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Nielsen//NetRatings Releases Top Engines (by share) and Top Search Terms for November 2005
Nielsen//NetRatings has just released (PDF) November 2005 search share rankings and top search terms. Search Share Google continued in first place with 46% of…
Study: Google #1 in China
Despite trailing Chinese traffic leader Baidu, Google is rated the best search engine in China, according to new research from Keynote Systems.
Google Names New Managing Director in UK; European Job Recruitment Drive Begins
According to this Netimperative article Google has just named Mark Howe as the new managing director of their UK operations. Howe has worked in…
More Instant Answers Now Available on MSN Search
MSN Search’s WebLog points out that MSN Search is now home to more Instant Answers (aka “direct answers”) as web search engines continue to…
Hot: Real Estate Industry Uses of Satellite/Aerial Imagery
The combo of online maps, satellite/aerial imagery, and real estate are a hot combo these days. This new Reuters article, Every inch of Netherlands…
Google and Canada.com Announce Multiyear Partnership
The Toronto Star reports that Google has entered into a multiyear agreement with the well-known Canadian portal, Canada.com (owned by media giant CanWest Global…
New Mashup Combines Public Library Location Info with Google and Yahoo Maps
If you live in the US or Canada you no longer can say you don’t know where public libraries in your area or any…
Yahoo Releases Q4 and Full Year 2005 Earnings
The complete Yahoo Q4 and Full Year 2005 Earnings news release is available here (11 page PDF). From the news release: “In 2005, Yahoo!…
Buzzmetrics and Intelliseek Join Forces and then Merge with Nielsen
Some big news from the blog buzz and measurement scene aka online consumer-generated media tracking and analysis. Steve Rubel posts that: + BuzzMetrics has…
TV Transcripts and Still Images No Longer Part of Google Video
Both Danny and I, independently of one and another noticed that the searchable transcripts (and still images) from television shows (via tv stations in…
Open Federation Comes to Google Talk
Open Federation has come to Google Talk. What’s that? According to a post on the Google Blog, Google Talk is now full interoperable (capable…
Friday the 13th, via Greenpeace
I was on vacation when we had Friday the 13th last week, but wanted to share this viral nightmare scenario film, courtesy of Greenpeace.…
A9 Selects ZoomInfo to Power People Search
We’ve learned that vertical search engine ZoomInfo has been selected to power the “people search” function on A9. If you want to check it…
Yahoo Toolbar Embedded into New Version of WordPerfect
News from Corel that the Yahoo Toolbar is now being embedded directly into their just released Corel WordPerfect Office X3. Yahoo Search technology also…
JumpTap Introduces Keyword Sales Program for Mobile Search and Releases Stats About What Mobile Searchers Are Looking For
JumpTap, a company that offers many mobile search solutions has just introduced a hosted Keyword Sales Program for mobile search providers. JumpTap’s Keyword Sales…
Satisfy Your Web Ego with egoSurf
If you’re into satisfying your ego by web surfing, Phil Bradley points to egoSurf, a site whose motto is, “know your place.” Simply enter…
Yahoo Site Submit Out Of Action For A Month
Yahoo’s been having site submit problems, as came up last month in our Search Engine Watch Forums thread Yahoo Submit Your Site Broken? I…
Google Buys Radio Ad Firm; AdWords Headed To Radio Distribution
Wow. Google is to acquire dMarc Broadcasting, a company that puts ads into radio stations, paying up to $1.1 billion for it. Google plans…
Search Spend Was Up Last Quarter
New online spending stats from a Deutsche Bank survey of 60 media executives found that last quarter (Oct-Dec. 2005), 65 percent said paid search…
Logos On Rooftops Probably Not Aimed At Google Maps
Boing Boing points to Advertising with Google Maps, which suggest that merchants like Target and others are tapping into satellite views on Google Maps…