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Google Trademarking The Word Beta
No, not really. But one of our SEW Forum threads points over to In Search Of Stuff, where 2006 isos Search Predictions suggests humorously…
Google Scholar Goes International
Google Scholar (GS) has begun an international push today with the addition of content in two languages as well as new interfaces for four…
Webcast and Transcript of Larry Page’s CES Keynote Address Now Available
Just up on the Google Press Center page is a link to the webcast and a text transcript of Larry Page’s keynote address at…
New Article Looks at Google, the Domain Registrar
Via Jim Boykins blog, a guest article by domain name expert Nick Wilsdon that looks at what Google knows about domain names. It’s not…
National Stereotypes, Search Activity, Package Tracking & More All Mapped
Thanks to Philipp Lenssen and Nacho Hernandez for alerting us to few new uses of Google Maps and other mapped info. Track your packages,…
Passion for Toyota = Bloggability
A WSJ.com piece (subscription only) today has a great sentence about how the carmaker’s marketers are trying to inspire passion for their vehicles: If…
Search Marketers Deserve Some Respect
Last month at the Chicago Search Engine Strategies conference, Danny Sullivan gave a very different keynote than usual, focusing on the negative image of…
Search Marketing’s About People and Principles, Not Just Algorithms, Part 1
Search marketing has come under fire in the mainstream press and elsewhere this year, and that's not good for the industry, said Danny Sullivan…
Seven Recently Published Patent Applications from Microsoft Deal with Computation of Web Page Ranking, Calculating a Docments Importance, and Search Spam Detection and More
Patent watchers might be interested in reviewing seven of recently published patent applications from Microsoft that deal with computing a web page ranking, calculating…
In the News: Searchable Database of Transcripts from U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Hearings Available
Those of you following the U.S. Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Samuel Alito, might be interested to learn that database software…
Yahoo CEO Talks About Google/AOL Deal
The Dow Jones story: Yahoo CEO:Google/AOL Deal Doesn’t Change Yahoo’s Business, offers comments from Terry Semel about the recent Google/AOL deal. + Semel said…
Pronto Shopping Search
InteractiveCorp’s unveiled a beta release of shopping search engine Pronto. Makes complete sense considering all of the e-commerce properties the company has under its…
Daily SearchCast, Jan. 10, 2006: Google Unveils Google Video Store & Google Pack At CES; Google Video Store Has Bumpy Launch; AOL Buys Truveo Video Search; Yahoo Buys Webjay; Search Engines As Content Leeches & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google announcing its Google Video Store and Google Pack download service at CES; Google Video Store having some troubles at…
Let’s Make Mac Users Happy: Google Earth for the Mac Now Available
Just released on the Google Earth web site, is the first release of the program for Mac users (OS X). The Google Blog has…
IAC/InterActive Debuts Comparison Shopping Search Service Named Pronto
Mr. Comparison Shopping himself, Brian Smith, posts that IAC/InterActive (the company that owns Ask Jeeves, Citysearch, Ticketmaster, etc.) has just released a comparison shopping…
Supremes: Institutions Can Block Legal E-Mail
Direct reports on a Supreme Court decision holding that the University of Texas acted within its rights in blocking e-mails from LonghornSingles.com, even though…
Ready Reference Databases: AcronymFinder Adds New Search Features
AcronymFinder.com one of the most well-known human-edited acronym and abbreviation databases on the open web has introduced a few new search features that make…
How Does a Google eBook Store Sound?
So, what’s next Google service going to be? According to this BBC News story, it just might be an online bookstore for ebooks. This…
Cool! Newsplayer.com Offers Video Access to Over 100 Years of History
Since video search is all the rage these days, allow me to add another impressive video search tool for historical material. The service is…
Answers.com Adds More Research Tools to Database
Answers.com continues to add more research tools to their service. Here’s a look at a few new features. Taylor’s Dictionary for Gardeners A…