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Algorithm updates, product launches, and two decades of covering the company that defines search. 8,744 articles
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