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[2005-01-31] Danny Sullivan Not Impressed with Web's Biggest
Danny Sullivan is clearly not impressed with the bold claims of the new search engine, Web's Biggest.
[2005-01-31] Did-It.com SEM Seminars
The best of luck to Kevin and team's launch of new SEM seminars, but could someone please explain to me what in the world they have done to their website ...
[2005-01-31] Want a Better Search Engine? Time to Open-up
CNet reports on a topic that is near and dear to my heart, the future of search engine technology.
[2005-01-31] Arrested Development TV Show Plugs Ask Jeeves
It seems name-dropping search engines on hip TV shows, is the latest rage. This time round Ask get's the nod from the producers of Arrested Development.
[2005-01-31] Google Employee Blogs
In case you're looking for some Google employee blogs, here is a relatively comprehensive list ...
[2005-01-31] Yahoo Employee Blogs
In case you're looking for some Yahoo! employee blogs, here is a list. A link to a Google blog list is below.
[2005-01-31] Microsoft Ready to Prove Its Search Stuff
Matt Hicks, eWeek's star tech journalist, keeps the reports coming, today looking at MSN's pending hard-launch of its new search engine.
[2005-01-31] NextSearchSurvey Reveals Interesting Search Engine Data
Sid Yadav reveals the results of a survey he has been compiling for months now. More than 3500 participants shared their views on the search engines.
[2005-01-31] Scoble on the NoFollow Tag
Scoble - one of the few guys who you simply don't need to mention his first name, everyone know who you are talking about ...
[2005-01-30] Google No Longer Top Brand
After two years in the top spot, Google is now second in the annual Brandchannel.com reader survey.
[2005-01-30] Google Dumps Dictionary For Answers
According to theunofficialgoogleweblog Google has completed the switch from Dictionary.com to Answers.com.
[2005-01-29] The Editable Search Engine
Ross Mayfield points to a new search engine called Webs Biggest. What makes it unique is that users can add/edit search results.
[2005-01-29] Google Losing Hip-Factor?
CNet raises the question that Google may be losing its coolness after popular nighttime soap "The O.C." plugged Amazon's A9 in a recent episode.
[2005-01-28] Google and FireFox
Adding fuel to the rumors that Google is going to introduce a proprietary browser, Google Inc. has hired the lead developer of the Firefox web browser, Ben Goodger away from the Mozilla Foundation.
[2005-01-28] Yahoo Provides Local Search Via Cell Phones
Matt Hicks of eWeek looks at the different cell phone search options and Yahoo's expansion with local search features.
[2005-01-28] Google Rank Cake
-6 cups thick content mix
-1 jar word of mouth, whipped
-2 tablespoons meta tags
-1 cup creativity
[2005-01-28] Searching For Searches
Arik Hesseldahl of Forbes looks at recent developments in search, Jux2 and Firefox search add-ons.
[2005-01-28] Wiki-Based Search Engine Claims To Be Web's Biggest
Eric Ward takes an in-depth look at the wiki-based search engine, modestly named, Web's Biggest.
[2005-01-28] ClickTracks Launches New Optimizer Tool
ClickTracks has launched a new mid-range analytics product, ClickTracks Optimizer. Designed for consultants and search engine marketers ...
[2005-01-28] Searching for Search News
There was lots of search engine news this week. There's news about Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and much more.
[2005-01-27] Pew Internet Search Engine User Study Data
Pew / Internet released a report January 23rd about internet search engine users. The title of the report is Internet Searchers Are Confident, satisfied and trusting - but they are also unaware and naive.
[2005-01-27] Yahoo Leading Local Search?
From Technology Review magazine comes a post about how Yahoo has the biggest head start in the local search field as well ...
[2005-01-27] Google Blogger Back Online
After Mark Jen's blog was apparently pulled off the web due to the new Google employee revealing a little too much about the company ...
[2005-01-27] Become Crawler Info For Webmasters
A few days ago I told you about the new Become shopping search engine and gave you a glimpse at what you can expect from it.
[2005-01-27] Amazon's Plan to Add Pics to A9 Local Search
CNet has details of A9's plans to add images to local search results. The online retailer's search unit, A9.com ...
[2005-01-27] Is Google Inflating Index Size?
Jean Véronis has some interesting research that he suggests raises questions about the accuracy of Google's index count.
[2005-01-27] Google Makes AdWords API Available
So Google played dumb and we all went along with the official statement, that there would be "no comment" on rumors of a ...
