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Can Developers & API Save Yahoo From Its Peanut Butter Crisis
Danny reported yesterday on the internal Yahoo memo that called for Yahoo to make cut backs due to them spreading out the Yahoo resources…
Norway Upset With Google News Over Copyright Laws
Pandia reports that Google News is in trouble again over copyright laws overseas. Google News Norway was launched and publishers are upset that Google…
A Closer Look at Google’s News Archive Search
Google launched its News Archive Search with little fanfare in September, and I found it to be an interesting, useful service. Spend some time…
How We Use the Internet for Science Research
The internet is second only to television as a source of science information for most Americans, according to a new study from the Pew…
Search Headlines & Links: Nov. 20, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged separately: From…
New Compliance Manager from Yahoo Publisher Network
Yahoo Publisher Network has launched a new feature that alerts publishers to any compliancy issues within their account, such as URLs that contain content…
Verizon Spins Off Idearc
Idearc is the newly spun off parent of local search provider SuperPages.com. The company started trading today on the NYSE. The SuperPages brand, which…
Yahoo Integrates Answers Into Search Results
Yahoo has finally officially integrated Yahoo Answers into the Yahoo Search results, according to an email we received from the company. We reported back…
Yahoo Strikes Deal With 176 Newspapers
The New York Times reports that Yahoo has struck a deal with 176 newspapers, consisting of a 7 newspaper chains to “share content, advertising…
Google Testing Map Quick Link Under Search Results
Threadwatch screen captured Google testing out placing a link to Google maps results directly below the search result’s description and above the url of…
Yahoo Exec Releases Jerry Maguire-Style Reform Memo
Over the weekend, an email from Yahoo senior vice president Brad Garlinghouse was released by the Wall Street Journal covering how Garlinghouse fears Yahoo’s…
Americans Aren’t Blinded by Science Online
The internet is second only to television as a source of science information for most Americans, according to a new study from the Pew…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 20, 2006
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.
Search Forums Roundup: Nov. 17, 2006
Today’s SearchDay, Search Engine Forums Spotlight, features our weekly links to this week’s hot topics from search engine forums across the web: Hack Your…
Search Headlines & Links: Nov. 16 & 17, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged separately: Extended…
More on the Intersection of Local Search, Mobile & WiFi
Today’s SearchDay article, Coping with Convergence: Local Search Meets Mobile and WiFi, Part 2, continues the coverage of the SES Local Edition conference, describing…
Sprint Launches Mobile Search Relationship With Microsoft
According to the Wall Street Journal, Sprint has launched mobile (local) search has part of a broad new strategic relationship with Microsoft, “allowing its…
Search Engines Unite On Unified Sitemaps System
In alphabetical order, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to all support a unified system of submitting web pages through feeds to their crawlers.…
Coping with Convergence: Local Search Meets Mobile and WiFi, Part 2
Consumers have huge incentive to flock to mobile search. As such, now's an excellent time for search specialists to get into the mobile search…
Search Headlines & Links: Nov. 15, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged separately: From…