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Robert Scoble Departs Microsoft To Startup Podtech
Blogvangelist Robert Scoble is leaving Microsoft to work for start-up Podtech.net. Robert’s not been tied into the Microsoft search efforts, but he has commented…
High Rankings In Google Image Search
Amit Agarwal has a nice write-up on how to increase your chances of listing your images high in Google Image Search. The tips include;…
#&@$%@ Gmail!
It’s been six hours now without POP access to my Gmail account. I’ve been through this irritating problem before with Google, as covered here…
New Search Patents: June 12, 2006 – More Yahoo Concepts and Google Predictive Searches
Microsoft describes the use of block level analysis to improve mobile browsing, writes of allowing searchers to customize search results, presents a query refinement…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 12, 2006
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary search headlines from around the web.
Search Headlines & Links: June 9, 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 9, 2006: How The ODP Sends Sites Back In Time In Major Search Engines; Google, Your TV Companion; The World Cup Cometh To Search & More!
Today’s search podcast covers the use of Open Directory information making more sites seem outdating in major search engines; Google listening to your TV…
Google Founder “Ron Google” Helps Jessica Alba At MTV Movie Awards
Via Valleywag, this clip from last night’s MTV Movie Awards shows Jessica Alba having "Ron Google," the inventor of Google, comment on if she’s…
Search Forums Roundup: June 9, 2006
Today’s SearchDay, Search Engine Forums Spotlight, features our weekly links to this week’s hot topics from search engine forums across the web: What Top…
CGM: Where’s the Money?
Still at the Innovative Marketing Conference, three leaders in the space were asked where the money is in consumer-generated media. Here’s how they responded:…
MSN Windows Live Launches News & Local Live Answers
The MSN Search blog announced that MSN Search now supports news specific and local specific “live answers.” What that means is if you do…
Microsoft Expands Windows Live Book Search With Two Universities & Submission Service
Microsoft announced that the University of California and University of Toronto Libraries will be participating in the Windows Live Book Search program. Both the…
Brands, Search and Local
ClickZ local columnist Phil Stelter wrote a piece this week about brands taking notice of local search. Geotargeting online is something that all brands…
“Gnomedex 2002” On Google Shows Again The Need For Webmaster Control Over Titles & Descriptions
We’ve written before about the need for search engines to give webmasters more control over their titles and descriptions. Today, I came across another…
Google Paper Explains Listening To Your TV Can Help It Put Ads & Info On Your Computer
There are many people discussing a recent patent Google was awarded for picking up on ambient audio from your TV and pairing those sounds…
Google Video Movers & Shakers (AKA Zeitgeist)
David Krane posted that Google Video launched a new feature named Movers & Shakers. The Movers & Shakers feature is a page that shows…
World Cup: Google Does The Logo Thing; Yahoo & Ask Have Smart Shortcuts
Google’s sporting a special World Cup-version of its logo in honor of the start of the World Cup today, while Yahoo and Ask are…
Search Headlines & Links: June 8, 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…
Hitwise: Google Nearing 60% Of Queries In US
Just over a week ago, NetRatings said Google went over the 50 percent mark in powering web searches in the US. New stats today…
Search Engine Watch Discussion Forums Celebrate 2nd Birthday
The SEW Forums are turning two years old today. We recently surpassed the 10,000 members mark, and have well over 80,000 posts on search…