As is customary in these instances, I'm trying to put a simple label on the year that will take into account all the various trends we saw in the search industry. Even Google got involved, with the launch of its OpenSocial APIs.
Search-Related April Fools' Round-UpThe engines made their customary attempts at springtime humor, with varying success. Google Tests TV AdvertisingGoogle's rumored foray into managing television ads with its AdWords platform has entered the next...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the Web. Google's Response to "The Sausage Manifesto" Google's Shuman Ghosemajumder responds to Jeffrey Rohr's open letter to paid search networks...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Google Quality Raters Leaving Traces When They Visit Sites This morning I reported at SER that Google's EWOQ Search Referral String are being...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Google, Microsoft And The '3-D Web'When Microsoft launched its Live Local/Virtual Earth 3-D platform earlier this week, the memorable quote...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. The first is that Google will be "improving the algorithm for evaluating landing page quality and incorporating landing page content retrieved...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Google Owns AdSense.com NowNathan Weinberg reports that Google is now the owner of the domain adsense.com.
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Google Working To Stop Lawsuits Over YouTubeThe Financial Times reports that Eric Schmidt's Google is running from media company to media...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Visual search can be found by clicking on the Clothing META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOODP" (stops MSN, Google and Yahoo from using ODP...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Your Name Here On Google's Home Page Via the New York Times Pogue's Post, Custom Google is a way to get the Google home page showing whatever...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Google Adds Tabs To Personalized Home Page Last night Google has added the ability to add and manage tabs on your personalized home page.
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Google Updates Terminology Of Last Visit Date In Cache Results Vanessa Fox posted an update at the Google Webmaster Central Blog on what the...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. She recommends that you (1) update your business listings at Amacai, infoUSA, and Acxiom, (2) submit your site to local engines such as Google...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Custom Map Icons Added For Google Local Business AdsThe Google Blog announced a new feature for Google Local business ads, named "custom map...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Search Engine Strategies San Jose 2006 - Day ThreeDay three is now complete, it was kicked off with a conversation between Danny and Eric...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. Use Frequency Of Google Products SurveyPhilipp Lenssen is conducting an online survey asking you How Often Do You Use These Google Products?
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary search headlines from around the web. Danny has a detailed post about how it is similar to Lookahead and Google Suggest. Google Video Launches In UK
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary search headlines from around the web. New Search Patent Applications: July 11, 2006 - Google Patent Filings by the Dozen Twelve Google patent applications where published...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary search headlines from around the web. Lawsuits Over The Google Party Jet; Arguments Over Bed Sizes On Board New details out now about the Google Jet we've written about...
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary search headlines from around the web. Nielsen//NetRatings Stats Keep Google On Top In May 2006 Last month, Nielsen/NetRatings had Google hitting the 50 percent mark of...