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IAC To Launch AskCity; Local Info Services Site
Reuters reports that IAC and Ask.com are launching a new local information services site named AskCity on December 4th. The site will combine IAC’s portfolio of Ask.com, CitySearch,…
Goodbye Google Answers
Wow. Google is shutting down its Google Answers service. The company has announced that new questions won’t be accepted after the New…
Search Marketing 2006: Facts & Figures
If you're looking for hard data about the world of search engine marketing, arguably the best single source of metrics is MarketingSherpa's…
Google Audio Ads Sign-Up Page Live
Google Audio Ads now appears to be opening to sign-ups, sort of. Googlaxy.com sent me a heads-up about three new URLS that…
Search Headlines & Links: Nov. 28, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged…
Advertiser Details On Google Audio Ads
Donna Bogatin over at Digital Micro-Markets has posted what look to be PowerPoint slides designed to explain how Google Audio Ads will…
Google Quality Raters Leaving Traces When They Visit Sites
This morning I reported at SER that Google’s EWOQ Search Referral String are being found in webmasters web analytics tools. For example,…
Live’s Erik Selberg On Microsoft’s Tough Search Challenge
Talk about the echo chamber coming full circle. The stats on Microsoft’s search share decline that I posted last week were commented…
Ask.com Challenges You To Stop The Fat Naked Man From Dancing
Phil Bradley spotted an ad in the London Metro today, asking you to take the Ask.com Challenge and win prizes by searching.…
Google: Not TV Network But TV Adjunct
Via Threadwatch, a transcript of a conversation between ABC reporter Alan Kohler and Richard Kimber, managing director of sales and operations for…
Yahoo China’s President Xie Wen Resigns After Six Weeks
PC Advisor reports that Xie Wen, president of Yahoo China, has resigned after only six weeks on the job. Zeng Ming, senior…
Exalead CEO Warns Of “Google Monster” & Closed Yahoo & Microsoft
The Multilingual Search Blog covers Exalead CEO Francois Bourdoncle taking a big stick and swinging at Google in a keynote talk at…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 28, 2006
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.
Search Headlines & Links: Nov. 27, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today and since last Wednesday to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve…
Q&A On Google’s Belgium News Agreements
This week, news emerged about an agreement between Google and two Belgian author groups that were suing it over copyright issues. Below,…
Matt Cutts On Site Problems & Mistakes To Avoid
Ever wonder what is going through the head of a Matt Cutts (Googler) while he is sitting on a site reviews panel…
The Complete Google Master Plan
Google Operating Systems located and posted the Full Google Master Plan 1.0. Remember about a month and a half ago, the Google…
Search Forums Roundup: Nov. 27, 2006
Today’s SearchDay, Search Engine Forums Spotlight, features our weekly links to this week’s hot topics from search engine forums across the web:…
Beginning Steps
The pages in this section offer background and primer material for those getting started with search marketing, including:
Google Settles With Some Belgian Publishers Over Belgium News Inclusion
Via Techmeme, news that Google has settled with two Belgian publishing groups involved in a lawsuit against it over content included in…
Google Sending Out AdSense Holiday Gifts
It is that time of the year again. We have our first report of a Google Adsense holiday gift from WebmasterWorld. The…
Google Video France Sued For Copyright Infringement
Reuters reports Google France was sued by Flach Film, a French film producer, for copyright infringement. They claim their video, “The World…
Google To Go To Belgium Court Finally
The AP reports that Google is finally going to show up in court to present their side of the case in the…
Google Blog Results Search Creep
Andy Boyd found Google testing blog search results at the bottom of the Google search results. He posted a screen capture here,…
Yahoo Image Search Bug Showed Sex Images For Innocent Search
Yesterday, on Thanksgiving, The Register reported that a search at Yahoo Images for franchise returned very offensive and disturbing images. I will…
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