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Search Engine Advertising to Grow 26% in 2006
The study “Annual Ad Spending Study: Where & Why Advertisers Are Moving Online” released this week by Outsell, Inc. contains advertiser data about the effectiveness of search keyword,…
Searches Grow 55% & Google Gains 5.7% in Search Share
Late last month, Danny reported that the search share remained the “status quo.” The stats from Nielsen//NetRatings shows that search growth overall…
Google Testing Software Distribution With Dell, Plus Details On IE7 Search Battle
We covered last month that Google was providing personal home pages for Dell. Dell testing preinstalled Google software package from Reuters now…
Which Search Engines Log IP Addresses & Cookies — And Why Care?
Last week I wrote how John Battelle followed up with Google to find out if they can link search data to IP…
Targeting Local Searchers
Although SEM on local search verticals bears many resemblances to global search marketing, there are subtle nuances and differences in searcher behavior…
So This Is Super Bowl Advertising!
I’ve never watched a Super Bowl and I never will watch a Super Bowl. There may not be a lot of certainties…
How The US Department of Justice May Analyze Search Data & Freedom Of Information Act Request For Disclosure
So what did the Department Of Justice ask for exactly from AOL, MSN, and Yahoo? What did they get, exactly? What negotiations…
New “Bird’s Eye” Imagery for Detroit Added to MSN Live Local Database
On Friday, I posted about a new blog where users share interesting locations and things people have found while the MSN’s Live…
Kanoodle Gets MSN Spaces Contextual Deal
Kanoodle has announced it will be providing contextual ads to the MSN Spaces service. What’s odd about this is that MSN has…
Searching For a Better Image
Ask Jeeves has launched a brand-new image search service, using some innovative techniques to identify high-quality pictures on the web. How does…
New Poll Finds Web Users Want Google to Keep Data Private; Full Text Access to Report Also Available
Elinor Mills at News.com clues us into a poll conducted over the weekend and reported by Verne Kopytoff in the in the…
Latest NetRatings Stats Show Status Quo With Search Engines
I always warn not to worry much about month-to-month changes with search popularity stats. The now updated search engine popularity stats I’ve…
Yahoo: Not A Goal To Overtake Google In Search Market Share
Steve Rubel points to a Bloomberg news article, Yahoo! gives up quest for search dominance, examining Yahoo CFO Susan Decker saying “It’s…
Marketing in the Search Tail: Is the Pain Worth the Gain?
Popular search terms tend to dominate the headlines, but there are literally millions of unique searches conducted every day, and savvy search…
How to Handle Yahoo’s Shorter Ad Descriptions
Last week, shorter ads descriptions came to Yahoo as Danny points out in this post. To assist with the change, Kevin Lee’s…
Both Yahoo and MSN Portals Now Available to Verizon’s DSL and FiOS Customers
Access to Yahoo’s broadband portal and services are now available to customers of Verizon’s FiOS (fiber-to-the-premises network) that offers very fast Internet…
A Brief Look at Danny’s Appearance on Nightline
Danny’s appearance on ABC’s Nightline is over and within minutes of it ending I was able to access the transcript (thanks TVEyes…
MSN Search Blogs On DOJ Request
Now up at the MSN Search blog is a much better statement about the request they received from the US Department Of…
Weinberg on Blocking Certain Types of Search Queries and the Precedent It Might Be Setting
Nathan Weinberg at InsideGoogle reports that Google and MSN might be blocking certain query strings used by “script kiddies” and other hackers.…
Daily SearchCast, Jan. 19, 2006: Google Fights US Government Request For Data; Google Earth Gets Ads; People Search For A9, Google And Yahoo Earn High Satisfaction Marks & More!
Today’s search podcast covers the US Department Of Justice fighting Google for search data that AOL, MSN and Yahoo released; seeing dates on…
Survey: Google, Yahoo Still Favorites in North America
For the second year running, a Keynote Systems study says Google provides the most satisfying search experience among North American users, despite…
More Instant Answers Now Available on MSN Search
MSN Search’s WebLog points out that MSN Search is now home to more Instant Answers (aka “direct answers”) as web search engines…
JumpTap Introduces Keyword Sales Program for Mobile Search and Releases Stats About What Mobile Searchers Are Looking For
JumpTap, a company that offers many mobile search solutions has just introduced a hosted Keyword Sales Program for mobile search providers. JumpTap’s…
Satisfy Your Web Ego with egoSurf
If you’re into satisfying your ego by web surfing, Phil Bradley points to egoSurf, a site whose motto is, “know your place.”…
Search Spend Was Up Last Quarter
New online spending stats from a Deutsche Bank survey of 60 media executives found that last quarter (Oct-Dec. 2005), 65 percent said…
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