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Who Runs the .GOV and .EDU Domains?

Unlike most other top-level domains, .gov and .edu are restricted to government and educational institutions. Who's in charge of these protected domains?

By George Plosker · 12 Nov 2003

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The Art of Advanced Link Building

Advanced link building strategies are critical for achieving high rankings in search engines, according to two noted experts and representatives from Google and Teoma.

By Danny Sullivan · 11 Nov 2003

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Search Engine Marketing Webinar

How should you focus your search marketing efforts? A free webinar this week explores the options and advantages of several different approaches to search…

By Chris Sherman · 10 Nov 2003

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Google’s Deskbar; Search Engine Forums Spotlight

Google has released a new search deskbar, and links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Are the Bad Guys…

By Chris Sherman · 07 Nov 2003

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The US White House & Blocking Search Engines

At the end of last month, controversy erupted over the US White House preventing portions of its web site from being indexed by search…

By Danny Sullivan · 06 Nov 2003

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Google Faces Fight Over Ads & Trademarks In France

Days after Google was fined by a French court for selling ads linked to the terms claimed as trademarks, news emerged that Louis Vuitton…

By Danny Sullivan · 05 Nov 2003

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The Search Engine Report – Number 84

Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from October 2003.

By Danny Sullivan · 05 Nov 2003

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Surprised Google & Microsoft Talked Takeover? You Shouldn’t Be!

A headline frenzy was sparked last Friday when the New York Times reported that Microsoft had talked with Google about a possible takeover within…

By Danny Sullivan · 05 Nov 2003

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Google Kills eBay Affiliate Spam Quickly, Others Survive

AuctionBytes has had a series of stories looking into how an eBay affiliate was driving traffic to eBay from Google through cloaked content. The…

By Danny Sullivan · 05 Nov 2003

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The Search Engine Update – Number 160

Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from mid-October 2003.

By Danny Sullivan · 05 Nov 2003

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Going Shopping? Ask Jeeves for Advice

As the online shopping search space continues to heat up, Ask Jeeves has entered the fray with powerful enhancements to its smart search capabilities…

By Chris Sherman · 04 Nov 2003

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Search Engine Milestones for October 2003

Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.

By Chris Sherman · 03 Nov 2003

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Google’s API: For Fun, Not Profit (Yet)

The Google API is a fun way to use Google for things as varied as solving crossword puzzles to creating recipes, but it's not…

By Avi Rappoport · 30 Oct 2003

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Analyzing Search Engines as Investments

Search has become increasingly popular, but do the common stocks of search engines make a good investment? High-tech investment analysts share a glimpse of…

By Grant Crowell · 29 Oct 2003

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Nielsen NetRatings European Search Engine Ratings: Sept. 2003

Shows top search engines in Europe for Sept. 2003 based on figures from Nielsen NetRatings.

By Danny Sullivan · 29 Oct 2003

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Analyzing Search Engines as Invesments

Search has become increasingly popular, but do the common stocks of search engines make a good investment? High-tech investment analysts share a glimpse of…

By Grant Crowell · 29 Oct 2003

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Local Search Part 3: Google Gets Local With AdWords

Google's new regional targeting feature for AdWords lets advertisers target their ads to any of 210 specific local regions in the US. Third part…

By Danny Sullivan · 28 Oct 2003

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Amazon Debuts New Book Search Tool

'Search Inside the Book' allows you to search the full-text of more than 33 million pages from over 120,000 printed books.

By Gary Price · 27 Oct 2003

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Google Launches Local Search Targeting & Search Forum Spotlight

Google has rolled out a new Regional Targeting feature that lets advertisers have their AdWords ads appear in front of those searching from specific…

By Danny Sullivan · 23 Oct 2003

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Google Buys Sprinks, Plans IPO

In a busy financial day for Google, the company purchased Sprinks, the former paid listings division of PRIMEDIA's About.com, while it was also revealed…

By Danny Sullivan · 23 Oct 2003