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Google Now A Verb In The Oxford English Dictionary
Gary Price reports that “Google” is now officially a verb in the Oxford English Dictionary. Google already is a verb in some other dictionaries,…
Google Knocks Off Apple On The Wired 40
The Wired 40 was just released and Google has secured the top spot, at number one this year. They have bumped off Apple, who…
Google Checkout: Check Out of Commercial E-Mail
“Control commercial spam” is a Google Checkout value proposition. “You can keep your email address confidential, and easily turn off unwanted emails from stores…
Yahoo Second In Market Share In China
TMCnet.com reports that Google is in third place in China, with 13.2% share. Yahoo is in second place with 21.1% market share and Baidu…
New Look For The Google Accounts Page
I reported that Google Revamps Google Accounts Page. The most noticeable difference is the listing of Google Services, from Gmail to the Google Coop,…
MSN Search Requires Unique Robots.txt Files In HTTPS Vs. HTTP Cases
A quick note from the MSN Search Blog on secure content that https and http are considered separate “from a robots.txt perspective and requires…
Another Microsoft Executive Leaves To Join Google
Business 2.0 in Microsoft exec jumps to Google reports that another Microsoft executive has left the company this month. A 15 year veteran, general…
Not GBuy: Google Launches Checkout
The wait is over for Google’s long-awaited payment service that’s been the subject of so much speculation. Google Checkout is a new system that…
Google Launches Checkout, not the Rumored GBuy
Google has launched Google Checkout, a payment system for online retailers that's tightly integrated with Google AdWords. Checkout isn't the rumored PayPal killer, but…
Yahoo Settles Clickfraud Lawsuit
A California judge has approved Yahoo’s proposed settlement of a class action click fraud case brought against the company by Checkmate Strategic Group in…
Search Headlines & Links: June 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…
Google Book Search Wins Victory In German Challenge
I wrote earlier this month of a French lawsuit becoming the third one I knew about filed against Google over its book scanning project.…
Data Feed Submission To Google Base
I spent 3.5 hours Saturday night creating and lightly optimizing a completely new data feed (or bulk upload) to get PersonalProtectionStore’s home security products…
Daily SearchCast, June 28, 2006: Digg Goes Beyond Tech; Google Earth & Real-Time Tracking; funny Yahoo-related videos; Google Water & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Digg’s relaunch taking it beyond technology news, FeedBurner’s ad plans; Google’s challenge in enterprise search; Google Earth and real-time tracking,…
KinderStart.com To Be Heard In Court Friday On Google Penalizing Site
Webuser reports that the KinderStart.com lawsuit against Google for penalizing their site will be heard in court this Friday. It is not clear if…
Google Loses French Lawsuit Over Vuitton Trademark
I just got word that Google lost the French lawsuit we reported on Monday involving the Louis Vuitton trademark. I do not have any…
Google Book Search Scans Books By Hand?
Philipp Lenssen reports on how Google actually scans in books for the Google Book Search service. Yes, it seems like Google does it all…
Google and Yahoo Come to the Aid of Craigslist
As many people already know, Craigslist is being sued under federal housing discrimination law for allowing the posting of allegedly discriminatory ads seeking certain…
‘Point and Search’ on Japanese Cellphones
The NY Times covers “Point and Click” mobile local search in Japan on GPS-enabled mobile phones using technology from American firm GeoVector. I wrote…
FeedBurner CEO, Dick Costolo, Interviewed By Business 2.0 Magazine
CNN Money has an Business 2.0 interview with Dick Costolo, FeedBurner’s CEO. The article discusses the challenge FeedBurner had raising capital for such a…