[2005-01-26] Google May Have Pulled a Corp. Blogger from Its Web Index
Searchwatcher John Battelle notes that Google Blogoscoped found a blogging Googler who was posting openly about the company.
[2005-01-26] Contextual Ads - Are They "Search" or Not?
Danny Sullivan has a summary of his recent keynote at SES Chicago. One interesting thought he has...
[2005-01-26] Comparison Shopping Search Engines
In the latest issue of Catalog Age, our very own Heather Lloyd-Martin not only provides insight on advertising on shopping comparison sites, but she also manages to get her face on the cover.
[2005-01-26] Ask Jeeves Developing Wireless Search Service
Catching-up on this story. Ask Jeeves talks about its plans to launch a wireless search service for cell phones.
[2005-01-26] Google Set to Provide AdWords API
Matt Hicks at eWeek delves into the rumors that Google is about to open up access to AdWords.
[2005-01-25] Google Launches Video Search Beta
Fast on the heels of Yahoo's introduction of their video search tab, Google launched the beta version of Google Video Search.
[2005-01-25] Video Search the Next "Big Thing"
Ladies and gentlemen, today, the role of "desktop search" will be played by "video search". It seems that barely had the buzz surrounding desktop search subsided, the search engines hit us with video search options.
[2005-01-25] Google Video Search Implications
The Kelsey Group has brought to light some interesting implications regarding recent advancements in the video search world and I think they need to be read.
[2005-01-25] Let The Google Browser Rumors Begin Again
Towards the end of last year, it was rumored that Google would be, by partnering with Firefox, entering the browser section of Internet technologies. All parties categorically denied this talk.
[2005-01-25] Google's Per-User AdSense Tweaking
As reported by Inside Google: Google is testing out a new functionality for AdSense ...
[2005-01-25] CNet Trackback Spam Is Now Well Underway
I told you people were going to start spamming it. We'll see if CNet's new trackback policy is worth the IT headaches it's going to cause.
[2005-01-25] A fireFOX in the Google Hen House
Google's hiring of the lead Firefox engineer has started the rumor mill rolling. Is this a prelude to the purchase of Firefox ... First here is what Ben said in announcing his new gig:
[2005-01-24] Reactions to the Pew Study on Search Engine Users
I'm seeing some amusing reactions to the just released Pew study on Search Engine Users. Disclaimer ...
[2005-01-24] Is Google Preparing VoIP Services?
Weekend reports indicate search engine Google may be preparing a free voice-over IP service.
[2005-01-24] Users Confuse Natural and Paid Search Engine Results
So information from a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, suggests that only 18% of search engine users can tell the difference between paid and natural search engine results.
[2005-01-24] As Sites Add Tags, Tagtextual Advertising Will Follow
Here's new evidence that 2005 will be the year of folksonomies - commonly known as tags.
[2005-01-24] Google Loses French Trade Mark Case
According to Out-Law.com, Google France has lost a trade mark action brought by hotel chain Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts.
[2005-01-24] Become Shopping Search PreLaunch
When I talked about Michael Yang's new search engine I didn't give much detail as to what it would do, how it was put together, what made it unique and so forth.
[2005-01-24] Yahoo!: "Blog" Keyword Searches Up 10% Over Past Week
The Yahoo! Buzz Index reports that blogging continues its march on the mainstream .........
[2005-01-24] VoIP Service Coming from Google?
Some say that Google is getting ready to launch a free internet telephone service in the UK.
[2005-01-24] Is Google Ready to Offer AdWords API?
I sure hope that the rumors are true. I'd love to be able to confirm or deny them, but Google simply gives the "no comment at this time" response.
[2005-01-24] Blog Post Rekindles Google Browser Rumor
Ben Goodger, the lead developer on Firefox, announced on his blog today that he is joining Google.
[2005-01-24] Yahoo Adding Video Search Tab
Yahoo announced in their blog tonight that it is integrating video search into tabs on the Yahoo front page.
[2005-01-23] Web Users Confuse Search Results and Ads
Here's a not-to-subtle reminder that not all online users are as savvy as we may think.
[2005-01-22] Tracking Overture Campaigns with Google AdWords
This is really interesting. As Candida writes on Silicon Valley Watcher: Check out Google's latest ...
[2005-01-22] Google Dramatically Increases Word Limit
ResearchBuzz is reporting that Google has raised their previous 10 word search limit to 32. That's quite a leap.
[2005-01-21] Link Condoms Reduce the Risks of Unsafe Linking
And you thought nofollow was the solution to all your linking woes ... Not so ... The new ...
