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A Visual Search Engine for Music
Want to find music similar to what you already enjoy? Musicplasma creates intriguing music maps revealing connections between musicians, styles and musical epochs.
Growing a Successful Search Marketing Business
Building a search marketing company holds the promise of both meaningful profits and a lot of fun -- but it takes hard work and…
Ad Agencies & Search Engine Marketing Firms Beginning to Play Together
Advertising agencies are spending more on search engine marketing, with one in five marketers buying in excess of 1,000 keywords, according to Jupiter Research.
Behind the Scenes at Yahoo Labs, Part 3
The head of Yahoo Labs talks about the competition, the challenge of balancing searcher needs with webmaster desires, the future, and the next big…
Search Engine Milestones for June 2004
Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.
The Search Engine Report – Number 92
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from June 2004.
The Search Engine Update – Number 176 – July 6, 2004
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from late June 2004.
MSN Search Gets New Look; Microsoft Gets New Search Engine
Microsoft released a public preview of its long-awaited web search technology today. The company also gave a facelift to its popular MSN Search site…
Public Relations Via Search Engines
Blending the traditional tools of public relations with innovative search marketing techniques opens a new avenue of promotion for savvy content providers and site…
Behind the Scenes at Yahoo Labs, Part 2
The head of Yahoo! Research Labs talks about the challenges of indexing various types of information, and Yahoo's efforts at realizing a current hot…
Overture Launches Local Match Listings Program
Overture launched a new Local Match program today to allow its advertisers in the United States to more easily target listings toward those with…
Behind the Scenes at Yahoo Labs
Dr. Gary Flake is Principal Scientist & Head of Yahoo! Research Labs. In this wide-ranging interview, he talks about the daily work of researchers…
Use Caution when Going Broad with Overture and Google
Running a pay-per-click (PPC) campaign on Google and Overture can get complicated, especially now that both networks offer different types of keyword matching options…
Search Marketing & the Spanish Speaking Internet
Looking for the hottest market potential in search? Look to the culture of salsa dancing, volcanic chili peppers and red hot Latin music. That's…
Ask Jeeves Sharpens Its Focus
Ask Jeeves announced today several new 'Smart Search' shortcuts, along with a new page preview tool.
New Google WebSearch Program Pays Publishers For Searches
Google has released two new services allowing site owners to install web search capabilities on their own sites, including one that pays.
Going Beyond FTC Paid Inclusion Disclosure Guidelines
A look at how Yahoo might go beyond FTC guidelines about paid inclusion as a means of rebuilding faith in the impact of paid…
Google Gains in Popularity, But Will It Last?
Over the past year, Google took significant market share from Yahoo and MSN, according to a new report from industry analyst Hitwise. But the…
Yahoo Upgrades Email to Compete with Google’s Gmail
Yahoo has expanded capacity and significantly upgraded the performance of its email system, making it a viable alternative to Google's Gmail service.
The Search Engine Update – Number 175 – June 15, 2004
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from early June 2004.