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Google To Start Indexing Web Video
We’ve been wondering when this was going to happen. News.com reports that Larry Page told an audience at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association show today that Google…
Google Joins Yahoo & Ask With Direct Display Of Stock Market Data In Results
Google has joined Yahoo and Ask Jeeves and is now placing a current stock chart and other info directly into search results…
Google & Yahoo Plan Merger; Brin & Page To Depart
The rumors of a Google-Yahoo merger have leaked out, so I’m considering the embargo on that news off and will go ahead…
Winners Of 5th Annual Search Engine Watch Awards Announced
The votes have been counted, the editors have deliberated, and Yahoo has won the Outstanding Search Service category in the 5th Annual…
The 5th Annual Search Engine Watch Awards
Yahoo has won the Outstanding Search Service category in the 5th Annual Search Engine Watch Awards, while Google has a sweep across…
Keeping Current With Persistent Search Tools
The Wall Street Journal is online with an about persistent search from companies like PubSub. The article is titled: New Web-Watching Tools…
Refining Searches with Contextual Analysis
Most search engines offer refinement tools, suggesting different or additional search terms to try if your current query isn’t doing the job.…
Yahoo 360 Community Site Opens, Sort Of
We’ve mentioned the Yahoo 360 social networking-blogging-photo sharing service before. Now the Yahoo Search Blog is telling the world about it officially:…
Google To Acquire Urchin Web Analytics Firm
Google is to acquired the Urchin web analytics firm, which provides both hosted and log-based tools for understanding how people are interacting…
NPR Looks at Online Advertising
A National Public Radio ran a story Morning Edition today on report about online and keyword advertising. You can listen to the…
Ask Jeeves Still Plans to Expand European HQ in Ireland
A brief article in Ireland’s Sunday Business Post reports that despite the IAC acquisition, Ask Jeeves is still planning to expand their…
Search Forums Roundup: Mar. 25, 2005
Today’s SearchDay, Search Engine Forums Spotlight, features our weekly links to this week’s hot topics from search engine forums across the web:…
Shoppers Search For Deals, Then Buy
A study conducted by shopping service Shopzilla finds that 59 percent of consumers are starting shopping online at a search engine rather…
Yahoo To Restrict SEM & Agency API Access?
Is Yahoo going to withdraw API access to SEM firms, agencies and other third-party companies that manage online ad spend? So hears…
Ads On Ask & Could Paid Listings Take Prime Position?
In The Search Interface Of The Future from MediaPost, David Berkowitz looks at future history, envisioning a move where Ask Jeeves puts…
Tagging Not Likely The Killer Solution For Search
In case you’ve missed it, there’s been an explosion of interest in “tagging,” the idea that if everyone labels photos, blogs and…
Yahoo Posts Ad Guidelines & Ad API Info
Yahoo has posted new guidelines about what’s acceptable in its search advertising plus some information about its long-standing API system for advertisers.…
NetRatings Search Popularity & Loyalty Figures For Jan. 2005
I’ve posted new, improved search-specific stats from NetRatings painting a picture of search popularity in the US for January 2005. In the…
Snapfish Gets Reeled In by Hewlett-Packard
Ready for another acquisition in the photo sharing and storage space? Yes, it’s not exactly search but after today’s news about Yahoo…
BlowSearch Offers Source Exclusion; When Will The Majors Do The Same?
Another Search Engine Strategies, and another show where I heard plenty of advertisers asking yet again for the ability to pick and…
5th Annual Search Engine Watch Awards – Nomination Form
Nomination form for the 5th Annual Search Engine Watch Awards.
Yahoo Acquires Flickr
Well the rumors that have been circulating for weeks are true, Yahoo is acquiring the web-based photo sharing site, Flickr. A post…
Engine Manipulation, Verticals, and the Library
Adam Penenberg offers a profile of WebGuerrilla’s Greg Boser in the Wired article: Search Rank Easy to Manipulate. While I’m sure many…
Google X: Icons Above Search Box For Specialty Search
Google X is a nifty new interface for hitting Google’s specialized services. Instead of the usual hyperlinks that site above the search…
MSN Announces Paid Listings Program Is Coming
The rumors are finally given official confirmation. MSN has announced that it will launch its own self-serve paid listings program similar to…
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