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Search Headlines & Links: August 29, 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…
Social Media Optimization: It’s Like SEO, For Social Sites
One of the coolest things about the rise of social networking and sharing sites like MySpace and YouTube are the new opportunities they offer…
New Search Patent Filings: August 29, 2006 – Yahoo looks at Interactive TV and VOIP
Yahoo patent filings include one detailing bidding for placement in paid search, another describing a method of soliciting consumer reviews.
Update On Coupon Shortcut, Yahoo Adds Cheap Shortcut
Last week I told you about Yahoo’s new Coupon Shortcut. In that post, I said that the comments on Adam Viener’s Revenews post seem…
InsiderPages’ ‘Answers’
InsiderPages, one of the top “social directory” sites, has launched its equivalent of Yahoo!’s Answers: “Insider Advice.” It’s only available to members but allows…
AOL Launches New Music Store
Reuters reported yesterday that AOL has lunched a revamped AOL Music portal. AOL has reportedly added a new music store and a subscription based…
Flickr Adds Geo Tagging
Techcrunch reports on the Flickr blog announcement that Flickr has added Geo Tagging to their feature set. Geo tagging will enable Flickr users to…
Yahoo Revamps Real Estate Portal
The Yahoo Blog announced that they have revamped Yahoo Real Estate. They have also added some more Yahoo Shortcuts that pulls data from Yahoo…
Stepping Down From Search Engine Watch
I’m leaving Search Engine Watch as of December 1, given that its owner Incisive Media and I have been unable to agree on terms…
Generating Buzz With Link Baiting and Viral Campaigns
What do you get when you come up with a great idea on the web, whether it be something resourceful, something useful, something funny,…
Google, Favored Sites, and Editorial Opinion
There’s a lot of blog coverage of a new patent from Google, System and method for supporting editorial opinion in the ranking of search…
New Search Patent Filings: August 28, 2006 – Identifying Web Spam and Adult Images
New Microsoft patent applications include one that attempts to identify web spam based upon signals within the content of a page, another looks at…
Search Headlines & Links: August 28, 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…
EBay-Google PPCall Deal: More Than Meets The Eye
Barry posted earlier about the reported Google-eBay AdSense and “Click to Call” deal. The press stories were somewhat vague and incorrectly implied all elements…
Playing SEM with the Big Dogs
Search marketing used to be a playground mostly for small and medium sized businesses with relatively modest budgets. But recently, larger players have entered…
Google Sued Over Personalized Search Patent
Yonhap News reports that Park & Opc Co., a South Korean ISP, is suing Google over a patent dispute. Park & Opc Co. claims…
Google Seeks Offices In Seattle Again
The Seattle Pi reports that Google is seeking new office space in Seattle. Google is highly expected to sign a lease for Tower 333,…
Google Blogoscoped’s Philipp Lenssen Gets Married
I just learned that Philipp Lenssen of Google Blogoscoped is a married man. Many of you know we often cite Philipp here, he often…
eBay Signs International Paid Search Deal With Google
The Wall Street Journal reports that eBay has reached a deal with Google to offer up paid search ads “on eBay’s auction web sites…
Yahoo Removes Blog Search For Short Term
The blog community is buzzing over Yahoo removing blog search, including removing the Yahoo News integration of blog search or even accessing blog search…