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Internet users research different things on the internet. SEO targets the different types of searches including academic image, local, news and video.

==Search Engine==

Search engine is a program that was created to organize data and help users find information on the internet by just typing a keyword. prior to the development of search engines, the world wide web was a collection of File Transfer Protocols ([[FTP]]), a standard network of protocol which is used to transfer date from one host to another through a TCP-based network. Because of the rapid increase of internet users, organizing the FTP files shared in the internet became a requirement. The search engine was created to provide easy access and navigation of information in the world wide web.<ref>[http://www.thehistoryofseo.com/The-Industry/Short_History_of_Early_Search_Engines.aspx Short History of Search Engines]</ref>

[[Alam Emtage]] a student from Mc Gill University in Montreal developed the first search engine called [[Archie]] in 1990. It is an index or archive of files stored to an unknown FTP sites to a given network of computers. After one year in 1991, another search engine named [[Gopher]] was created by [[Mark Mc Cahill]] from the University of Minnesota. In 1993, [[Excite]] search engine was created by six undergraduate students from the University of Stanford to improve the relevance of searches in the internet.In 1994 several search engines was created such as [[Yahoo]] by [[David Filo]] and [[Jerry Young]]; Web Crawler by Brian Pinkerton, a computer science engineering student from the University of Washington; [[Lycos]] which was developed by Dr. Michael Mauldin and a team of researchers from the [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and [[Infoseek]] which as created by [[Steve Kirsch]]. In 1995, [[Alta Vista]] was developed by scientists at Digital Equipment Corporation’s (DEC) Western Research Laboratory in Palo Alto, California and in 1996 [[Inktomi]] was developed by [[Eric Brewer]] while [[Ask was developed by [[Garret Gruener]] and [[David Warthen]] and the search engine was launched as [[Ask Jeeves]] in 1997. Subsequently [[Google]] was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin both students from the University of Stanford. Google was incorporated in 1998 and it became the most popular search engine today. In 1998,Bill Gross launched [[Overture]] while [[MSN Search]] was offered by [[Microsoft]] as part of their service offering.The latest search engine that was developed was [[alltheweb]] in 1999. It was purchased by Overture in 2003 and eventually acquired by Yahoo after purchasing Overture.<ref>

===Different Search Engines===

[[Alam Emtage]] a student from Mc Gill University in Montreal developed the first search engine called [[Archie]] in 1990. It is an index or archive of files stored to an unknown FTP sites to a given network of computers. After one year in 1991, another search engine named [[Gopher]] was created by [[Mark Mc Cahill]] from the University of Minnesota.

In 1993, [[Excite]] search engine was created by six undergraduate students from the University of Stanford to improve the relevance of searches in the internet.

In 1994 several search engines was created such as [[Yahoo]] by [[David Filo]] and [[Jerry Young]]; Web Crawler by Brian Pinkerton, a computer science engineering student from the University of Washington; [[Lycos]] which was developed by Dr. Michael Mauldin and a team of researchers from the [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and [[Infoseek]] which as created by [[Steve Kirsch]].

In 1995, [[Alta Vista]] was developed by scientists at Digital Equipment Corporation’s (DEC) Western Research Laboratory in Palo Alto, California and in 1996 [[Inktomi]] was developed by [[Eric Brewer]] while [[Ask was developed by [[Garret Gruener]] and [[David Warthen]] and the search engine was launched as [[Ask Jeeves]] in 1997. Subsequently [[Google]] was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin both students from the University of Stanford. Google was incorporated in 1998 and it became the most popular search engine today.

In 1998, Bill Gross launched [[Overture]] while [[MSN Search]] was offered by [[Microsoft]] as part of their service offering.The latest search engine that was developed was [[alltheweb]] in 1999. It was purchased by Overture in 2003 and eventually acquired by Yahoo after purchasing Overture.<ref>

[http://www.thehistoryofseo.com/The-Industry/Short_History_of_Early_Search_Engines.aspx Short History of Early Search Engines]</ref>

==~~The~~ Beginnings of SEO==

==Beginnings of SEO==

According to SEO experts, website owners realized the importance of being in the top place of the search engine to increase the revenue of their businesses in the middle of 1990s.

