Search engine ChaCha steps up (Louisville Courier-Journal)

ChaCha is only a few months old, but business is upbeat for the search-engine firm that could become an alternative to Google. Traffic is up. So is advertising revenue. The work force of part-time researchers who answer consumers' queries and make this search engine work is up, too from 2,000 to 25,000 since early September. more here

AdSense Blacklist to Increase Revenue (Addict 3D)

Oliver Gassner pointed me to AdsBlacklist.com, a service which generates a list of URLs based on a URL and a set of keywords you provide. continue

Phoenix Search Engine Marketing Company Launches Article Marketing Service (PR Web)

After five months of testing with beta customers, Phoenix search engine marketing company Vertical Measures launches comprehensive article marketing service. (PRWeb Dec 31, 2006) more here

Equipment. (Greater Kashmir)

and other equipment needed for access to and use of GreaterKashmir.com Interactive and all charges related thereto. more here

Bebo to Roll Out Ad Widgets (AdWeek)

NEW YORK Bebo is readying the launch of its first advertiser widgets, small Web applications users can embed in their personal Web pages. read more

PayPerPost Acquires Performancing.Com (RedNova)

PayPerPost, the leading marketplace for adverti continue

Business Briefs (Miami Herald)

Markets climb on bargains Wall Street surged higher Wednesday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials past 12,500 for the first time as year-end bargain hunters picked up stocks across a variety of sectors. more here

Wikipedia-like search engine in development (IT World)

The founder of Wikipedia, the user-edited online encyclopedia, is developing a wiki-based search engine to compete with established commercial search engines from Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. more here

Tapuz website to provide Google services (Globes Online)

The company will install the Hebrew-language beta version of Google s Adsense for Content program. read more

Google Tests In-Stream Video Spot (Mediaweek)

Google is testing in-stream video ads with an eye toward creating a system that matches small-scale video creators and advertisers in much the same way its AdSense system works for Web site ads. read more

Viral Video Pioneer Changing World from Small Town in Michigan (PR Web)

Internet entrepreneur changing world from bedroom in small Michigan town with viral video show that reaches millions of viewers paving the way for artists to get paid without DRM. (PRWeb Dec 26, 2006) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/TG92ZS1TaW5nLVRoaXItVGhpci1NYWduLVplcm8= continue

Year's top search terms / Britney, MySpace, Google frequently queried words (San Francisco Chronicle)

Pop star Britney Spears and social networking phenomenon MySpace were the most popular search engine queries in 2006, underscoring America's obsession with celebrity and social networking. At least that's what Yahoo and Ask.com claim are the public's... continue

Search engines help shoppers to buy locally (Bradenton Herald)

Now that shoppers are accustomed to scouring the Web for the best prices on everything from TV sets to handbags, a new breed of search engine aims to help them figure out which local stores have the goods in stock. more here

Search engines help shoppers to buy locally (Bradenton Herald)

Now that shoppers are accustomed to scouring the Web for the best prices on everything from TV sets to handbags, a new breed of search engine aims to help them figure out which local stores have the goods in stock. read more

New search engines scan retail inventory (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Now that shoppers are accustomed to scouring the Web for the best prices on everything from TV sets to handbags, a new breed of search engine aims to help them figure out which local stores have the goods in stock. read more

New search engines scan retail inventory (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Now that shoppers are accustomed to scouring the Web for the best prices on everything from TV sets to handbags, a new breed of search engine aims to help them figure out which local stores have the goods in stock. more here

Adsense Should Allow Filtering by Keyword (WebProNews)

EGOL recently made a post on the SEOmoz blog about one of the major shortcomings of Adsense: the lack of a feature to set negative keywords for the contextual ad matching. In short, EGOL is having a problem where many of the contextual ads showing on a few of his sites are not family friendly, leaving him with a poor image when people associate him with these ads. EGOL's issue is that while ... more here

Convera study claims professionals aren t getting search results they seek (dmnews.com)

The research found that professionals use search engines for work and even find them to be an overall aid, but would not rely on search engines the way a surgeon would rely on a life-saving medical tool. continue

Google Partnerships & Enhanced Logo Branding (Search Engine Journal)

One trend that has been noticed over the past 2 months is that Google is stepping up to the plate in the branding of its logo within its AdSense network along with its major partnerships. Why? Possibly because Google is not the grassroots company it once was and there has been talk of Google losing its [...] continue

Search Pulse 13: Google Link Building, Duplicate Content, CSS Tricks, Images Near AdSense, Yahoo! Directory Tag, Here ... (Search Engine Roundtable)

The eleventh edition of the Search Pulse has now been archived. We were able to discuss in detail about half of the topics I wanted. This week, we had on Eric Ward to discuss one of the most discussed topics... continue

Google Updates AdSense Rules, Still Working on Radio (Slashdot)

Photocritic writes "The practice of placing images above or next to adsense banners has been around for a while the idea is to trick visitors into thinking that the Googe Ads are clickable image captions. Unsuspecting visitors click on the ads, and the webmasters make money. Now, Google has officially announced that the practice is no longer allowed. Meanwhile, the Marketwatch site is reporting ... continue

Consumer Search Engines Leave Professionals at a Loss, Says Convera(R) Survey (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

A new survey of U.S. professionals reveals that many do not get the results they are looking for and are forced to abandon their efforts when they use popular Internet search engines for work-related research. continue

Equipment. (Greater Kashmir)

and other equipment needed for access to and use of GreaterKashmir.com Interactive and all charges related thereto. more here

Employers Beware (BizJournals)

From the advent of social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace to the ease of using search engines such as Google, temptations might run high for human resource professionals to search the Internet for information on potential new hires. more here

Google Updates AdSense Payments Page (Search Engine Roundtable)

The Google AdSense Blog announced that Google has updated their payments page to be clearer. You'll now find your earnings and payments divided into two separate columns so you can better distinguish between them. Clicking on any details link will... more here

Google Show Cases AdSense Publisher Using Images Near Ads (Search Engine Roundtable)

Ever since Yahoo! took a stance against images near their contextual ads, it has appeared Google has done the same. Many threads discussed that Google no longer felt it was acceptable to put images near the ads, because they unfairly... read more

Seven Search Engine Evolutions for '07 (Slashdot)

eldavojohn writes "I found a short but interesting list of predicted evolutions of search engines that will most likely be implemented in 2007. While some are vague and obvious like a better human interactive experience, there are others that are worth looking into like alternative means of indexing and using semantics not keywords for matching documents. The author of this list is Dr. Riza ... continue

Typo is Web page's windfall (The News & Observer)

