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Google, Kill The Web Search Counts!
Number one on my 25 Things I Hate About Google list from March was “web search counts that make no sense.” This week’s fiasco with the “5 billion…
What the Critics Said
The web has made it easy to seek out criticism to help us decide what to watch, listen to or read. But…
Google Answers: Ask Whatever You Like, Except About Google
We wrote earlier about Google pulling a question at Google Answers about Google. Philipp Lenssen at Google Blogoscoped followed-up further and found…
Google Partners With Adobe For Toolbar Distribution In Shockwave, Other Product To Be Named
Both Adobe (PDF link) and Google have announced a new deal where Adobe will distribute the Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer as…
New Search Patents: June 22, 2006 – Google File System, Microsoft Blocks, and Yahoo Autonotifications
Google patents the Google File System, Microsoft claims a Functional Object Model for mobile devices, and Yahoo! (Overture) describes an autonotification process…
Searching for Critical Acclaim
Want to know what the critics say before watching that movie, buying that book or downloading that music? Here's how to find…
Search Headlines & Links: June 21, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged…
Mid-June 2006 Search News Recap Posted
If you’re a Search Engine Watch member (thanks for your support!), the latest edition of Search Engine Update newsletter has been posted.…
Daily SearchCast, June 21, 2006: Can Search Build Brands?; Microsoft Execs Surprise Departure; What Search Engine Do Those At Search Engines Use & More!
Today’s search podcast covers issues on if search can build brand; Microsoft loses a key exec; do people at Google really only…
Google AdSense Tests CPA Ads, Commission Based Ads
Philipp Lenssen reports that some AdSense publishers were invited to partake in AdSense ads that pay based on action, like an affiliate…
Chinese Authorities Temporarily Shut Down Two Large Chinese Portals
PaidContent reports that two of the largest Chinese portals have been temporarily shut down by the Chinese authorities for not passing a…
Martin Taylor, VP Of Windows Live & MSN Marketing Leaves Microsoft
ClickZ reports on a Bloomberg story about Martin Taylor, the vice president of Windows Live and MSN marketing group has left MSN.…
Don’t Vote For Us As Best Search Marketing Blog At MarketingSherpa!
That’s right. We don’t want your vote in the "Blogs On Search Marketing" or "Best Podcast" categories of MarketingSherpa’s awards, happening right…
Mashups and Other Fun with Flickr
A big part of the appeal of Flickr, Yahoo’s photo sharing service, is its ease of use. It’s not only easy to…
Hacking Flickr
You can do a lot more with Yahoo's popular photo sharing site Flickr than simply upload your own photos and browse images…
The Search Engine Update – Number 223 – June 21, 2006
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from the first half of June 2006.
Zillow Announces ‘Zillow Labs’
Everybody’s going “Web2.0.” Real estate vertical search engine and valuation site Zillow.com has launched Zillow Labs, “a sandbox where developers and others…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt In Featured Session At SES San Jose 2006
I’m very pleased to announce that Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt will be in a featured session at our upcoming Search Engine Strategies…
Search Headlines & Links: June 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…
Daily SearchCast, June 20, 2006: Google’s Got Spam! – Everyone’s Got Spam! – Spam Spam Spam!; Oh Where Or Where Has My Google Answers Question Gone; Ask Helps Treasure Hunters & More!
Today’s search podcast covers concerns that Google is letting too much spam through; concerns that all the search engines could do better;…
It’s Not Just Google With Disappointing Results
We have been poking hard at Google for disappointing search results, but Google is not the only search engine that has been…
Microsoft, Google & Others Call For Unified Federal Privacy Protection
Microsoft bravely took part in the search privacy panel we did at our SES New York show earlier this year (coverage here…
Google Pulls Question About Google From Google Answers
Peter Da Vanzo reports on an individual who posted a question on Google Answers that was removed by Google. The question was,…
Google Sub Sub Domain Issues Clearly Visible
Threadwatch reveals some more examples of issues Google is having. They note a search on queer forum returns CraigsList 97 times out…
Who’s Who in Local Search
Although the major services get most attention, there are dozens of players in the local search space and lots of opportunities for…
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