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MSN Live Search Adds “Search Macros”
The MSN Search Blog last night announced that they have released a new search feature named “Search Macros.” Search Macros are methods of building an advanced search query…
Daily SearchCast, March 28, 2006: Google Tests New Graphical Local Ads; Do Aerial Maps Violate Our Privacy?; Speed Date To Meet An SEO Firm & Google Deletes Its Own Official Blog & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google testing out new graphical ads in its local services; whether online mapping services offering aerial views should let…
Mid-March 2006 Search News Recap Posted
If you’re a Search Engine Watch member, the latest edition of Search Engine Update newsletter has been posted. It recaps top stories…
Infospace Launches Local Search Beta; Local.com Gets Pay-Per-Call
Infospace has released a new Infospace Local Search site that’s in beta. You’ll find it here, with a rundown from Gary Price…
Speed Dating Meets The SEO Business World With Speed Pitches
Chris Ridings of SearchGuild.com and Denise Russell (aka Gurtie) have launched SpeedPitches.com, a service that enables SEOs and prospective SEO clients to…
Yahoo & Microsoft To Build Storage Centers In Grant County, Washington
MoneySense.ca reports that Yahoo and Microsoft have plans to build huge data centers in Grant County, Washington. Tim Snead, city administrator, said…
Google Lands Deal With Verizon SuperPages.com
ClickZ reports that Google has landed a dead with Verizon SuperPages.com to provide some backfill sponsored results for SuperPages.com. Google will be…
AdsBlackList Offers AdSense Filter URL List
Nathan Weinberg reports on a service named AdsBlackList.com. The service provides a list of predefined MFAs (Made for AdSense sites) that generate…
Google To Host Roundtable For Top Music Industry Executives
PaidContent.org reports that Google is hosting a get-together of the top 20 executives from the music industry this Thursday. The roundtable event…
Barry Diller Talks About Ask
Last month at the New York Search Engine Strategies conference, Danny Sullivan sat down and had a keynote chat with Barry Diller,…
Google Recipes! Google Careers! Google Confusion! The UI Madness Continues
Item 3 on my 25 Things I Hate About Google list was “Stop confusing people. Pick a user interface and go with…
The Latest Click Fraud Roundup
Google might be about to settle a click fraud case, but the issue remains very much in the minds of the major…
The Search Engine Update – Number 217 – March 28, 2006
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from the second half of March 2006.
Danny Sullivan Asks Barry Diller
What's up with the company formerly known as Ask Jeeves? Danny Sullivan spoke with head-honcho Barry Diller at Search Engine Strategies earlier…
San Francisco’s Mayor & The Google Guys
Via Valleywag, "S.F. mayor’s friendship with Google founders" from the San Francisco Chronicle looks at questions of propriety over San Francisco mayor…
MSN Names Yusuf Mehdi New Chief Advertising Strategist
ClickZ reports MSN has named Yusuf Mehdi as the chief advertising strategist for the new MSN Online Business Group. MSN’s Online Business…
Ask TV Commercial Blitz Hits US Air Waves
I reported yesterday, that the Ask blog has posted two of their US based TV commercials for your viewing pleasure. The two…
Some Of Google’s Most Expensive Keywords
Via Xooglers, “Updated: Highest Paying AdSense Keywords” from CyberWyre has a nice of some of the some expensive keyword phrases you can…
Yahoo Updates Search Toolbar; Tabbed Browsing in IE & Delicious Tags
The Yahoo Search Blog announced that they have updated the Yahoo Toolbar. For IE users, you can use the toolbar to enable…
Yahoo & 60 Minutes Debut Tiger Woods 60 Minutes Interview
Rand Fishkin describes how he was flipping through the channels and noticed the mention of the Yahoo & 60 Minutes deal at…
Search Engine Strategies China
Search marketing in China is hot, and opportunities abound for companies operating within China as well as those hoping to reach out…
adCenter Now Tracks Conversions By Firefox Browsers
MSN adCenter fixed some of the bugs with Firefox Danny reported under the title MSN adCenter: Firefox Users Need Not Apply; Customers…
Search Forums Roundup: Mar. 24, 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 Publication Ads Test Deemed Unsuccessful
Google’s Print Auction Fizzles from BusinessWeek covers how the new Google Publication Ads program didn’t exactly raise tons of money after its…
Search National Archives and Records Administration Web Pages With Web Harvest
Gary Price reports on a new search engine named Web Harvest that enables you to search governmental and military Web pages. The…
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