Traffic looking for e-mail service Gmail winds up at Gamil. read more

Growing Interest in Search Engine Marketing Fuels 20 % Growth in Attendance at Search Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago ... (RedNova)

Thousands of marketers braved the bitter cold and journeyed to the Midwest last week for the 8th annual Search Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago, hosted by Incisive Media. read more

Can Yahoo catch Google? (CNN Money)

The real online race is the one for ads, with everybody struggling to catch up to Google. You may think of Google as a search company, but selling and deploying ads is the business that drives its stratospheric stock price. read more

Google Show Cases AdSense Publisher Using Images Near Ads (Search Engine Roundtable)

Ever since Yahoo! took a stance against images near their contextual ads, it has appeared Google has done the same. Many threads discussed that Google no longer felt it was acceptable to put images near the ads, because they unfairly... continue

SKorea\'s Daum to tie up with Google in online advertising (Sharewatch)

South Korea\'s second-largest portal operator said it will operate cost-per-click (CPC) search ads through Google\'s system AdSense, starting from January when its contract with another US search-ad company, Overture, expires. read more

SKorea\'s Daum to tie up with Google in online advertising (Sharewatch)

South Korea\'s second-largest portal operator said it will operate cost-per-click (CPC) search ads through Google\'s system AdSense, starting from January when its contract with another US search-ad company, Overture, expires. read more

101 Easy Ways To Use Google's New Website Optimizer to "Explode Your Profit" (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Birmingham, UK (PRWeb) December 12, 2006 -- Google's new "Website Optimizer" tool allows website owners to test different versions of their site to see which is best at "converting" visitors into customers. continue

Google Confirms AdSense Google Logo Test (Search Engine Roundtable)

Yesterday we reported wide spread reports of Google Trying Google Logo on AdSense Ads. Someone in the forums received a response from Google on the matter. Thanks for your email - as you've mentioned, the change that you saw was... read more

10 Ideas to Save DMOZ (WebProNews)

DMOZ, also known as the open directory project, is the largest human edited directory in the world and one of the most 'trusted' link directories on the internet. However, in recent years it's been steadily falling in popularity and the search engines no longer regard it as highly as they once did. More importantly for users, search engines have become progressively smarter and more read more

eBay, GoDaddy & Travelocity Ready to Target Blogs & Bloggers as Affiliate Partners (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Cleveland, OH (PRWeb) December 11, 2006 -- For millions of bloggers, partnering up with large brands such as eBay, GoDaddy. continue

Searching the Web With Multisearch Interfaces (RedNova)

By Gunn, Holly Search engine results from different search engines really do differ. A recent research report from Jux2 (2006) indicated that in a search of the 500 most popular search terms, Google and Yahoo! shared only 3.8 of the top 10 results. read more

Searching the Web With Multisearch Interfaces (RedNova)

By Gunn, Holly Search engine results from different search engines really do differ. A recent research report from Jux2 (2006) indicated that in a search of the 500 most popular search terms, Google and Yahoo! shared only 3.8 of the top 10 results. more here

Amazon Invests in For-Profit Wiki Firm (TechNewsWorld.com)

Amazon.com has invested in Wikia, the for-profit wiki company co-founded by Jimmy Wales, one of the brains behind online encyclopedia Wikipedia, the start-up said Wednesday. The Seattle online retailer did not disclose the size of its investment. On Wikia, communities gather virtually to create Web pages devoted to any subject. read more

Companies You Should Buy Right Now (The Motley Fool)

Don't mess around when it comes to your wealth. continue

Companies You Should Buy Right Now (The Motley Fool)

Don't mess around when it comes to your wealth. continue

Jason Calacanis Speaks About Digg, Netscape, SEO & Pay Per Post Blogging (Search Engine Journal)

Initial founder of Weblogs, Inc., ex-AOL employee and the man who Dugg Netscape, Jason Calacanis was Danny Sullivan s guest today at Search Engine Strategies Chicago for the keynote conversation. Jason recently left his position at AOL and his Netscape project to pursue new avenues in social media, that direction still, is a mystery. Why is a [...] read more

AskCity Drives To Local Search (WebProNews)

Local search just became a little more competitive as IACI's Ask.com now has a dedicated product, called AskCity, available with mobile friendliness, walking directions, and multi-step route construction for its users. Ask decided to mark the opening day of SES Chicago with a major product announcement. AskCity debuted in beta today, tightly packed with integration with other IAC continue

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Hack Your Competition Out of Organic Search - MSN And Yahoo Join Google With Sitemaps - How Local Search And SEM Relates - What to Look for When Purchasing Links? - What Tools Does An SEO Guru Use? and more. continue

Search engine aids rights workers (BBC News)

Human rights groups have set up their own-brand search engine to pool data and co-ordinate campaigns. more here

Photo of Google AdSense Gift Digital Picture Frame (Search Engine Roundtable)

Photo of Google AdSense Gift Digital Picture Frame (Search Engine Roundtable)

As we reported last week, the Google AdSense Gift 2006: Digital Photo Frame. We finally have some pictures of the photo frame. Here it is, with a little of the picture blocked out... A DigitalPoint member posted a thread and... continue

Coping with Convergence: Local Search Meets Mobile and WiFi, Part 2 (Search Engine Watch)

Coping with Convergence: Local Search Meets Mobile and WiFi, Part 2 (Search Engine Watch)

Consumers have huge incentive to flock to mobile search. As such, now's an excellent time for search specialists to get into the mobile search market. read more

Bigmouthmedia adds Samsung to its client list (e-Consultancy)

Bigmouthmedia adds Samsung to its client list (e-Consultancy)

Bigmouthmedia, the leading full search agency, has been selected as the Search Engine Marketing (SEM) partner for Samsung Electronics UK. The contract will see bigmouthmedia secure Samsung’s position on the search engines in the UK, with particular focus on domination of specific branded electronic... more here

Google Checkout: A One Stop Shop? (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Google Checkout: A One Stop Shop? (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Jeff Molander submits: As Google goes up against Microsoft , those in the digital advertising industry stand to take a bruising or become roadkill. The future for what could be a killer application for Googleits Checkout servicecontinues to be underestimated and mis-understood. more here

Point, click and diagnose? Doctors examine accuracy of Google and other search engines in diagnosing diseases (Macon Telegraph)

Point, click and diagnose? Doctors examine accuracy of Google and other search engines in diagnosing diseases (Macon Telegraph)

r. Hangwi Tang was explaining what he knew thus far about the blood clot suffered by his patient, a 16-year-old water polo player. Tang went on to say he wasn't yet sure what caused it when the boy's father blurted out: "But of course he has Paget-von Schrotter syndrome," and then went on to describe the disease and suggest a course of treatment. The father - who had Googled the symptoms and was more here

