The Search Engine Professionals at Rank for $ales.com --- In business since 1997.
Back to our Homepage SEO Tips that will make a big difference in your rankings and our most popular ** How To ** section The most common myths about SEO -- Read what the experts have to say about today's most common SEO myths and misconceptions Frequently Asked Questions to Search Engine Optimization and Positioning Search Engine Optimization Industry News -- Stay in tune with the most recent developments in search engine technology and the SEO industry Contact Rank for $ales today and get your site's rankings high in the engines-- Right where they should be!

  SEARCH FOR:   CITY or STATE:

Search this site


Firefox now displays Amazon's A9 toolbar

November 1, 2004

On Monday, Amazon's subsidiary A9 launched a version of its Internet toolbar for the Firefox Internet browser.

A9 said the toolbar, which is available for free download, will offer the same features to users of the Mozilla open-source software as it does for other browsers.

Leasing links to your website will boost your search engine visibility
By leasing quality links to your website, you will substantially increase your site's visibility in today's major search engines. Click here for all the details.

Those features include the "bookmarks" function, which lets users save favorite Web sites and access them from any PC, and "diary," which lets users save notes to themselves.

The toolbar can be used with Microsoft's Windows, Apple Computer's Mac OS and the Linux operating system.

Executives at A9 said the company had received a large number of requests from consumers looking for a version of the software to run with Firefox. The open-source browser has spurred considerable interest among Web surfers, who have downloaded 7 million copies of the latest release of the browser since September, according to Mozilla's estimates.

A9 was launched in mid-September after a lengthy test period. Unlike its rivals, the search engine organizes query results into expandable columns that each represent a specific type of search result, such as "images," "reference" and "movies."

The search engine is powered by technology from Google and Amazon's Alexa subsidiary, and it draws on reference information from GuruNet and the Internet Movie Database, among other sources. It also displays Google-sponsored ad listings.

While industry watchers continue to ponder how e-commerce specialist Amazon fits into the search engine landscape, the company is pushing into the market with new products such as the toolbar.

Amazon may have a leg up on the competition because of its shopping focus. Shopping has emerged as prime terrain among the search engine companies, because many consumers use search before making a purchase. Amazon's jump into the market highlights the perceived importance of search in driving e-commerce sales.

Increase your site traffic with a paid inclusion program Get your website listed in today's most powerful B2B search engine. Click here for all the details.

In related news, Google on Monday announced plans to release a version of its desktop search tool for Apple's Mac operating system.

Google launched the desktop tool earlier this month, throwing itself in the mix with Microsoft and other companies that are building advanced search software for retrieving everything from Web results to documents stored on a computer's hard drive.

Source: C-Net News


Back to the top of the page.         

Drop your e-mail address
& get our free weekly newsletter

Read Serge Thibodeau's daily blogs on search engines at Serge Thibodeau Live. We strongly suggest you bookmark our web site by clicking here.

Tired of receiving unwanted spam in your in box? Then get SpamArrest™ and put a stop to all that nonsense. Click here to get all the details.
Tired of receiving unwanted spam in your in box? Get SpamArrest™ and put a stop to all that SPAM. Click here and get rid of SPAM forever!

Get your business or company listed in the Global Business Listing directory and increase your business. It takes less then 24 hours to get a premium listing in the most powerful business search engine there is. Click here to find out all about it.

Rank for $ales strongly recommends the use of WordTracker to effectively identify all your right industry keywords. Accurate identification of the right keywords and key phrases used in your industry is the first basic step in any serious search engine optimization program. Click here to start your keyword and key phrase research.

Pay Rank for $ales securely with your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card through the secure PayPal network. (Note: PayPal is an eBay company, and maintains a net free capital of US $ 50 Million).
VisaMasterCardDiscoverAmerican Express

You can link to the Rank for Sales web site as much as you like. Read our section on how your company can participate in our reciprocal link exchange program and increase your rankings in all the major search engines such as Google, AltaVista, Yahoo and all the others.

Powered by Sun Hosting                  Sponsored by Avantex          Traffic stats by Site Clicks™

Site design by Mtl. Web D.         Sponsored by Press Broadcast         Sponsored by Blog Hosting.ca


Call Rank for Sales toll free from anywhere in the US or Canada:   1-800-631-3221
email:   info@rankforsales.com

| Home | SEO Tips | SEO Myths | FAQ | SEO News | Articles | Sitemap | Contact |


Copyright © Rank for Sales 2003    Terms of use    Privacy agreement    Legal disclaimer

       Ce site est disponible en Français