by seobro
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That seems impossible now, but hear me out on this one. Today I typed in a search on nostalgia for cowboys in the old west. Google gave me ten links about the Dallas Cowboys. Bing gave me ten links about the Wild West.

Well, of course, there will be more links to Dallas Cowboys than to some ghost town in Wyoming. Google needs to stop counting the number of links and look at content. Bing is a lot more interested in your body copy.

Google needs a new LSI algo, or they are toast soon. Getting bad searches is happening more and more. They are losing market share to Bing every day and do not realize people want what they type in, not what has the most links and is max pop.
#bing #cowboys #google
  • Profile picture of the author Martin Luxton
    What was your exact search term - 'cowboys old west' (no speech marks) brought me this on the first page

    1. Home | Cowboys, Native American, American History, Wild West ...

      Enjoy the Wild West and American history about cowboy folklore, cowboys, western facts, famous outlaws, Native Americans, American Indians, old west lawmen.
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      Over time, the cowboys of the American West developed a personal culture of ... Though anti-sodomy laws were common in the Old West, they often were only ...
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      10 Mar 2001 ... This is a poem by Doug Kafka, cowboy poet, enthusiast of western history ... Lots of links to gunslingers, lawmen, and old west sites ...
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    9. Cowboys in the Old West - An American Fixture | BookRags.com

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    Martin
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  • Profile picture of the author Janice Sperry
    I have had many similar experiences. I don't think google will be "toast soon" but I agree with the rest of your post. For my personal searching I always Bing first and avoid Google altogether if I can. When I use both I ALWAYS get better results from Bing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shaun Lee
    Google grown into what it is today because of their business plan of putting the user's experience first. And for that reason alone, I'm confident that Google's search quality will not fall any time soon.

    -Shaun
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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    BING "Nostalgia Cowboys West"

    Dallas Cowboys Nostalgia Silk Necktie

    West Virginia: NC State : Wisconsin ... Home > NFL > Dallas Cowboys > Shop By Category > Men's Clothing > Dallas Cowboys Nostalgia Silk Necktie
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    Vacationing in the bullseye of the Old West | OregonLive.com

    A roundup near Kanab, Utah, celebrates cowboy nostalgia, with a side of grit for the kids Daniel Asa Rose / special to The OregonianPut 'em up ... or put 'em down, depending on ...
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    Ain't nothin' an old cowboy treasures more than a finely made boot, all broken in and feelin' just right. Polyresin. 4" x 1 1/2" x 4 1/4" high.
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    Johnny West: Old Memories

    Nostalgia from your Decade ... the 1970's the instruction manual that came with the toy advised Johnny West is typical of a cowboy ...
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    Western Nostalgia « Cowboy Art
    1 day ago

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    Old West Links

    Rope & Wire - Tales Of The Old West, Western Movies and Cowboy Poetry. The Overland Trail. School For Scoundrels. Soiled Doves - The Notorious History of the Old West
    legendsofamerica.com/we-links Old West Links


    OK, one bad link for Bing.

    Here is Google

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  • Profile picture of the author Shaun Lee
    seobro,

    Is it possible that your geographical location is affecting your search results?

    -Shaun
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    • Profile picture of the author Martin Luxton
      Same search term from Turkey:

      Google

      About 491,000 results (0.30 seconds)

      Search Results

      1. Cowboy believes nostalgia brings symposium crowds | Lubbock Online ...

        9 Sep 2006 ... Cowboy believes nostalgia brings symposium crowds ... Kelton said of the attraction of the Old West, "That time, from this distance, ...
        lubbockonline.com/stories/090906/loc_090906061.shtml - Cached
      2. Cowboy: How Hollywood Invented theWild West - Holly George-Warren

        Cowboy: How Hollywood Invented the Wild West ... The most familiar faces in George-Warren's nostalgic portrait of the cowboy myth belongs to the actors who ...
        www.hollygeorgewarren.com/cowboy__how_hollywood_invented_the_br_wild_west_40870.htm - Cached - Similar
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        Legends of America Products for nostalgia and history buffs! ... Here, you can find original Route 66 and Old West items from posters, to t-shirts, ...
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      4. Index to Trail Blazers, Cowboys, & Stage Drivers

        A Travel Site for the Nostalgic & Historic Minded ... Old West Legends Icon. FRONTIER LEGENDS. Trail Blazers, Cowboys, & Stage Drivers ...
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      5. The cowboy encyclopedia - Google Books Result

        Richard W. Slatta - 1996 - History - 476 pages
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      6. Best Cowboy Nostalgia Caliber: .30-30, .45-70, etc.? [Archive] - THR

        51 posts - 29 authors - Last post: 24 Jun 2003
        What lever rifle round has the most cowboy nostalgia? ... The real guns that won the west are the 1866 (44 Rimfire) and 1873 (44 WCF or ...
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      7. Racism, Nationalism, and Nostalgia in Cowboy Art

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        19 Mar 2010 ... Styles like CoCalo, Round' em up set, the Wild West Cowboy Western ... They will add a touch of nostalgia to a time that made America great. ...
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        Between Earth and Sky : Poets of the Cowboy West (paperback) (hardcover) by ... From the Amazon review "Certainly cultural nostalgia for the Wild West hooks ...
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    • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
      1. Cowboy believes nostalgia brings symposium crowds | Lubbock Online ... [IMG]

        Sep 9, 2006 ... Cowboy believes nostalgia brings symposium crowds ... Kelton said of the attraction of the Old West, "That time, from this distance, ...
        lubbockonline.com/stories/090906/loc_090906061.shtml - Cached

      2. Cowboy: How Hollywood Invented theWild West - Holly George-Warren [IMG]

        Cowboy: How Hollywood Invented the Wild West ... The most familiar faces in George-Warren's nostalgic portrait of the cowboy myth belongs to the actors who ...
        www.hollygeorgewarren.com/cowboy__how_hollywood_invented_the_br_wild_west_40870.htm - Cached - Similar

      3. The cowboy encyclopedia - Google Books Result

        - 1996 - History - 476 pages
        Motivated by poor health, he went west to Colorado and Arizona in 1 893. ... Like most of his contemporaries, he painted stylized, nostalgic cowboy scenes ...
        books.google.com/books?isbn=0393314731...

