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  1. SEMPO Tells Government: Don't Censor Search Engines

    The search engine results page (SERP) has undergone quite an evolution since the early days of Lycos, AltaVista and Excite. FTC's antitrust probe into Google, the search marketing organization SEMPO issues a statement to the FTC Chairman Jon...

  2. Rip Van Winkle: Paid Inclusion & Trusted Feeds at Search Engine Strategies NYC 2004

    Here's a partial answer: If Rip Van Winkle hasn't been to the expo hall in six years, he last walked the trade show floor when Go Toast, Overture, and Terra Lycos were still exhibitors. If Rip Van Winkle woke up last month and re-read the agenda...

  3. Is Twitter a Google Killer? Not Yet

    Mind you, the search engines that were considered at that time were Lycos, AOL, MSN, Yahoo, AltaVista, and Excite. My initial involvement in the Interactive industry came when I started working at Lycos, back in early 2000.

  4. Don't Overlook Local Search Opportunities

    My first six months with Lycos (back in early 2000), I could swear that I had a brain-ache, trying to get my head wrapped around this new way of marketing businesses via the Web. Just before joining Lycos, I sold newspaper advertising for a small...

  5. Does No One Get Twitter? Der Spiegel Added To Not List

    Alta Vista, Lycos and Yahoo were the early popular engines. And while many of the answers were insightful, its seems Der Spiegel does not understand the medium. Starting with their question of whether it promotes narcissism and stupdity to twits...

  6. Lycos Dropping Lycos Mail, Tripod February 15

    Lycos once was a popular destination. Well it looks like one of the last of the old school search companies is closing its email service and website creation and hosting service Tripod, according to emails sent to users.

  7. The Year in Search: A 2008 Review

    Recaps from Google Zeitgeist; Yahoo Buzz; AOL's hot searches; top search terms at Ask.com; and Lycos highlight the trends that came and went over the course of the year. Top Lycos Searches, 2008 Source: Lycos, 2008

  8. Christmas Gifts Ideas from Lycos Before Thanksgiving Day

    But I was still surprised today when Lycos provided a list of Christmas gift ideas two days before Thanksgiving Day. Nevertheless, for shoppers who like planning ahead -- or for online retailers and etailers looking for what will be hot this...

  9. The Ghosts of SEO Past and Future

    Obviously, these sites needed traffic to make any money: so they either came up with really cool (and free) giveaway technology or they bought traffic from Lycos and others. I was fortunate enough to work for the company that launched the first...

  10. Click Fraud Declines Slightly in Q2 2008

    Lycos Partners with Click Forensics to Improve PPC Quality Click Forensics has released click fraud data for the third quarter of 2008. Overall, click fraud declined slightly. And by slightly, I mean barely noticeable.

  11. Click Forensics Releases New Trademark Tracking Tool

    Lycos Partners with Click Forensics to Improve PPC Quality Click Forensics has announced a new feature for its solution for advertisers. The feature enables brands to identify and track campaigns that are unlawfully using their trademarked terms.

  12. The Real Reason No One Can Beat Google

    I'm not going to "Mahalo it" or "Wikia it" or even go old school and "Lycos it. When it comes to beating Google, many entrepreneurs attempt to have what they consider better results than Google. Whether its indexing a trillion pages, advancing...

  13. Lycos Cinema Expands, Adds Video on Demand

    Lycos Cinema has expanded to include Video on Demand (VOD). Our experience shows us that while film and TV fans welcome the increasing availability to view premium content online, they also desire the social interaction that is inherent in today's...