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Lawsuit Claims Google Overcharged Advertisers
Google sued over claims of excess advertising fees Source: Reuters Google Inc. is being sued over accusations that it overcharged advertisers who use the Web search giant’s paid…
Indeed.com Gets Funding from The NY Times
Last Friday, I posted that job search vertical SimplyHired.com received some funding from angel investors. Today, News.com reports that Indeed.com (another job…
Underway: Session Summaries from SES 2005 San Jose
Barry Schwartz (aka RustyBrick) and his crew have begun posting session summaries from various SES sessions into the SEW Forums. You’ll find…
Yahoo Releases New Ad Measurement Platform
Title: Yahoo Changes Ad Counting Method, Excludes Undelivered Impressions Source: Media Post “Yahoo has released a new ad measurement platform that only…
Google Asked to Remove Imagery from Google Earth
Philipp points to this News.com.au story about the head of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation asking Google to remove an…
Yahoo Talking About Purchasing Chinese E-Commerce Company
China, the Internet, and search companies are sure hot topics these days. This time around word from Forbes.com that Yahoo is in…
Real-Time Transportation Finders
Looking for the next bus, train, taxi or other mode of transportation? These tools can help you find public transportation in your…
Battelle Posts Excerpt from “The Search”
As Danny pointed out a few weeks ago on SEW Blog, John Battelle’s new book, The Search: How Google and Its Rivals…
Google Not Happy With CNET
John and Philipp point to a News.com article (about Google’s search for a chef) that mentions that Google is not talking with…
The Daily SearchCast, Aug. 5, 2005: Google Tests New Results Layout, Longer Ads, SES Conference Parties And More
Topics for today include the SES Conference Party schedule, search engine advertising, the Guiness Book of World Records, sponsored search answers, ebay’s…
SimplyHired.com Raises $3 Million from Angel Investors of Note, Guy Kawasaki Joins Board of Directors
A news release and Silicon Valley Business Journal story clues us into the fact that job search vertical SimplyHired.com has raised $3…
Baidu.com Goes Public, Shares Soar
Chinese web search engine Baidu.com (Google is a minority shareholder) went public today with its IPO on NASDAQ. Shares opened at $66…
Another Google UI Test?
Yesterday, eagle-eyed Steve Rubel sent me a note about what he was seeing on a Google results page. Could it be another…
Google Dance, Yahoo Search Night Off & More Parties At SES San Jose 2005
Gary mentioned the Ask Jeeves party at SES San Jose earlier. It’s just one of a number of parties happening at the…
Search Forums Roundup: Aug. 5, 2005
Today’s SearchDay, Search Engine Forums Spotlight, features our weekly links to this week’s hot topics from search engine forums across the web:…
Better Search Means Helping People Get Things Done
The ZDNet article: Yahoo’s new search master, offers a profile of and comments from Prabhakar Raghavan, a legend in the world of…
Ask Jeeves to Rock SES with The Dan Band
All you need to know about the SES 2005 Ask Jeeves opening night bash is now posted on the Ask.com blog. The…
Daily SearchCast, Aug. 4, 2005: Search Engine Watch & SES Sold, New MSN Keywords Paid Listings Program Details, Searching For A New Google Chef & More
Today’s Daily SearchCast covers the sale of Search Engine Watch by Jupitermedia, more on the penalty box, the upcoming launch of MSN…
How Will eBay Utilize Shopping.com?
About a week ago, eBay shareholders approved the company’s acquistion of shopping comparison engine, Shopping.com. The deal is set to close at…
Indeed.com Adds Sources and Services
Job search vertical Indeed.com has added several “hundred new job sources in the last month including the career pages of most of…
Gmail Interface Now Available in 12 More Languages
A note from 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway informs us that Gmail interface is now available in 12 more languages. That makes Gmail is…
Phase 2 of Longer AdWords Text Beta Begins
In the SEW Forums, moderator OptimizeOnline posts about Google beginning the second phase of a beta test allowing longer descriptions in AdWords…
Goodman on Yahoo’s Publishing Network
The always thought provoking Andrew Goodman says that much of the commentary and discussion about Yahoo’s new contextual ad program thus far…
Factiva Launches New Service to Help Execs Measure Company Reputation
I thought I would toss this one up on the blog since the web and blogs is being more and more to…
Get Cookin’ at Google
Let’s take a look at another example of Google’s genius for creating buzz. Last December I posted that Google was looking for…
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