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Diller Says Ask Jeeves Will Rebrand as Ask.com
Thanks to SearchViews and SEOBook for pointing us to The Street.com article: Diller Sacks the Butler. It reports on comments made today by IAC/InterActive…
Want to Be a Relevance Analyst?
If you’re in search-related job, here are two that just might be relevant. (-: The other day I learned that Yahoo Search Marketing has…
Daily SearchCast, Sept. 21, 2005: Google Sued Over Library Scanning Project, Cool Tool For Web Research, Microsoft Reorganizes & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google being sued over the program that scans books for inclusion to Google Print, a cool utility helpful for net…
Hurricane Rita Takes Aim at Texas Coast
It looks like another massive and powerful hurricane, currently a category five storm, is heading for landfall somewhere along the Texas coast. Let’s pray…
Save the Time of the Searcher: Yahoo’s New “Quick Links”
On Search Engine Roundtable, Barry blogs about Yahoo’s new Quick Links feature that you’ll now find included in some Yahoo web results summaries. Quick…
Google Adds Google Print Testimonials Page
Google has added two new pages to the Google Print portion of their site. The first page offers testimonials from users about how wonderful…
Yahoo Search Marketing Hires Ron Belanger
It was just a month ago when Danny posted that Ron Belanger had left Carat Interactive to take a job be vice president of…
Microsoft’s Start.com Portal Expands with New Non-English Versions
Well, one post about international expansion ( see below) deserves another. (-: We’ve mentioned Microsoft’s experimental Start.com customizable portal several times on the SEW…
Google’s Picasa Now Available in Many Languages
Google’s digital photo management program, Picasa, has gone international. A post on Google Blog notes that Picasa, is now available in many languages including…
A bid for Aegis
An unknown entity, probably an agency holding company, has approached Aegis — which contains the Isobar network’s iProspect, Carat Fusion and numerous other interactive…
10 Years of Popular Search Terms at Lycos
As Lycos celebrates its 10th birthday, The Lycos 50, their daily look at popular search terms, has published a new list that takes a…
Microsoft Announces Management Reorganization; Is it a Reaction to Google?
Word from numerous sources, including this excellent overview on Searchblog, about a management reorganization at Microsoft. John B. writes of Searchblog: For all those…
Paid Links Shouldn’t Count? What Exactly Is Paid?
We’ve had a debate on our SEW Forums recently (see Matt Cutts Comments On Reputable Sites & Link Selling) over whether publishers should tag…
A Versatile Web Research Tool
Once you’ve found something interesting or useful on the web, what then? Bookmark it, clip it, share it—tools abound to help with these tasks,…
A New Approach to Sharing Web Research
There are many approaches to sharing information you've found on the web, but a new free tool called eSnips is one of the most…
Google’s Library Scanning Project Heads to Court
Many predicted that the copyright issues that surround Google’s library book scanning project would end up in court. Today those predictions came true. This…
Google’s Philosophy: Then and Now
Yesterday, Danny blogged about Google making some changes to their philosophy of business page (aka Ten Things Google Has Found to Be True). Over…
Daily SearchCast, Sept. 20, 2005: Google’s Internet Access Plans, Yahoo Trust Questions, Google’s Stealth Partner Event, “Miserable Failure” Result Just A “Prank,” Getting Unbanned On Google & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google growing its own broadband network and offering secure wireless connections, Google’s philosophical truisms being in need of change, Yahoo…
Google Wants to Be Your IE7 Default Search Engine
This should make Mr. Gates and Mr. Ballmer happy…NOT! Google Blogoscoped (welcome back Philipp) has posted a screencap that users of IE7 are seeing…
Mid-September 2005 Search News Recap Posted
If you’re a Search Engine Watch member, the latest edition of Search Engine Update newsletter has been posted. It recaps top stories in search…