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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7.0: What About Search?
In the article: IE 7.0: Missing the Search Boat?, Susan Kuchinskas takes comments (or lack thereof) by Bill Gates about the “full” update Microsoft’s…
More Mobile Access to Yahoo! Local Content: Driving Directions
About three weeks ago I posted about every entry in the Yahoo! Local directory including a link to send the address/phone number with just…
Intent, More than Tactics, Define Search Engine Spammers
Although most search engines post spam policies, there are many gray areas and ambiguities that can trip-up inexperienced site owners making their first attempts…
What, Exactly, is Search Engine Spam?
There's a subtle boundary that separates acceptable search engine optimization practices from the shadier techniques used by spammers. How can you recognize the difference…
Just Map It!
If you’re interested in learning about the companies that provide Google, Yahoo, MSN, Mapquest and many others the data for their digital map services,…
On Personal Information Management
As web and other databases grow larger and the amount of non-web info (email, chat, spreadsheets, etc) in our lives continues to proliferate, managing…
Video Search: Say Hello to Annodex
ZDNet is running a story about open source video search technology (available via a plugin for Firefox) developed by researches in Australia, called Annodex.…
Yahoo! Goes to Ireland
Yahoo! is announcing an expansion of their European operations by adding more than 400 new jobs in Dublin, Ireland. According to the article the…
Paid Search Fastest Growing Media Channel in the UK
I came across an article on the Revolution web site, Online adspend increases by 53% in paid search boom, with some new numbers about…
Will Mr. Jeeves Get Foxy?
Well it looks that rumors about a Google web browser has a new companion. Discussions about an Ask Jeeves browser based on Firefox have…
VNU Chooses AdSense
Word in a Reuters story that Google has landed another large client for AdSense. VNU Business Media (Billboard, AdWeek, The Hollywood Reporter, and many…
Ouch! When Related Sites Trigger Spam Penalties
Creating a link farm, or a collection of web sites for the sole purpose of pointing to one another to boost search engine rankings,…
Avoiding Search Engine Woes with Multiple Domains and Websites
Operating multiple sites using numerous domains is a great strategy for businesses appealing to a wide range of customers. But this approach may trigger…
Searcher Behavior Prior to Making A Purchase
DoubleClick in conjunction with comScore has released a new report today, Search Before the Purchase (6 pages; PDF), that looks at 12 weeks of…
Findory Adds Favorites
Findory CEO Greg Linden has posted on his blog that Findory has added another new feature called ‘Favorites’. For example, on the BBC page,…
Feedster Integrated into Onfolio 2.0
Last March, Chris had many positive things to say about Onfolio, a web search assistant. Today, a new release of Onfolio is available (ver.…
Special Valentine’s Day Logos from Ask Jeeves, Google, and Yahoo
Ask Jeeves, Google, and Yahoo have special Valentine’s Day logos online today. Actually, Google has two holiday logos. One at Google.com and another on…
Yahoo Desktop Search for the Enterprise?
Desktop search tools to move from desktop to Intranet, is the title of a ZDNet article that includes comments from Peter Crowe, head of…
Mr. Jeeves Takes to the Airwaves
DMNews reports that Ask Jeeves is ready to begin a television advertising campaign consisting of six commercials. In each commercial, someone is seeking information…
Googlers Give to Democrats
An article in the USA Today, Google’s givers go Democratic, discusses the $207,650 of donations given to federal candidates in 2004. Google employees gave…