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Windows Live for TV Enters Public Beta
Microsoft’s blog/IM/chat search with a TV interface, Windows Live for TV, has entered into beta. It seems that the former Project Nemo has gone…
Placeblogger: Searchable Directory for Local News Blogs
Yesterday, Placeblooger.com launched its searchable index of local blogs, placeblogs. The local blogs in this hand-assembled directory are more than just local news sites.…
Does Google need more bloggers or people who own dogs?
Matt Cutts has a fascinating post in his Gadgets, Google and SEO blog entitled, “The real lesson from this week.” He rhetorically asks, “So…
Are Vertical Search Engines the Answer to Relevance?
Even the most advanced general search algorithm can be scuttled by ambiguous searches, but vertical search engines are increasingly offering a solution to the…
Yahoo, Dash to Offer Local Search On the Go
Yahoo and Dash Navigation have announced plans to offer geo-targeted local ads to users of the Dash Express in-car navigation device. The device is…
Ad Age Digital’s Media Morph looks at blog tags
Abbey Klaassen of Ad Age Digital’s Media Morph takes a look today at blog tags. While it has been called a “game for a…
Collected Predictions for 2007
It’s a new year, full of new hope, new opportunities, and new predictions. For those of you interested in such annual prognostications, here are…
Washington Post ties print and Web efforts closer
Robert MacMillan of Reuters reports that The Washington Post plans to have its veteran editors help shape the way stories appear on the Web.…
Take USA Today’s 2007 media prognostication quiz
David Lieberman of USA Today is calling all psychics. He wants you enter the 11th Annual USA Today Media Prognostication Contest. Among the predictions…
Louisville Grad Student Gets Grant To Study Click Fraud
The National Science Foundation gave just under $150,000 to Li Ge, a graduate student at the University of Louisville studying click fraud detection. The…
The “new and improved” Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal unveiled a new look this morning. Without mentioning Google News or Yahoo! News by name, the Journal’s publisher, L. Gordon…
In the First Week of New Year’s, My SearchDay Gave to Me:
12 speakers speaking, 11 bloggers blogging, 10 scribblers scribbling, Nine Diggers Digging...
A SearchDay Carol
Technically, today is the ninth day of Christmas, so we’re still allowed to sing the search-ified version of our favorite carol. Hum along if…
Searching for the next Google
Miguel Helft of The New York Times has written a great article entitled, “Looking for the next Google.” In it, he mentions Powerset, hakia,…
The Year in Search, redux
In addition to the 101 Biggest Stories in Search we mentioned earlier, it’s worth taking some time to check out The Year in Search…
Yahoo! Drops News Message Boards
Yahoo announced they are dropping the message boards for their news vertical. They have announced they will be introducing new features in the near…
Research Beyond Google
This is not new, but I wanted to share an incredible blog post from Jimmy Atkinson at Online Education Database. Research Beyond Google is…
Google Zeitgeist: Popular Does Not Mean Most Frequently Searched
As it turns out, Google’s annual Zeitgeist, which purports to list “the most popular and fastest-rising global search terms”, according to the accompanying announcement,…
Farewell, SearchDay!
Today marks my last day as editor of SearchDay, but don't worry - the newsletter will continue to arrive in your inbox every day.
Yahoo Looking For Heroes? Opening Research Lab in India
The Business Standard of India reported today that Yahoo was establishing a research lab in Bangalore, India. Seems it is not only popular in…