Newsletter Archive: 2010


Undecided about Bing: The Decision Engine
OK, I admit it. Bing is starting to show some glimmering signs of promise. But I still have concerns -- big ones. I had the chance to chat with Stefan Weitz recently about where Microsoft wanted to take Bing.

Date: 2010-01-29
From Lab to Beta: Google's Social Search For All
Its rare that Google gets trumped on news but with all the Apple iPad (insert your favorite disgusting nickname here) hoopla from yesterday the announcement that Googles social search is now in beta for all to use kinda slipped by.

Date: 2010-01-28
Google 0 vs. China 1
Google has a new approach to China as David Drummond, the companys chief legal officer put it on January 12 on Googles official blog. The post quite directly points a finger at China as the source of a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China..

Date: 2010-01-27
Be Careful Who Your Friends Are
As more and more layers of the Google v China spy activity and accusations continue to get peeled back this onion really is starting to stink a bit.

Date: 2010-01-26
It's Great to Love Your Customers
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Date: 2010-01-25
Google Underperformed At The Hands Of Secret Society Of Whispers
When youre Google, having a great quarter is not good enough. Apparently, theres a secret society of Wall Street Analysts that quietly hold Google to a higher standard, says MarketWatch: However, several analysts maintained their...

Date: 2010-01-22
Google Does Great in 2009; Will it Do Well in 2010?
On Thursday, Jan 21st, Google will be releasing its fourth-quarter earnings and stockholders are likely to be very happy with the results. That said, what will happen in 2010? Googles 4th Quarter Results Expected to be Great.

Date: 2010-01-21
You Say Potato, Google Says Starchy Tuberous Crop
My mind went numb, digesting Googles lengthy explanation on how it's improved its understanding of synonyms. I'll spare you the minutes-and brain cells-with my summary of the announcement: Google knows when two words are semantically connected-such as "pictures" and "photos."

Date: 2010-01-20
Google Bows to Government's Censorship Orders - in Australia?
Google has been criticized for censoring search results, even it was the only way they could get into certain countries, such as China. But as they're abandoning that approach in China, are they picking it up elsewhere?

Date: 2010-01-19
Google's China Issue an Inside Job?
We have seen and heard so much in the past week about the cyber attacks in mid-December on Google that originated from China that now the story has shifted. Of course assessing the damage and closing the holes that exist at Google are a main priority not to mention that Washington is pretty interested in putting more detail on Chinas...

Date: 2010-01-18
China Reminds Others: Don't Get Any Ideas
Google has decided to stop censoring its search results in China as mandated by the Chinese government - even if that means shuttering their search business there.

Date: 2010-01-15
Google Bucking Chinese After Cyber Attack
Google has long complied with the government-mandated censorship required to operate in China, despite criticism from human rights and freedom of speech advocates.

Date: 2010-01-14
Google and China: Maybe They Can't Get Along
Google has again shaken the Internet tree in a way that will raise more than a few eyebrows. In a nutshell, Google is reassessing its working relationship with the worlds largest potential market, China, as a result of recent security breaches.

Date: 2010-01-13
Yahoo! BOSS Shutdown Rumor Taken to New Level!
When Yahoo! launched BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service) back in July last year it was touted as the innovation to save Yahoo! from Microsofts takeover bids.

Date: 2010-01-12
Will Google Make Page Speed a Ranking Factor?
Google is obsessed with speed. A tremendous amount of corporate energy is being put into initiatives to speed up the web. Googles Lets make the web faster web page asks the question What would be possible if browsing the web was as fast as turning the pages of a magazine?.

Date: 2010-01-11
Bing Needs to Say Something Different
If you are easily the number 3 horse in a three horse race does it do you any good to start saying negative things about how you race? Probably not.

Date: 2010-01-08
The Google Reef
Today Ill be at Google to attend the press release of the Nexus One, the latest in a line of Android-powered phones and the first that will have Googles brand name on it.

Date: 2010-01-05
Local SEO - A Case Study
How Do You Do Local SEO? It's quite clear that local SEO will be *one* of the places to be in 2010 and beyond. Need convincing?

Date: 2010-01-04
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