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Demographic & Behavioral Targeting for Search
Next-generation targeting systems will go beyond simple keyword targeting systems and allow advertisers to place ads in front of searchers based on who they…
ShopLocal Wins In Crawling Case Against Cairo
Apparently, ShopLocal.com wasn’t happy with rival local shopping search service Cairo for hitting its listings. ShopLocal took Cairo to court, and Cairo has now…
Targeting Search Ads By Demographics & Behavior
The days of targeting searchers only via keywords are coming to an end. Now search engines are giving you the ability to target searchers…
Google Base Creeping Into Main Search Results Page
GoodROI shows us an example of a search that brings up a Google Base search box, right at the top of the main search…
Congoo Offers (Free) Subscription Based Content For Free
Elinor Mills reports at News.com that Congoo released a search service enabling people to search newspapers, magazines and other periodicals that are typically fee-based…
Moneyextra.com Partners With MSN Search
Netimperative reports that MSN Search has been expanding its search partner base by adding the MSN Search box to MoneyExtra.com. This partnership is to…
Yahoo Removed Block Result Feature From My Web
A reader has informed me that Yahoo has removed the block result (page and site) feature from My Web. The FAQs still says that…
Gary Price Interviewed; Ask’s New Butler?
Library Journal has an interview with Gary Price, of Ask.com and formerly the News Editor of Search Engine Watch. The interview goes through Gary’s…
Amazon Changes “Did You Mean?” Result For “Abortion” Query
Wired News reports that Amazon has changed the way to handles the search query “abortion.” In that past, Amazon would place a message at…
Google To Talk At Goldman Sachs Seventh Annual Internet Conference
I just noticed Google updated the investors page by adding that they will be talking at a Goldman Sachs event. The event details shows…
Google Finance Unveiled
Finally, Google has launched its own Google Finance service. For years, those seeking financial information via Google have been sent to competitors such as…
Google Launches Google Finance
At long last, Google has launched its own Google Finance service. For years, those seeking specialty financial information via Google have been sent to…
Paul Flaherty, A Founder Of AltaVista, Passes Away UPDATED
Sad news that Paul Flaherty, one of the founders of AltaVista, passed away on Friday. I don’t have more details at the moment, other…
Radio Silence While I’m Moving House
If it feels like I’ve dropped off the planet, it’s because I have, sort of. Since Thursday, I’ve been moving house. The good news…
Google And Nike Team Up To Create Soccer Social Networking Site
Nathan Weinberg reports that Google and Nike have launched Joga.com, a social networking site specifically targeting soccer fans worldwide. The site is invite only,…
Google Updated Video Player
Garett Rogers also has the scoop on Google updating the Google Video player to version 1.0.1.0. The most noticeable changes are; + Clickable frame-by-frame…
Yahoo Launches Local News Beta
Search Engine Journal reports that Yahoo News has launched a local beta version. For example, you can go to news.yahoo.com/local/New+York to check out local…
Debunked: MSN Search Box Not Allowed on Google’s BlogSpot Blogs
Nathan Weinberg reports that https://rjdohnert.blogspot.com/ received an email from Google saying you are not allowed to place the MSN Search box on a BlogSpot…
Google Health To Cure The World?
Garett Rogers reports of a recent Google hire, Adam Bosworth, with the title “Architect, Google Health.” Garett asks, what would the Architect, Google Health…
Google Sued Over Site Penalty By KinderStart.com
Reuters reports that KinderStart.com is suing Google over “downgrading its search-result ranking without reason or warning.” There are a total of seven counts to…