[2005-01-20] Pinging Builds Blog Traffic, But Risks Abuse
The common practice of "pinging" enables you to alert major blog indexes like ...
[2005-01-20] Google Search and Picasa: Where to Now?
Google's known for developing great services without necessarily knowing how they're going to monitize them.
[2005-01-20] Correction To The internetnews.com Story
In Search Leaders, Bloggers Band to Fight Comment Spam, Susan wrote the following based on an interview with me yesterday ...
[2005-01-19] Killing Blog Comment Spam
Steve Rubel posted today about a technique Google's supposedly testing out that will remove the incentive for comment spammers.
[2005-01-19] Analog Search To The Rescue
Wired Mag reports on the most popular methods of searching employed when people's lives are on the line.
[2005-01-19] Google Tag To Help Prevent Comment Spam
Lots of comment in the blogosphere overnight about the new anti-spam comment tag that Google announced yesterday.
[2005-01-19] Reactions To Google’s Picasa Update
Yesterday, Google launched Picasa 2.0, an updated version of their acquired digital image management software. Reaction to software seemed quite positive, especially those concerning the price tag.
[2005-01-18] Google Going after Dark Fiber
CNET News.com reports that Google is making a push for Dark Fiber. A recent job posting states ...
[2005-01-18] Google Updates Picasa
Today, Google released Picasa 2.0, an updated version of their digital photo software. The free package allows users to organize, edit, and share digital photographs.
[2005-01-18] Yahoo Comments On Comment Spam
Yahoo joins Google, MSN, Apart and WordPress in approving a new technique to fight comment spam.
[2005-01-18] Google Introduces NoFollow Tag
Google had a lot to say in its blog today. Google sees blog comment spam as negatively effecting its Blogger.com asset.
[2005-01-18] MSN Joins Battle Against Blog Spam
Ken Moss, the General Manger of MSN Search Dev & Test announced in the MSN Search WebLog their support of the new NoFollow tag.
[2005-01-17] Blogs Enhance Search Engine Raking
If you want to know why the relationship between blogs and search engines is important, here's a good place to start.
[2005-01-17] Google Goes Live In 11 More Countries
Eleven new countries - territories now have their own version of Google. Google now has over 100 country or region specific Google's.
[2005-01-17] Firefox Spike Re-igniting Browser Wars
The Yahoo! search blog made a post about the sudden rise of Firefox. The possibility of a new browser war is interesting, but ...
[2005-01-17] Google to Put Kibosh on Blog Comment Spam
On the surface, when Dave Winer put up a placeholder post this weekend on the Bloggercon site ...
[2005-01-14] Should Google Buy Technorati?
Russell Shaw of The Industry Standard thinks Google should buy blog-tracker and search engine Technorati.
[2005-01-14] Google May be the Favored Tool of Hackers in 2005
ZDNet predicts that Google will be increasingly used by hackers, looking to find their way into your computer.
[2005-01-14] Is Google Slipping?
Getting to the top of anything is tough. Whether it's business, sports or anything else; the race to number one is never easy. There's typically only one thing tougher than getting to number one and that's keeping it. Google, long recognized as the top search site, has enjoyed immense growth, popularity, and capital as a result.
[2005-01-13] Staying Power of the Friendster Post
I've noticed a recent spike in hits to my famous Fired for Blogging post, in which I broke the story of Friendster's stupidest move and tracked the growing coverage for a few days.
[2005-01-13] Google Claims Gmail Bug Fixed
According to published reports, Google has repaired a serious Gmail bug within 24 hours of its discovery by HBX Networks.
[2005-01-13] Online Ad Spend to Grow by 30 Percent This Year
This is great news for all of us in online marketing... "Marketers will increase online ad spending by as much as 30 percent in 2005 ...
[2005-01-13] Google Not Allowing Slang in AdWords
The NY Times - ever ready to write an article on any topic, as long as there is a connection to Google - today looks at the high standards Google places on AdWords advertisers.
[2005-01-13] Google Small Business Search
This is awesome. Google has released a search appliance geared towards small businesses. From Reuters ...
[2005-01-13] Yahoo Baby
Not sure what to think about this one but I guess a couple has decided to name their baby Yahoo. I don't think they're using the "!" so it shouldn't be a trademark infringement :)
[2005-01-13] Google Taking Too Long With Beta Testing
ZDNet looks at the dark side of Google. The dark side? Yep, they're bad boys for not getting the products out of beta.
[2005-01-13] Google In the Clear Over Playboy Spread
No penalties for Google's interview with Playboy... Now, if Page and Brin had done a center spread, I'd be calling for billions in damages.
