new Google spider?

Google is updating the data center infrastructure to handle potential spam problems such as 302 redirections or canonical URLs more efficiently. In addition, the new infrastructure will allow Google to develop more advanced algorithms and larger databases.

Another reason for the new data center infrastructure is that Google wants to be able to index different content types. Google is now testing a new search engine spider that is based on the Mozilla browser.

The new spider should be able to index more than traditional search engine spiders, possibly links within images, JavaScripts or Flash files.

How can you test how Bigdaddy will affect your rankings?

Some Google data centers that use the new Bigdaddy system are already online. For example, if you go to 66.249.93.104 you can test Google’s new data center.

Google even wants your feedback. Click the “Dissatisfied? Help us improve” link at the bottom right of the result page. Enter your feedback and use the keyword bigdaddy so that Google knows that your feedback is about the new data center.

It’s hard to tell how the Bigdaddy update will affect your web page rankings. If you have a spam free web site with good content and many incoming links, the update should have a positive effect on your Google rankings.

Went home for weekend and had a great time.
Dad bought me my return journey ticket on saturday itself because on sunday the good busses will be filledup. I reached the bus point 15 min late. But no worries, the bus was still in autonagar.

Now you can make your Toolbar as unique as you are. You can add buttons and bookmarks; get instant search suggestions; share web pages with friends; and enjoy the Toolbar’s pop-up blocker, web form filler, and spellchecker.

I was always wondering and was postporning to write about this.
There is somthing very intresting and something which makes no sense whatever the reason might be.
Click here the image to see full size image.

The keyword for example here is marilyn monroe.
If you can see the average cost per click I was charged is $0.30 but the number of people bidding for it are very less.(may be just another 2-5 people maximum could be bidding for it.
When there very less bidders or no bidders, the min cost per click(CPC) should remain the minimum right? but why is it high and the system keeps asking me to increase the bid from time to time, may be untill i reach the maximum i can spend? may be untill the adwords system thinks its making enough revenue for google from me?

It does’nt sound fair to me that google valuates the Min CPC based on the number of displays. Popular keywords will obviously have more searches and so more displayes for the ad. So, more price? Somehow its not fair. And unless you increase your bid to what the system asks you, your ad is not displayed. how fair is that?

Yahoo Search UK has published the Yahoo Finds of the Year 2005.

The final award winners have been published under the following categories.
Best Community Website
Best Educational Website
Best Entertainment Website
Best Innovative Website
Best TV Website
Best Travel Website
Best Weird and Wonderful Website
Best Celebrity Website

The most innovative website award goes to Net Disaster which overlays an animation that simulates several fun things over a website. I was playing with it today by giving several of my friends sites and sending them the link. Try spilling coffee over my blog. or try other stuff with the toolbar. Amazing! You can now vote for your favourite site out of the 40 shortlisted for Finds Of The Year for the Yahoo People Choice Award 2005.

Have fun check these cool sites.

AdWords Editor is Google’s free, downloadable account management application for your computer. Now you can download your AdWords account to your computer, make your changes, then upload your revised campaigns. Benefits and features include:

* Navigate your account quickly and easily
* Locate and edit keywords, CPCs, and more
* Make bulk changes to keywords and ad text
* Work offline, then upload your changes
* Copy and paste keywords and ad text

Currently available for invited beta participants only and thats too bad that i’m not a beta tester.
Check it out!

Ya thats right! $14 Million!
Sex.com is sold to Escom LLC For $14M.

Sex.com owner Gary Kremen was unavailable for comment, but a source from Kremen’s company, Grant Media, told XBiz that sales for the famous domain name will still be handled through Grant Media’s San Francisco offices.

Read more at Xbiz.com.

There are lots of them and the list is just growing.
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