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Welcome Back, I-Search Mailing List & Detlev!
SES moderator Detlev Johnson has resurrected the twice-weekely moderated discussion list that was once one of the few sources of regular interaction for the…
First Fast Impressions of Google Reader
I haven’t had much time to “play” with the new Google Reader from Google Labs (beta) but here are a few VERY fast impressions,…
New Google Reader For Feed Reading
Continuing its push into the universe of blogs and feeds, Google has launched a feed reader application. Google Reader is a browser-based application that…
Google’s Omid Kordestani Talks; Larry Page Enjoys Timing Queries
Conversations between John Battelle and search industry officials at Web 2.0 keep pouring out of the Argent Hotel in San Francisco. This time, the…
Barry Diller Chats with Battelle at Web 2.0
Several sources including Red Herring, SearchViews and Clickz all offer highlights of John Battelle’s conversation with the new owner of Ask Jeeves (I mean…
Google Opens Lobbying Office In Washington D.C.
It looks like I have some new company here in DC, Google. According to Andrew McLaughlin, a Google Senior Policy Advocate, big “G” has…
NetRatings: Average Searches Per Searcher Increases; Google Top Ranked In August 2005
Gavin O’Malley’s, Media Post article: Search Activity Jumps In August, reports on some new search stats that were released by Nielsen//NetRatings yesterday. Numbers 5.04…
Search Forums Roundup: Oct. 7, 2005
Today’s SearchDay, Search Engine Forums Spotlight, features our weekly links to this week’s hot topics from search engine forums across the web: Google and…
Google Says Taiwan Label Fits International Naming Conventions But Will Review
Google Blogoscoped points to an update on the Google Maps/Taiwan issue I wrote about earlier. From Google defends map service listing at the Taipei…
Review Of GlobalSpec Engineering Search Engine
A Look at a Tool for Engineers: GlobalSpec from Shirl Kennedy over at Resourceshelf gives you a nice rundown on the GlobalSpec search engine,…
Beware Hosting Providers Inserting Links Into Your Content
Rogue host changing customers’ websites over at SEO Forum is an interesting read and warning to those to watch their hosting service. What’s PhilC…
Weblogs.com Ping Server Bought By Verisign
Dave Winer’s Weblogs.com ping service has been purchased by Verisign. Dave does a rundown on the sale here. Verisign does a rundown here. Why…
News.com Gets Top 100 Blog List
News.com has a new Blog 100 list, including a search and media blogs category. There’s no page for that category I can point you…
Top Ten List Of Search Ranking Factors
A new list of top SEO factors to consider has been rated. A look at what's in it and some further advice.
Sharing MSN Virtual Earth Maps with MSN Messenger
Here’s something I’ll be trying this weekend. Yesterday, Via Virtual Earth announced a new and very cool service that allows MSN Virtual Earth users…
MSN adCenter Pilot Program Opening In US
Todd "Oilman" Friesen finally wakes up my newsreader with a post to his long dominant blog with a great post. MSN adCenter Pilot Program…
Daily SearchCast, Oct. 6, 2005: Google Mixes Maps Into Local, A Search Engine For Leonardo Di Vinci’s Notebooks, Tagging Google Results With Wink, Making Keyword-Based Feeds Easily & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google mixing maps with local, Google after college students again with print ads, the Scirus science search engine beefing up,…
Semel On Yahoo Being New To Search, More Open To Google
Terry Semel at Web 2.0: "We’ll Always Be More Open Than Google" from Yahoo’s Jeffrey McManus is a very nice rundown of the Q&A…
Searching for a Good Forum
Forums, discussion groups and other online communities can be great sources of information, but the good ones can be hard to find, and time-consuming…
Hitwise Blogs Search Stats
Hitwise is a great source of data about what people search for, and Bill Tancer over there who heads global research has started up…