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Hong Kong Considers Spam Legislation
According to news reports, Hong Kong is considering enacting anti-spam legislation. It looks as if the opt-out approach is what’s in favor, as is…
An Internet Search Company Hotter than Google? A Profile of Korea’s NHN and Naver.com
NHN: The Little Search Engine That Could, from BusinessWeek offers a profile of NHN Corp/Naver.com a company that the article says is beating Google…
Second Issue of Google’s Librarian Newsletter Released and More Interesting Reading on Web Search
The second issue of Google’s Newsletter for Librarians is now available. It features an article by Karen Schneider, the director of the Librarians’ Internet…
The Day After: Points In The Search Trust Sweepstakes
Since Google first started growing in stature, people have wondered if (or when) they might start passing along private information to governments or misusing…
Once a Site Visitor Arrives They Make Some Key Judgements in Less Than the Time It Takes To Blink
So you’ve done great seo work and people are arriving on your site(s). Now, how long does it take for a visitor to make…
Former Head of Marketing for Yahoo, Search UK and Ireland Now at TouchLocal, a UK Business Directory
A brief item from the UK’s Netimperative reporting that Karl Gregory, the ex-head of marketing for Yahoo, Search UK & Ireland is now employed…
Daily SearchCast, Jan. 19, 2006: Google Fights US Government Request For Data; Google Earth Gets Ads; People Search For A9, Google And Yahoo Earn High Satisfaction Marks & More!
Today’s search podcast covers the US Department Of Justice fighting Google for search data that AOL, MSN and Yahoo released; seeing dates on cached pages;…
Court Documents & Summary Of United States Versus Google Over Search Data
Earlier we reported in Bush Administration Demands Search Data; Google Says No, Yahoo & MSN Said Yes that the US Government seeks to force…
Pay-Per-Call Needs Local Advertisers to Be Successful
A new Clickz column by Phil Stelter: Local Opportunity Is Calling, offers an excellent look at the meeting of local advertising and pay-per-call advertising.…
Google Updates Company Milestones Page
Those of you who track Google’s each and every move might be interested to learn that the company has just updated their Google Milestones…
Keynote Says Google, Yahoo Preferred in North America
Keynote Systems has released the results of its annual study of North American searchers and their satisfaction with search engines. The study ranked user…
Bush Administration Demands Search Data; Google Says No; AOL, MSN & Yahoo Said Yes
NOTE: We’re continuing to update this news through postscripts below the original story. Via John Battelle and Google Morning Silicon Valley, the San Jose…
Survey: Google, Yahoo Still Favorites in North America
For the second year running, a Keynote Systems study says Google provides the most satisfying search experience among North American users, despite competitive maneuvering…
Author of The Google Story, David Vise, Chats Google With Readers
Washington Post writer and the author of The Google Story, David Vise, chatted on WashingtonPost.com today about Google’s most recent acquisition of radio ad…
On Yahoo Recommender Systems and a Movie Recommendation Tool from the University of Minnesota
Thanks to Greg Linden for point out this 2 page paper (PDF) by several members of the Yahoo Research Lab about recommender systems research…
Ask Jeeves: Cache Includes the Date and Time Pages Were Last Cached
I was doing some searching with Ask Jeeves today and noticed that that cached pages that Jeeves includes in its database now include the…
Mid-January 2006 Search News Recap Posted
If you’re a Search Engine Watch member (thank you, thank you, thank you!), the latest edition of Search Engine Update newsletter has been posted.…
Mobile Search: Gannett Invests in 4INFO; Upsnap.com Acquires XSVoice, Now Offering Streaming Audio on Your Phone or Device
Two more mobile search items to report today. A joint press release from mobile search provider 4INFO (a service I blog about and also…
Still Seeing “Blue Pins” on Some Google Maps; Google Now Testing Paid Links in Google Earth
Although some sites are reporting that the Google Maps “blue pin test” is no longer visible, I’m seeing the blue pins on some Google…
Report: Chinese Searchers Prefer Google Over Homegrown Baidu
Keynote Systems, a research firm that does annual studies of North American searchers and their satisfaction with search engines, has released its first report…