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Creating Compelling Ads: SES San Jose 2005
I just wrapped-up preparations for our Creating Compelling Ads session at SES San Jose 2005. Although it’s not marked “new” on our conference-at-a-glance schedule,…
The Best Blog Search Is All Of Them! – Metasearch The Blogosphere With Clusty
There’s plenty of talk these days about what’s “the best” weblog/RSS engine. Trying to determine which specific engine is “best” would be a difficult,…
Where’s My Bus (or Train or Plane)?, Services That Offer Real-Time Info and Maps
If you’ve never taken a look at the NextBus.com service you should. It’s one of those resources that’s not only very useful (if it’s…
Search Forums Roundup: July 18, 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: How Should…
MSN Search Releases More International Versions of Toolbar
A post on MSN Search’s WebLog points out that more international versions of the MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search are now available.…
Drive Around Town with Google
Yes, it’s another new item from the Google Store. If you’re out and about and want to share your admiration for all things Google…
MSN Shopping Beta Now Available
Brian Smith at Comparison Engines has posted news about today’s official beta launch of MSN Shopping. Brian’s post includes several comments from Chris Jolley,…
Yahoo Announces New Research Laboratory
According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle and this news release, Yahoo is opening a new research laboratory in a partnership with…
Google CEO Shares Thoughts About Information Industry
In late May I mentioned that Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, would be giving a lecture at the University of Washington in Seattle. Today, I…
Please Convey Can-Spam Sentiments
I’d really love to hear from e-mail marketers ASAP because this time, it really matters. (By marketers, I mean marketers — not just vendors…
Material from LexisNexis and Factiva Begins Appearing in Yahoo
When Yahoo Search Subscriptions launched a few weeks ago, Yahoo said that material from Factiva and LexisNexis, two well-know online information aggregators, would eventually…
Flash Content Added to Yahoo’s Video Database
The Yahoo Video Search database received a major update last night. The Yahoo Search Blog notes that you’ll now find more international material and…
Yahoo Using Search Profile To Trigger Banner Ads Over Time
The PC World article, Yahoo Tailors Graphical Ads to Users’ Search Queries, discusses changes to Yahoo’s “Impulse” advertising program. Yahoo captures a user’s query…
Google to Advertisers: We Hear You
Google has taken a lot of flak over some of its policies for AdWords, such as putting ads that didn’t meet certain criteria into…
An RSS Feed for Google Zeitgeist is Now Available
Since Google doesn’t offer an “official” RSS (or ATOM) feed for their Google Zeitgeist rankings of popular search terms, Kunal Anand decided to create…
A Buyer’s Guide to SEO Firms
Marketing Sherpa has released the 4th edition of its Buyer’s Guide to SEO companies, profiling more than 120 firms that do organic search optimization…
Yahoo Search Translator Released
The Yahoo Search Blog and a News.com article: Parlez vous Deutsche, provide a look at the new Yahoo Search Translator. This new service takes…
Zenome, A New Human-Edited Web Directory
Canada’s Globe and Mail offers up a look at a new human-edited directory of web resources called Zenome. Although Zenome might look like the…
Maps and Satellite Imagery Now Available on Google Japan
According to this Dow Jones report, both maps and satellite imagery are now available on Google Japan.
Moving Past Google Privacy Fears & Toward An Industry Solution
Google’s balancing act from News.com revisits the well-trod path of Google as potential privacy threat. Personally, I would love to get beyond these “what…