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Yandex: This company has a commanding lead in Russian search-engine traffic and has been profitable for years.

New IPOs Chase LinkedIn Euphoria Lynn Cowan 2011

Google didn't give examples of Web pages that rose or dropped in its rankings for certain queries, setting off a wave of speculation by professionals whose job it is to help websites rise up in Google's rankings, known as search-engine optimization, or SEO.

WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

A spokesman for Yahoo Inc., which bought Associated Content last year, said Yahoo's strategy is to make sure that more traffic to Associated Content articles would come from users of Yahoo's content sites rather than from search-engine users.

Google's Search Cleanup Has Big Effect Amir Efrati 2011

Baidu Inc. reported a 77% rise in fourth-quarter earnings as the Chinese search-engine company continued to draw more customers and earn more revenue on average from each of them.

Baidu's Profit Rises 77% Tess Stynes 2012

Google Inc.'s move last week to lower the search rankings of websites that the company said offer little useful information appears to be having a dramatic impact, according to firms that study search-engine data.

Google's Search Cleanup Has Big Effect Amir Efrati 2011

The trade representative also removed Chinese search-engine operator Baidu Inc. from its list and praised the company for resolving its yearslong battle with the music industry, through an agreement to post links to licensed music tracks from major record labels.

China Objects to U.S. 'Notorious Markets' Designation for Taobao Owen Fletcher 2012

Since the number of links to a website closely relates to its popularity, traffic, and search-engine ranking, these studies imply the “winners” will continue to dominate the web for example, sites like Google and Amazon, while new entrants find it hard to compete.

SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

But for the Web platforms that would have to scour the digital depths to eliminate every last trace of a person's information—and for search-engine users whose queries turn up as blank pages carrying a judicial order—the costs are likely to be substantial.

Forget You Not 2012

Some of the California firm's more notable "Google Doodles," of course, have included the interactive PacMan game and the "Imagine" John Lennon animation, as well as the "Google Balls" that touted the company's new search-engine capabilities.

DOODLE OF THE DAY: Google Logo spotlights Edison's birthday Michael Cavna 2011

Merchants should also consider how their descriptions might surface in search-engine results, he adds.

6 Tips for Building a Web-Based Store Ty McMahan 2011