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Googlers Go For Pizza Stunt
Via InsideGoogle, Feeding Google – Better than Pirates of the Caribbean is a video over at YouTube where start-up CambrianHouse decides to attract attention…
Beware: Is Your Hosting Provider Cloaking Paid Links On Your Site For Their Benefit?
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable on thread in our forums that shows how some hosts are inserting links on sites they host,…
Matt Cutts Confesses To Being GoogleGuy
In Monday Morning Roundup, Rand Fishkin writes: Did anyone blog about Matt outing himself as GoogleGuy during SES? I believe his exact words were…
Google To Build Data Center In India
The Money Times reports that Google is continuing their efforts to build a data center in India. The data center will house e-mails, blogs,…
Another Tool Uses AOL Data For Search Term Research
SEO Blackhat released a tool that uses AOL data, Hitwise figures and Overture’s suggestion tool to figure out the search volume and click-through rate…
Google To Allow Pornographic Movies In Google Video?
TechCrunch wrote that Google has recently removed the term “pornographic” from the restrictions on uploading videos. It is now just a restriction on “obscene”…
Yahoo Hires Away comScore Executive
ClickZ reports that Yahoo has hired Peter Daboll, the president and CEO of comScore Media Metrix, to be the chief of insights and head…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: August 14, 2006
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.
New Keyword Suggestion Tool Uses AOL Data
SEO Scoop spotted a new keyword suggestion tool that estimates the volume of traffic you can expect for a given query based on the…
Chinese Government Opens Up Blogger Again
CIO reports that after three years, the Chinese government has opened up access to Google’s Blogger. Why did they reopen access? Well, no one…
Google Looking For Canadian R&D Office
Globe and Mail reports that Google is looking for office space in the southern part of Ontario, Canada. The new office will house as…
Search Headlines & Links: August 10, 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…
Custom Map Icons Added For Google Local Business Ads
The Google Blog announced a new feature for Google Local business ads, named “custom map icons.” Basically, for the pinpoints found in Google Local/Maps,…
Search Engine Strategies San Jose 2006 – Day Four
The show is now over, and we at the Search Engine Roundtable does have a few sessions covered for you. But, if have to…
Daily SearchCast, August 9, 2006: Special Edition, A Conversation With Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Today’s search podcast covers Search Engine Watch editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan talking with Google CEO Eric Schmidt live before an audience at Search Engine Strategies…
Newspapers Getting Into Local Search Game
MediaNews Group, which bought the San Jose Mercury News from McClatchy, becomes the third newspaper group to employ a “guaranteed clicks” geotargeted search program…
Which Queries On Yahoo Search Get Redirected To Site Explorer?
The Yahoo Search Blog defines which queries will be redirected from Yahoo Search to Yahoo Site Explorer. Remember on July 11th when we reported…
The Good & Bad Of Working At Yahoo
Jeremy Zawodny, famed Yahoo blogger, wrote an article that was syndicated at WebProNews named Thoughts About Working At Yahoo. It goes over an other…
Google’s Costs To Increase With Data Center Needs & Increased Employee Compensation
CNN Money covers how Google reports that expenses will rise in its latest 10-Q filing. Reason? Increased costs of data centers and the demand…
Google Pays AOL $400M In Ad Deal
Bloomberg reports that Google will be paying AOL up to $400 million in an ad deal. The report says “Google will make as much…