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Search Companies Energetically Seeking Electricity
The Wall Street Journal reports that the search companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Ask and possibly Google are looking to find cheap electricity to power all the computers and…
A Real Estate Vertical Search Roundup, Part 2
This concludes our roundup of a number of the most popular new real estate search verticals.
Search Headlines & Links: June 12, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged…
Schmidt: Google Still A Tech Company Despite The Billboards
Figuring everyone’s had enough Google exec interviews at the moment that cover the same old ground, I put the Los Angeles Times…
Rumor: Google Caller ID Via Google Talk Coming Soon?
Garett Rogers discovered that Google added the directory /call to the Google robots.txt file. So when he checked out https://www.google.com/call he noticed…
The Downside Of Google?
I’m all for keeping a close and critical eye on search engines, but the Observer article “The readers editor on … the…
SimplyHired Powers MySpace Jobs
A number of people have talked about the potential power of MySpace getting into search. Well, the company put its toes in…
Reflecting On Direct Hit, The Google Rival
Perspective: The man who would be Sergey from News.com talks with Gary Culliss, formerly of Direct Hit, on cashing out of search…
Google GBuy Launch Later This Month To Challenge PayPal?
Google’s GBuy Could Be ‘Revolutionary’ from Forbes covers news from RBC analyst Jordan Rohan that Google’s existing payment system — Google Payments…
Trovetopia – Yahoo Shopping Test Bed Site
Gary Price at ResourceShelf noticed that Yahoo registered two trademarks: “Trovetopia” and “THE N9NE,” with Trovetopia also being the name of an…
How Google Is Killing The Internet
Seth Jayson has written an interesting piece “How Google is killing the internet” over at The Motley Fool. It’s a lengthy analysis…
eBay AdContext To Promote Auctions Via Contextual Based Ads
I covered this morning the news that eBay is launching a contextual advertising program named eBay AdContext. The program uses contextual based…
Robert Scoble Departs Microsoft To Startup Podtech
Blogvangelist Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft to work for start-up Podtech.net. Robert’s not been tied into the Microsoft search efforts, but he…
High Rankings In Google Image Search
Amit Agarwal has a nice write-up on how to increase your chances of listing your images high in Google Image Search. The…
#&@$%@ Gmail!
It’s been six hours now without POP access to my Gmail account. I’ve been through this irritating problem before with Google, as…
New Search Patents: June 12, 2006 – More Yahoo Concepts and Google Predictive Searches
Microsoft describes the use of block level analysis to improve mobile browsing, writes of allowing searchers to customize search results, presents a…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 12, 2006
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary search headlines from around the web.
Search Headlines & Links: June 9, 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 9, 2006: How The ODP Sends Sites Back In Time In Major Search Engines; Google, Your TV Companion; The World Cup Cometh To Search & More!
Today’s search podcast covers the use of Open Directory information making more sites seem outdating in major search engines; Google listening to…
Google Founder “Ron Google” Helps Jessica Alba At MTV Movie Awards
Via Valleywag, this clip from last night’s MTV Movie Awards shows Jessica Alba having "Ron Google," the inventor of Google, comment on…
Search Forums Roundup: June 9, 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:…
MSN Windows Live Launches News & Local Live Answers
The MSN Search blog announced that MSN Search now supports news specific and local specific “live answers.” What that means is if…
Microsoft Expands Windows Live Book Search With Two Universities & Submission Service
Microsoft announced that the University of California and University of Toronto Libraries will be participating in the Windows Live Book Search program.…
Google Paper Explains Listening To Your TV Can Help It Put Ads & Info On Your Computer
There are many people discussing a recent patent Google was awarded for picking up on ambient audio from your TV and pairing…
World Cup: Google Does The Logo Thing; Yahoo & Ask Have Smart Shortcuts
Google’s sporting a special World Cup-version of its logo in honor of the start of the World Cup today, while Yahoo and…
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