Daily SearchCast, Sept. 2, 2005: Katrina Resources, Google On Link Selling, Microsoft Into Pay Per Call?, New Technorati Blog Directory, Teaching Students To Be Search Savvy & More

Today’s search podcast covers Hurricane Katrina resource and a call by the Red Cross for banner space, is Microsoft getting into pay-per-call, Google on the ethics of
selling links, more debate on Google’s book scanning program, a new blog directory from Technorati, getting students to search better and more!

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here). Below are links with more information about the stories that were discussed.

  • More Hurricane Katrina Resources & Banner Space Appeal
  • Think’s Purchase Of Proceed Interactive Officially Off
     
  • Microsoft Acquisition To Lead To Pay-Per-Call Ads?
     
  • Google’s Matt Cutts On Link Selling: Sites Might Not Pass Reputation; Buyers
    Might Get Targeted More
     
  • Another Google Book Scanning Debate & Another Publisher Group Objects
     
  • Yahoo War — Pit Two Terms Against Each Other To See Who Wins By Count
     
  • On Search, Students, and Libraries
     
  • Search Forums Roundup: Sep. 2, 2005
     
  • Technorati Launches Technorati Blog Finder
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