[2005-01-13] Yahoo, MSN Close Gap, Google Still Tops
A survey has revealed Google is still the number one search engine; but MSN and Yahoo are closing the gap.
[2005-01-12] The First 106 Miles
A bit over an hour ago I got home from the first meeting of 106 Miles, which Joyce describes as: a networking group for entrepreneurial engineers in Silicon Valley.
[2005-01-12] The Yahoo Problem
If Dave can call something the "Yahoo Problem" then I can call it the Dave Winer Problem. It's good way to make sure we see each other's stuff, huh? :-)
[2005-01-12] Apple Aims to Take Desktop Search Crown
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has fired a warning shot across the bow of Google and MSN, claiming that the new desktop search product for the Mac, named Spotlight, will be an industry leader.
[2005-01-12] Scraping Google To See What Happens
John Battelle points to an act of rebellion by Google nemesis, Danial Brandt. Brandt has created a tool that scrapes the Google results so they can be stripped of all AdWords ads.
[2005-01-12] Apple Mac's Spotlight May Be Holy Grail of Desktop Search
I've been speaking to some journalists about desktop search and they all want to know what desktop search means for the search engines.
[2005-01-12] SEMcares About Who?
SEMcares; right sentiment, wrong implementation. The Tsunami was devasting, people should give generously, bragging about it is in bad taste.
[2005-01-12] Can Desktop Search Find Profits for the Search Engines?
Gary points to an article by Ben Elgin of Business Week. He takes a look at the recent desktop search offerings and closes with some ideas about how the search engines can make some money from desktop searches.
[2005-01-12] Serious Bug Found In Google Gmail
HBX Networks has discovered a bug in Google Gmail that hackers could take advantage of to access private emails.
[2005-01-11] Yahoo Desktop Search Superior To Google & MSN
Late yesterday, Yahoo announced the launch of their desktop search application that will compete directly with offerings from Google and MSN. At first glance, YDS appears superior in features and performance to Google and MSN desktop search apps.
[2005-01-11] New SMA-NA Continue to Gain Traction
MediaPost takes a look at the newly forming SMA-Na - a North American association that will represent the interests of SEO providers.
[2005-01-11] I'll Pass On Yahoo Desktop Search
Another entrant into the crowded desktop search market debuts today - Yahoo Desktop Search, available in beta for download now.
[2005-01-11] Is SEMPO Dead? SMA-NA Says You're Fired!
There's a new kid on the North American search engine marketing block and it's has a target painted on the back of SEMPO. Several folks are talking about the story.
[2005-01-10] Google Riches Cause Tension
Typically, a story about new-found wealth of employees, after an IPO, would not be worth writing or reading.
[2005-01-10] Why Did Google Let The "Google Store" Trademark Lapse?
File this under "I didn't know that, but didn't really care anyway". The Industry Standard looks at a trademark application, that Google let die ...
[2005-01-10] SEMPO Threatened by SMA-MA
Just when you thought SEMPO had inhaled its last breath and quietly slipped away, we hear that they're not only still around, by very much scared of the newly created SMA-NA.
[2005-01-09] Yahoo Travel is Hiring!
If you've ever wanted to work for one of the largest and most popular on-line travel sites, now's your chance. Yahoo Travel is hiring in a number of areas, including:
[2005-01-08] More Details of Kraft's Google AdWords Snafu
Yesterday, Danny Sullivan pointed to a story that highlighted a recent complaint Kraft had with its AdWords ads showing up on a white supremacy web site.
[2005-01-08] Microsoft Ramping Up Search Engine Use
Oshoma Momoh, General Manager of the MSN Search Program has announced that MSN will be directing more of its search traffic through their beta engine.
[2005-01-07] Google Changes Stance on Affiliates in AdWords
After much speculation, Google has announced that they will be changing their Affiliate Policy for AdWords.
[2005-01-07] Kraft's Google Ads Shown on White Supremacist Site
Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Watch points to a story about Kraft's AdWords ads showing up on a web site promoting white supremacy.
[2005-01-07] DoubleClick Rebounds in Fourth Quarter
The Fool asks an interesting question, is DoubleClick still for sale? A few months ago, the company lowered earning guidance for Q4 and hooked up with investment firm Lazard Freres & Co to explore a sale.
[2005-01-07] Link Reform To The Rescue
Okay, I can't wait any longer. I've had this in the works for a couple months and now that Andy started a similar thread I am forced to release my findings.
