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Yahoo Upgrades Email to Compete with Google’s Gmail
Yahoo has expanded capacity and significantly upgraded the performance of its email system, making it a viable alternative to Google's Gmail service.
Search Engine Watch Forums Launched
Forums are a great way for people to share knowledge about search engines. Now there's a new forum site joining the fun,…
A Search Engine for Pages You’ve Read
Having problems finding that web page you saw recently? A new tool makes it easy to recall everything you've seen on the…
Search Engine Milestones for May 2004
Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month. Announcements without links to online versions were received via…
The Paid Inclusion Dinosaur
Why would Yahoo and other search engines do paid inclusion? Money is a big reason -- the ability to earn off what…
A Web Directory that Helps You Do, Not Find
Gimpsy is a different kind of directory, listing only sites that provide online activity or help you accomplish a specific task. Gimpsy…
Cloaking By NPR OK At Google
A technique used by National Public Radio to get its audio content indexed by Google seems acceptable to the search engine despite…
Search Engine Forums Spotlight – May 27, 2004
Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: India's Secret Army of Ad Clickers - Making a Directory…
The Search Engine Update – Number 174 – May 27, 2004
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from late May 2004.
The Nigritude Ultramarine Search Engine Optimization Contest
It's sweeping the web -- or at least search engine optimizers -- a new contest to rank tops for the term nigritude…
Managing a Search Advertising Budget
You want top search result positions now, and you're willing to pay for them. But is your paid listing launch on hold…
The Search Engine Report – Number 91 – May 27, 2004
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from May 2004.
Inside the Searcher’s Mind: It’s a Jungle in Here!
What goes on in the mind of searchers? A reserach group set out to find the answers -- and came up with…
Search Engine User Attitudes
With so much interest in search, it's amazing how relatively little research has been done into how people interact with search engines,…
An Insider’s View of Microsoft’s Longhorn Search
Longhorn, the long-anticipated upgrade to Windows, will have a completely new, search-centric file system. One of Microsoft's lead developers last week offered…
Everything Google
Underneath its simple, sparse interface, Google is loaded with useful tools and services, though they're not always easy to find. A new…
Google Desktop Search Tool Rumored & Software Principles Released
The New York Times report on Google plans to release a desktop search tool. The rumor comes on the heels of a…
Search Engines Turning Trademark Law Upside Down
Search engines, most notably Google, are pushing the limits of trademark law, allowing anyone to use these protected marks in advertising. Some…
The Search Engine Update – Number 173 – May 18, 2004
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from early May 2004.
Yahoo Reawakens The Paid Inclusion Debate
Yahoo drew widespread criticism for new paid inclusion programs launched in March. What is Yahoo doing? How does it impact the advertiser…
Google Sends Cease-And-Desist To Orkut Geomapper Site
Google has sent a cease-and-desist letter to close the Orkut Personal Network Geomapper web site, which lets you view the personal connections…
Google Confirms Automated Page Removal Bug
Microsoft, Adobe and some other web sites had pages removed from Google without their consent, due to a bug with Google's page…
Return To The Sad Days Of More Than A Search Engine?
Yahoo says it is "more than a search engine" in the same week Google adds a new portal feature. Are the sad…
Google Offers Banners & Image Ads — But Not On Google Itself
Google has debuted a new graphical ad option for its advertisers -- the ability to run banners, skyscrapers and other image-based ad…
Google Groups Adds Mailing Lists & Other Features, Competes With Yahoo Groups
Google has added new mailing list creation functionality to its Google Groups service, giving it a capability that competes directly with the…
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