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WSJ: IAC/InterActiveCorp Close to Acquiring Ask Jeeves
Note: see updated post, Official: IAC/InterActive Corp To Acquires Ask Jeeves. According to a just published article in the Wall Street Journal, Ask Jeeves…
Yahoo Acquires Flickr
Well the rumors that have been circulating for weeks are true, Yahoo is acquiring the web-based photo sharing site, Flickr. A post on the…
Agence France Presse Sues Google over News Content
Yes, it’s another lawsuit that the Google’s lawyers will need to handle. This one was filed by Agence France Press (AFP) (a global news…
Search Forums Roundup: Mar. 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: New Search…
Are You Experiencing Google X Withdrawl?
If you’re having Google X withdrawl or never even got to use Google’s “homage” to Apple’s OS, a mirror of the site and service…
Just Because Search Engines See Content Doesn’t Mean Users Will
So you’ve tuned your pages to consistently turn up in top ten results. Or you’ve got the budget and determination to buy your way…
Engine Manipulation, Verticals, and the Library
Adam Penenberg offers a profile of WebGuerrilla’s Greg Boser in the Wired article: Search Rank Easy to Manipulate. While I’m sure many of you…
Google Unveils Google Code
Google has just launched a new “one-stop shop” for web developers called Google Code. Google tells Search Engine Watch that it is providing the…
Google Insiders Share More than $500 Million Worth of Stock
The Washington Post’s David Vise takes a look at insider selling of GOOG shares in his article: Google Leaders Selling Shares. Google Inc. co-founders…
France, Google & The Need for Digitization Project Cooperation
A month after we posted on the head of the France’s national library (Bibliothèque nationale de France) being concerned with Google’s ambitious program to…
Colin Powell Invades Google
Google’s notable for having many Democratic dignitaries show up, but worth a note that former US Secretary Of State Colin Powell — and big-league…
Getting Answers From Answers.com’s CEO
The answer man from News.com has GuruNet CEO Bob Rosenschein — whose company runs Answers.com — answering some questions of his own, such why…
Lessons Learned from Eye Tracking Studies
You've optimized your web pages to be search engine friendly, and they're ranking well in search result pages, but so what—if users don't actually…
New Tech Buzz Game from Yahoo Research Labs
This afternoon, Dr. Gary Flake, the man in charge at the Yahoo Research Labs, spoke at the Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego. Gary…
Where Did Google X Go?
Earlier today Danny blogged about the new Google X interface from Google Labs. Now, a day after launching the service, it’s already offline. Philipp…
Feedster Improves Advanced Search Syntax
Those of you who used advanced search syntax to help create more precise queries (yes, I’m member of the group) might be interested to…
New Firefox Toolbar from Ask Jeeves
A post on the Ask Jeeves Blog informs us that the company is now offering a version of the AJ Toolbar for Firefox users.
France: Google Loses Appeal of Trademark Case
Google has lost an appeal of a trademark infringement case in France and will have to pay $100,300 in damages. The court in Versailles,…
Hiring An In House Search Marketer
How to Find an In-House SEM Specialist from Patricia Fusco at ClickZ looks at how to find and bring someone in to do search…
Yahoo 360 To Offer Photo Sharing, Social Networking & Blogging
Yahoo 360 is a new online photo sharing, social networking and blogging service that Yahoo is privately beta testing. Interested? You can sign-up via…