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No Google Cubes Coming, Says Google
We ain’t selling no computers at Wal-Mart. So says Google PR chieftain David Krane, in response to rumors about Google Cube personal computers or…
Just Saying No To Blogging About SEO Competitions
I’ve covered SEO competitions in the past, the classic nigritude ultramarine one from 2004, loquine glupe from last January, hommingberger gepardenforelle from last April…
Daily SearchCast, Jan. 3, 2006: Top Search Trends Of 2005, Google’s Plans To Experiment With Graphical Ads, “Google Cubes” PCs Coming & More!
Today’s search podcast covers top search trends of 2005, Google’s moves into graphical advertising on the Google site (though banners remain off the default…
SEM Campaign & Project Management, Part 1
What's the best approach to managing a search marketing campaign? A panel of experts shared best practices gained through years of experience with a…
Craigslist Not Blocking Major Crawlers
Craigslist isn't blocking general purpose spiders. A look at how the robots.txt file could give this impression plus how the service is banning more…
The Search Engine Update – Number 212 – Jan. 4, 2006
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from the second half of December 2005.
Google Awarded Patent To Make Data Move Faster to Wireless Phones and Devices
News from Alexadria, Virginia (home of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) today that Google has been awarded a new patent in the wireless…
The Future of Media? It’s Getting Here Now
Sure, we knew that anywhere, anytime anything media consumption was right around the corner, but it’s always fascinating to see how things take shape.…
Search By Drawing: Meet Retrievr & Search By Sketch Demos From Purdue & Princeton
First discovered by Tara (and also blogged by Barry, Philipp, and John) is an experimental search tool called retrievr that allows the user to…
Not You’re Average Blogger
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) takes place this week and likely many bloggers will be in attendance, though one blogger happens to be a…
Click Fraud Case Against Google Continues Its Way Through Federal Court
In doing some research over the holidays I discovered that back in July a lawsuit against Google was filed by Steve Mizera in the…
New OSX Dashboard Widget for MSN Virtual Earth; Yahoo Maps Gets a Widget
It goes without saying that 2005 was the year of online maps and online aerial/satellite imagery. Here are a couple of new tools that…
Happy 10th Birthday To Dogpile
Today, metasearch tool Dogpile begins celebrating its 10th birthday. Congrats! Here’s the Dogpile home page from December of 1996 and a USENET announcement from…
Google Still Searching For Executive Chefs
Interviews for jobs at Google are known to be very difficult and demanding on potential job candidates. I wonder if the same “tough” interview…
Sources for Product Reviews Online
On Christmas Day, the New York Times offered a look at several services that allow end users to supply and share reviews of different…
Lenovo: Which Side Are You On?
“Black or Titanium?” is the question posed to ThinkPad fans. My question to Lenovo: Do you really expect a favorite-color poll to catalyze a…
Google Cubes PCs Or Interfaces Coming?
Last month, I highlighted the fact that Google cofounder Larry Page was doing a keynote at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. Consumer electronics? What…
Piper Jaffray Says that Google Heading to $600 a Share
Brokerage house Piper Jaffray says that 2006 will be another great year for shares of Google. In a new report out today, PJ says…
Watching the Web, Even While You Sleep
Anyone who monitors web sites for changes knows what a pain it is to manually revisit and hunt for new information. But there’s no…
Tracking Changes on Web Pages
Often a small change to a web page is a clue that something big has happened or will happen, and automated tracking tools alert…