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Search Engine Forums Spotlight

By Chris Sherman, Search Engine Watch, Oct 27, 2006

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web.

NYT calls Google Bombing a 'campaign tactic'
Search Engine Watch Forums
"Can SEO really affect political campaigns during the upcoming elections in the US?"

Googling With Google Is Good, But Very Bad Elsewhere
Webmaster World
"Do you Google? Google tries to clarify the use of its trademark."

Coming Soon: Yahoo Directory Tag, With 'No' Option
Webmaster World
"What do you think is the right approach a different tag or should the NOODP tag apply to both Yahoo Directory and ODP?"

Del.icio.us Wishlist Feature, Code to Use on Ecommerce Site?
High Rankings Forum
"Is it possible to put a link on my product pages saying something like 'Click here to add this product to your Del.icio.us Wishlist?' What would it take to code something like this in a standard webpage?"

Digg It?
V7N Forum
"I am just wondering if it is really something a new website owner or novice should be worrying about. I don't think they are likely to see any substantial results and there are probably other ways for them to learn how to build traffic."

Did-it President Takes a Shot at SEO
Search Engine Watch Forums
"Oh no, he didn't! Did-It President Dave Pasternack criticizes organic SEO efforts, saying it's only a one-time task."

What Does Your Holiday SEM Campaign Look Like?
Search Engine Watch Forums
"With Q4 about to kick into high gear, what are your plans and expectations for this year's online holiday shopping season?"

Searchmash - A Google Operated Search Engine
Digital Point Forums
"Why would they do that? What is it for? Their search results are quite interesting and when you press 'more web pages' (search results) the page simply scrolls down. What do you think?"

Is the Web too Saturated to Make Significant Money with AdSense?
V7N Forums
"I have been thinking for a while that I would like try and see how well I can do as far as making money with Google AdSense or YPN. However, I don't want to be just another made for AdSense site. My question is: Is it too late to try to get into this area and is it just not worthwhile?"

Google Q3 Profit Nearly Doubles
Webmaster World
"Google's third-quarter profit nearly doubled from a year ago as sales of keyword-related advertising continued to grow for the world's top Web search engine."

Search Engine Forums Spotlight courtesy Search Engine Guide.

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Headlines & News From Elsewhere

Google's Internal Company Goals, Google Blogoscoped
A New Campaign Tactic: Manipulating Google Data, New York Times
You're welcome to google on Yahoo, Jeremy Zawodny
Firefox 2.0 Is Not Supported By Google AdSense Referrals, Search Engine Roundtable
AOL Search with Fullview (AOL Search 7.0) Leaves Beta, ResourceShelf
Google will not tolerate copyright breach by YouTube, Brand Republic
Zillow Real Estate Data Coming to a Site Near You, Techcrunch
Google will not tolerate copyright breach by YouTube, Brand Republic
Do you "Google?", Google Blog
Spamming Social Media, Online Marketing Blog
Scary stories, Google Blog
SEO Job Search - Finding Search Engine Optimization Positions, Reality SEO
Bloggers Planning To Google Bomb The Election, Inside Google
Jason Calacanis Keynoting SES Chicago; Danny Renewing With Incisive On SES; Google Customized Site Search & More!, Daily SearchCast
Google and Yahoo seek media partnerships, Editors Weblog
Has YouTube changed since its purchase this month by Google?, Guardian Unlimited
How To Install Multiple Versions of Internet Explorer, Cartoon Barry Blog
Business.com Partners With CMP And Hoover's, Business.com
Yahoo! selects Jemez Pueblo to display time capsule project, Yahoo! Finance

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Chris Sherman

Chris Sherman is a frequent contributor to several information industry journals. He's written several books, including The McGraw-Hill CD ROM Handbook and The Invisible Web: Uncovering Information Sources Search Engines Can't See, co-authored with Gary Price. Chris has written about search and search engines since 1994, when he developed online searching tutorials for several clients. From 1998 to 2001, he was About.com's Web Search Guide.