      4. Legends of America - For Nostalgia & History Buffs [IMG]

        Legends of America Products for nostalgia and history buffs! ... Here, you can find original Route 66 and Old West items from posters, to t-shirts, ...
        www.cafepress.com/legendsamerica - Cached - Similar

      5. Index to Trail Blazers, Cowboys, & Stage Drivers [IMG]

        A Travel Site for the Nostalgic & Historic Minded ... Old West Legends Icon. FRONTIER LEGENDS. Trail Blazers, Cowboys, & Stage Drivers ...
        www.legendsofamerica.com/we-trailblazerindex.html - Cached - Similar

      6. Best Cowboy Nostalgia Caliber: .30-30, .45-70, etc.? [Archive] - THR [IMG]

        51 posts - 29 authors - Last post: Jun 24, 2003
        What lever rifle round has the most cowboy nostalgia? ... The real guns that won the west are the 1866 (44 Rimfire) and 1873 (44 WCF or ...
        www.thehighroad.org › ... › Rifle Country - Cached - Similar

      7. Racism, Nationalism, and Nostalgia in Cowboy Art [IMG]

        by J SWEENEY - 1992 - Cited by 1 - Related articles
        West often, unlike his contemporaries Farny never painted the cowboy. ..... the Carter years, a nostalgia in Concord [sic] Supersonic ...
        oaj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/15/1/67.pdf - Similar

      8. The Best in Cowboy Poetry | Books and Such CowboyPoetry.com Cowboy and Western Poetry at the Bar-D Ranch www.CowboyPoetry.com Center for Western and Cowboy Poetry ... [IMG]

        Between Earth and Sky : Poets of the Cowboy West (paperback) (hardcover) by ... From the Amazon review "Certainly cultural nostalgia for the Wild West hooks ...
        www.cowboypoetry.com/bestbks.htm - Cached - Similar

      9. Livingston vagabond on a lifelong odyssey of nostalgia [IMG]

        Jul 18, 2010 ... Livingston vagabond on a lifelong odyssey of nostalgia .... who wanted to head out West to the land of cowboys, open prairies and big skies. ...
        billingsgazette.com/.../article_6b80ece8-921b-11df-b3a6-001cc4c03286.html - Cached
      10. Cowboy Crib Bedding - Bring Out American Nostalgia [IMG]

        Mar 19, 2010 ... Styles like CoCalo, Round' em up set, the Wild West Cowboy Western ... They will add a touch of nostalgia to a time that made America great. ...
        ezinearticles.com/?Cowboy-Crib-Bedding---Bring...Nostalgia... - Cached
      Fwiw, the above are results I got from Nostalgia Cowboys West with no quotes on Google.

      ~Bill
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      • Profile picture of the author Mohammad Afaq
        Right now this thread is ranked #1 for the keyword
        Nostalgia Cowboys West



        But I think it's because I visit Warrior Forum too much
        and google likes to show me results from the sites I visit.

        Or maybe not, is anyone else getting this this thread as #1.
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        • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
          Originally Posted by Mohammad Afaq View Post

          Right now this thread is ranked #1 for the keyword Nostalgia Cowboys West
          LOL, not on my browser...

          (A good case study on Google so far...:p)

          ~Bill
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          • Profile picture of the author Mohammad Afaq
            Originally Posted by Bill Farnham View Post

            LOL, not on my browser...

            (A good case study on Google so far...:p)

            ~Bill
            It's becasuse of this:

            Originally Posted by Google Webmaster Blog

            “Previously, we only offered Personalized Search for signed-in users, and only when they had Web History enabled on their Google Accounts. What we're doing today is expanding Personalized Search so that we can provide it to signed-out users as well. This addition enables us to customize search results for you based upon 180 days of search activity linked to an anonymous cookie in your browser.”
            This is a snippet from Google Webmaster Blog. That means google
            will show different results in different computers based on a user's
            search history.
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    I am over Google, bring on LeapFish...haha
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  • Profile picture of the author thebitbotdotcom
    I have noticed a little of this lately. However, Google is like Windows. Everybody downs them and they do have their problems, but they also have the biggest bullseye on their back because they are the biggest game in town...and all eyes are focused on getting a piece of it...presently...
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    • Profile picture of the author asiammyself
      I really think google is worried more about profit then search results. All they care about is getting users to click on the sponsored listings. I personally have started using bing more and more and find what I'm looking for.
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      • Profile picture of the author tpw
        Originally Posted by asiammyself View Post

        I really think google is worried more about profit then search results. All they care about is getting users to click on the sponsored listings. I personally have started using bing more and more and find what I'm looking for.
        This is absolutely true, and has been the case for the longest time...

        One day, I was looking at the heat map for Google search and realized that Google was pushing natural listings out of the heat map... That was the day I shut down my SEO business... LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author mrsray
    a friend of mine also told me that he now uses bing instead because he gets more relevant search results for programing searches ... google needs to WAKE UP

    from the looks of this very interesting thread ... bing looks like the winner these days
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