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Yahoo Reawakens The Paid Inclusion Debate
Yahoo drew widespread criticism for new paid inclusion programs launched in March. What is Yahoo doing? How does it impact the advertiser and searcher? Are there changes Yahoo…
Google’s Orkut Personal Information Offered Outside Orkut
The personal connections of some in Google's Orkut social network service can now be viewed across a map of the United States…
The Search Engine Update – Number 172 – May 6, 2004
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from late April 2004.
The Search Engine Report – Number 90 – May 6, 2004
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan's recap of top search engine stories from April 2004.
Smart Pricing For Contextual Ads At Google
Previously, a click on an ad cost the same at Google, regardless of whether it was search-targeted or contextually placed. Now, contextual…
Google Porn Filter Still Making Mistakes
A report finds porn filtering at Google still has serious problems in blocking innocent material by mistake, despite much publicized criticisms last…
All Music, All But Invisible
The All Music Guide is one of the most comprehensive, extensively cross-linked and easy to use musical resources on the web. It's…
Yahoo Bans Online Casino Ads; Google’s Ban Has Holes
Both Yahoo and Google decided to drop ads from online casinos by the end of April. But despite this, the ads can…
More Yahoo Search Shortcuts
Yahoo has rolled out several new search shortcuts, continuing the trend also in play at Google and Ask Jeeves to make ready…
Search Engine Milestones for April 2004
Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.
Search Wars: Battle Of The Search Superpowers
We've long had competition in search, so why are we hearing so much about the search wars now? Because the few left…
Google IPO To Happen, Files For Public Offering
As many expected, Google filed to go public today. In this story, we provide a breakdown of facts and figures from the…
Google In Controversy Over Top-Ranking For Anti-Jewish Site
Google has added a disclaimer to the search results that come up in a response for a search on jew, to counter…
GoogleGuy Says Becomes GoogleGuy Paraphrased
One of Google's most famous employees -- GoogleGuy -- asks the GoogleGuy Says web site to stop quoting him. Quotes will continue,…
Blending the Best of Google and Amazon
With little fanfare, Amazon.com subsidiary A9 launched its long-rumored Google powered search engine last week. But A9 goes beyond Google, offering a…
Managing Search Marketing Campaigns
While search engine paid placement campaigns can be immensely profitable, effective bid management can be time-consuming and can quickly become a drawn…
Ask Jeeves: Why Buy Interactive Search Holdings?
Ask Jeeves' recent acquisition of Interactive Search Holdings has gone largely unremarked amid the recent sparring between industry titans Yahoo and Google.…
Search Engine Milestones for March 2004
Notable news and announcements from the web search world during the past month.
Google Tops, But Yahoo Switch Success So Far
New WebSideStory stats say Google's most popular, but they also reveal that Yahoo's recent replacement ofGoogle results with its own technology doesn't…
Google Tops, But MSN Growth Good & Yahoo Switch A Success So Far
New stats from web analytics firm WebSideStory highlight the news often heard before: Google's most popular, when it comes to search. But…
Froogle Gains Through New Placement
This week's format change at Google greatly increased the use of its Froogle shopping search engine, according to measuring service Hitwise.
WebSideStory’s StatMarket Search Engine Ratings
A compilation of ratings data released by WebSideStory's StatMarket and similar web traffic analysis firms.
Google PageRank, Meet Yahoo Web Rank!
Yahoo has launched a system to show the Web Rank popularity of pages viewed by those using its toolbar. It's similar to…
Google Launches Gmail, Free Email Service
Google is launching a new web-based email service called Gmail that it hopes it will allow people to search their email as…
Paid Search Programs Finally Growing Up
The search industry has come a long way since the days of running poorly targeted banner advertisements on search results pages. Enhanced…
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