Google Drops in Search Share, and Yahoo Gains

Google Search Share

Has the King of Internet Search been bumped down a peg? Well, according to the latest report from Comscore, the mighty Google did slip .4% in search share. And who picked up the slack? Yahoo!
Yahoo may have been forgotten by many when it comes to search, since Bing and Google have been the buzzwords in [...]

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JB Talks International Search & Social at NAJ Summit East

At the NAJ Summit East conference this morning, Jennifer Barbee spoke to the audience of tour operators and destinations on the East Coast about international search and social strategies. Specializing in marketing strategies for destinations, JB’s presentation spoke to the power of SEO across multiple platforms outside of the web site…Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Press Releases, [...]

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Hot New Web Rankings Tool Arrives at JB Inc.

Web Positions

Here at JB Inc., we have a reputation for being tech junkies. And yes, the reputation is completely deserved. From iPads to Kindles, Seesmic apps to social measurement tools – we like to stay on top of the hottest new developments, and our clients know it.
So, we wanted to announce the addition of [...]

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What the World Watched on YouTube in 2009

Susan Boyle

As 2009 draws to a close, it’s time for a plethora of year-end lists, from “Celebs We Lost This Year” to “Hot or Not 2010” (be sure and check this one out, if you haven’t already :) ).

One incredibly interesting list is YouTube’s Most Watched list, recently released on their company blog. So what did the world watch in terms of online video this year?

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Schools Getting Smarter About Online Resources

Jennifer Barbee, Inc. Blog - Using Online Resources for Students

When I was in school, our primary resource was the library…encyclopedias, history books, autobiographies, maps, etc. That was the first stop with any school project or paper. Now, my ten year old uses the internet to research for his school projects. His school is very smart with helping their students learn how to use the [...]

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A “Music” Search Engine

According to Insights for Search, two of the top 10 queries in the U.S. are music-related. Google announced on October 28th, a new search feature for discovering millions of songs is made  simple with the new Google music search interface.
Have a song in mind or can’t quite remember the title of a song but know [...]

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Customize Your Search

For their three year anniversary, Google has gifted us web worriers with three new features of its Custom Search Engine.  Let me give you a breakdown of what you can expect from these three new features:
Custom Search Themes: Select and style your search results page with themed layouts that are easily customizable and will not [...]

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The Bigger The Better?

Did anyone notice Google’s bigger search box? Oh yes, Google has gone bigger to make your search experience “fun”. Visit Google and you’ll find the larger search box along with larger text in the search, in the drop down menu on the homepage and on top of Google’s search results page.
Google’s Marissa [...]

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The Next Generation of Google Search?

With Microsoft trying to grow Bing with spending and deal making, recently signing a huge search deal with Yahoo, Google is starting to see that this is starting to turn into an alarming opponent.
I came across an article that stated Google has been secretly working on a new project: The Next Generation of Google Search. [...]

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Thank You Google

It never ceases to amaze me how the Web has developed into an absolutely invaluable tool. When I first started high school, an email address was the general extent of my Web usage. I certainly didn’t look to the Web for answers to any and all of my questions, as I do now.

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