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Highlights from the SEW Blog: Sept. 11, 2006
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.
Search Headlines & Links: September 8, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged separately: From…
Where Are The Mobile Search Marketers?
I’m generally swamped when I do a call for speakers for any SES event. There’s no end of people who want to talk about…
Google News Archive Search Creep
Earlier this week Google released Google News Archive Search, and I just spotted that database being integrated into Google Search results. I did an…
More On Google & Blocking Privacy Proxies
Yesterday I wrote about how several proxy servers used by those wishing to search and surf anonymously had apparently been blocked by Google, including…
Google’s Title & Description Hijacked In Yahoo Results Due To Glitch
I reported at the Roundtable that Yahoo! Shows Different Site’s Title & Description For Google.com. Apparently, this is visible in the US, and if…
Google Sitelinks: New Name For Those Links Under The Top Listings
Last year, people started to notice that Google began showing "subtopic" or "subcategory" links below their listing, if they were the first in a…
Search Forums Roundup: Sept. 8, 2006
Today’s SearchDay, Search Engine Forums Spotlight, features our weekly links to this week’s hot topics from search engine forums across the web: Local Search…
Search Headlines & Links: September 7, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged separately: From…
RH Donnelley Buys LocalLaunch
The press release has yet to come out but it’s official that RH Donnelley, the third largest US yellow pages publisher, has acquired local…
Google Protecting Itself Or Harming The “Innocent”
Google blocking privacy technology over at Boing Boing has Cory Doctorow writing up how Google is blocking some proxy servers from making requests. An…
ESPN To Manage Own Text Ads & Drop Yahoo
AdWeek.com reports that ESPN.com will be dropping Yahoo’s text ads from their site and replacing it with their own ads. ESPN.com will be using…
Former Google UK Chief Kate Burns Joins AdLink Media Company
Kate Burns, former Google managing director of UK, who has left Google in June for more family time, is reportedly joining a new firm…
Borrell Bullish On Local Search Revenue Outlook
According to an article in today’s MediaPost, Borrell Associates’ newest local forecast is quite upbeat about geotargeted ad growth across categories, but especially in…
Digg To Change System To Stem Gaming; Top Digger Quits
Kevin Rose, founder of Digg.com, wrote that the Digg.com algorithm for ranking top stories on the home page and other category pages will be…
Google Wants To Launch Google Video In Japan
Reuters reports that Google is eager to launch the Google Video product in Japan. Google Japan’s President Norio Murakami said, “We haven’t yet been…
Matt Cutts Doll Gets New Clothes
We mentioned in June how there’s an online Matt Cutts doll, where you can put some virtual clothing on Google spam fighter Matt Cutts.…
Google Adjusts Minimum CPC Rates
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable this morning that Google has made some “minor” adjustments to their minimum CPC prices. In a WebmasterWorld…
How Top Agencies Leverage Video for Online Advertising Campaigns
Search Engine Strategies has evolved from a conference focusing just about exclusively on organic optimization to a forum for discussing the wide range of…
Online Video Advertising Builds Momentum
With ubiquitous broadband access and ad-serving technologies becoming more sophisticated, marketers are increasingly interested in online video advertising opportunities. How do top interactive agencies…