Affordable Search Engine Ranking from Vertical Measures (PR Web)

Affordable Search Engine Ranking from Vertical Measures (PR Web)

Vertical Measures, a new Internet marketing company, provides affordable search engine ranking services. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2006) read more

Google AdSense Gift 2006: Digital Photo Frame (Search Engine Roundtable)

Google AdSense Gift 2006: Digital Photo Frame (Search Engine Roundtable)

Google has begun giving out their AdSense gifts for the 2006 holiday season. WebmasterWorld senior member, incrediBILL, said he received his two days ago. The gift appears to be a digital photo frame, he posted the specification: * 3.6 inch... more here

Key to Google's Popularity ; LETTERS (RedNova)

Key to Google's Popularity ; LETTERS (RedNova)

THERE is a known reason why Google outperformed other search engines such as Yahoo! (Mail). Other search engines base their searches on the text contained in a web page. continue

Google's shares top $500 - where will it end? (e-Consultancy)

Google's shares top $500 - where will it end? (e-Consultancy)

Google’s shares reached the $500 mark on Tuesday, the highest point since the company went public in April 2004, when he shares were priced at $85. Stockreply believes the shares will reach the $1,000 mark, and speculates when that mark might be reached... read more

Thursday November 23, 2006 By Stephen Foley (The New Zealand Herald)

Thursday November 23, 2006 By Stephen Foley (The New Zealand Herald)

It feels like the last months of an exhausted leadership, where younger players are jostling for power and influence, and pitching ideas on how to inject new impetus to an ailing enterprise. continue

Software provides search marketing analytics. (ThomasNet)

Software provides search marketing analytics. (ThomasNet)

Integrating web analytics, website tracking, and call-center tracking capabilities, Fathom Analytics aggregates data from multiple transaction channels and provides complete picture of Search Marketing initiatives. Marketers can perform analytics of paid search, online display advertising, re-marketing, contextual, and product information feeds. Excel-like features and drag-and-drop interface more here

Quitting jobs to blog for a living (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Quitting jobs to blog for a living (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

On her blog, called Dooce, Heather Armstrong chronicles her life as a disenchanted Mormon in Salt Lake City, her former career as a high-flying Web designer in Los Angeles, her pregnancy and postpartum depression, and so on. more here

Quitting jobs to blog for a living (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

Quitting jobs to blog for a living (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

On her blog, called Dooce, Heather Armstrong chronicles her life as a disenchanted Mormon in Salt Lake City, her former career as a high-flying Web designer in Los Angeles, her pregnancy and postpartum depression, and so on. continue

ComScore: Google Leads Again In Search (WebProNews)

ComScore: Google Leads Again In Search (WebProNews)

The numbers reported for US search engine market share remained mostly unchanged from September to October 2006, with Americans doing 6.8 billion searches during the month. Figures provided by comScore's qSearch showed Google maintained its lead in the US market, with 45.4 percent of those searches. That represented a gain of 0.3 percent over September. Yahoo reversed a slide that more here

Yahoo! Publisher Network Adds "Compliance Manager" (Search Engine Roundtable)

Yahoo! Publisher Network Adds "Compliance Manager" (Search Engine Roundtable)

One of the biggest complaints you read about in the Google AdSense and Yahoo! Publisher Network forums in various search forums are from people who have been banned. You see it all the time. A person comes in, says, I... more here

Music labels lose MP3 search case (BBC News)

Music labels lose MP3 search case (BBC News)

China's leading web search engine is cleared of copyright infringement by a Beijing court. read more

Add a Search Engine to Your Web Site (Web Host Directory)

Add a Search Engine to Your Web Site (Web Host Directory)

When visitors arrive at your web site you want them to find the information quickly otherwise they will lose patience and move on. A great way achieve this is to add a search engine or search box to your web site. continue

Major Search Engines Unite to Support a Common Mechanism for Website Submission (LinuxElectrons)

Major Search Engines Unite to Support a Common Mechanism for Website Submission (LinuxElectrons)

Las Vegas – In the first joint and open initiative to improve the Web crawl process for search engines, Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft have announced support for Sitemaps 0.90, a free and easy way for webmasters to notify search engines about their websites and be indexed more comprehensively and efficiently, resulting in better representation in search indices. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Cloaking for Religious Reasons - Is Link-bait Ruining The Web? - Yahoo To Test Image Advertising On Mobile Phones - Shopping Cart Abandonment Rates - The Reality Of SEO, and more. read more

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft partner on open source search protocol (InfoWorld)

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft partner on open source search protocol (InfoWorld)

( InfoWorld ) - Strange bedfellows Google, Microsoft and Yahoo  have partnered to simplify how webmasters and online publishers submit their sites' content for indexing in the companies' search engines. In a rare collaborative effort, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, which compete directly in Internet search and other online services, plan to announce on Thursday their support for the open read more

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 7, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 7, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. read more

First Ever Pay-Per-Lead Power Ads 3-in-1 Software Solution is Officially Launched (PR Web)

First Ever Pay-Per-Lead Power Ads 3-in-1 Software Solution is Officially Launched (PR Web)

Three powerful software solutions in one: (1) Pay-Per-Lead Research Center, (2) Pay-Per-Lead Ad-Units Creator, (3) Pay-Per-Lead Keyword Ads Generator. Pay-Per-Lead Power Ads Software makes it easy for webmasters and bloggers to make money with pay per leads by adding the highest paying pay-per-lead ads targeting any niche to their websites/blogs in minutes. (PRWeb Nov 15, 2006) Trackback URI: more here

Old media, new media, and the future of search (dmnews.com)

Old media, new media, and the future of search (dmnews.com)

Recently, broadcast network NBC announced that it would be laying off some 700 staffers, consolidating some New York operations, and that it would be replacing scripted drama in its 8 p.m. prime time slot with cheap reality and game shows. more here

Am I Banned From Google or Other Search Engines? (Search Engine Roundtable)

Am I Banned From Google or Other Search Engines? (Search Engine Roundtable)

A Cre8asite Forums thread asks, how do you know if a search engine has penalized your site? With most engines, the quickest method of checking that is to see if the engine has you in their index. How do you... read more

Pre-Roll Not the Answer for Online Video (ClickZ)

Pre-Roll Not the Answer for Online Video (ClickZ)

The consensus of many online marketers is that pre-roll ads will not be the best long-term solution for video advertising. continue

The Search Engine Report - Number 119 (Search Engine Watch)

