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Google Partners with Oxford, Harvard & Others to Digitize Libraries
Google is working closely with five new content partners on a massive scanning project that will bring millions of volumes of printed books into…
The State of Search Engine Marketing 2004
SEMPO’s “The State of Search Engine Marketing 2004″ report was released tonight at SES. Pamela Parker offers an overview in this Clickz article. The…
Report: Geico v. Google Day One
The first day of the Geico v. Google trial is over. The AP’s Sam Hananel reports on today’s events in the article: Judge Hears…
Shopping.Com UK and Google Extend Deal
Word in a SEC EDGAR filing from Shopping.com that they’ve extended a distribution deal with Google. On December 7, 2004, Shopping.com UK Limited (“Shopping.com…
Yahoo Names Its First Chief Data Officer
Yahoo has named Dr. Usama Fayyad as Chief Data Officer and senior vice president of the Strategic Data Solutions group. Fayyad will be responsible…
MSN’s Desktop Search is Here (finally)
The long anticipated MSN Desktop Search application finally made its debut today, joining the horse race that’s shaping up between Google Desktop, the forthcoming…
A Look at Microsoft Search
Newsweek’s Steven Levy spends some time at Microsoft hq and offers an inside look at the MS search team in the article: For Softies,…
MSN Releases Desktop Search App
A beta version of the MSN Desktop Search app has just been released. It’s part of the MSN Toolbar Suite Beta. Here’s the news…
Case Study On Clickfraud Refund
Eight Months of Click Fraud in Oregon from ClickZ is a short case study on a merchant discovering $200-$300 in what he felt were…
More Search Term Refinement Tools
In Danny’s blog post about the new Google Suggest beta he mentions a similar type of query refinement tool available from AOL’s new Pinpoint…
Search Term Prices Skyrocket
Kris Oser at AdAge.com (free, sub req.) looks at the rising cost of keywords in: Search Engine Ad Term Prices Skyrocket. Because the method…
Microsoft’s “Broader” Search Strategy
The Seattle Times article: MSN search engine has foot in door, takes a close look at how a search box in MSN Messenger 7.0…
Study: Impact Of Engines on Consumer Buying
Comscore is out this morning with a study (sponsored by Overture) about the impact of search engines on consumer buying. You can read the…
Geico v. Google Previews
The New York Times and Media Post offer overview articles about the Geico v Google trial that begins today in Alexandria, Virginia. From the…
Hello From Chicago!
Search Engine Strategies begins today here in Chicago. Both Chris and I are speaking and moderating at sessions throughout the week, so we won’t…
How About A No Electronic Devices Light?
A complete non-search post, and I promise (promise!) not to make it a habit. But on my eight-hour flight from the UK for the…
News From MSN Coming Today
MSN let us know last week that they’d be having a news conference today. About what, we still can’t say — but news of…
MSN Joins the Desktop Search Fray
Microsoft has launched its long anticipated desktop search application, and it's packed with promising features and tools that make it a strong contender coming…
More on Friendster/Eurekster Deal
A little more about the Friendster/Eurekster partnership that Chris wrote about for SearchDay on Thursday. From an article on Stuff, a New Zealand news…
Medical Search Engines
These medical search engines help you locate web site dealing with medicine and medical issues.