Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search
Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged
separately:
From The SEW Blog…
- Merge
Historical Maps With Current World In Google Earth
Google Earth in 4D from Googling Google is a very nice catch about how Google
Earth now allows you to view historical maps within the software. Want to see
how people thought the world used to look, before all those satellites were
taking pictures? A new layer makes this possible…. - Google
Video Getting Caption Search; Customizing The Player & More Features
This weekend, the Google Operating System blog wrote up a trifecta on Google
Video. It explained that Google Video is apparently to allow you to search
inside videos by matching captioning information, if provided. Eventually,
Google Video keyword alters are also to be offered. Google OS also highlighted
that Google is offering more stats on a particular video’s usage, such as
number of views, the overall rank, the number of views from yesterday,
yesterday’s rank and more. Finally, Google OS showed ways to customize the
embedded Google Video player to make it larger, smaller, loop, add send
buttons and other… - Yahoo
Publisher Network Executives Leaving Yahoo
PaidContent.org has confirmation of rumors from Valleywag that two top
executives in the Yahoo Publisher Network group are leaving Yahoo. Bill Demas,
the Senior VP of Yahoo Publishing Network, is departing Yahoo to “pursue his
goal of leading a small company or venture.” Also, Will Johnson, VP and GM, of
Yahoo Publishing Network won’t be with YPN much longer. Yahoo says that Josh
Siegel will replace Will Johnson…. - Google
Updates 3rd Party Sitemaps Generator Tools Directory
The Google Webmaster Central Blog informed us that they have updated their
Sitemaps Third Party Programs & Websites page. So if some past tools did not
work, give this new list a chance…. - Google’s
Schmidt Says Cell Phones Should Be Free
CNN Money reports that Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt saying, “Your mobile phone
should be free.” He said Google has no plans to give phones away itself, but
he foresees advertising making phones free or near free, in the way newspapers
are…. - Google
Ranks Google Video Questioning Iran’s Authority Over Tabriz
Via Valleywag and The Guardian, Iran is upset with Google over ranking a
Google Video too high in the Google results. The video titled Tabriz –
Azerbaijan describes that the ancient city Tabriz is located in Southern
Azerbaijan, suggestion it shouldn’t be part of Iran. A Google search on [tabriz
azerbaijan] shows the Google Video as (currently) number one with a snippet
that reads; “This video shows Tabriz, a city in Southern Azerbaijan, currently
in the territory of Iran.” A search for [tabriz] shows this result at the
bottom of the first page or top of second page. Iran is… - SEMPO’s
2006 Search Marketing Survey
SEMPO has been surveying search marketers since the inception of the
organization. Kevin Lee wrote a ClickZ article asking search marketers to
Voice Your Opinion. SEMPO surveys provide very insightful data, statistics and
research for the industry. So please take the time to complete the survey over
here. You will be given the results when the report is completed…. - Articles
On Google’s Copyright Conflicts From Me & New York Times
A Struggle Over Dominance and Definition is good New York Times article out
today that looks at Google and whether it is a media company that conflicts
with other media owners, especially in terms of using content from others
without permission. It also sparked me to finally finish a long piece I’ve
been meaning to do on Google, search engines and copyright issues. Search
Engines, Permissions & Moving Forward In Copyright Battles is now up over at
my personal blog Daggle, covering the important difference between indexing
and reprinting, how robots.txt already provides a permissions system, why
Google should…
Headlines & News From Elsewhere
- Can 24-Hour
[Search Engine] Embargo Help Newspapers?, MediaPost
What if online portals had nothing but ‘digital fish wrap’?, San Francisco
Chronicle
Valleywag Release Candidate 2 (AKA, Nick Douglas out at or
leaves
Valleywag), Valleywag- A Sneak Peek
at a Fractured Web, Wired - God Loves Google, Yahoo Can Go to Hell, Google Watch
- Podcast: Who Sends
More Traffic, Google News or Digg? Groowe Toolbar Gets Bookmarking Support;
Worry Over Live Search Listings Bug & More!, Daily SearchCast
Thoughts on the State of Search, O’Reilly Radar
Quigo Provides PPC Ads For Another Major Newspaper, Search Marketing & ROI
Technology- Confabb:
Find, Track and Review Conferences, TechCrunch - Pictures of SEO People,
Jim Boykin
Google Apps for Your Domain Expands to Include the Start Page for
Organizations, Google Press Release
Updates to Live.com, live.com blog
Live.com to Support Google Universal Gadgets, LiveSide.net
Farecast introduces way to lock into a low fare, VentureBeat
Global Warming – Will the Stern Report Dampen Demand for Cheap Flights?,
Hitwise- Google Checkout ready to go
international?, Googling Google
It’s a Beautiful Sweet Red Day in the Arbitrage-Hood, Traffick
Microsoft adCenter Policy on Multiple Ads per Advertiser, adCenter blog
Google UK/Canada, Ask.com, and Yahoo UK/Canada Offer Special Logos for
Rememberance Day and Veterans Day, ResourceShelf
The SBS Interview: Jon Glick, pt. 1, Small Business SEM- Pranesh
Anthapur takes over as CEO for Yahoo! R &D, ZDNet -
Exclusive Interview with Shashi Seth – Product Manager for Google Co-Op,
Vinny Lingham - Beyond Words on a Page and Linkage Data, ClickZ
- ClickZ
Marketing Excellence Awards 2006 Winners, ClickZ
Google & Autos: Life Beyond Search, iMedia Connection- Top
10 Search Terms in 10 Categories, October 2006, ClickZ
Google downplays video lawsuit, Macworld- Microsoft
Launches Aggreg8: Not Good, TechCrunch - Lycos – Dead Men Limping,
Threadwatch - Live Labs vs. Microsoft
Research, SEO By The Sea
New CSE Role Models, Official Google Custom Search Blog
Entrepreneurs See a Web Guided by Common Sense, New York Times
Why the New York Times is announcing Web 3.0, Valleywag- Web 2.0 isn’t
dead, but Web 3.0 is bubbling up, Techmeme
The hot thing at Web 2.0 Summit: Photosynth, Robert Scoble
From the Labs: Photosynth, O’Reilly Radar
Saying Hello to PixLogic: Image Search Technology: Mimicking Human Sight to
Mine Image Content, ResourceShelf
KnowledgeSearch.org: Beyond Keyword Searches: Exploring Texts with the
Semantic Engine, ResourceShelf.com
Yahoo! Shopping Needs a Facelift, ComparisonEngines.com
Microsoft says Gmail is a virus, Googling Google- Listen To
Podcasts On Any Phone, TechCrunch - 10
Signs You’re Dating an SEO, SEOmoz - Looking for a Library on
Google Local, SEO By The Sea
Andrei Broder talk on information supply, Geeking With Greg
Video of interview of Paul Graham, Joho The Blog
Making Use of Google Search History, Google Operating System
Keep track of your Maps searches, too, Official Google Blog- Wink Now
Searches MySpace, LinkedIn and Bebo, TechCrunch - Times Are NOT
Troubled For SEO Firms, MediaPost
Search Marketing Standard Winter Issue Coming, Marketing Pilgrim- Got .gov?, SEO
BlackHat
.gov Hosting on ebay, Dave Naylor
Wordpress.com doesn’t allow PayPerPost and other SEO gaming, Robert Scoble
Nike.com gets taken to task over its search mistakes, Natural Search Blog
The number of pages Googlebot crawls, Official Google Webmaster Central
Blog
Study Finds Google Favors Wikipedia, Micro Persuasion- Knowing
when to hold ’em, Evan Williams