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Mid-January 2006 Search News Recap Posted
If you’re a Search Engine Watch member (thank you, thank you, thank you!), the latest edition of Search Engine Update newsletter has…
Still Seeing “Blue Pins” on Some Google Maps; Google Now Testing Paid Links in Google Earth
Although some sites are reporting that the Google Maps “blue pin test” is no longer visible, I’m seeing the blue pins on…
Report: Chinese Searchers Prefer Google Over Homegrown Baidu
Keynote Systems, a research firm that does annual studies of North American searchers and their satisfaction with search engines, has released its…
Study: Google #1 in China
Despite trailing Chinese traffic leader Baidu, Google is rated the best search engine in China, according to new research from Keynote Systems.
Google Names New Managing Director in UK; European Job Recruitment Drive Begins
According to this Netimperative article Google has just named Mark Howe as the new managing director of their UK operations. Howe has…
More Instant Answers Now Available on MSN Search
MSN Search’s WebLog points out that MSN Search is now home to more Instant Answers (aka “direct answers”) as web search engines…
Google and Canada.com Announce Multiyear Partnership
The Toronto Star reports that Google has entered into a multiyear agreement with the well-known Canadian portal, Canada.com (owned by media giant…
Yahoo Releases Q4 and Full Year 2005 Earnings
The complete Yahoo Q4 and Full Year 2005 Earnings news release is available here (11 page PDF). From the news release: “In…
Open Federation Comes to Google Talk
Open Federation has come to Google Talk. What’s that? According to a post on the Google Blog, Google Talk is now full…
A9 Selects ZoomInfo to Power People Search
We’ve learned that vertical search engine ZoomInfo has been selected to power the “people search” function on A9. If you want to…