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 Internet users research different things on the internet. SEO targets the different types of searches including academic image, local, news  and video.
 ==Search Engine==
 Search engine is a program that was created to organize data and help users find information on the internet by just typing a keyword. prior to the development of search engines, the world wide web was a collection of File Transfer Protocols ([[FTP]]), a standard network of protocol which is used to transfer date from one host to another through a TCP-based network. Because of the rapid increase of internet users, organizing the FTP files shared in the internet became a requirement. The search engine was created to provide easy access and navigation of information in the world wide web.<ref>[http://www.thehistoryofseo.com/The-Industry/Short_History_of_Early_Search_Engines.aspx Short History of Search Engines]</ref>
-[[Alam Emtage]] a student from Mc Gill University in Montreal developed the first search engine called [[Archie]] in 1990. It is an index or archive of files stored to an unknown FTP sites to a given network of computers. After one year in 1991, another search engine named [[Gopher]] was created by [[Mark Mc Cahill]] from the University of Minnesota. In 1993, [[Excite]] search engine was created by six undergraduate students from the University of Stanford to improve the relevance of searches in the internet.In 1994 several search engines was created such as [[Yahoo]] by [[David Filo]] and [[Jerry Young]]; Web Crawler by Brian Pinkerton, a computer science engineering student from the University of Washington; [[Lycos]] which was developed by Dr. Michael Mauldin and a team of researchers from the [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and [[Infoseek]] which as created by [[Steve Kirsch]]. In 1995, [[Alta Vista]] was developed by scientists at Digital Equipment Corporation’s (DEC) Western Research Laboratory in Palo Alto, California and in 1996 [[Inktomi]] was developed by [[Eric Brewer]] while [[Ask was developed by [[Garret Gruener]] and [[David Warthen]] and the search engine was launched as [[Ask Jeeves]] in 1997. Subsequently [[Google]] was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin both students from the University of Stanford. Google was incorporated in 1998 and it became the most popular search engine today. In 1998,Bill Gross launched [[Overture]] while [[MSN Search]] was offered by [[Microsoft]] as part of their service offering.The latest search engine that was developed was [[alltheweb]] in 1999. It was purchased by Overture in 2003 and eventually acquired by Yahoo after purchasing Overture.<ref>
+===Different Search Engines===
+[[Alam Emtage]] a student from Mc Gill University in Montreal developed the first search engine called [[Archie]] in 1990. It is an index or archive of files stored to an unknown FTP sites to a given network of computers. After one year in 1991, another search engine named [[Gopher]] was created by [[Mark Mc Cahill]] from the University of Minnesota.
+In 1993, [[Excite]] search engine was created by six undergraduate students from the University of Stanford to improve the relevance of searches in the internet.
+In 1994 several search engines was created such as [[Yahoo]] by [[David Filo]] and [[Jerry Young]]; Web Crawler by Brian Pinkerton, a computer science engineering student from the University of Washington; [[Lycos]] which was developed by Dr. Michael Mauldin and a team of researchers from the [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and [[Infoseek]] which as created by [[Steve Kirsch]].
+In 1995, [[Alta Vista]] was developed by scientists at Digital Equipment Corporation’s (DEC) Western Research Laboratory in Palo Alto, California and in 1996 [[Inktomi]] was developed by [[Eric Brewer]] while [[Ask was developed by [[Garret Gruener]] and [[David Warthen]] and the search engine was launched as [[Ask Jeeves]] in 1997. Subsequently [[Google]] was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin both students from the University of Stanford. Google was incorporated in 1998 and it became the most popular search engine today.
+In 1998, Bill Gross launched [[Overture]] while [[MSN Search]] was offered by [[Microsoft]] as part of their service offering.The latest search engine that was developed was [[alltheweb]] in 1999. It was purchased by Overture in 2003 and eventually acquired by Yahoo after purchasing Overture.<ref>
 [http://www.thehistoryofseo.com/The-Industry/Short_History_of_Early_Search_Engines.aspx Short History of Early Search Engines]</ref>
-==The Beginnings of SEO==
+==Beginnings of SEO==
 According to SEO experts, website owners realized the importance of being in the top place of the search engine to increase the revenue of their businesses in the middle of 1990s.