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Yahoo “Project Panama” Testing New Ad Ranking System
Last August, we covered how Yahoo planned to launch a new paid listings model more like Google AdWords, where clickthrough and other factors might…
Google Mobile Ads Tested In Japan
Bloomberg reports that Google has successfully tested the deployment of advertisements on mobile phones in Japan. The ads displayed on mobile phones were reportedly…
Search Forums Roundup: Apr. 7, 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: EarthLink &…
Eva Longoria In Google Earth & Other Google Earth Deals
Maxim magazine is putting actress Eva Longoria in Google Earth, the latest in deals such as Google Earth going into cars and potentially taking…
Daily SearchCast, April 6, 2006: Google Makes Middle Of Page Refinement Experiment Official; Search Marketing Magazine Coming; Search Technologists Talk & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google saying that its middle-of-the-page query refinement experiment is officially part of regular search results now; a search marketing magazine is…
MSN Search Goes Down
Uh oh. MSN Search is dead at Threadwatch covers MSN Search being down. Nearly three hours later, I checked and got the home page,…
Klipmart Saddles Up Its Own ‘Digital Upfront’
Here’s a nice follow-up to our recent story about Heavy.com trying to institute a pre-emptive “digital upfront” in hopes of stealing some TV money…
Search Marketing Magazine Coming Soon
Boris Mordkovich has been after me to mention his forthcoming quarterly magazine, the Search Marketing Standard. And I’m happy to do so, since it’s…
Google Releases Google Toolbar 2.0 for Firefox
The Google Labs page recently posted a link to Google Extensions for Firefox, with a new version of the Firefox toolbar available. The 2.0…
Google Adds Other Languages Drop Down To Support Pages
I noticed a recent change to the Google Support page where on the top right of the page is a pull down menu for…
Search Technologists Flake & Broder Speak
There are two good interviews with search technologists out there for us to read. John Battelle posted A Frank Interview with Gary Flake yesterday.…
Google & Earthlink To Win San Francisco Wireless Contract
Google & Earthlink are one step closer to providing wireless Internet access to San Francisco. News.com points to an AP story reporting how a…
Google Confirms Midpage “See Results For” Results Out Of Testing — What Should They Be Called?
I griped recently about Google not committing to some of its user interface experiments. Well, they have with one of them, those middle-of-the-page "See…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: Apr. 6, 2006
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary search headlines from around the web.
Yahoo Enhances My Web with “People Centric” Tools
Yahoo’s My Web offers both personal and social search features, but until now you’ve had to go through Yahoo 360 to invite others to…
MoveOn Muddles AOL/Goodmail Issue
So, yesterday, while writing up a piece about a conference call with California State Senator Dean Florez regarding Monday’s hearing on AOL’s Goodmail’s CertifiedE-mail…
Daily SearchCast, April 5, 2006: Set Your Position Preference For Google Ads; Is It Google Real Estate Or Google Base?; What Patents Say About Search Spam & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google getting a new ad position preference feature; Google Real Estate versus Google Base and the need to think vertical; new…
FM’s All-In-One Tech Blogs Page & New Marketing Roundup Page
John Battelle of “The Search” fame has been busy assembling his Federated Media content empire. Last month, he put up a new great page…
MSN Search’s Brady Forrest Now At O’Reilly Radar
A surprise in my newsreader today. Brady Forrest, formerly a prominent product manager for MSN Search, has departed for the different pastures of O’Reilly.…
Verizon Customers to be Compensated for E-Mail they Didn’t Get
Marketers always say consumers will be angry if they don’t receive e-mail they’re expecting, and here’s evidence of that. As part of a class…