The Search Engine Report - Number 119 (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Watch editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan recaps top search engine stories from October 2006. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Yahoo's Dilemma: Deal or No Deal? - Turning Clicks Into Sales - The Google News Effect - Dumb Mistakes Resulting in Loss of AdSense Revenue - SEO Mythbusters, and more. continue

Search engines to unearth tax evaders: FM (New Kerala)

Search engines to unearth tax evaders: FM (New Kerala)

Bangalore, Nov 11: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said innovative search engines were being created to mine information and unearth tax evaders. more here

A search engine that pays you to play (The Morning Call)

A search engine that pays you to play (The Morning Call)

Internet search engines have become as indispensable as mobile telephones. A few years ago, we never gave them a thought. Now, it seems our very survival depends on them. continue

Teh Googlez!!1 (Voodoo Extreme)

Teh Googlez!!1 (Voodoo Extreme)

Google stuff on VE3D more here

IACI's Ask.com Gaining Search Share (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

IACI's Ask.com Gaining Search Share (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Jeremy Crane submits:October brought us another month with Google losing a little steam. Month-over-month Google web-search market share was off 0.2ppts . The number of unique searches on Google actually increased 2%. more here

Facebook: The New Cover Letter (Colgate Maroon-News)

Facebook: The New Cover Letter (Colgate Maroon-News)

A recent survey done on behalf of CareerBuilder.com found that 26 percent of hiring managers use Internet search engines to check the backgrounds of potential employees and 12 percent use social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace for their research. read more

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 8, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 8, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. read more

The Search Engine Report - Number 119 (Search Engine Watch)

The Search Engine Report - Number 119 (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Watch editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan recaps top search engine stories from October 2006. more here

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 7, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 7, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. more here

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 7, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Nov. 7, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. read more

Read this before starting your search campaign (dmnews.com)

Read this before starting your search campaign (dmnews.com)

Search marketing is a wonderful thing, and the power that the search engines have bestowed on advertisers is unprecedented. Never in the history of marketing have we been given such an efficient, accountable, non-obtrusive marketing channel. continue

AOL Enhances Search with FullView Results (Search Engine Watch)

AOL Enhances Search with FullView Results (Search Engine Watch)

AOL has rolled out a slick new search interface that automatically integrates Google-powered web search results with multimedia, local or other content from AOL and its partners. more here

Google Launches Custom Search Engine Service (Search Engine Watch)

Google Launches Custom Search Engine Service (Search Engine Watch)

Want your own Google-flavored specialized search engine for your web site or blog? With Google's new Custom Search Engine service, it takes just minutes to set up your own unique search engine. more here

Yahoo Updates Toolbar and Bookmarks (Search Engine Watch)

Yahoo Updates Toolbar and Bookmarks (Search Engine Watch)

Yahoo is releasing a new version of its toolbar with a powerful new bookmarking feature that integrates seamlessly with Yahoo web search, and features a continue

Google Launches Custom Search Engine Service (Search Engine Watch)

Google Launches Custom Search Engine Service (Search Engine Watch)

Want your own Google-flavored specialized search engine for your web site or blog? With Google's new Custom Search Engine service, it takes just minutes to set up your own unique search engine. read more

Free Report Helps Website Owners Understand Search Engine Optimization (PR Web)

Free Report Helps Website Owners Understand Search Engine Optimization (PR Web)

With thousands of new websites coming online every day, it's more important than ever to know what the search engines are looking for if you want top search engine rankings for your website. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/RW1wdC1TaW5nLUhvcnItQ291cC1NYWduLVplcm8= continue

GMail Mobile : Java Powered (Search Engine Journal)

GMail Mobile : Java Powered (Search Engine Journal)

Steve Bryant at eWeek’s Google Watch notes that today Google is unveiling a new java powered Gmail for mobile devices. The new Gmail mobile should be compatible with 300 different types of US based mobile phones and will not be serving Google AdSense ads in the mail interface, yet. Gmail for Mobile Devices is a free [...] read more

Tech Coast Angels Bless eefoof (PR Web)

Tech Coast Angels Bless eefoof (PR Web)

eefoof receives $225,000 in the first funding round from the Tech Coast Angels; site to be redesigned (PRWeb Nov 2, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/SG9yci1Mb3ZlLVNxdWEtQ291cC1NYWduLVplcm8= more here

Group asks FTC to probe Web ads (USA Today)

Group asks FTC to probe Web ads (USA Today)

A non-profit consumer advocacy group plans to ask federal regulators Wednesday to rein in the fast-growing $100 billion online marketing industry. The Center for Digital Democracy is expected to file a Federal Trade Commission complaint asking the agency to investigate online advertisers. It also wants the FTC to force companies to halt what it calls deceptive practices and encourage Congress to more here

Group asks FTC to probe Web ads (USA Today)

Group asks FTC to probe Web ads (USA Today)

A non-profit consumer advocacy group plans to ask federal regulators Wednesday to rein in the fast-growing $100 billion online marketing industry. The Center for Digital Democracy is expected to file a Federal Trade Commission complaint asking the agency to investigate online advertisers. It also wants the FTC to force companies to halt what it calls deceptive practices and encourage Congress to continue

The Number One Secret to Internet Marketing Success (Blogcritics.org)

The Number One Secret to Internet Marketing Success (Blogcritics.org)

The number one rule in Internet marketing is: Target your market. This is good advice. If you don't know who your target market is, you will have a lot of trouble selling your products or services. However, before you can determine who your target market is, you need to know who your competition is. My Mom always told me, "Actions speak louder than words". What she was saying is that you more here

Find Google Custom Search Engines (Addict 3D)

Find Google Custom Search Engines (Addict 3D)

philip links to two directories that have already sprung up for Google Custom Search Engines. continue

Search Engines Power Help With Health (InternetNews.com)

Search Engines Power Help With Health (InternetNews.com)

Pew study shows most online health seekers don't check the source and date of the information they find. continue

Optimizing pages for search isn't that hard (About.com)

Optimizing pages for search isn't that hard (About.com)

There are really only five steps you need to take to optimize a page for search engines. But sometimes, it is nice to see it visually. So I took a... continue

Marketers Demanding Better Count of the Clicks (New York Times)

Marketers Demanding Better Count of the Clicks (New York Times)

In an effort to combat click fraud, companies are demanding that online publishers hire auditors to check their ad and viewer counts by the middle of 2007. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: NYT calls Google Bombing a 'campaign tactic' - Googling With Google Is Good, But Very Bad Elsewhere - Coming Soon: Yahoo Directory Tag, With 'No' Option - Did-it President Takes a Shot at SEO - What Does Your Holiday SEM Campaign Look Like? and more. read more

