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Who Powers Whom? Search Providers Chart – April 2004
Shows which major search providers power the web's major search engines, in chart format
Spam Rules Require Effective Spam Police
Rules about spam mean nothing without effective enforcement by the rule makers, the search engines. Will they ever publish an offenders list? A look…
Google In Controversy Over Top-Ranking For Anti-Jewish Site
Google has added a disclaimer to the search results that come up in a response for a search on jew, to counter complaints about…
GoogleGuy Says Becomes GoogleGuy Paraphrased
One of Google's most famous employees -- GoogleGuy -- asks the GoogleGuy Says web site to stop quoting him. Quotes will continue, but in…
Revisiting The Meta Description Tag
A major tour of how page descriptions are currently formed at several major search engines. The meta description tag largely remains useful.
The Search Engine Update – Number 171 – April 23, 2004
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from early April 2004.
Mastering Search Engine Advertising
Buying your way to the top of search results may seem easy, but managing an effective search engine advertising campaign requires a thoughtful approach…
Blending the Best of Google and Amazon
With little fanfare, Amazon.com subsidiary A9 launched its long-rumored Google powered search engine last week. But A9 goes beyond Google, offering a number of…
Meta Tag Lawsuits
Search Engine Watch's summary of major lawsuits involving the use of trademarked terms in meta tags
Image & Multimedia Search Complaints
Covers complaints by web site owners and artists about multimedia search services.
Managing Search Marketing Campaigns
While search engine paid placement campaigns can be immensely profitable, effective bid management can be time-consuming and can quickly become a drawn out game…
Search Engine Users: Loyal or Blase?
Searchers are loyal to their favorite search engine, and stubbornly stick with it even if they don't initially find what they're looking for, according…
Google Drops Restrictions on AdWords; Amazon’s A9 Launches
Google, in response to the growing litigation involving the use of third party trademarks as keyword inventory within its AdWords program, has unveiled a…
HotBot’s New Desktop Search Toolbar
HotBot's new Desktop Search utility not only searches the web, it indexes files and email on your computer, making them searchable as well.
Behind the Scenes at News Aggregator Topix.Net
Topix.net combines an excellent news search engine with two other hot technologies: local search and personalization.
Ask Jeeves Introduces Famous People Search
Ask Jeeves has expanded its Smart Search feature, adding 'direct answers' with biographical information about famous people.
Ask Jeeves: Why Buy Interactive Search Holdings?
Ask Jeeves' recent acquisition of Interactive Search Holdings has gone largely unremarked amid the recent sparring between industry titans Yahoo and Google. But the…
Making a Living as a Search Marketing Professional
Search marketing is a fast moving industry, with rapidly evolving business models. What's the best way to make money in this business?
Search Engine Milestones for March 2004
Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.
Google Tops, But Yahoo Switch Success So Far
New WebSideStory stats say Google's most popular, but they also reveal that Yahoo's recent replacement ofGoogle results with its own technology doesn't appear to…