Future of SearchNamescon‘14
Duane ForresterSenior Product Manager, SearchMicrosoft
Who’s the speaker today?
@duaneforrester
Bing Webmaster ToolsSpeaks at shows, runs forums and blog, provides guidance on new WM toolswww.bing.com/toolbox/webmasters
Does he have a clue?15 years as an inhouse SEO; ran seo at MSN; has helped GM, Disney, GAP, Walmart +http://www.linkedin.com/in/dforrester
And this helps me how?Blogging since 2001; owns 150 domains; runs several websites of his ownhttp://twitter.com/DuaneForrester
what does duane do at bing
New TLDs…
• Keep it relevant
• No immediate lift due to TLD
• Like so many before, if spammed, it can hurt
WhatNow?
How to See the Future
• Don’t try to extrapolate from this graph• Importance is relative• Use as a guide – no item is unimportant
Where does each piece fit in?
Content Social User Experience Link Building SEO
How social impacts search
keywords
UNDERSTANDING THE WEB
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
apps
geo spatial
social
topical
actions
interests
context
SEARCHthe consumer
gateway to the cloud
Reorganize the Web for Task Completion
Not just browser, but devices, services and social networks
Not just mouse and keyboard, but also voice, touch, gesture & vision
Creation of new information via social graph and geospatial index
Information Architecture
Interaction Model
Entry Points
Reinventing Search Across 3 Dimensions
Mobile will continue to influence social
• The ultimate “PC”
• Not just phones
• 9B today
• 25B by 2021
Search continues to evolve• New devices = new
solutions• Real time signals
help us understand• Anything could be a search – voice, a picture, a gesture, sound – anything.
The Secret to Success
• Build social followers & fans organically
• Wall posts/tweets with links are perceived as more credible and useful
• Get the basics of SEO covered, then focus on content
• Its worth repeating: unique, compelling content still works
Encourage more Sharing
• So you want more shares for your content, do you? Try these ideas.
• Create lists: people love to consume content in list-form. Its quick, easy and simple.
• Use hooks: ego, humor, anger, contrarian – be careful with them, but when used well, they are highly effective.
• Participate in communities: when you are valued member of a community, the community supports you.
• Share others’ information: people love when what they share gets shared itself. Share from trusted sources.
• Ask questions: your followers will love the interaction and it’ll grow your following as others engage.
The Digital Universe is Expanding…
2 Billion Facebook updates per day
300 MillionFacebook photos per day
150 MillionSnapchat photos per day
400 MillionTweets per day
5 MillionFoursquare check-ins per day
…and so are our ToolsUsers
Rising Expectations
DevicesConstraints, Opportunities
GEOSPATIAL AND CONTEXT
Different Web, Different SearchBuilding an “intelligent fabric”
people places things
ENTITIES AND ACTIONS NUI
Entities and ActionsBing has 6 billion facts, 28 billion entities
People1.2 Billion Profiles, Connections, Interests
Places 1.1 million US restaurants alone
MoviesOver 800,000 entities
Schema.org and Other Languages
Natural User Interfaces
Search box outmodedEnhances intent derivation along with Entities and ContextImbue machines with human-like traits for better HCI (human-computer interaction)
The Babelfish
Core Strategies
Op. Strategies
Tactics
Plan … or #FAIL
6 seconds to start a relationship• Vine – you know it, but are you using
it?• Lowes, Kate Spade, Urban Outfitters,
GE, A&W, Mailchimp and more• Using Vine to share knowledge, entice
engagement, entertain and offer behind the scene glimpses
• 6 second becomes many minutes of engagement
• http://socialmediatoday.com/julie-blakley/1516266/7-brands-getting-creative-vine
Oh, and here’s a streamlining trick for ya!• Moving forward, how to provide
value and grow an asset?• People want relevant information• People have little time to sort & sift• They want a trusted, reliable source• Picked a niche; start the plan
Trusted RSS feeds
new
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Copy & Paste
AUTOMATED
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MANUAL
Tools to get the work done
• Useful tools• Bing Webmaster Tools – www.bing.com/webmaster (SEO reporting, link development)• For Twitter• Hootsuite – www.hootsuite.com $9.99/month for PRO (recommended)• Tweetbot - tapbots.com/software/tweetbot/ • Echfon - www.echofon.com/
• For Instagram• Statigram - statigr.am/ (stats for IG)• Instafriends - inst.me/ (manage friends at Instagram)
• For Pinterest• Curalate - www.curalate.com/ (Analytics & Marketing)
• Evernote – www.evernote.com (Data collection point)• IFTTT – www.ifttt.com (connector of dots)• Trackur - www.trackur.com (social media analytics)• Social Management Platforms• Sprinklr - www.sprinklr.com/ (enterprise level gear) • Visible - www.visibletechnologies.com/ (SM monitoring, analytics & engagement)
• Social Mention – www.socialmention.com – cool search engine to see stats on queries• For Windows Phone - mehdoh.com/
More Cool Tools
• Some competitors of IFTTT: • http://
elastic.io/about.html
• https://zapier.com/#
• Zapier is more user friendly than IFTTT, though IFTTT has better channel choices.
18 Social Media Management Tools
• Alexa.com• Board Reader• Sysomos • Facebook Insights• Follower Wonk• Google Insights• How Sociable • Ice Rocket trends • Buffer
• Klout
• Peerindex
• Kred
• Mention Map
• Social Mention
• Statigram
• Twitter Counter
• Tweetreach
• Visual.ly
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Thanks for your time!
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