131
articles
2004–2006
on Search Engine Watch
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most covered
Author

Greg Sterling

2006

Local

ShopLocal Taps Topix for Geotargeted Ads

This isn’t search, but it is local. ShopLocal has partnered with news aggregator Topix.net to offer dynamic banner ads that…

12 Jul 2006

Local

SuperPages Upgrades Maps With Microsoft

I never saw a press release. But today I discovered that SuperPages, which had dynamic mapping almost before anyone else…

11 Jul 2006

Local

Google Maps Adds Click To Zoom

Loren Baker at Search Engine Journal points out that Google Maps has added another way to zoom: double clicking. Of…

11 Jul 2006

Local

Yahoo Trip Planner Released From Beta

Yahoo is taking is community-travel site Trip Planner out of beta. The site has reached a kind of content critical…

10 Jul 2006

Local

Click Packages Draw Local Advertisers Into Search

The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports on the “bundle of clicks” search distribution packages that all the major yellow…

10 Jul 2006

Local

The Changing Face of Local

This ClickZ article discusses a new JupiterResearch report called “Local Advertising: Blending Categories to Compete Effectively.” The article doesn’t go…

09 Jul 2006

Local

SuperPages For Sale

Verizon has formally filed with the SEC to sell its directory unit, which contains the print yellow pages and online…

07 Jul 2006

Local

Wi-Fi Comes to New York Parks

The New York Times today is reporting on the progress of a project to unwire New York City parks, which…

06 Jul 2006

Industry

Incroyable! ‘Le Tour’ Uses Google Earth Not GeoPortail

WebProNews points to the Google Earth Blog in explaining that The Tour de France has integrated Google Earth into its…

06 Jul 2006

Industry

Windows Live Local Integrates ‘Call For Free’ Into All Business Listings

The intrepid Gary Price called my attention to the quiet integration of “click to call” functionality into Windows Live Local…

05 Jul 2006

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