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French Lawsuit Over Google Book Search
French publisher sues Google for piracy from AFP and French book publisher sues Google from the BBC cover how a French publishing group becomes…
Topix Adds Free Local Classifieds
Joining the free classifieds fray, news aggregator Topix.net has added the ability to post listings on the site for housing, jobs, private party items,…
Mark Fletcher Leaves Ask.com & Bloglines
Mark Fletcher, founder of the popular web-based RSS reader Bloglines, has announced that he is leaving the service. On February 8, 2005 Ask.com acquired…
Googlebowling A Reality?
Googlebowling is a term used to describe the method of knocking out a page from the Google search results. Googlebowling is conducted by linking…
Funny Example Of Why DMOZ Titles Are Bad In Search Results
Threadwatch posted a funny example of why DMOZ (ODP) directory titles should not always be used in the Google search results page. Search for…
Baidu, Chinese Search Engine TV Ad
Baidu, the Chinese based search engine, launched a crazy new TV commercial. The commercial was translated and posted over at Valleywag and can also…
Google Asks If AdWords Is Useful With Feedback Buttons
Philipp Lenssen reports that Google is testing feedback buttons near AdWords ads. The feedback buttons asks, “Was this link useful?” You can then click…
Google Indexing Fewer Pages: Signs Of The Google Crawling Sandbox?
Aaron Wall over at SEOBook.com has an excellent write up on the recent indexing phenomenon at Google. Google has been indexing fewer and fewer…
Facelift, New Features For Yahoo’s MyWeb Bookmark Service
Yahoo’s MyWeb bookmark service has gotten a facelift and new features to make it easier than before for people to find what others are…
Yahoo MyWeb Gets New Look, Easier Browsing & Viewing Features
Yahoo's given its MyWeb bookmarking service a new look and new features, making it easier than before for people to find what others are…
Google Spreadsheets To Launch Shortly
Google is to release a new Google Spreadsheets product on Tuesday, allowing anyone with a web browser to create and interact with spreadsheet information.…
New Search Patent Applications: June 5, 2006 – Taking Care of Web Decay, Dead Links, and Parked Domains
Yahoo provides an XML based bid management tool, and a way to maintain a persistent link to dynamic information between a browser and specific…
SES Stockholm ’06 Cancelled
Many of you have been asking about the Stockholm show this year. Sweden has been our smallest show, and we took the decision to…
Merchant Movie Star
If you caught my story last week about the official launch of local travel video producer and distributor TurnHere, you’ll recall jeweler and sculptor…
Search Headlines & Links: June 5, 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…
Windows Live Mail’s Active Search: Gmail-Like Contextual Ads Next To Your Mail
Two years ago, Gmail launched with the idea of showing ads contextually based on your email. Soon after, the shit hit the fan, with…
Google Stops New Ranking Lawuit With Anti-SLAPP Threat; Previous KinderStart Suit Continues Despite This
Google Avoids Another Lawsuit Over Rankings (For Now)–Roberts v. Google from Eric Goldman at his Technology & Marketing Law Blog looks at how a…
Our Video Conference Looks Like A Winner
ClickZ’s Online Video Advertising Forum takes place in New York next week on Friday, June 16th. I must say there’s been a little unease…
A Current List Of Google’s Robots
What Bots Does Google Have These Days? from Ben Pfeiffer on my Search Engine Roundtable blog lists the names of the current spiders/robots/bots Google…
MerchantCircle: SEO-Friendly Services for Small Businesses
What is MerchantCircle you ask? Its an online marketing solution for U.S. small businesses. Depending on your definition, that category could include anywhere from…