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Search Marketers: Jacks of Too Many Trades?
New research from iProspect and Jupiter Research suggests that search marketers aren’t as focused as they could be, with most search marketers doing a…
New Way To Try Google Health (Maybe)
Garett Rogers reports and Philipp Lenssen reports on a what may appear to be some or all of Google Health, which we suspect will…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: May 8, 2006
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary search headlines from around the web.
Yahoo Unveils Public Details Of “Panama” Ad System Upgrade
Yahoo's finally gone public with details about its new Panama ad system upgrade, which when launched later this year will bring the system up…
Search Headlines & Links: May 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: Today…
Daily SearchCast, May 5, 2006: Google To Send Click Fraud Notices Out Soon; Microsoft Says (Again) More Work To Do In Search; Microsoft Celebrity Guide To Local Places & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google sending notices to advertisers about a proposed click fraud settlement later this month; Microsoft saying there’s more work to…
Windows Live Product Search: For Sellers & Buyers
Microsoft announced the launch of Windows Live Product Search. From the looks of it, the service seems a lot like Google Base and eBay.…
Search Bot Behavior
Ever wonder how spider/bots/crawlers behave? Well, if you did a new analysis “On Bots” was released at https://drunkmenworkhere.org/219. The article has an analysis and…
New SEW Blog Correspondents: Greg Sterling On Local; Detlev Johnson On News & Barry Becomes A Married Chief!
If you’ve read about local search over the past few years, you know the name Greg Sterling. Greg was a long-time Kelsey analyst who…
Google Confused With Shared Servers & Sites Sharing Same IP Address?
GrayWolf finds that Google is a tad confused when it comes to some sites that are hosted on a shared server and share a…
MSN Video Promoting Spaces and Splenda
I’ve been checking out MSN’s Jazz Fest video streams (see ClickZ story on this). My first reaction: Bruce Springsteen needs no more promotion. The…
Search Forums Roundup: May 5, 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: Yahoo &…
Namco Rolls Up a Costume Contest for Fans
I’m not exactly about to craft a costume, but I’ve been playing Namco’s “Me and My Katamari” on the Sony PSP for the past…
Australians Need Maps — Zoom Australia Delivers
Startup Beats Google Maps on its Home Turf from O’Reilly Radar notes that those living in Australia can’t turn to Google Maps for directions,…
Ad Agency Sues Maine Blogger Over Search Accusations
Ad Agency Sues Blogger for Defamation from Ad Age covers an ad agency promoting tourism for the state of Maine suing a Maine-based blogger…
Google Zurich States Economic Reason For Entering China
Philipp Lenssen quotes Max Ibel, Site Lead of Google Zurich, as saying there were “economic reasons” for entering China. Philipp believes this may be…
Yahoo Publisher Network Suspending Accounts for Poor Traffic Quality
It is no surprise that contextual advertising networks want good quality traffic for their advertisers and periodically clean house of publishers generating poor quality…
Microsoft: Back To The “Early Days Of Search” Songbook
Microsoft’s Ballmer boasts of search engine progress from the Associated Press gives us an update from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, out of this week’s…
Advertisers To Get Notices From Google In Click Fraud Settlement Later This Month
Google Proposes $90M Settlement from the Associated Press is a general update on the status of the proposed click fraud settlement with Google. It…