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The Daily SearchCast, Aug. 5, 2005: Google Tests New Results Layout, Longer Ads, SES Conference Parties And More
Topics for today include the SES Conference Party schedule, search engine advertising, the Guiness Book of World Records, sponsored search answers, ebay’s purchase of…
New Services for the Mobile Web Geek
A couple of new/updated services I’ve found in the past week or so that might be of interest to mobile web users. 1) 4INFO…
SimplyHired.com Raises $3 Million from Angel Investors of Note, Guy Kawasaki Joins Board of Directors
A news release and Silicon Valley Business Journal story clues us into the fact that job search vertical SimplyHired.com has raised $3 million from…
Baidu.com Goes Public, Shares Soar
Chinese web search engine Baidu.com (Google is a minority shareholder) went public today with its IPO on NASDAQ. Shares opened at $66 more than…
Another Google UI Test?
Yesterday, eagle-eyed Steve Rubel sent me a note about what he was seeing on a Google results page. Could it be another UI test?…
Parties, Events & Fun @ SES San Jose 2005
When SES began, the big event was the cocktail reception at the end of the first day. Then people usually grouped up and headed…
Other New Sessions: SES San Jose 2005
I’d hoped originally to blog up each of the session for our SES San Jose 2005 show next week as I’ve already done for…
Google Dance, Yahoo Search Night Off & More Parties At SES San Jose 2005
Gary mentioned the Ask Jeeves party at SES San Jose earlier. It’s just one of a number of parties happening at the show. The…
Search Forums Roundup: Aug. 5, 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: Yahoo! Publisher…
Better Search Means Helping People Get Things Done
The ZDNet article: Yahoo’s new search master, offers a profile of and comments from Prabhakar Raghavan, a legend in the world of online info…
Ask Jeeves to Rock SES with The Dan Band
All you need to know about the SES 2005 Ask Jeeves opening night bash is now posted on the Ask.com blog. The Dan Band…
Daily SearchCast, Aug. 4, 2005: Search Engine Watch & SES Sold, New MSN Keywords Paid Listings Program Details, Searching For A New Google Chef & More
Today’s Daily SearchCast covers the sale of Search Engine Watch by Jupitermedia, more on the penalty box, the upcoming launch of MSN keywords, Yahoo…
How Will eBay Utilize Shopping.com?
About a week ago, eBay shareholders approved the company’s acquistion of shopping comparison engine, Shopping.com. The deal is set to close at the end…
Indeed.com Adds Sources and Services
Job search vertical Indeed.com has added several “hundred new job sources in the last month including the career pages of most of the Fortune…
Gmail Interface Now Available in 12 More Languages
A note from 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway informs us that Gmail interface is now available in 12 more languages. That makes Gmail is now availble…
Phase 2 of Longer AdWords Text Beta Begins
In the SEW Forums, moderator OptimizeOnline posts about Google beginning the second phase of a beta test allowing longer descriptions in AdWords on the…
UK Real Estate Listings+Google Maps=OnOneMap
Looking for property listings in the UK? A new service named OnOneMap takes listings of homes for sale in England, Scotland, and Wales and…
Goodman on Yahoo’s Publishing Network
The always thought provoking Andrew Goodman says that much of the commentary and discussion about Yahoo’s new contextual ad program thus far is not,…
Providing Relevant Ads After a Search
AlmondNet, what Danny calls a “post-search” behavioral ad network launched in January. His into to the service is here. Today, Wired’s Adam Pennenberg provides…
Factiva Launches New Service to Help Execs Measure Company Reputation
I thought I would toss this one up on the blog since the web and blogs is being more and more to measure reputation…