Google Search Rankings Now Consider Site Speed

by on April 9, 2010

Back in November, we started hearing murmurs that Google was considering whether or not to factor site speed into its search ranking algorithm. In a blog post today , the search giant confirms it is now adding site speed to its list of criteria that could affect your Google ranking. It’s another step on Google ’s long road toward achieving maximum speed and efficiency. The company even launched a Site Performance tool as part of its Webmaster Tools suite to help assess site performance statistics and make changes accordingly. Today’s blog post recommends a few other tools for evaluating your site’s speed as well, including the Firefox Add-on Page Speed , Yahoo’s YSlow and WebPagetest . The new site speed criterion isn’t weighted as heavily as something like page relevance, however. Google says less than 1% of actual search queries performed are being affected by the site speed dimension in the current implementation. Do you think web site performance should affect search result rankings? For more technology coverage, follow Mashable Tech on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook Tags: Google , performance , Search , site speed , Web Development

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3D Movies Account for Third of Box Office Revenue

by admin on April 9, 2010

There have been a ton of 3D movies released to theaters in recent times, and it’s pretty easy to see why. Consumers are buying into it, plain and simple. According to a study released by The International 3D Society (I3DS), 3D flicks generated 33 percent of total domestic box office revenue since the release of Avatar on December 18. Naturally Avatar claimed the lion’s share of 3D revenue, but it’s not the only movie cashing in providing viewers about 2 hours of three dimensional fun. Clash of the Titans, How to Train Your Dragon, and Alice in Wonderland have all contributed to the surprising revenue numbers, and when combined with Avatar, these four flicks alone have generated $1.2 billion in US ticket sales. “This is truly remarkable performance in that out of 127 general market films released, just four 3D movies captured 33 percent of the total dollars so far this year,” said I3DS President Jim Chabin. What’s more, 3D movies have been No. 1 at the box office 10 out of 14 weeks so far in 2010, or over 70 percent of the time.

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