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Microsoft Announces Two New Research Labs: Live Labs and Search Labs
Just weeks after announcing the formation of the Microsoft adLab, the company is announcing two new research labs, Microsoft Live Labs (MLL) and Search…
Searching For a Better Image
Ask Jeeves has launched a brand-new image search service, using some innovative techniques to identify high-quality pictures on the web. How does it stack…
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy Asks Attorney General for More Info On Web Search Subpeonas
News.com reports that Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, asking for more information about the…
Daily SearchCast, Jan. 25, 2006: Google Agrees To China Censorship; Searcher Views On Privacy; Yahoo Doesn’t Want To Be #2; New AdWords Software Editor Being Tested; Ask Gets Own Image Search & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google agreeing to Chinese censorship demands; a poll about searcher views on the privacy of searches; Yahoo says it’s happy being…
Daily SearchCast, Jan. 24, 2006: Private Versus Personally Identifiable Searches; Protecting Your Search Privacy; Google News Out Of Beta & More!
Today’s search podcast covers the difference between private and personally identifiable searches; the difficulty in protecting your search privacy; MSN blogs on the US Department…
New Google Study Looks at How Web Pages Are Authored
We don’t have the time to offer an in-depth analysis at the moment (Danny or Chris might do so in the the future) but…
Google Video Now Features Premier Content, New Design Corrects “Big Mistake”
Bloomberg’s Jonny Thaw’s story: Google Says It Made Mistake in Design of Online Store, includes comments from Google’s Marissa Mayer who said that the…
Another Google UI Test? Search Tips on Web Results Pages
It appears that I might have spotted yet another Google UI test or I’m very late to the party on this one. Regardless, we…
Ask Jeeves Launches (Beta) German Site
It’s official, but not a total surprise, since Barry first blogged reports about new European versions of Ask Jeeves appearing throughout Western Europe last…
Video: What Flavor Download Would You Like Today?
Impressive how quickly many sites, blogs and portals are adapting to mobile video. From Google Video (but not Yahoo!) down to personal Web sites,…
Scoop: Google News Leaves Beta!
Google News has officially grown up, after more than three years in development. “Thats one beta down, only 237-ish to go!” qipped Google uber-engineer…
Search Data Request Has Searchers Pondering Their Next Query
After Subpoenas, Internet Searches Give Some Pause from the New York Times is a nice, reflective piece on how people might be thinking more…
Yahoo Does Want To Be The Leading Search Engine
Are you kidding?! at the Yahoo Search Blog has Yahoo giving the official word that they do want to be the leader in search:…
Google Now Censoring In China
Oh, the irony. Less than a week after we hear that Google is ready to fight the US government in part to defend its…
Beyond Beta: Google News Graduates
Google News has finally graduated from beta status, after more than three years in development, with some shiny new features.
Fee-Based Support and Consulting for Google Analytics Now Available
The News.com story: Google offers fee-based online ad analytics, reports that Google has teamed with Zaaz (a Seattle-based interactive agency) to offer fee-based support…
New and More Detailed Imagery Comes to Google Local and Google Earth
Via Google Blogoscoped and this post on the Google Blog, word that Google has added some new and improved imagery offering greater detail to…
Google Quietly Beta Testing Desktop AdWords Editor
Yes, more software from Google appears to be coming. Spotted on Greg Yardley’s Yardley.ca blog is news that Google is testing (via a private…
New Poll Finds Web Users Want Google to Keep Data Private; Full Text Access to Report Also Available
Elinor Mills at News.com clues us into a poll conducted over the weekend and reported by Verne Kopytoff in the in the San Francisco…
Latest NetRatings Stats Show Status Quo With Search Engines
I always warn not to worry much about month-to-month changes with search popularity stats. The now updated search engine popularity stats I’ve posted from…