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Google To Set Up Offices In Michigan

The NY Times reports (also try Reuters) that Google will house up to 1,000 employees in a new facility in Michigan. The office is to reside in downtown…

By Barry Schwartz · 11 Jul 2006

Industry

Search Engine Strategies Latino, Miami, Florida – Day One

Day one of the first ever Search Engine Strategies Latino edition is pretty much complete. The networking cocktail is taking place now,…

By Barry Schwartz · 10 Jul 2006

Industry

Judge Orders Google To Disclose Advertiser’s Information

Out-Law reports that Google was ordered by Justice Rimer to hand over the information on an advertiser to Helen Grant for copyright…

By Barry Schwartz · 10 Jul 2006

SEO

Yup, It’s Official. Google Checkout Verboten on eBay

If small merchants can’t use Google Checkout on eBay, will they still adopt the fledgling service (which is partially designed to reward…

By rumo · 07 Jul 2006

Industry

Google’s Q&A Database Different From Web Search Database

This morning I posted at SER that Google was displaying results for a particular site in the Q&A section of the Google…

By Barry Schwartz · 07 Jul 2006

Industry

Lawsuits Over The Google Party Jet; Arguments Over Bed Sizes On Board

New details out now about the Google Jet we’ve written about before, the used 767 that Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey…

By Danny Sullivan · 07 Jul 2006

Industry

Daily SearchCast, July 6, 2006: $800 Million In Click Fraud Or Not?; Does Google Need An Ombudsman?; Google Jockeying In The Classroom & More! (Corrected MP3 File)

Today’s search podcast covers a report of $800 million lost to click fraud last year — or was it?; should Google and…

By Danny Sullivan · 06 Jul 2006

Industry

Google In Another Dictionary: Merriam-Webster

The LA Times reports that the term ‘Google’ has been added to the Merriam-Webster, the dictionary I grew up on. The other…

By Barry Schwartz · 06 Jul 2006

Industry

Myanmar Enables Access To Google After Blocking Gmail & GTalk

Mizzima News reports that Myanmar (also known as Burma) has opened up access to Google again, after blocking it about a week…

By Barry Schwartz · 06 Jul 2006

Industry

Search For “Therapy Products” On Google Suggests Yahoo As Alternative Results

SEO Speedwagon posts notes that a query on Google for [therapy products] displays a See Results For box listing pages from Yahoo.…

By Barry Schwartz · 06 Jul 2006

Industry

Google Fixes XSS Security Holes

A security vulnerability in Google, discovered and posted at ha.ckers.org was patched quickly by Google. Both Philipp Lenssen and JasonD posted about…

By Barry Schwartz · 06 Jul 2006

Industry

Google Ombudsman? Search Ombudsman? Great Idea — Bring Them On!

Back in 2004, Gary Stein suggested that Yahoo hire an ombudsman, a sort of impartial referee to handle disputes involving advertising programs.…

By Danny Sullivan · 06 Jul 2006

Industry

Incroyable! ‘Le Tour’ Uses Google Earth Not GeoPortail

WebProNews points to the Google Earth Blog in explaining that The Tour de France has integrated Google Earth into its site and…

By Greg Sterling · 06 Jul 2006

PPC

Report: Advertisers Lost $800 Million To Click Fraud Last Year

The San Francisco Chronicle reports on a click fraud study that claims 14.6 percent of all clicks and $800 million worth of…

By Barry Schwartz · 05 Jul 2006

Industry

New Search Patent Applications: July 5, 2006 – Google Coming to a Shopping Mall Near You

Google files patents for shopping offline with online assistance, a secondary map in Google Maps, and an updated review aggregator. Yahoo adds…

By Bill Slawski · 05 Jul 2006

Analytics

Interactive Review Of SEOBook’s SEO Firefox Extension

Aaron Wall over at SEO Book released a Firefox extension for SEOs. The Firefox extension can be viewed here, it allows you…

By Barry Schwartz · 05 Jul 2006

Industry

Google’s Spam Score Details Shown?

Peter Da Vanzo spotted a DigitalPoint thread that found clues as to how Google scores spam results behind the scenes. Now, honestly,…

By Barry Schwartz · 05 Jul 2006

Industry

Google To Launch Book Search Service In China

The People’s Daily Online reports that Google will be launching an on-line book search service in China. Google signed agreements with publishing…

By Barry Schwartz · 05 Jul 2006

Industry

Google Warns U.S. Legislators On Anti-Trust Complaints Over Net Neutrality

The Washington Post reports that Google has warned the United States, that if telecoms abuse net neutrality principles it backs, through a…

By Barry Schwartz · 05 Jul 2006

Industry

Windows Live Local Integrates ‘Call For Free’ Into All Business Listings

The intrepid Gary Price called my attention to the quiet integration of “click to call” functionality into Windows Live Local over the…

By Greg Sterling · 05 Jul 2006

PPC

Ending Click Fraud with Pay-Per-Percentage

In Pay-Per-Percentage vs. PPC, Shimon Sandler points out an interesting new paper from the folks at Microsoft Research – Pay-Per-Percentage of Impressions:…

By Bill Slawski · 03 Jul 2006

Industry

Matt Cutts Is Back From Vacation

We all missed him, Matt Cutts has returned from his long vacation. Hopefully he can get back in the saddle and begin…

By Barry Schwartz · 03 Jul 2006

Industry

Google Page Creator Now Supporting AdSense

Google Page Creator, which I recently reported did not support AdSense, now does. Garett Rogers has invitations sent out to Google Page…

By Barry Schwartz · 03 Jul 2006

Industry

Google’s Non Search Products A Flop

BusinessWeek reports that when Google launches a new non-search product, the competition “shivers,” Google has yet to lead in market share for…

By Barry Schwartz · 03 Jul 2006

Industry

Googleplex Irvine & “AdSense Audio” For Radio Ads

Zachary Applegate posted his visit to the Googleplex Irvine at SEOMoz, where he describes the demonstration given to him by Google. The…

By Barry Schwartz · 30 Jun 2006

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