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Search Headlines & Links: October 23, 2006
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… Litigation,…
Renewing With Incisive On SES
I’m breaking away from my vacation briefly to pass along news that I’ve reached an agreement with Incisive to continue with Search…
Yahoo Japan’s Profit & Sales Grow 20+ Percent
Market Watch reports that Yahoo Japan’s net profit rose 22-percent in Q3 of this year. Net sales rose 36% to 21.20 billion…
Google Tries To Streamline Hiring Process
The Wall Street Journal reports that Google has begun trying to improve their well-known hiring process. They have currently reduced the number…
Google’s NetPAC Begins Donating Money
Mercury News reports that Google’s NetPAC has begun handing out small $1,000 donations to three different Republicans. Google has given to Reps.…
Google Checkout Doesn’t Allow Donation Payments
Sam Harrelson reports that Google Checkout has dropped Gimme Some Candy promotion that enabled his video readers to donate money to the…
SpaceShipOne Replica Lands At GooglePlex
Techcrunch reports that Google has acquired a replica version of SpaceShipOne. The replica is to be housed at building 43 at the…
Yahoo Resigns Ad Deal With Guardian Unlimited
Guardian Unlimited has renewed their advertising deal with Yahoo. Guardian is to keep the keyword ads (named hotspots) on the site and…
Google Finance Adds Compare, Timeline & More Features
Nathan Weinberg reports that Google Finance Gets New Features. Google has added personalized chart settings that include News Flags, Dividends, Splits, or…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: Oct. 23, 2006
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.
Search Headlines & Links: October 20, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged…
WebFetchPro UK Metasearch
WebFetch Pro is a multi/meta search engine creted by InfoSpace and it promises to give you the ‘best search results available on…
Google Earth Helps Cops In Drug Bust
The Journal Times reports Sheriffs in Racine County used Google Earth to pinpoint the locations of marijuana fields in the County. Officials…
Yahoo Finance Adds New Web 2.0 Stock Charts
Gary Price reports that Yahoo has upgraded their charting software to offer new web 2.0 like charting features. By visiting a stock…
Google Definitions In Dutch?
Threadwatch reported that a search on [what is executive search] in Google brings up a Google web definition result in Dutch. The…
Yahoo India’s CTO To Join Google As R&D Lead
Steve Bryant reports that Prasad Bhaarat Ram, Yahoo India’s CTO, has been hired by Google to lead the research and development office…
Search Forums Roundup: Oct. 20, 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:…
Google Releases 2006 3rd Quarter Results
Google has released their earnings for the third quarter of 2006. You can find the earnings summary at Google’s press center. Bloomberg…
Search Headlines & Links: October 19, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged…
Heading On Vacation
After I post the daily search headlines next, I’m officially on vacation for the next two weeks. Barry Schwartz will own the…
Publishers & Authors Consolidate Lawsuits Against Google
MarketWatch reports that a judge has consolidated two different cases against Google to make the process quicker and more “streamlined.” Book publishers…
Searching Via Internet Explorer 7 & The Battle To Be The Default Search Engine
Now that Internet Explorer 7 has been released in final format, I wanted to look at how search is being handled within…
Google Hires Pizzella Of GSA’s FirstGov
FCW.com reports that Google hired M.J. Pizzella to work at Google’s Herndon, VA office to “help Google better understand and solve the…
Display Your adCenter Ads On Microsoft’s Content Ads Network
The adCenter Blog has an open invitation to register for U.S. Content Ads. So if you are an adCenter advertiser and you…
Google To Set Up 2nd R&D Office In Israel
Reuters reports that Google is going to open a second research and development office in Israel. This office will be located in…
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