They've chosen to partner with sites like OpenTable and FanSnap, while Google's approach seems more like the Borg. However, looking through the list, it seems that some of these "new" features are nothing new to search engines in general.
We all gripe about Google being the Borg of our industry, but a government intervention may not be a pretty thing. Those days are gone, and if we're not careful, there could be dire consequences for online marketers.
To quote the Borg from "Star Trek," "Resistance is futile. People link to sites they know or have heard a lot about. The more a person is exposed to your company name, the more familiar it will be to them.
Can a combined Yahoo/Microsoft even minimally offer true competition to "The Borg," even if it happens? I'm not sure if I agree with the Borg analogy. If I'd known it was really the death knell of Ask.com, I may not have been as distracted by the...
Chayes and Borg note that a set of pages contributing significantly to the PageRank of a page is often called a "contribution set" or "supporting set" of the page. The New York Times, CNET, InformationWeek, and 52 other Google News sources missed...
Is Google The Borg or Big BrotherGoogle is growing and the question of whether or not it has become too invasive (or persuasive) is one that needs to be answered now. From the SEW blog: Organic Search
Is Google The Borg or Big BrotherGoogle is growing and the question of whether or not it has become too invasive (or persuasive) is one that needs to be answered now. Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news?
As any Star Trek fan can tell you, "[t]he Borg have become a symbol in popular culture for any juggernaut against whom "resistance is futile. Google is growing and the question of whether or not it has become too invasive (or persuasive) is one...
How to Go Multi-platform and Build a Profitable Borg, Tropical SEO Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:
How to Go Multi-platform and Build a Profitable Borg, Tropical SEO According to the iProspect Search Marketer Measurement & Performance Study, more search marketers' job performance is being measured by the results they produce, both in terms of...
Even while the last vestiges of his former company, MarketSmart Interactive, are absorbed into the Think Partnership borg, Mike Grehan has set up shop under a new brand, Searchvisible. Grehan's Smart Interactive was acquired by Think Partnership in...
Revisiting Google Borg or Google Brain, WebProNews Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately: From The SEW Blog. Search Influenced $15.2 Billion In Consumer Electronics Spending Through First Half
The link points to http://0.frontend-live.sfe.scrooge.hs.borg.google.com/finance, which seems to not be accessible from my location, or outside of Google's network. Notice the sign of the borg again? borg.google.com from before.
The link points to http://0.frontend-live.sfe.scrooge.hs.borg.google.com/finance, which seems to not be accessible from my location, or outside of Google's network. Notice the sign of the borg again? borg.google.com from before.
He promised not to "comment on what any of it means" but at least we know Google is part of the borg. Miami; a new Yahoo deal to reach Hispanics; Google search engine office expansions; Google Force One revisited and more!
He promised not to "comment on what any of it means" but at least we know Google is part of the borg. If you're not familiar with our blog, click on any of the links below, or visit the blog's home page at http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/.
He promised not to "comment on what any of it means" but at least we know Google is part of the borg. Below, a recap of stories posted yesterday to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately:
He promised not to "comment on what any of it means" but at least we know Google is part of the borg. Last week we reported that Google may have revealed the spam scores to the world. Well, Matt Cutts came back from vacation and he confirmed the...
Borg? Google Blogoscoped (borg is an official Google web server) Daily SearchCast, June 22, 2006: Ask Not On Google Answers About Google; Should Google Dump Results Counts? Google And Adobe Partner Google's inaccurate results counts; Google...
So I'd like to issue a hearty congrats to the winners of this year's Anita Borg scholarships. Philipp Lenssen over at Google Blogoscoped spotted a new Videos From The Googleplex area where Google is sharing its own in-house video content with...
