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SEMPO Survey Sheds Light on Search Marketing Industry
SEMPO has released its annual State of the Search Marketing Industry report, which looks at the activities and budgets of search marketers during 2005,…
Benjamin Franklin Gets His Own Search Engine
News from Clusty this morning that they have launched a new “specialty search database” to mark the 300th Bithday (his tecentenary) on January 17th…
The State of Search Engine Marketing
New research from SEMPO sheds light on what's happening in the search marketing industry today, from the size of the industry to key trends…
Google CEO Chats with the BBC About Online Info, Click Fraud (Not a Problem So Far), 20% Time, and the Competition
Google Blogoscoped points to BBC News article about Google Video that includes an “exclusive” video interview with Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO. The story and…
Google Video Player Removed From Downloads of Google Video Pack
Several people have sent along notes this weekend and I’ve seen a few blog postings mentioning that the new Google Video Player has been…
Free Access to History: Don’t Forget the British Pathe News Archive Database
While I was reading the official news release about the soon to arrive Google Video Store I noticed that access to clips of historic…
Canadian Wireless Software Development Company Now Part of Google
With so much attention on Google’s new video service and the Google Pack today, little attention has been paid to the fact that Google…
Coverage Of Google’s Larry Page Keynote At CES
Engadget has nice coverage going now on Larry Page’s CES Keynote here: Live coverage of Google Keynote. We’ll also update this post later with…
Google Video Store Opens (Soonish)
As expected, Google has announced plans for a new Google Video Store allowing video purchase and rental from Google Video. Content from about 40…
Google Scholar and Medicine; Infotrieve’s ArticleFinder Database is Now Free
A couple of items for web researchers. First, Dean Giustini, a medical librarian at University of British Columbia in Vancouver (one of the most…
New Forum Discussion Search Tool
Search tools for forum posts come and go. Lycos has its discussion search which focuses on numerous forums across the web, as well as…
Yahoo Forges Ad Partnership with Yellowpages.com
Yellowpages.com advertisers now get extended reach with placement within Yahoo! Local and Yahoo! Yellow Pages. This agreement expands on existing agreements Yahoo had with…
Daily SearchCast, Jan. 6, 2006: Motorola Calls Google For Mobile Search; Yahoo Go(es) Into Your TV, Phone & PC; Search Converges With Devices; Microsoft Complains Of Google Honeymoon But Has Had Its Own & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google partnering with Motorola to provide mobile search, Yahoo Go putting Yahoo services into your cell phone, TV and more…
New Congressional Research Report Looks at Google Book Search, Online Indexing and Fair Use
On December 28th the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a six page research report that looks at online indexing, law, fair use, and the…
Google Faces Plenty Of Competition In Online Video Rental & Sales Marketplace
Although Google Video has been grabbing the headlines the expected release of a Google Video download/rental service, many other services have been around for…
Terry Semel’s CES Keynotes Includes Visits from Tom Cruise and Ellen DeGenres; Semel Says “Walled Gardens” are a Thing of the Past
Update: A vidcast of Terry Semel’s CES keynote is now available for online viewing or downloading. Click here, then scroll to the “Most Recent…
Get Ready for YahooPhone!
In a story first reported by the Wall Street Journal, numerous blogs including Threadwatch and PaidContent.org out that Yahoo and SBC/Cingular are planning to…
Dogpile Doing Product Placement on Television
Over on Search Engine Journal, Loren posts that Dogpile (they’re celebrating their 10th birthday) is doing some “product placement” on various television programs. His…
Google Pack Information Live
Reader Paul Prijs sends me some additional Google Pack URLs that outline the service in all its glory. Here’s the About page, describing the…
Regulating Search Symposia Recap; Google Attorney Speaks at Oxford
Via Comments at Threadwatch, a blog post from Eric Goldman that does a superb job recapping the Regulating Search Symposia that took place a…