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New York State Sends Warning On Google Video Service
ResourceShelf notes a Red Herring article about the New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) warning parents about Google Video. The warning discussed that…
Clickbot.A Click Fraud Network Dismantled
ClickZ reports that the Clickbot.A virus that infected 34,000 machines (last report more than 50,000 PCs) and auto clicked on an unknown amount of…
New Public Link Spam Exploits
Peter Da Vanzo has posted information on XSS Redirects & SEO. Peter linked to two documented methods of exploiting comments and links at blogs…
Google Images Home Page Design Test
Philipp Lenssen has screen captures of an other new search interface design, this time being test on Google Images. The test is running a…
Looking At Links After Looking At Patents
I know, I know. Everyone everywhere is running SEO interviews with everyone. But Bill Slawski Interview over at SEO Buzz Box is well worth…
Minority Report-Like Interactive Google Earth
Via our SEW Forums, a great find. Check out this video showing how PhD candidate Edward Tse of the Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs at…
Google Introduces Picasa Web Albums
Google has enhanced its desktop-based Picasa photo organizing program by offering users the ability to upload albums and easily share photos with others. Picasa…
Understanding Searcher Behavior
Searchers interact with search engines in a variety of ways, and understanding searcher behavior is an increasingly important aspect of effective search marketing.
Click-Fraud Bot Network Shut Down
A network of 50,000 remote-controlled zombie computers, which were programmed to automatically click ads, has been shut down, brag Panda Software and RSA Security.…
Microsoft ‘Mix-ins’ vs. Google Mashups
Steven Lawler of Microsoft didn’t directly mention Google by name, but many of his comments this morning at Where2.0 were directed toward differentiating Microsoft’s…
Search Headlines & Links: June 13, 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, June 13, 2006: Google Still A Tech Company, Says Schmdit; Google Earth Gets New Features; GBuy To Take On eBay’s PayPay?; eBay Takes On AdSense; Yahoo Answerers In Times Square & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google CEO Eric Schmidt saying that Google isn’t a media company; Google Earth revolves new features; Will Google’s rumored GBuy…
MySpace Looking To Auction Search To Google, Microsoft or Yahoo
We heard last month that MySpace is interested in partnering with Google or Microsoft. Now Yahoo appears to be in the running. MySpace-owner News…
Ben Edelman Calls Out “Banner Farms,” Pins Hula Direct to the Mat
Ben Edelman’s latest report is yet another valuable analysis of how spyware applications defraud both Internet users and advertisers. This time he pins Hula…
Yamanner Worm Targets Yahoo Mail Users
Silicon.com reports on a Yahoo Mail worm named Yamanner that comes in the form of an email named “New Graphic Site.” When you open…
Green Screening the Web: Snickers and Travelers
Looking at a few new video experiences this morning. One is Snickers’ attempt to assimilate Hip Hop into the brand through a series of…
Searching for a Place to Live, Part 2
SEW correspondent Greg Sterling continues his roundup of a number of the most popular new real estate search verticals in today’s SearchDay article, A…
A Look At 20 Googlers Via Orkut
Philipp Lenssen complied a list of 20 Googler Orkut profiles. Orkut is Google’s social networking software, and many Googlers have profiles and accounts with…
Yahoo Answers Launches “Ask the Planet 2006” Campaign
Yahoo Answers has launched a new promotional campaign named Ask the Planet 2006. The Yahoo Answers blog describes how this feature will work; Each…
Google Earth: An Emerging ‘Geobrowser’
I often hear people say about Google, “Other than search it’s just a bunch of ‘me-too’ products.” Whether or not you agree, you have…