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AOL Unveils New Local Search Service
AOL has just released their new local search service, AOL Local Search. It’s available to both AOL subscribers and web users. This…
Pay-Per-Call: A New Avenue for Search Marketers
Local search in the U.S. is hot, but nearly 14 million companies—most of them small-to-medium sized businesses—are missing the local search marketing…
The New York Times Buys About.com
The bidding is over and the winner has been named. Word this afternoon that The NY Times will become the new owner…
Google AdWords Coming to AOL Europe
Forbes.com has a news brief about Google expanding their relationship with AOL in Europe. According to the story, Google AdWords will now…
Hotmail Users Defect to Gmail
I just posted about an interview with Bill Gates where he calls Google a “fantastic” competitor. According to this BetaNews article, Google…
Fresh comScore & NetRatings Stats Posted
I’ve updated the long-standing comScore Media Metrix Search Engine Ratings and Nielsen NetRatings Search Engine Ratings pages I maintain with figures that…
Gmail is “Very Profitable” for Google
BBC Online looks at web-based email services in the article: E-mail is the new database. Comments from Google’s Georges Harik include the…
Kayak Travel Site Leaves Beta, Launches Paid Listings
Kayak is a travel search site that went up in beta back in October, as Gary covered more here: New Travel Search:…
Are You Ready To Try AOL’s Standalone Browser and Desktop Search App?
Nate Mook over at BetaNews reports that standalone AOL Web Browser and Desktop Search Application are now available for download and use…
Yahoo!, Google, and AOL Place Bids To Purchase About.com
The New York Times article: About.com, Primedia’s Web Venture, Is for Sale, alerts us to the fact that the About.com property is…