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Smarter.com Updates Site
Smarter.com made 4 major changes to its website. The company introduced a new design, new ranking methodology, clustering beta, and limited crawling. While Smarter is one of the…
Search Engine Optimization in an Hour a Day
If you’re just getting started with search marketing, it can be tough to know where to start or which sources of information…
Google In Another Dictionary: Merriam-Webster
The LA Times reports that the term ‘Google’ has been added to the Merriam-Webster, the dictionary I grew up on. The other…
Myanmar Enables Access To Google After Blocking Gmail & GTalk
Mizzima News reports that Myanmar (also known as Burma) has opened up access to Google again, after blocking it about a week…
Inside Google’s New-Product Process
Marissa Meyer (VP of Google’s search products and user experience) is interviewed over at Business Week in the article ‘Inside Google’s new-product…
eBay Disallows Google Checkout
Andy Beal reports that eBay has officially banned Google Checkout as a payment solution on eBay. Here is a list of payment…
Search For “Therapy Products” On Google Suggests Yahoo As Alternative Results
SEO Speedwagon posts notes that a query on Google for [therapy products] displays a See Results For box listing pages from Yahoo.…
Kinderstart Transcript Available
Eric Goldman posted the Kinderstart transcript and other case documents on his site. Recently, Kinderstart’s case was heard in court and the…
Google Posts First Quarter ’06 Quarterly Report 10-Q
For those of you who own Google stock or track Google’s revenues, Google has just posted their quarterly statement. You can find…
Google Jockeying
Another phrase to join ‘surfing’ and ‘browsing’ – we now have ‘jockeying’ or Google jockeying, to be precise, according to the article…
Google Fixes XSS Security Holes
A security vulnerability in Google, discovered and posted at ha.ckers.org was patched quickly by Google. Both Philipp Lenssen and JasonD posted about…
Google’s Ranking Algorithm Too Dependent On Trust Factors?
Todd Malicoat went off on a bit of a rant which he named The Trust Knob is WAY too High – Google…
Google Ombudsman? Search Ombudsman? Great Idea — Bring Them On!
Back in 2004, Gary Stein suggested that Yahoo hire an ombudsman, a sort of impartial referee to handle disputes involving advertising programs.…
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 site and…
A Beginner’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization
New to the sometimes confusing and seemingly arcane world of making search engine friendly web sites? A new book offers a systematic,…
Search Headlines & Links: July 5, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged…
June 2006 Search News Recap Posted
The latest edition of my monthly Search Engine Report newsletter is now online, recapping top stories in search from the past month.…
Daily SearchCast, July 5, 2006: Google’s Ranking Criteria Categories Exposed?; Lawsuit Over Rankings Might Go Ahead; Google’s Not-So-Killer Products; Windows Live Local Click-To-Call & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google’s categories of ranking criteria accidentally exposed?; SEO tools to try; is Google a flop unless all of…
New Search Patent Applications: July 5, 2006 – Google Coming to a Shopping Mall Near You
Google files patents for shopping offline with online assistance, a secondary map in Google Maps, and an updated review aggregator. Yahoo adds…
Microsoft Running Out Of Room In Redmond
A New York Times article looks into how Microsoft is running out of room in Redmond. The company is adding 12,000 new…
Google’s Spam Score Details Shown?
Peter Da Vanzo spotted a DigitalPoint thread that found clues as to how Google scores spam results behind the scenes. Now, honestly,…
Yahoo Launches New Home Page Design In UK & Ireland
Personal Computer World in the UK reports that Yahoo has finally released the new home page redesign that has been in beta…
Google To Launch Book Search Service In China
The People’s Daily Online reports that Google will be launching an on-line book search service in China. Google signed agreements with publishing…
Google Warns U.S. Legislators On Anti-Trust Complaints Over Net Neutrality
The Washington Post reports that Google has warned the United States, that if telecoms abuse net neutrality principles it backs, through a…
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 over the…
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