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comScore: Local Search Gains Momentum
SES Local starts today in Denver, so it’s timely that comScore released new local search data, which they’ll be presenting at the show. Here are the top-level findings:…
Windows Live Search Enhanced
Microsoft has pushed Windows Live Search out of beta, enhancing a number of features and adding some seriously cool functionality to other…
Search Headlines & Links: September 6, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve spotted but not blogged…
Correction: Microsoft Adds Behavioral Targeting Feature
MediaPost reports that Microsoft has added behavioral targeting features to the adCenter product. Microsoft has broken down Internet surfers into 18 audience…
New Search Patent Filings: August 28, 2006 – Identifying Web Spam and Adult Images
New Microsoft patent applications include one that attempts to identify web spam based upon signals within the content of a page, another…
Google Seeks Offices In Seattle Again
The Seattle Pi reports that Google is seeking new office space in Seattle. Google is highly expected to sign a lease for…
Google’s Dominance Of Big & Small Companies
Fortune has a nice write up they named “How Google can make – or break – your company.” Not only does this…
Facebook Partners With Microsoft In Ad Deal
The New York Times reports that Microsoft is to provide and sell banner ads and sponsored ads on FaceBook, a popular social…
Aug. 21, 2006 Search News Forecast: Cloudy!
Techmeme remains quiet, but I see stormclouds after scanning my over 100 feeds in RSS Bandit. Expect search news to close in…
Human Rights Group & UK House of Commons Demand Google, Yahoo, & Microsoft To Stop Censorship
Earlier this week, GameShout.com published an article reporting that Human Rights Watch group in New York told Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to…
Search Headlines & Links: August 14, 2006
Below, a recap of stories posted today and over the weekend to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with other items we’ve…
Microsoft Attacks Click Spam by Looking at Noisy Behavior
Sites in search results that rank highly while serving visitors only ads are the target of a number of papers by Microsoft,…
University of California Joins Google’s Book Scan Project
As expected the University of California is partnering with Google on the Google library scanning project. Reuters reports that Google will be…
New Search Patent Applications: August 8, 2006 – Focusing on the Searcher
This last week’s patent applications involving search all seem to focus upon users of search engines, and finding ways to fulfill intentions…
Industry Groups, Search Engines To Develop Click Fraud Guidelines
Google, Yahoo and others team up against click fraud from News.com covers The Interactive Advertising Bureau and the Media Rating Council partnering…
MSN Search Hires Media Analytics Executive
ClickZ reports that Microsoft has hired Harrison Magun away from Avenue A/Razorfish Search to be the new director of media analytics. Harrison…
Microsoft adCenter Upgrades Include Firefox Support
Microsoft adCenter has a new release launching Saturday, August 5th, and one of the upgrades includes the long awaited Firefox browser support.…
Microsoft, Google & Yahoo Make Business Week’s Top 100 Best Global Brands
ResourceShelf reports on the Business Week Top 100 Global Brands release from this week. You can see from the interactive table that…
Microsoft Hires Over Ten Thousand Employees In Past Year
The Seattle Pi reports that Microsoft has broke their own hiring records, by hiring 10,081 new employees worldwide over the past fiscal…
Search Forums Roundup: July 21, 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:…
Microsoft’s MSN Revenue Declined 3% Year Over Year
ClickZ reports that MSN’s revenue declined 3 percent year-over-year. CFO Chris Liddell covers transition of search to Microsoft adCenter, saying “it’s not…
Windows Live Local Worth Another Look
Windows Live Local debuted with a splash with most attention focused on its spectacular “birds eye” aerial imagery. Since then, Microsoft has…
Daily SearchCast, July 20, 2006: Amnesty International Raps Search Engines On Censorship; Currency Exchange Rates In Google AdWords Kept Secret; Microsoft To Allow More Search Default Choice & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Amnesty International calling on searchers to lobby Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to stop censoring in China; Microsoft to…
Lycos Powered By Windows Live & Retriever Directory
It’s been a long time since I’ve looked at Lycos, given how far it has slipped in the search world. Someone asked…
A Closer Look at Windows Live Local
The undeniable attraction of Windows Live Local (WLL) is still its spectacular
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