Forum Hack Enables Google AdSense Code To Be Placed On Site (Search Engine Roundtable)

Forum Hack Enables Google AdSense Code To Be Placed On Site (Search Engine Roundtable)

A WebmasterWorld thread reports how someone with an Invision Power Board, a popular discussion forum software, found Google AdSense code embedded on his site, without him doing it himself. So if you have forum software, double check that it is... read more

AOL Enhances Search with FullView Results (Search Engine Watch)

AOL Enhances Search with FullView Results (Search Engine Watch)

AOL has rolled out a slick new search interface that automatically integrates Google-powered web search results with multimedia, local or other content from AOL and its partners. more here

AOL Enhances Search with FullView Results (Search Engine Watch)

AOL Enhances Search with FullView Results (Search Engine Watch)

AOL has rolled out a slick new search interface that automatically integrates Google-powered web search results with multimedia, local or other content from AOL and its partners. read more

Firefox 2.0 Is Not Supported By Google AdSense Referrals (Search Engine Roundtable)

Firefox 2.0 Is Not Supported By Google AdSense Referrals (Search Engine Roundtable)

Most you know Mozilla released Firefox 2.0 the other day. And most you know Google AdSense has a Firefox referral program where you can earn money if someone downloads Firefox. As an FYI - this does not apply to them... continue

Firefox 2.0 Is Not Supported By Google AdSense Referrals (Search Engine Roundtable)

Firefox 2.0 Is Not Supported By Google AdSense Referrals (Search Engine Roundtable)

Most you know Mozilla released Firefox 2.0 the other day. And most you know Google AdSense has a Firefox referral program where you can earn money if someone downloads Firefox. As an FYI - this does not apply to them... continue

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: NYT calls Google Bombing a 'campaign tactic' - Googling With Google Is Good, But Very Bad Elsewhere - Coming Soon: Yahoo Directory Tag, With 'No' Option - Did-it President Takes a Shot at SEO - What Does Your Holiday SEM Campaign Look Like? and more. continue

Do You Use Section Targeting in Google AdSense? (Search Engine Roundtable)

Do You Use Section Targeting in Google AdSense? (Search Engine Roundtable)

There is a nice poll running at DigitalPoint Forums that asks AdSense publishers to vote on if they use Google Adsense's section targeting or not. I explained section targeting in the past, and there is also this AdSense help page... continue

New product allows Web sites to customize Google searches (The Arizona Republic)

New product allows Web sites to customize Google searches (The Arizona Republic)

SAN FRANCISCO - Google introduced a tool this week that allows Web sites and blogs to offer visitors a customized version of its search engine, narrowing down its vast index so the results are more relevant for users. more here

Google Custom Search Engines (ISEDB)

Google Custom Search Engines (ISEDB)

Google has just announced a new initiative, known as the Custom Search Engine (CSE) program.  This program is designed to allow the power of human editing to improve search results.  At the same time, Google has also endorsed the notion of distributed search. more here

Google muscle to power custom search engines (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Google muscle to power custom search engines (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Google announced that bloggers and website operators were free to customize its powerful search engine and put it on their Internet pages complete with money-making ads. more here

Google To Let Publishers Create Custom Searches On Their Own Sites (InformationWeek)

Google To Let Publishers Create Custom Searches On Their Own Sites (InformationWeek)

Custom Search Engine lets publishers use menu-driven wizards to optimize Google to their own sites, and share revenue from the searches. more here

Google Embarrasses Analysts Again (ComputerWire via Yahoo!7 News)

Google Embarrasses Analysts Again (ComputerWire via Yahoo!7 News)

Google Inc almost doubled its profit in the third quarter, and saw revenue rocket another 70%, seeing the firm sweep aside analysts' estimates as it has in almost all of its quarterly reports since it went public two years ago. more here

Travelistic Helps Build Out Travel Video Vertical (ClickZ)

Travelistic Helps Build Out Travel Video Vertical (ClickZ)

The new site features professionally-produced and user-generated video and offers pre-roll ads through Advertising.com. read more

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Oct. 16, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Oct. 16, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. continue

The young and the wireless (The Star-Ledger)

The young and the wireless (The Star-Ledger)

In Randolph, using search engines, analyzing Web site credibility and ensuring Internet safety are being added to the three R's -- reading, writing and arithmetic -- that are traditionally the core of elementary education. continue

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Gadgets Now For Your Website - Is SEO a Game of Outsmarting Search Engines? - Relevant Domain Names - Business Week Article On Click Fraud, and more. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google To Acquire YouTube for $1.65 Billion - Yahoo PPC Management Crash - SEO: What Skills Are Crucial? - Hired An SEO Company & Now Feel Ripped Off - When Are SEO Firms Going To Offer Link Baiting Services? and more. continue

Google gets edge on rival Yahoo! in Internet ads battle (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Google gets edge on rival Yahoo! in Internet ads battle (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Internet giant Google has increased its lead over its rival Yahoo! in the battle for the booming Internet advertising sector, driving its stocks up in trading with its results. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Link Building Vs. Brand Building - Yahoo Sales Up, Profits Down - Google AdWords Landing Page Website Optimizer - Live Search's LinkFromDomain Command - Conversion Tracking Revisited, and more. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Gadgets Now For Your Website - Is SEO a Game of Outsmarting Search Engines? - Relevant Domain Names - Business Week Article On Click Fraud, and more. continue

Domain Name Search 2.0 : PCNames (Search Engine Journal)

Domain Name Search 2.0 : PCNames (Search Engine Journal)

One of my favorite online marketing ‘hobbies’ is brainstorming domain names for sites, products, companies and blogs. Admittingly enough, I probably find myself spending about 2 hours a week looking for domains for new products on the market which I think can be spun into a high quality contextual blog revenue generator. Sure, I only register [...] read more

Online advertising (p2pnet.net)

Online advertising (p2pnet.net)

Is it worth the money? read more

“We know paid search works for us” (eyefortravel.com)

“We know paid search works for us” (eyefortravel.com)

Try asking Hugo Burge, vice chairman and head of International, Cheapflights Limited, queries about travel meta-search engines. For sure, there won’t be any monotonous answers. continue

Google and Ask.com Insider Search Engine Information (Search Engine Journal)

Google and Ask.com Insider Search Engine Information (Search Engine Journal)

Yesterday two SEO & search engine experts, Rand Fishkin and Bill Slawski, were taking the time to look into the technologies behind two separate search engines; Google & Ask.com. Rand is trying to figure out the Google algorithmic formula and has simplified his Search Engine Ranking Factors research into one short and simple formula: (KW Usage Score [...] continue

