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Another Google Book Scanning Debate & Another Publisher Group Objects
Earlier I posted my back-and-forth with the head of a publishing group over the legality of Google scanning books in Why Don’t Book Publishers…
Microsoft Acquisition To Lead To Pay-Per-Call Ads?
Microsoft Buy Opens Pay-Per-Call Possibilities from ClickZ looks briefly at how Microsoft’s acquisition of VoIP firm Teleo might feed into a pay-per-call system to…
Daily SearchCast, Sept. 1, 2005: SEO Book To Fight Traffic Power, Google Advertises To Consumers, Yahoo Accused Of Funding Spyware, Getting Info On The Move With Google, Testing Your SEM Knowledge & More
Today’s search podcast covers SEO Book’s Aaron Wall deciding to fight allegations he revealed trade secrets of SEO firm Traffic Power on his blog,…
Google’s Defintions Operator Goes International
So far this week we’ve posted about Google offering new international versions of Google Print and the introduction of film info to Google UK.…
Hurricane Katrina Resources & Aerial Images
Trying to understand visually more of what happened in the terrible wake of Hurricane Katrina? Over at ResourceShelf (one of Gary’s other blogs), this…
New SEM/SEO Quiz To Test Your Knowledge
I had a lot of fun taking an SEO quiz that SEOmoz hosted back in May. Now there’s a new one. Intro is covered…
Aaron Wall To Fight Traffic Power Suit; Calls For Donations
Aaron Wall of SEO Book, who is being sued by Traffic Power over allegedly helping reveal “trade secrets” has decided to fight the lawsuit.…
Yahoo!: Syndicating Ads to the Desktop
Many who keep a close watch on the numerous and convoluted syndication deals that riddle the search marketing landscape will know Yahoo! sponsored listings…
WashingtonPost.com Gives Bloggers Link-Love
WashingtonPost.com has teamed up with Technorati to add links alongside news stories on the WashingtonPost.com site to blogs that link to that story. For…
Egg & Muffin Toaster Combo Flouts Blog Buzz
This may be a first. A release hit the wires this morning screaming,”‘Where Do I Get One?’ Dominating Blogs, Back to Basics’ Egg &…
Yahoo Rapped Over Funding Spyware — Isn’t It Overdue For Source Selection To Be Allowed?
How Yahoo Funds Spyware out now by spyware researcher/activist Ben Edelman looks at how Yahoo ads run in plenty of places beyond Yahoo, including…
Google Print For Publishers Expands To Europe
Earlier Gary blogged that Google Print had gone international, with interfaces added for 14 English-speaking countries. Now a further expansion — this time to…
Which RSS Feed Reader?
I’m wrapping up my series of articles on RSS today, focusing on the tools available to keep track of your favorite RSS feeds. RSS…
Choosing an RSS Reader
Choosing an RSS reader may seem like a daunting task, but it's actually quite easy, and a very low-risk proposition, as most feed readers…
Hiring SEM Firms, Dealing With Clients & The Need For Communication
There's been a variety of articles over the past few weeks on hiring SEM firms -- as well how SEM firms can deal with…
Daily SearchCast, Aug. 31, 2005: Google Selling Print Ads, Yahoo Apologizing For Ad Management Woes, France To Fund Eurosearch, SEO Blogger Sued Over Trade Secrets Allegation, Google Meets South Park & More
Today’s search podcast covers Google selling ads in print, Yahoo apologizing for ad management problems and issuing refunds, an SEO blogger sued by an…
The Ad Network’s Ad Network
I don’t fully understand the technology behind Right Media, a remnant inventory ad network and publisher-side ad optimization firm founded by former DoubleClick Media…
Google and Microsoft Back in Court
The News.com story: Google asks court to void Lee’s Microsoft pact, discusses another chapter in the case that took place last week when Google…
Three New Search Shortcuts Added to Google Mobile
The Google Blog reports that three new search shortcuts are now available for users of Google’s mobile web search (XHTML) service. Shortcuts Enter: movies…
SEW Server Sluggishness
Apologies if you’ve found the SEW Blog or the SEW Forums sluggish today. We’ve had some load spikes on our servers that normally don’t…