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Child Porn Suit Dropped Against Google
The Associated Press reports that the suit brought against Google for profiting on child pornography has been dropped. Jeffrey Toback, of the Nassau County Legislature, filed the suit…
Google Disposes Of Stake In Baidu
Reuters reports that Google has sold its “modest investment in Baidu.” Google owned about two-percent of Baidu.com, worth about $63 million, and…
Google Updates Toolbar Privacy Policy
It appears to me that Google updated the Google Toolbar Privacy Policy yesterday. I know the dates do not reflect that on…
More Stats & Features From Google Sitemaps
The Inside Google Sitemaps Blog announced more features and statistics added to the Google Sitemaps product. The features mainly include additional statistics,…
Google Answers: Ask Whatever You Like, Except About Google
We wrote earlier about Google pulling a question at Google Answers about Google. Philipp Lenssen at Google Blogoscoped followed-up further and found…
New Search Patents: June 22, 2006 – Google File System, Microsoft Blocks, and Yahoo Autonotifications
Google patents the Google File System, Microsoft claims a Functional Object Model for mobile devices, and Yahoo! (Overture) describes an autonotification process…
Google AdSense Tests CPA Ads, Commission Based Ads
Philipp Lenssen reports that some AdSense publishers were invited to partake in AdSense ads that pay based on action, like an affiliate…
The Search & Branding Tug-Of-War, Again
“Cannes Lions Diary: Search under scrutiny” from the Financial Times at the Cannes Lions Advertising Festival covers what we’ve seen before, traditional…
Microsoft Employees Use Google More Than MSN?
Philipp Lenssen reported on a Andrew Hitchcock post that detailed search engine usage by search engine firm. It appears that Microsoft employees…
It’s Not Just Google With Disappointing Results
We have been poking hard at Google for disappointing search results, but Google is not the only search engine that has been…
Canada’s YellowPages.ca Launches New Local Search Site
Since this is Local Search Day at Search Engine Watch, here’s some additional news. Canada’s yellow pages publisher, Yellow Pages Group, which…
Google Pulls Question About Google From Google Answers
Peter Da Vanzo reports on an individual who posted a question on Google Answers that was removed by Google. The question was,…
New Search Patent Applications: June 19, 2006 – Autolinking, and Better Advertising through Deletion Predictions
Four patent applications from Google describe fighting spam in emails, providing product review searches, moving large amounts of data, and autolinking. Yahoo…
Search Forums Roundup: June 16, 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:…
Google’s UK Chief Kate Burns Leaving For More Family Time
Last time I saw Kate Burns last year, she was about six months pregnant. Now Google managing director of UK, Benelux and…
Google Buys Headquarters For $319 Million
Last night I was notified of a SEC Filing showing Google has entered into an agreement to purchase their headquarters (The GooglePlex)…
Google Not Obeying NoIndex Meta Tag?
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that Google.com Displaying Pages in Index with NoIndex Meta Tags. The details come from a…
Looking At Links After Looking At Patents
I know, I know. Everyone everywhere is running SEO interviews with everyone. But Bill Slawski Interview over at SEO Buzz Box is…
Google Introduces Picasa Web Albums
Google has enhanced its desktop-based Picasa photo organizing program by offering users the ability to upload albums and easily share photos with…
Microsoft ‘Mix-ins’ vs. Google Mashups
Steven Lawler of Microsoft didn’t directly mention Google by name, but many of his comments this morning at Where2.0 were directed toward…
MySpace Looking To Auction Search To Google, Microsoft or Yahoo
We heard last month that MySpace is interested in partnering with Google or Microsoft. Now Yahoo appears to be in the running.…
New Flavor Of Expand & Collapse Results
Back in April, Google was testing expand and collapse results that contained more detailed information about a site when expanded. Then, Google…
Search Companies Energetically Seeking Electricity
The Wall Street Journal reports that the search companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Ask and possibly Google are looking to find cheap electricity…
Submitting Your News Site To Google News
Google News can drive a nice amount of traffic to a site. A few months ago, I had the privilege of having…
Tips On Across The Engines Ranking From SEO Book
People are beginning to remember again that there are search engines beyond Google. This reawakening is one reason why I added the…
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