Consumers have few options to control data on Internet services such as search, commerce (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Consumers have few options to control data on Internet services such as search, commerce (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

NEW YORK -- If you don't like what your favorite Internet search engine or e-commerce site does with information it collects about you, your options are limited to living with it or logging off. more here

Small business websites on way out? (Hindustan Times)

Small business websites on way out? (Hindustan Times)

Mom-and-pop type of small business websites that fail to catch up with latest internet technology would be extinct by the end of 2007, blogging expert Gobala Krishnan predicts. read more

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Gadgets Now For Your Website - Is SEO a Game of Outsmarting Search Engines? - Relevant Domain Names - Business Week Article On Click Fraud, and more. read more

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Gadgets Now For Your Website - Is SEO a Game of Outsmarting Search Engines? - Relevant Domain Names - Business Week Article On Click Fraud, and more. read more

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Gadgets Now For Your Website - Is SEO a Game of Outsmarting Search Engines? - Relevant Domain Names - Business Week Article On Click Fraud, and more. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google To Acquire YouTube for $1.65 Billion - Yahoo PPC Management Crash - SEO: What Skills Are Crucial? - Hired An SEO Company & Now Feel Ripped Off - When Are SEO Firms Going To Offer Link Baiting Services? and more. continue

The Search Engine Report - Number 118 (Search Engine Watch)

The Search Engine Report - Number 118 (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Watch editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan recaps top search engine stories from October 2006. read more

Search sites seek order for online video chaos (Contra Costa Times)

Search sites seek order for online video chaos (Contra Costa Times)

These days, you can't search for a video online without turning up an irrelevant array of skits, celebrity interviews and home-movie bloopers. A search for "Dodgers" turns up a video about draft dodgers, as well as the baseball team, and "Cruise" will turn up footage of Tom Cruise, cruise missiles and cars with cruise control. more here

Behind the Scenes in the Search Engine Labs (Search Engine Watch)

Behind the Scenes in the Search Engine Labs (Search Engine Watch)

Most of the major search engines have research units and live testing grounds for new products and features. What kinds of projects are they currently working on? read more

YouTube deal builds on Google's 'vast advertiser network' (USA Today)

YouTube deal builds on Google's 'vast advertiser network' (USA Today)

Tim Carter writes a syndicated newspaper column about home remodeling, but it's Google that provides most of his income. So consider him "ecstatic" that Google this week agreed to buy video-sharing site YouTube for $1.65 billion. read more

Leading eBay Money-Making Expert Exclaims 'Now Anyone Can Do This' (PR Web)

Leading eBay Money-Making Expert Exclaims 'Now Anyone Can Do This' (PR Web)

Google's advertising program for publishers, AdSense, is apparently alive and well after all. Internet marketers have been almost hysterical recently wondering if the much-vaunted AdSense program was in trouble. Meanwhile, over at the world's largest marketplace, eBay, David Guindon is showing ordinary folks how to access and use his proprietary techniques for generating serious money on eBay. more here

Blinkx.tv Licenses Video Search Engine to Microsoft (TechWeb)

Blinkx.tv Licenses Video Search Engine to Microsoft (TechWeb)

Blinkx.tv has licensed its video-search engine to Microsoft Corp. for use in some MSN Web properties and Live.com sites. continue

Preparing for Mobile Search Marketing (dmnews.com)

Preparing for Mobile Search Marketing (dmnews.com)

Mobile search marketing is still a small part of the search ecosystem. The number of G3 cell phones capable of providing mobile Internet service is still a small fraction of the roughly 200 million mobile phones now in use in the United States. continue

No Comment: YouTube And Google Remain Silent On Rumors (InternetWeek)

No Comment: YouTube And Google Remain Silent On Rumors (InternetWeek)

Google and YouTube don't want to talk about it, but the prospect remains intrinsically intriguing to observers of Internet media. continue

Start Your Engines (Business Today Egypt)

Start Your Engines (Business Today Egypt)

The linguists, academics and Arab nationalists who for years have bemoaned the lack of Arabic content on the internet may soon be able to call it a day: Google, the global search-technology giant, has arrived in Egypt, signaling that Arabic could yet prove profitable on a regional and, indeed, global scale. read more

PureVideo.com : Meta Video Search Engine (Search Engine Journal)

PureVideo.com : Meta Video Search Engine (Search Engine Journal)

PureVideo.com : Meta Video Search Engine New meta search engine for online video content, PureVideo.com (Pure Video Search) has launched in beta as a one stop location for the searching of online video across the major Internet video providers. PureVideo.com aggregates crawled data from YouTube, MySpace Video, Comedy Central, Fox Sports, ESPN, CNN, DailyMotion.com and GoFish [...] continue

Google,YouTube Mum On WSJ Report (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Google,YouTube Mum On WSJ Report (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Google and YouTube don't want to talk about it, but the prospect remains intrinsically intriguing to observers of Internet media. continue

In Pictures: The Next YouTube? (Forbes)

In Pictures: The Next YouTube? (Forbes)

Finding the next big thing in more here

Japan's DoCoMo taps Yahoo for mobile search services (America's Network)

Japan's DoCoMo taps Yahoo for mobile search services (America's Network)

Japan's NTT DoCoMo will add three new search services for its mobile phone users, including Yahoo Japan, a unit of its rival Softbank, a company source, quoted by a Reuters report said. continue

Google buys house company started in (San Jose Mercury News)

Google buys house company started in (San Jose Mercury News)

Eight years ago, it was just a sublet near Stanford University, with washer, dryer, hot tub, and a remote to open the door. Soon, it would be home to one of the great innovations in Silicon Valley history. read more

Web2 Corp Acquires Search Engine ByIndia.Com, Targeting Largest Projected Internet Population on Planet By 2010 (RedNova)

Web2 Corp Acquires Search Engine ByIndia.Com, Targeting Largest Projected Internet Population on Planet By 2010 (RedNova)

Web2 Corp (NASDAQ:WBTO) has completed its acquisition of www.ByIndia.com, adding a strategic property that it can enhance to capitalize on one of the fastest growing online communities in the world. continue

10 Online Job Search Tips -- ThirdAge (ThirdAge)

10 Online Job Search Tips -- ThirdAge (ThirdAge)

Send your resumé in the exact format requested by the employer. Follow up with a thank-you letter or e-mail. Try various keywords and different job search engines to get as many results as possible. continue

KMeth Worm Strikes Yahoo! Messenger Users, Targeting Google AdSense Program in Money Making Scheme (SYS-CON Media)

