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Google Agrees To $90 Million Settlement In Class Action Lawsuit Over Click Fraud
Search Engine Watch has learned that Google has agreed to a $90 million settlement fund in the class action lawsuit filed by Lane’s Gifts…
Google Filings Against DOJ Request — Including Declaration From Matt Cutts
I’m planning a deeper look at Google’s rejection of the Department Of Justice search records request, which happened last week when I was on…
Tips On Monitoring Online Reputation
If you missed my coverage of the Reputation Monitoring & Management session from the this past conference or the conference last December you can…
Divining the Future of Search
The March issue of California Magazine (the alumni magazine of UC Berkeley) features a number of essays on the future of search. Articles include…
Google Unites Its Own Videos On One Page
Philipp Lenssen over at Google Blogoscoped spotted a new Videos From The Googleplex area where Google is sharing its own in-house video content with…
Amazon More a Threat to Publishers Than Google
Reuters reports that Amazon is seen as a larger threat to the print publishing industry than Google. HarperCollins UK’s CEO, Victoria Barnsley said, “We…
Is Google Getting Sloppy, or Sly?
Last week, Google was rushing to “clarify” statements by its CFO that revenue growth levels could not be sustained, which sent its stock price…
Google News Israel Launched
Google announced that they have launched Google News for Israel last night. Google News Israel syndicates many Israeli news sources in Israel’s native language,…
Ask France, Italy and Netherlands Launched
Ask.com has launched an expanded European presence with Ask France, Ask Italy and Ask Netherlands today. The Ask blog said that Ask France is…
Real Google Calendar Screenshots
We know there’s a Google Calendar coming. Philipp Lenssen at Google Blogoscoped had a screenshot of a promo for the service and URL evidence…
TeraGoogle, Google’s Social Search Aspirations & More From Accidentally Released Analyst Day Notes
Imagine Google "as ubiquitous as brushing your teeth." That’s how Google would like you to think of them, at least according to notations accidentally…
Windows Live Search Debuts
Microsoft has seen the future, and is moving just about everything it does online into a suite of services called Windows Live. Today, Microsoft…
Microsoft Launches Windows Live Search Beta
Microsoft has added search to its suite of online services dubbed Windows Live, introducing a number of new features and enhancements including an updated…
Feedster Enters Asia-Pac Through Japan
RSS feed search engine and ad network Feedster has partnered with Japanese conglomerate Mitsui to launch in Japan. Feedster will provide the back-end infrastructure,…
Something Else the RIAA Doesn’t ‘Get’: Podcasts
Fausto Fernos and his partner produce Feast of Fools. It’s the top-ranked gay podcast on iTunes where it also ranks as one of the…
Daily SearchCast, March 7, 2006: Back From SES NY; Ask’s Maps & New Features; Google’s GDrive; Classified Ads From Microsoft; Stanford Daily Selling Links Again & More!
Today’s search podcast covers a brief recap of the recent SES NY show; the growth — or not — of the search industry; Ask getting…
Yahoo Opens APIs for Photos, Calendar, MyWeb and Shopping
InformationWeek.com reports that Yahoo has added four new APIs to its Developer Network. The new APIs are for Yahoo Photos, Yahoo Calendar, Yahoo MyWeb…
Could Govt Intervention Muck Up Net Neutrality?
Today’s Wall Street Journal features a commentary piece regarding the ongoing “net neutrality” debate, by Bret Swanson, senior fellow at Seattle’s Discovery Institute. Not…
New French Relevancy Study Puts Yahoo & Google Tied For First But Search Overall As Disappointing
Jean Véronis has published the results of a relevancy study he conducted with his students at the Université de Provence showing that, at least…
Google Launches Google Japan Blog
Google PR chief David Krane notes that Google launched the Google Japan Blog recently. As, an FYI, they launched Google China blog in mid-February.…