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Play Blekko’s New “3 Engine Monte” Game

Blekko, the world's favorite upstart search engine, has made some major recent updates. One fun extra included is called "3 Engine Monte." The feature invites users to choose…

By Rob D Young · 23 Jun 2011

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Google +1 Counts Appearing in Search Results

In what seems to be an attempt to further push its new Google +1 button, Google is showing the number of +1's…

By Danny Goodwin · 22 Jun 2011

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DuckDuckGo: Ditch Google, Bing for Unfiltered Search

DuckDuckGo, a small-time search engine, focuses its promotions on showing ways it's (supposedly) better than Google. The current message: DuckDuckGo lets you…

By Rob D Young · 22 Jun 2011

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Has Same-Sex Marriage Controversy Caused Google To Retreat From Open Gay Support?

During Gay Pride celebrations last year Google's support was highly visible, as banner-carrying employees attended events around the world. This year, Google's…

By Frank Watson · 22 Jun 2011

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Google’s New Homepage Test: No Longer “Feeling Lucky”?

A new Google search interface experiment has been discovered. While there have been a few fun design changes, one major Google element…

By Rob D Young · 22 Jun 2011

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Google Acquires SageTV for GoogleTV Reinvigoration

Google just picked up SageTV for an undisclosed amount. SageTV, a software and hardware company that built a product for watching and…

By Rob D Young · 21 Jun 2011

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Google “Photovine” Trademarked – But What Is It?

Google recently filed a trademark for a new service called "Photovine," and the photovine.com domain name just switched to an unnamed owner.…

By Rob D Young · 21 Jun 2011

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Google–British Library Partnership to Digitize 250,000 Books

The Google Books project has scanned over 12 million books, largely thanks to the forty-plus libraries in its Library Projects Partner program.…

By Rob D Young · 21 Jun 2011

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Connected Marketing Week: The Tasty Other Half of #SES SFO 2011

Connected Marketing Week in August brings together marketers, executives, business owners, programmers, and designers from around the world for a feast of…

By Lauren Litwinka · 21 Jun 2011

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Tight-Lipped Networking & Black Hat SEO Tips @ SES

The black hat strategies you'll hear about during the black hat/white hat sessions at SES conference events will definitely open your eyes…

By Dave Davies · 21 Jun 2011

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Google Welcomes First Day of Summer & Winter With Takashi Murakami Doodles

In honor of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, Google has tapped a guest…

By Danny Goodwin · 21 Jun 2011

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Google’s AdMeld Acquisition Sparks Anti-Trust Review

Google's $400 million acquisition of display ad ROI optimization tool AdMeld has, unsurprisingly, prompted action from the DOJ. According to multiple sources,…

By Rob D Young · 21 Jun 2011

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What Does AOL Mean To Huffington Post? All Our Links!

The Huffington Post has started a flame war with the New York Times claiming higher online users, but the increase at HuffPo…

By Frank Watson · 20 Jun 2011

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Oracle Copyright Suit Seeks Billions from Google

Oracle, the company that owns Java, has been engaged in an arduous legal wrestling match with Google. Oracle's recent claims make the…

By Rob D Young · 20 Jun 2011

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Google Adds Related Searches SERP Element

A recent addition to the SERP takes advantage of Google's understanding of the complexities of topic categorization to provide a list of…

By Rob D Young · 20 Jun 2011

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My Love-Hate Relationship with SEO

I love search engine optimization. It works. It can provide a lot of value and I'm a strong supporter/evangelist of the practice…

By Mark Jackson · 20 Jun 2011

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Search Industry Roundup: Who’s Bought Who Edition – June 20, 2011

The world keeps spinning and the search industry never sleeps. HubSpot buys Performable, Channel Intelligence Buys ClickEquations, Publicis Buys Rosetta, DG Buys…

By Rob D Young · 20 Jun 2011

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Google AdSense: The Greedy Billionaire 8-Year-Old

Despite its $2.5 billion contribution to the company coffers last year, Google's second largest revenue source still causes pushback from the online…

By Frank Watson · 19 Jun 2011

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May 2011 Search Engine Market Share from comScore, Compete, Hitwise

Bing failed to steal any more searches from Google in May 2011, halting eight straight months of search market share growth, according…

By Danny Goodwin · 19 Jun 2011

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Father’s Day 2011 Google Logo: A Tie for Dads

Happy Father's Day to Dads everywhere! Just as it has done since 2000, Google has posted a special logo for that special…

By Danny Goodwin · 19 Jun 2011

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Irish Hotel Takes Google to Court for Search Suggestion

Google Autocomplete faces a new legal battle from the Irish hotel Ballymascanlon, whose name pulls up a Google auto-suggest that implies the…

By Rob D Young · 17 Jun 2011

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China Blocks Google Searches for Zengcheng Protests

As the information age has gained momentum, so have the restrictions of the Chinese government. Most recently, China blocked any Chinese search…

By Rob D Young · 17 Jun 2011

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Google Chromebook Makes It to the Wild

Google's Chromebook is finally a real, live, (metaphorically) breathing thing. Several models with varying prices are available, and initial reviews have started…

By Rob D Young · 16 Jun 2011

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Google Introduces Me On the Web

Google offers assistance for setting up search alerts, managing your online identity, and helping you remove unwanted content with a reworked Google…

By Thom Craver · 16 Jun 2011

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Lunar Eclipse Google Logo & Other Eclipse Coverage

Google's a big fan of the open sky, especially when awesome things are happening in it. A Google Doodle, as well as…

By Rob D Young · 15 Jun 2011

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