Michael Trkulja of Melbourne won a defamation lawsuit against Google after discovering that its search results were linking him to an underworld figure called Tony Mokbel, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
That’s the official word from Facebook engineer and former Googler Lars Rasmussen, who was recently interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald. Facebook is working to improve internal search for the social network.
In response, Google told the Sydney Morning Herald that what Google wants is to "protect its users and help them stay safe online, which is why it went public with the hacking allegations. The Chinese government claims Google is using an attempted...
Melba is also being celebrated in Australia with a special 60-cent stamp based on a portrait by Australian artist Rupert Bunny, the second time she will have graced a postage stamp, the Sydney Morning Herald noted.
A civil liberties group in Australia is criticizing Google's decision to pull ads by the Wilderness Society that brought attention to "a boycott against a paper manufacturer that uses wood sourced from Australian old growth forests," the Sydney...
Google Australia hires new MD - The Sydney Morning Herald Here's a recap of this week's columns and news stories for the week of Jan.to 29, as reported by Search Engine Watch, as well as search news and tips from around the web.
Former Google Maps and Wave creator Lars Rasmussen told the Sydney Morning Herald he left Google as its "growing size hindered its employees' ability to get things accomplished," CNN Money stated. CNN Money reports Google fired the employee who...
I was recently led by Fantomaster at Twitter to an interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the "Google Monster" taking over Australia. During the presentation, I accused people who are only using Google as their source of traffic as...
Another story, shows the Google satellites have been busy, in this case capturing pictures of the new porsches being road tested, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Add treasure hunting and new car previews to the list of benefits from using...
You can find videos of executive talks and much more on the Official Google Channel on YouTube.photo credit: Sydney Morning Herald All those media pundits who said Google is a publisher are wrong. Google isn't a publisher.
The Chinese government will restrict all video and audio content on sites starting next month, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. From next month, only state websites will be allowed to carry film or radio programs, the State Administration of...
Team on Search to read Snyder's story, which broke an hour ahead of similar ones in Forbes, Sydney Morning Herald, FOX News, Houston Chronicle, and AP. A minute after midnight, Bill Snyder, Senior Writer for TheStreet.com, broke the story about IBM...
There are more details on this at the Sydney Morning Herald. Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we've spotted but not blogged separately: From The SEW Blog. AOL Scores with Newly Enhanced Search Features
There are more details on this at the Sydney Morning Herald. The Inquirer reports that Google refuses to tackle racist blogs hosted on Google's Blogger platform. These blogs have racist and neo-Nazi content on them from organizations based in New...
The Sydney Morning Herald has a story about the project. 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...
Seven appoints Ian Smith as Yahoo7 CEO In Australia, Sydney Morning Herald 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/.
CEO In Australia, Sydney Morning Herald Daily SearchCast, June 9, 2006: How The ODP Sends Sites Back In Time In Major Search Engines; Google, Your TV Companion; The World Cup Cometh To Search Google listening to your TV and perhaps making ads and...
Sydney Morning Herald reg May 19 2006 1:18AM GMT So if you are ever in Sydney, you should be able to find your way to Canterbury, New Zealand. If you're not familiar with our blog, click on any of the links below, or visit the blog's home page at...
Sydney Morning Herald covers how Google will end 10 percent commission paid there as of August 1. Over the past few months, Google's been trying to reduce or eliminate commission on its ad products in countries where they are offered (North
Sydney Morning Herald reg Apr 26 2006 2:53AM GMT Now that FareChase is out of beta, though, the service could very quickly become a strong presence and dramatically transform online travel search. When I think of travel search (often referred to...
