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Like Search Engines, Search Marketing Firms Growing Revenue
Fathom that: Ask Jeeves veteran gets successful search result from the San Francisco Business Times profiles search firm Fathom Online and worth a read…
Search, Local Newspapers Pulling National Newspaper Advertisers
Newspapers Find National Ads a Tough Sell is an interesting look from the New York Times on how US national advertisers are apparently pulling…
Searching For Video? Skip The Open Media Network, For Now.
The new Open Media Nework sounded interesting, after I read the Netscape Pioneers Launch Free Content Network article from News.com about it. Like Google…
Mobile: Yahoo Announces Deal to Pre-Load Mobile Services onto Nokia Smartphones
Mobile: Yahoo and Nokia Make a Deal A brief story on the Netimperative site provides news of a deal between Yahoo and mobile phone/Smartphone…
New Blog Buzz from BlogPulse; Database Now Tracking More than 10 Million Blogs
Those of you who track blogosphere buzz might be interested to learn that BlogPulse (from Intelliseek) has released some new stats today. Fast Facts:…
Study: Online Yellow Page Searchers Spend More than Local Search Users
An article on AdAge.com (free, registration req.): Online Yellow Pages Users Buy Quicker And Spend More, discusses the findings of a new ComScore Networks…
That Was Fast: Google Announces New Image Ad Size Option
Just a day after launching their new AdWords advertising program, Google has already has already announced a new image ad size option. We’ve just…
SEM 2.0 For Search Discussions Via Email
Before search forums, it was mailing lists that search marketers used to talk with each other. In particular, I-Search was a venerable institution that…
The Search Landscape: The View from 30,000 Feet
A popular notion says that Google dominates the web search arena, but does it really? It depends on who you ask. The company is…
Viewing the Search Landscape
Which search engine appeals most to U.S. searchers? Which service is the most popular elsewhere in the world? It depends on who you ask,…
Mobile Access to Info: See The Traffic
Yes, I’m the mobile search/info guy and although what follows isn’t exactly search and might only be of immediate value to those of you…
A New Travel Search Engine Takes Off
Yes, it’s another travel search engine that offers a meta or federated search of disparate air fare databases to report on. The engine is…
Knowing The SEO Experts
How expert is your search expert? Search expert Shari Thurow aims to help you figure that out in Identifying SEO Experts, Part 1: Beginners…
GoogSpy For Seeing Who’s Buying Whom On Google
On a constant lookout to find out what keywords your competitors are bidding on at Google? GoogeSpy is a new, free, web-based tool that…
LookSmart Faces Delisting
Times might be rosy for the likes of Google and Yahoo, revenue-wise — but LookSmart’s having a tough time. Investors Turn Cold Shoulder to…
Google Trademarks: TrustRank & The Neighborhood Wide Web
When reviewing the Google AdWords site today, I noticed the trademarked phrase, "It’s All About Results." New? As it turns out, they’ve been using…
Mod Rewrite Tips For Solving Dynamic Issues
Mod_rewrite is a powerful tool for making dynamic pages seem like static ones to search engines. In the Mod Rewrite Tips and Tricks thread…
Say Hello to Brilliant Shopper
Hot on the heels of Become.com’s launch, Brilliant Shopper plans to launch this week. The company was founded by veterans from Ask Jeeves and…
Presentations from the 2005 Search Engine Meeting are Now Available Online
The 2005 Search Engine Meeting took place in Boston on April 11-12 and I’ve just noticed that most of the presentations from the meeting…
New Google AdWords Site Targeting Allows Advertisers To Pick & Choose
Marketers using Google AdWords, rejoice! For ages, many of you have wanted the ability to pick and choose exactly where your ads would show…