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Search Headlines & Links: October 18, 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…
Google AdWords Releases Website Optimizer for Advertisers
Google AdWords has released a new tool for advertisers to enable them to easily test conversions on varying landing pages, headlines and ad copies.…
Mid-October 2006 Search News Recap Posted
If you’re a Search Engine Watch member, the latest edition of Search Engine Update newsletter has been posted. It recaps top stories in search…
Ask.com Using Paid Search On Google As Promotion
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that Ask.com Advertises on Google.com To Promote Search Quality of Engine. A search on Raccoon brings up…
ResultR – One Search Many Useful Results
ResultR is an interesting new search engine for a number of different reasons. However, the basics first – it’s a multi/meta search engine which…
Google To Own 25% Of 2006 Online Ad Revenue
An eMarketer.com report estimates that Google will account for twenty-five percent of all online ad revenue. Google’s share continues to increase (65% increase YoY)…
Google Testing Cost Per Action (CPA) Model Content Ads?
Threadwatch spotted a IT Pro article that claims some invites have gone out to publishers to test a new content ad system that works…
Microsoft Partners With Cornell University Library For Live Book Search
The Live Search Blog announced that Microsoft has added Cornell University Library to their book search initiative. With the help of Kirtas Technologies to…
Yahoo Buzz Publishes Top 20 Misspelled Searches
Spotted via Search Engine Journal, Yahoo Buzz released the top twenty misspelled keywords on Yahoo Search. Here are the top five: (1) Rachel Ray…
A Look At Yahoo’s 3rd Quarter 2006 Earnings
Yahoo announced 3rd quarter earnings yesterday, so I figured I share with you some highlights from the announcement. The main quote being pulled out…
Why Don’t External Site Popularity Estimates Add Up?
A twofer today on whether you can trust the web metrics that are reported out there, one an article from BusinessWeek while the other…
Another Odd Post To An Official Google Blog Raises Security Concerns
Does another odd post to one of Google official blogs mean Google losing it in terms of security? It spurred Michael Arrington to fire…
Google’s Alternatives to Word and Excel
Google recently opened up access to its Google Docs & Spreadsheets products to anyone who has a free Google account. Both products are well…
A Closer Look at Google Docs & Spreadsheets
Google has integrated its online spreadsheet and word processor into a single free service that's now available to anyone with a Google account. How…
The Search Engine Update – Number 231 – October 18, 2006
Search Engine Watch editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from the first half of October 2006.
Google Webmaster Tools Gain Crawl Charts, Enhanced Crawl Rate & Image Labeler Support
Learn more about Googlebot’s crawl of your site and more! at the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog covers new features Google has added, visual…
Yahoo Releases New “Panama” Search Advertising System Early
Yahoo’s long-anticipated next-generation search advertising platform, Panama, has now gone live. I’ve been at Yahoo for the past two days testing it and understanding…
Yahoo Reports 3rd Quarter 2006 Earnings
Yahoo just posted their earnings report for the third quarter of 2006. You can download the report as a PDF from Yahoo’s site here.…
Search Headlines & Links: October 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: From…
Yahoo Acquires AdInterax Rich Media Advertising Company
Yahoo announced that they have purchased AdInterax, a company that specializes in management of video and animated online ads. AdInterax built tools to float…