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2004 Ad Spend: Search Is Hot, But Contextual Pollution Of Figures Continues
online ad spending figures for all of 2004 were recently released by the IAB. What do they show specifically for search? Up, up, up,…
Search Topics
Catch-up with the latest in search engines by reviewing stories by category, with material stretching back to 1996, in some cases.
New Yahoo News Leaves Beta
That was fast! The “new” Yahoo News that went live in beta about two weeks ago, here’s my overview, left beta early this morning.…
Report: Online Ad Revenues at Highest Levels Ever
I’m sure Danny will have more to say later but I thought I would point out that the Interactive Advertising Bureau/PricewaterhouseCoopers Internet Advertising Revenue…
Google Gets Closer to Opening Technology Center in Oregon
We posted an entry in February about Google planning to open a technology facility in The Dalles, Oregon. Today, we came across this new…
Google Testing Ads In RSS Feeds
Google’s testing ads in RSS or feed-distributed content. Google Puts RSS Advertising to the Test from eWeek has details, plus see AdSense in RSS…
Misspell Google & Get Infected
Misspell Google.com when typing it into your browser, and you might end up on a web site that tries to infect your computer. Scheme…
New Anti-Google Domains & Others Not Owned By Google
I’ve blogged before about new domains that Google has registered, such as GoogleVillage.com. But in my regular monitoring, here are a few new Googleish…
Yahoo “Think Big” Contest Giving Away 10 Million Ads
Yahoo’s launched a new "Think Big" contest that will give a small business 10 million ad impressions across its ad network. How to enter…
Google News Patent & What May (Or May Not) Be Happening
Barry Fox’s article, Google searches for quality not quantity, at New Scientist discusses a recently published Google patent application (not an awarded patent, yet)…
Mom, I’m an SEO, Not a Scumbag… Really
Anyone who’s spent time in the world of search marketing knows there’s a wide spectrum of experience, knowledge and, frankly, ability to effectively influence…
Ask Jeeves Reports Earnings; CEO Comments on Improving User Experience By Reducing Number of Ads on Results Pages
AJ reported their Q1 earnings last night: + Q1 2005 net income of $ 18.1 million, or 26 cents a share vs. $13.4 million,…
Worthless Shady Criminals: A Defense Of SEO
SEO has developed a bad reputation, despite having a lot to offer. In this article, a look at why we've arrived at this sorry…
Amazon.com’s Spends on Search Technology Development
Amazon.com reported their Q1 earnings yesterday. This IHT has details. If you’re wondering if any tidbits about A9 were revealed, this Forbes article notes…
Google Considers ‘Innovative” Philanthropic Options
About a week ago Danny and others posted about a new page, a placeholder really, for Google’s “coming soon” philanthropic efforts. Today’s USA Today…
Google Interviews, Yahoo and Blinkx Hire
Three search engine personnel stories in the news today. Here’s a roundup. + Stefanie Olsen reports that Google is interviewing a former U.S. State…
Yahoo Launches My Web Personal Search
Yahoo has beefed up its personal search with a number of new features and tools, expanding the capabilities of the My Yahoo personal search…
Log Analysis: Seeing The Keywords Used To Find Your Web Site
How to analyze your log files to determine what words people are using to find your site.
Search Marketing Tools Overview
A general guide to the types of tools that search marketers may employ to help in their work.
Yahoo Bolsters Personal Search
That didn’t take long: Last week, reviewing the new Google My Web Search service, I wrote “don’t expect Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, MSN or AOL…