Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search
Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged
separately:
From The SEW Blog…
Google
Blog: Please Get Descriptive With Your Headlines!
A public rant, and I’m sorry — but I’ve had it with the Official Google Blog
having post headlines that give people no idea what the post is about. First
some recent examples, then why this is bad in general….
Justin
Uberti, AOL’s Top AIM Developer, Hired By Google
Steve Bryant reports that Justin Uberti, who has been with AOL for about 10
years and working on AIM for almost 9 years, has been hired by Google to work
in the Kirkland, WA office. Justin posted this news on his old blog and
announces the launch of his new blog at juberti.blogspot.com, where he has
links to the Google Blog, Google Talk Blog and Google Video blog – which may
be signs as to what he will be working on at Google….
Maharashtra Farmers Fight Government With Google Earth
IBN Live reports that Maharashtra farmers are using Google Earth to fight back
against a government ruling that they would take 25,000 acres away from them
to build a Maha Mumbai Special Economic Zone. The government told the farmers
that “only a small portion of the earmarked land is fertile and that some
parts of it is submerged by salty creek water.” But Google Earth came to the
rescue of the farmers, where they were able “to prove to the authorities that
the land is fertile,” said Arun Shivkar an SEZ activist. No wonder the
Maharashtra state government in India…
Google
To Set Up R&D Office In South Korea
The Associated Press reports that Google is setting up a research and
development center in South Korea. The details of the size of the office were
not disclosed. Robert A. Eustace, Google’s senior vice president, said “South
Korean government’s strong encouragement persuaded the company to make the
investment.” DNS India adds that Google also has research centers in Britain,
Israel, Norway, Japan, Switzerland, India, Russia and the Americas….
Court
Issues Notice To Google For Allegedly Spreading Hate In India Via Orkut
The Times of India reports that Google is in hot water over Orkut once again,
this time for allegedly spreading hatred for India. The article says, “The
Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government
to issue notice to Google for the alleged spread of hatred about India by its
social network service Orkut.” The problem is over a “We Hate India” community
in Orkut that posted a picture a burning Indian flag….
Yahoo
Time Capsule Project Launched
Yahoo has created the Yahoo Time Capsule, what it calls the “first-ever
electronic anthropology project” to document human life in 2006. You have
about 29 more days to contribute to the time capsule, until November 8th, to
be exact….
Sizing
Up Search Engine Instant Answers
The major search services have all be increasing their efforts to deliver
focused “answers” to many types of queries. They each take a different
approach to this process, with names such as Ask’s Smart Answers, Yahoo’s
Shortcuts, Google’s Onebox results and Microsoft’s Instant Answers. In today’s
SearchDay article, A Closer Look at Ask’s Smart Answers, SEW correspondent
Brian A. Smith kicks off a four-part series that takes an in-depth look at
each of these programs, illustrating the unique approaches offered by the
major search engines….
Recapping Coverage Of Google’s Acquisition Of YouTube
I don’t have a ton to say about the Google acquisition of YouTube. That’s
because to me, it’s more an eyeball landgrab than a search development.
There’s no doubt people search for video on YouTube, and getting the leading
property will help Google. But the searching isn’t the deep dive video search
involving transcripts linked to video clips or other technological advances
you might think Google would want in a more in a true search deal. This, to
me, is basically YouTube as a hot property that Google hasn’t been able to
replicate with its own Google Video….
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