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Google Behind Others, Again, Catching TagJag’s New Name
SEOMoz reports that Google is once again behind the 8-ball when it comes to picking up a domain name switch. Chris Pirillo’s TagJag site…
Lycos Powered By Windows Live & Retriever Directory
It’s been a long time since I’ve looked at Lycos, given how far it has slipped in the search world. Someone asked me about…
A Closer Look at Windows Live Local
The undeniable attraction of Windows Live Local (WLL) is still its spectacular
The Search Engine Update – Number 225 – July 20, 2006
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from the first half of July 2006.
The end of the Gawker/Yahoo Experiment
Gawker Media honcho Nick Denton says the Yahoo syndication deal signed in November is lapsing. Why? Not enough traffic, a mismatch in audiences, and…
Wal-Mart Emulates the Social Networking Scene
Nothing says mid-summer like the appearance of back-to-school campaigns. Last week JCPenney began its campaign, and this week Wal-Mart’s The Hub appeared on the…
Search Headlines & Links: July 19, 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…
Daily SearchCast, July 19, 2006: Yahoo Stock Drops On Panama Ad System Delay; Google Finance Gets Conference Call Transcripts; Yahoo Gets House Pricing Data; A Semantic Web Smackdown? & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Yahoo’s stock dropping on delays with its new ad system; keyword prices dropping; Google Finance getting cool conference call transcript…
ApartmentRatings.com: ‘What The Neighbors Pay’
Apartment locator ApartmentRatings.com has introduced a new service it calls “What The Neighbors Pay.” As co-founder and CEO Jeremy Bencken describes it, “It’s not…
Can IAC’s Pronto Shopping Search Compete?
IAC, parent of search engine Ask.com, has had a shopping search tool for some time, in the form of Pronto, a downloadable application. Recently,…
Google Finance Adds Suggest Auto Complete & Conference Call Transcripts
We have been tipped off that Google Finance has added two new features today. The first is auto-complete, like Google Suggest. If you go…
11 Ways To Drive Traffic To Your Site
Rand at SEOMoz writes up an excellent post he named 10 Remarkably Effective Strategies for Driving Traffic. He has given us 10, plus one…
North Korean Missiles & Chinese Helicopter Training Site On Google Earth
The Register covers how Google Earth enthusiasts have spotted what appears to be a scale model mockup of a disputed section of the China-India…
What Do Google’s Leaked Spidering & Ranking Factors Mean?
Earlier this month we reported on Google’s Spam Score Details, but no one knew what it meant exactly. Todd Malicoat took a peek into…
Yahoo Revamps Behavioral Targeting Platform
ClickZ reports on the details of Yahoo’s revised behavioral targeting platform, once known as Fusion and Impulse. Fusion and Impulse has been renamed to…
Google Says Goodbye To Affiliates?
At Search Engine Roundtable, I wrote Google AdWords Ridding Themselves of Affiliates, which documents a case of a long time AdWords advertiser saying he…
Yahoo’s Stock Falls On Panama Delay & Q2 Earnings Release
Everyone is blaming the fall in Yahoo’s stock price due to the delayed launch of Panama, Yahoo’s new ad system. We have USA Today…
Reporting Data Delayed At Microsoft adCenter
I covered at Search Engine Roundtable that Microsoft adCenter has been having some reporting issues, where data in your adCenter reports are delayed as…
Yahoo Delays Launch Of New Ad System, “Panama”
ClickZ reports that Yahoo’s new ad system, aka Panama, will not be launching in the 3rd quarter. They now estimate a delayed launch date…
Google: Semantic Web Faces Webmaster Challenges
For years, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has posed the idea of a semantic web that will be smarter through tagging. I’ve always said the flaw…