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Google “Hack” Prevention
CNETAsia’s: Are you Google hack-proof?, offers several suggestions about how to keep material out of web engines. The author concludes the article with an important reminder since most…
Google Posts New Ad Guidelines
In September, I wrote that Google was going to finally expand publicly its guidelines covering ads. Those new guidelines have now gone…
UpSNAP and Looksmart Announce Partnership
UpSNAP, the SMS-based search tool Chris wrote about last month has announced a partnership with Looksmart. The company [UpSNAP] will offer its…
Topix.net and Citysearch Announce Partnership
Topix.net (a news resource I utilize several times each day) and Citysearch are announcing a deal today that will bring news headlines…
Search Marketing Beyond Google and Overture
When most people talk about pay per click (PPC) search engine advertising, Google and Overture (Yahoo!) take center stage. But in reality,…
Interface Changes at Ask Jeeves Local
Mr. Jeeves has just introduced a couple of interface changes on his recently launched Local Search (beta) service. What’s new? + The…
Changes to Snap
On the Snap blog, Bill Gross lets us know about some changes to the appearance of his new search engine. We changed…
$30 Million Jump in Domestic Paid Search Ads at AOL
The Washington Post takes a look at the Time Warner earnings announcement in: Time Warner Sets Aside Legal Reserve. On Paid Search…
Large Publisher Comments on Working with Google
The UK’s Daily Mail reports that publisher and database provider, Reed Elsevier “has called a truce” with Google. I wonder if Google…
Happy Graduation to the Google Deskbar, Googleviewer.com
Google has just posted an update to the Google Labs page to let us know that the Google Deskbar has graduated from…
Questions For Yahoo Spam/Content Police?
Tim Converse manages Yahoo Search’s “content classification” group. Those are the people who among other things try to automatically determine what’s search…
Googlewhacking Adventure Comes To New York
Last year, a search marketing colleague from the US came out to visit me here in the UK. After showing her the…
Tuning up your Skills in the Web Search Garage
Every now and then a book comes along that's a must-read for every serious searcher, and Tara Calishain's Web Search Garage falls…
PageRank Goes From 5 to 7
Just one day after RustyBrick at Search Engine Roundtable pointed out a press release (he calls it one the funniest he’s ever…
Most Search Marketers Unsophisticated
Another bit of catch-up from last week, news of a report from JupiterResearch that finds search marketers still have a lot of…
Special Logos for Election Day
Both Ask Jeeves and Google have special logos for Election Day 2004 in the U.S. Clicking the Ask Jeeves logo searches for…
Semel: Yahoo Working on Desktop Search
No surprise here. While speaking at an investment conference on Monday, Yahoo’s CEO Terry Semel said his company is building a desktop…
The Search Engine Update – Number 184 – November 2, 2004
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from late October 2004.
The Sophisticated Search Marketer
A new report from JupiterResearch finds that many search marketers have yet to become sophisticates in how they conduct search marketing campaigns…
Local Search: Missing Pieces Falling into Place
Some pundits claim that the paid search market has peaked, but new research tells a different story, suggesting that local search is…
New Look and Services at Findory
Personalized news tool Findory is online with a new look and several new services. You can learn more from Findory’s CEO Greg…
Microsoft Prepares Massive Marketing Campaign for New Search Engine
Can traditional consumer-facing marketing/advertising do anything to help gain search market share from a company, Google, that has used very little of…
Another Google Bug Reported
Reports of bugs in Google’s services seem to be appearing on a daily basis. The good news is that the company has…
Topix.net User Survey: Bush ahead of Kerry by 13%
File in your “just for fun” folder. The gang over at Topix.net have released results from an unscientific poll to find out…
Microsoft Help Promotes Google Web Search
Doing some news catch up and came across this interesting item from InfoWorld last week: Google helps promote Windows XP. It’s about…
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