[2005-01-07] China's Search Engine Market Expects Strong Growth
China is expecting strong growth in its search engine industry. Yahoo News: "The market is expected to growth at an annual speed of 60 per cent-70 per cent to hit 2.6 billion yuan by 2006."
[2005-01-06] Image Processing Search Engine Not Far Off
According to Wired, it may not be too much longer before your next image search turns up more accurate results.
[2005-01-06] Has Anyone Heard of Microsoft Moonshot?
Brian Morrissey, over at DM News, digs a little deeper into why Microsoft is hiring PPC experts.
[2005-01-06] Webinar: Lobbying For Your Search Marketing Budget
Mark your calendars for January 13th. That's the date that KeywordRanking will be sponsoring a FREE webinar presented by Search Engine Watch's Chris Sherman.
[2005-01-06] Howard Stern Is a Fan of Yahoo
Gary points to a transcript of a Howard Stern show, where he talks about search ... Well I never ...
[2005-01-05] Which Search Engines do Search Engine Employees Use?
Some interesting data about which search engines are used by search engine employees. Not surprisingly, a lot of Yahoo and Microsoft employees use Google.
[2005-01-04] Microsoft Will Never Catch Google
One reason Microsoft will never catch Google in the search race is because Microsoft isn't a verb.
[2005-01-04] Google Hiring an Ad Agency?
A few months back we reported on rumors that Google might be looking for an ad agency. According to the New York Post, those rumors are gaining ground.
[2005-01-04] Matt Cutts On Google Suggests
Today I used the new Google Suggests tool to perform a vanity check on my name. When typing in "Jason Dow" I soon realized that the results ...
[2005-01-04] GuruNet Dumps Enterprise Search Model, Launches Answers.com
After unsuccessfully trying to tout its wares in the enterprise search market, GuruNet is back, this time with a free web-based information source.
[2005-01-04] SEM New Year's Resolutions
The last time I linked to one of Shari Thurow's articles, it was because I didn't really agree with it. The email I received from Shari, made it clear she was none too pleased.
[2005-01-04] Google Scandal On 60 Minutes
Jason Kottke is reallly hot under the collar after the 60 minutes piece on Google last night. He's upset because 60 minutes used the following quote from John Battelle...
[2005-01-04] I Learned About Web Marketing From Gas Stations
From time-to-time, our expert staff find the time to write some fantastic articles. We try to suppress this by giving them more work, but they sometimes slip through. ;-)
[2005-01-04] Expedia's New Travel Search Technology
Expedia has unveiled unique technology that allows, within a single flight search, business travelers to search multiple airports, beyond just airports that are naturally in the same metropolitan area.
[2005-01-04] Quick-fire Search Engine
Empower Search announced the success of the launch of its new quick-fire search engine service.
[2005-01-04] GuruNet Has the Answer
GuruNet announced the release of Answers.com, a site-and-software combination providing instant reference answers rather than lists of search engine links.
[2005-01-04] MSN Search Staffs-up for PPC Product
I received an interesting email. Apparently someone thinks I would make an excellent Account Executive for MSN Search's new paid search product.
[2005-01-04] Google Is A Cool Place To Work, Just Ask Them
Apparently, it's getting a bit harder for Google to attract the talent it needs to continue its amazing success ... at least that's the impression I get from this Google blog post ...
[2005-01-04] Top Yahoo Searches of 2004
One of my regular web stops is the Yahoo Search blog. Today they made a post listing the top searches on Yahoo in 2004 ... definately worth a mention in WebProNews.
[2005-01-03] Google Featured on CBS' 60 Minutes
I enjoyed the layman's look under the hood of Google, on 60 minutes. Lots of interesting factoids and inside videos.
[2005-01-03] Search Engine Generates Funds for Tsunami Relief
To generate funds for the Southeast Asian Earthquake/Tsunami relief effort, PPC search engine ReliefSearch.org has launched with all proceeds going toward the cause.
[2005-01-03] Google Removes Trojan Spyware Ads
Interesting development. It looks like some hackers have been using Google AdWords to send spyware to the computers of those who click on certain ads.
[2005-01-03] CGI Holding Continues Internet Marketing Acquisitions
I broke my Christmas blog silence to post the press release announcing our letter of intent with Proceed Interactive (formerly Meandaur).
[2005-01-03] Search is Critical to Microsoft
According to Seattle PI, Microsoft needs its newly launched search products to be a success.
[2005-01-02] Back to Copernic Desktop Search
For the past couple of weeks, I've been using the new MSN Toolbar Suite of search tools since it was released.
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