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Google’s First Venture into Television Goes Live
In April, we posted a story about Google partnering with CurrentTV (the “hip” new tv channel chaired by Al Gore (-:) to provide search and “zeitgeist” data for…
Shari Thurow Chats Shopping Search with Become.com’s Jon Glick
In the first part of a two part interview, Shari Thurow chats with search industry veteran (Yahoo, AltaVista) Jon Glick, presently the…
Baidu.com Gets Ready For IPO
Although a specific date hasn’t been set yet, stories about Chinese web search engine Baidu.com, and its upcoming IPO continue to appear.…
Google Considering 1 Million Sq. Foot Googleplex in Valley
It’s hard for a week to go by without a report about Google searching (no pun intended) for more office space as…
Looksmart Averages 15 Cents Per Click; Contextual Text Ads Coming
LookSmart’s Q2 2005 earnings were released last week and losses were greater than in Q1. Looksmart reported a net loss of $5.4…
New Ask Jeeves Sponsored Listings Program Launched
The rumors are over. Ask Jeeves has officially announced a new automated paid listings service today, Ask Jeeves Sponsored Listings. It will…
New Ask Jeeves Sponsored Listings Program Lets More Advertisers Buy Direct
After weeks of rumors, Ask Jeeves unveiled a new automated paid listings service today -- Ask Jeeves Sponsored Listings -- that will…
The Search Engine Update – Number 202 – Aug. 1, 2005
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from the second half of July 2005.
The Search Engine Report – Number 105
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recaps top search engine stories from July 2005.
Gigablast Debuts Toolbar for Internet Explorer
Gigablast has released a toolbar for Internet Explorer that offers a couple of features I haven’t seen elsewhere: Search the sites linked…
MyJeeves 1.2 Released
If you’re looking for something to demo this weekend, Ask Jeeves has just released version 1.2 of their MyJeeves personal information management…
Daily SearchCast, July 29, 2005: Microsoft Wins Restraining Order Over Google Hire, Danish-Canadian Island Dispute Spills Into Google, Google Maps & MSN Virtual Earth Side-By-Side And More
Today’s Daily SearchCast covers the restraining order Microsoft won against an exec who went over to Google, the Danish-Canadian dispute over an…
Search Forums Roundup: July 29, 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:…
Threadwatch Thumbs Up For SEO Book eBook
Review: The SEO Book has Nick Wilson doing an in-depth review of Aaron Wall’s long-standing eBook, SEO Book. Verdict? Highly recommended to…
Google Analytics? New Domains For Those Who Like To Speculate
Since the blogosphere is always ripe with speculation, I’ll toss an item out. Does Google have plans to either begin offering expanding…
Google Seeks Patent On RSS Ads: Filed In Dec. 2003
Google’s Advertisements in RSS Patent App in our SEW Forums covers how Google has applied for a patent on putting ads into…
And Now, A Yahoo Sandbox?
Debate still continues on whether Google has a "sandbox," the idea that new sites simply can’t rank well for anything that perhaps…
Google & Search Pulling From Offline Real Estate Ads
First Craigslist, Now Google: Newspaper Classifieds Woes Worsen from Poynter covers two research reports out that highlight how search engines — in…
San Edinburgh & Other AdWords Documentation Bloopers
AdWords Bloopers! over in our SEW Forums is a short but funny look at a few errors that crept into Google’s AdWords…
Microsoft Gets Temporary Restraining Order in Google Case
A Washington State Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order today barring Dr. Kai-Fu Lee from performing his duties as the…
Daily SearchCast, July 28, 2005
Today’s edition of The Daily SearchCast is now available (MP3 file). In it, I did a rundown of the past day’s search…
A Look at Search Interface Protocols and Specifications
Developers and other search geeks out there might find this draft document that lists and discusses a number of search interface protocols…
Google Ads, a Feud, and a Barren Rock
Stories from the Canadian Press and Reuters report about how ads on Google are coming into play in a an argument betweeen…
Yahoo Research Labs Releases Redesigned Site
It’s quite the busy day at the Yahoo Research Labs (YRL). First, news that Dr. Prabhakar Raghavan is joining Yahoo to run…
Yahoo Yammys To Honor Online Video Through Contest
Yahoo wants to drum up interest in its Yahoo Video search service, so it’s handing out "Yammys" to recognize what it thinks…
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