The Nielsen//NetRatings MegaView Search reporting service measures the search behavior of approximately 500,000 people worldwide. These web surfers have real-time meters on their computers which monitor the sites they visit. This metered information is compiled to produce NetRatings results.

The chart shows the percentage of online searches done by US home and work web surfers in July 2006 that were performed at a particular search engine. Internal site searches, such as those to find material within a particular web site, are not counted in these totals. The activity at more than 60 search sites makes up the total search volume upon which percentages are based — 5.6 billion searches in this month.

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On a weekend when many hopes were realized and some were dashed, the most significant results came in preps for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, with both Bernardini and Lava Man scoring runaway victories to remain on course for a showdown for Horse of the Year on Nov. 4 at Churchill Downs.

The $5 million Classic, the richest of the eight Breeders’ Cup races that will be run at Churchill Downs, is shaping up as the race of the year. If Bernardini, Lava Man, and Invasor are all in the gate, as expected, both Horse of the Year and champion older horse will be decided. The Kentucky Derby, run at the same 1 1/4-mile distance at the same track, might be the “greatest two minutes in sports,” but this year’s Classic will be, for 2006, the sport’s greatest two minutes.

Bernardini got a Beyer Speed Figure of 117 in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. With victories also in the Preakness, Jim Dandy, and Travers, he has likely wrested the 3-year-old title from Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, regardless of what happens in the Classic. But if Bernardini can close out the year - and, most likely, his career - with a victory in the Classic, he will be Horse of the Year, too.

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Google does minor algorithm updates almost on a monthly basis. Once in a while, it implements a major algorithm update.

If there is one thing search engine marketers and website owners fear, it is a major algorithm update, especially by Google. Well, much as we may like it not to happen, its here. Google has recently done a major algorithm update, nick named the “Jagger” update series.

The last major Google algorithm update, called the Florida update, happened in November 2003 and created quite a stir with website rankings.

Big changes in rankings

Like the Florida update, the Jagger update has done the much feared “blender” act. It has churned the top-ranking websites and turned them into a list of unrecognizable pulp.

Google has been the favorite amongst the web community searching for information. Most feel that the search results have always been highly relevant. It would therefore be safe to assume that whatever algorithm Google has, works just fine.

So why does Google need to re-engineer its perfect-looking algo so drastically? Has it not heard the saying “if it works, don’t fix it”?

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