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Newsletter Archive: 2007

Evaluating The Performance Of Internal Search
Since there was a bit of hiatus in this series on Internal Search while I wrote up some eMetrics comments, it's probably worth a quick review of the series.

Date: 2007-05-29

New Technorati Really is the Google of Social Media
If you're a fan of Technorati, you're in for a treat this morning. David Sifry has announced a treasure-chest of updates, including a fresh new look and an integrated approach to displaying search results.

Date: 2007-05-23

Google Adds "Hot Trends"
Google has announced an upgrade to its Google Trends tool, adding a "Hot Trends" tracker for daily buzz. Similar to services such as Technorati's "top searches" and Yahoo's subscription-only Buzz Index (which also added new features today), Google's Hot Trends is designed to show what search phrases are the most popular on any given day.

Date: 2007-05-22

Google and the "Perfect Marketplace"
In my recent conversation with Michael Ferguson, he brought up the book Net Worth and the concept of infomediaries. I hadn't read the book (an oversight I'm correcting) but I did a little quick online research.

Date: 2007-05-18

Google Introduces Major Interface & Algorithm Update
Google has just sent us details of a series of updates to their interface and algorithm, as they move towards what they call a "universal search model".

Date: 2007-05-17

An Update On Paid Links
Over the weekend Matt Cutts updated his now infamous post on reporting paid links with a Q&A session. The update was designed to shed more light on what links to report as well as alleviate some of the concerns webmasters might have.

Date: 2007-05-16

Google's Power Debated
In my May Biznology newsletter, I took issue with those who believe Google is too powerful. I don't think Google controls as much as what Microsoft does and nowhere near what IBM did back in the 1970s. Marshall Sponder disagrees.

Date: 2007-05-15

Top 5 Blog Post In SEO
I find that most search marketers don't know what to make of click fraud. I love a challenge. In fact, if I don't take on a challenge it drives me nuts. So when Darren Rowse came out with his group writing contest (project) with the topic of "Top 5, I had to come up with an entry.

Date: 2007-05-08

Should We Still Stress About Click Fraud?
I find that most search marketers don't know what to make of click fraud. They've heard the stories, but they have no idea whether it's happening to them.

Date: 2007-05-01

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