KMeth Worm Strikes Yahoo! Messenger Users, Targeting Google AdSense Program in Money Making Scheme (SYS-CON Media)

Research experts at FaceTime Security Labs(TM), the threat research division of IM and greynet security leader FaceTime Communications, have discovered a new threat targeting Yahoo! Messenger users, known as the w32.KMeth worm. The new threat sends users to a Web site serving a barrage of Google AdSense advertisements related to mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Because more here

Inxight's Search Extender Filters Google Searches (InformationWeek)

Inxight's Search Extender Filters Google Searches (InformationWeek)

The free application allows users to quickly see and filter search results sets by relevant people, companies, products, and other information categories contained within Google searches, Inxight says. continue

Amazon to stop aggregating search data (Austin American-Statesman)

Amazon to stop aggregating search data (Austin American-Statesman)

No more logging on to use popular e-commerce site. SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc.'s A9 search engine has dropped some of its most widely touted features, including the ability to remember everything a user has ever searched for and a service that showed detailed, street-level images of major cities. continue

Clicks that sting / Armies of citizens have been lured into fraud rings (San Francisco Chronicle)

Clicks that sting / Armies of citizens have been lured into fraud rings (San Francisco Chronicle)

Louise, a disabled housewife, plays a bit part in a ring of online fraudsters. She spends her days at home in Ohio entering queries in obscure search engines and then clicking on the ads -- over and over again. Louise's illicit clicks cost... continue

Getting the most out of home-grown skills / UPWARDLY GLOBAL: The foreign-born get guidance on how to use their (San Francisco Chronicle)

Getting the most out of home-grown skills / UPWARDLY GLOBAL: The foreign-born get guidance on how to use their (San Francisco Chronicle)

Internet giant Google needed people fluent in Spanish and familiar with Latin culture for special advertising projects. The California State Automobile Association, faced with saturation in its mainstream market, wanted to woo Latino members.... read more

Paid Search Has Slight Edge in Conversion Rates Over Organic Search, According to Study (EContent Magazine)

Paid Search Has Slight Edge in Conversion Rates Over Organic Search, According to Study (EContent Magazine)

WebSideStory, Inc., a provider of digital marketing and analytics solutions, has announced the results of a new study that shows paid search has only a slight 9% edge in conversion rates over organic search. continue

SEO Copywriting - Appealing to Visitors and Search engines (Web Host Directory)

SEO Copywriting - Appealing to Visitors and Search engines (Web Host Directory)

How do you strike the balance between appealing to your visitors and the search engines when writing copy for your web site? This can be a little tricky because you don't want your content to sound silly and you also want to get good rankings for your web site. continue

Your Search, Your Way, Part Two (Search Engine Watch)

Your Search, Your Way, Part Two (Search Engine Watch)

Today, we continue our look at personalized search services, focusing in depth on offerings from Yahoo and Eurekster. continue

Search Arbitrage: Good or Evil? (Search Engine Watch)

Search Arbitrage: Good or Evil? (Search Engine Watch)

Skilled traders of bonds, commodities or other equities often leverage their bets using arbitrage to take advantage of price differences in the marketplace. With a bit of creativity, you can use arbitrage to profit from price differences in search engine advertising programs. more here

You Don't Have to Pay Someone to Optimize Your Site for Good Placement With the Search Engines: eWay Direct's Free (SYS-CON Media)

You Don't Have to Pay Someone to Optimize Your Site for Good Placement With the Search Engines: eWay Direct's Free (SYS-CON Media)

As the 2006 holiday purchasing season approaches, businesses need to optimize their search engine placement for maximum visibility and return on investment. Search engine optimization (SEO) enables businesses to succeed in the competitive world of Internet marketing, and eWayDirect, Inc., wants to help. more here

What is Google's second act? (CNN Money)

What is Google's second act? (CNN Money)

Two years after going public, Google's stock is up more than fourfold, and it's so profitable that despite helter-skelter spending on everything from mammoth data centers to worldwide sales and engineering offices, Google is generating more than $800 million in cash each quarter. more here

Sproose.com Offers New Search Engine With Personalization for Relevant Results That Matter (SYS-CON Media)

Sproose.com Offers New Search Engine With Personalization for Relevant Results That Matter (SYS-CON Media)

Sproose.com, an emerging leader in personalized, interactive search engines, announced its beta launch today. Sproose.com provides a peer-moderated ranking, prioritization and community networking solution for both individuals and affinity groups, geared toward producing only the most relevant Web search results. continue

Affordable Search Engine Marketing Solutions Offered by SEM Research (PR Web)

Affordable Search Engine Marketing Solutions Offered by SEM Research (PR Web)

SEM Research announced the launch of their new website. The Firm offers search engine marketing services and products designed to help businesses receive and profit from internet traffic from search engines. (PRWEB Sep 26, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/RmFsdS1TaW5nLVByb2YtSG9yci1JbnNlLVplcm8= continue

Findory Dumps Google Ads For Amazon (WebProNews)

Findory Dumps Google Ads For Amazon (WebProNews)

Findory, the personalization startup that remains my favorite news source, has switched its ad system from Google AdSense to Amazon Associates. Findory had famously been running a form of personalized AdSense , by feeding to AdSense keywords based on the logged-in user's account, but Greg Linden says that even with very well-chosen keywords, AdSense just didn't deliver the results he hoped for. more here

Leading Google AdSense Expert Exclaims 'AdSense is Alive!' in Explosive New Report Available Today (PR Web)

Leading Google AdSense Expert Exclaims 'AdSense is Alive!' in Explosive New Report Available Today (PR Web)

Google's contextual advertising program for publishers, AdSense, is alive and well, generating more revenue for site owners than ever before. A new special report by Joel Comm, the web's leading AdSense teacher and author of the New York Times Best Selling "The AdSense Code", dispels myths and half-truths about the AdSense program. This report sets the record straight and reveals the true continue

New Media Tools Of The Week: Sharewood Picnic 71 (MasterNewMedia.org)

New Media Tools Of The Week: Sharewood Picnic 71 (MasterNewMedia.org)

Photo credit: Magical Garden Use Skype from your mobile phone, without having to download anything on your device Record instantly from your webcam and post your recordings on blogs, in messages or comments Enhance your site performances by analyzing the behavior of your visitors Organize and track the work of your team within a web-based project management space Send free SMS from your mobile in read more

New Media Tools Of The Week: Sharewood Picnic 71 (MasterNewMedia.org)

New Media Tools Of The Week: Sharewood Picnic 71 (MasterNewMedia.org)

