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Google Base UK & Germany Back To English US Version
Thomas Bindl notified me that Google Base UK and Germany are back to showing the English US based version of Google Base. We reported…
Search Marketing Standard Hits The Newsstands
I reported last week that the new search marketing magazine, the Search Marketing Standard was delivered to over 15,000 people. Danny first mentioned this…
Microsoft Talks Shopping
Last week I briefly introduced three of Microsoft’s e-commerce initiatives: MSN Shopping, Windows Live Shopping, and Windows Live Product Search. This week I talked…
Search Spam Detection Tool: How White Hat Is Your Web Site?
Nathan Weinberg spots a tool named Search engine spam detector. The tool looks at a particular URL and classifies what elements on the page…
Google Behind Others On Catching TechMeme’s New Name
SEOMoz reports that Google has been having issues ranking and indexing TechMeme.com, the new name for TechMemorandum. Yesterday, Google did not rank TechMeme.com for…
Windows Live Local Adds Traffic and Sharing
Yesterday some people spotted Microsofts roll out of aerial photography in the UK (and Canada). That was part of a set of new enhancements…
Leveraging Brand and Non-Brand Search Terms
New research from search marketing firms 360i and Search Ignite looks at the effectiveness of brand vs. non-brand search terms. The findings suggest that…
The Value of Branded vs. Non-Branded Search Terms
New research suggests that branded search terms offer the highest conversion rates, but that non-branded terms, when used properly, can significantly impact the outcome…
New Search Patent Applications: May 23, 2006 – Yahoo Wallets, Microsoft Answers, and Google Phrases
A number of patent applications published last week proved intriguing. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) filings offered us additions to Google phrase…
Google To Host Investor Conference Call May 31st
Google posted the details of new investor conference call to take place on May 31, 2006 at 11:00 AM PT. Google is supposedly going…
Search Headlines & Links: May 23, 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…
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Daily SearchCast, May 23, 2006: Google Removes Sites Over Hate Speech From News; Google Bug Makes Your Site Seem To Disappear; MSN Gives ODP Description Opt-Out (Hurray!) & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google removing some sites from Google News over hate speech issues; a bug that causes Google to report fewer pages…
New Tool Scandoo Scans for Scumware in Search Results
The reports of hackers poisoning search results by optimizing landing pages that included links to viruses, spyware and other malware alarmed many people. Now…
Dirty E-mail Politics in the Big Easy
If you’re riveted by dirty politics, you’ll dig this tale of e-mail intrigue reported by PoliticsLA.com (an affiliate of regional news network NewsHorn.com). This…
New Amazon Online Reader For Digital Book Reading
Gary Price has a detailed & step-by-step write up on the new Amazon Online Reader. You can view the new look for the reader…
Google’s Eric Schmidt Interviewed on CNBC
ResourceShelf points to a CNBC interview of Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt. The two-part interview goes over the “plan B” for Google’s growth, Google the…
Google Removing News Sources For Hate Speech
NewsBusters.org reports that Google has removed two sites from the Google News index for “hate speech.” Google cited three examples of articles that Google…
MySpace In Partnership Talks With Google & Microsoft
The Financial Times reports that MySpace, the huge social networking site, is in talks with Google and Microsoft over partnership opportunities to better monetize…
Windows Live Local Maps UK With Aerial Imagery
Loren Baker spotted a LiveSide post noting that Windows Live Local has added UK aerial imagery coverage. LiveSide explains that they are still lacking…