Photo credit: Magical Garden Use Skype from your mobile phone, without having to download anything on your device Record instantly from your webcam and post your recordings on blogs, in messages or comments Enhance your site performances by analyzing the behavior of your visitors Organize and track the work of your team within a web-based project management space Send free SMS from your mobile in read more

Shocking News - Google Adsense is Dead (PR Web)

Shocking News - Google Adsense is Dead (PR Web)

A controversial new report claims the much vaunted Adsense internet marketing method is now dead as a means of making a substantial income on-line. (PRWEB Sep 23, 2006) continue

Google AdSense Tips Brochure (Addict 3D)

Google AdSense Tips Brochure (Addict 3D)

Google Germany sent me a little AdSense tips pamphlet. (I suppose they sent this to every publisher who makes over N bucks through AdSense?) More @ source. read more

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Yahoo Reports Slowing Ad Sales - Search Engines Can't Read 301's - Google Mobile Ads - MSN Search Vs Windows Live Search: What's The Difference? - Will Google Penalize for Linking to Non Related Sites? and more. read more

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Which Web Services Do You Use? - Mining the Tail? - AdSense On Home Page - Does It Cheapen The Look? - What are the Barriers to Using Search Analytics? - Digg Dealing With the Same Problems as Google? and more. more here

Your New Title: The VP of Search (Search Engine Watch)

Your New Title: The VP of Search (Search Engine Watch)

What do the New York Times/About.com, Citicards and Passages drug treatment center have in common? You guessed it, a Vice President of Search, the hottest new title in town. read more

Your Search, Your Way, Part Two (Search Engine Watch)

Your Search, Your Way, Part Two (Search Engine Watch)

Today, we continue our look at personalized search services, focusing in depth on offerings from Yahoo and Eurekster. read more

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Sept. 11, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Sept. 11, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. continue

Your Search, Your Way (Search Engine Watch)

Your Search, Your Way (Search Engine Watch)

A new generation of search services goes beyond simple personalization, and lets you customize both your search topics and how results are presented. continue

Search Results (Billings Outpost)

Search Results (Billings Outpost)

Domain name renewal and affordable web hosting packages from Network Solutions continue

Has Apple Lost Its Shine? (PR Web)

Has Apple Lost Its Shine? (PR Web)

Aliso Viejo, Cal, Net Applications ( http://www.netapplications.com ), makers of HitsLink and publishers of Net Wide Market Share Data announces August 2006 Operating System usage market share statistics. Apple tops the news when analyzing recent operating system usage market share numbers. Several months ago Apple had everything going in the right direction... (PRWEB Sep 18, 2006) Trackback URL: continue

Microsoft Hopes New Search Tool Draws Converts From Google (InformationWeek)

Microsoft Hopes New Search Tool Draws Converts From Google (InformationWeek)

Microsoft may finally believe its search engine and search advertising platform have reached the point of being technically competitive with Google and Yahoo. But technology will only get Microsoft so far. more here

A family tradition (Roanoke Times)

A family tradition (Roanoke Times)

Readin goes here and here and here 4 decks please. RADFORD -- Jeffrey Earnhardt confesses to occasionally plugging his name into Internet search engines when he first started racing to see what the prognosticators were saying. Was the grandson of stock-car racing legend Dale Earnhardt destined for future stardom? more here

A family tradition (Roanoke Times)

A family tradition (Roanoke Times)

Readin goes here and here and here 4 decks please. RADFORD -- Jeffrey Earnhardt confesses to occasionally plugging his name into Internet search engines when he first started racing to see what the prognosticators were saying. Was the grandson of stock-car racing legend Dale Earnhardt destined for future stardom? read more

Google Debuts 200 Year News Archive Search (Search Engine Watch)

Google Debuts 200 Year News Archive Search (Search Engine Watch)

News and history junkies take heart: Google's new News Archive Search lets you search back over twenty decades worth of historical content, including scads of articles not previously available via the search engine. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Which Web Services Do You Use? - Mining the Tail? - AdSense On Home Page - Does It Cheapen The Look? - What are the Barriers to Using Search Analytics? - Digg Dealing With the Same Problems as Google? and more. read more

On-line Dating -- Free is the New Paid (PR Web)

On-line Dating -- Free is the New Paid (PR Web)

Dating website Sparkle Road ditches its paid model and turns to AdSense for its revenue. (PRWEB Sep 14, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/Q291cC1NYWduLUhvcnItWmV0YS1JbnNlLVplcm8= continue

Google AdSense Referral Button Feedback Requested (Search Engine Roundtable)

Google AdSense Referral Button Feedback Requested (Search Engine Roundtable)

The AdSenseAdvisor posted a thread last night at WebmasterWorld asking for feedback on the Google Referrals buttons. They're especially interested in your thoughts and suggestions on colors, formats, styles... So here is your chance to get the button you think... more here

Six Tips to Protect Your Online Search Privacy (Kansas City InfoZine)

Six Tips to Protect Your Online Search Privacy (Kansas City InfoZine)

How to Defend Yourself from Privacy Invasions Like AOL's Search Data Disaster read more

Search Pulse 2: Google News Archive, Sitelinks, AdWords Preview, Sullivan PubCon, ChaCha & More... (Search Engine Roundtable)

Search Pulse 2: Google News Archive, Sitelinks, AdWords Preview, Sullivan PubCon, ChaCha & More... (Search Engine Roundtable)

The second edition of the Search Pulse has now been archived. In this show we covered a slew of topics from last week. The topics we covered are listed below, in order of priority (based on search community buzz). You... continue

Get found on the web (Kuensel)

Get found on the web (Kuensel)

12 September 2006- There is more to a website than just registering a domain name and putting up some pages on the internet; the site needs to be found and ranked high by search engines if it is to serve its purpose of being a window of information. more here

Google AdSense for TV? (Addict 3D)

Google AdSense for TV? (Addict 3D)

Who knows for sure but the company registered the domain on Thursday. + New: Googleadsensetvsite.com/net/org Adsense for tv? more here

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Sept. 11, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Highlights from the SEW Blog: Sept. 11, 2006 (Search Engine Watch)

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web. more here

La Jolla - SiteLab to Host Presentation of New MSN AdCenter on Friday Sept. 15 (PR Web)

La Jolla - SiteLab to Host Presentation of New MSN AdCenter on Friday Sept. 15 (PR Web)

Microsoft and SiteLab will provide insider information on the hottest new online search marketing product, AdCenter from MSN. MSN Search is the strongest new rival to Google and Yahoo, reaching more than 40 million internet users a month. Unlike other search engines, MSN AdCenter offers advertisers sophisticated data about their online users including age, gender and level of wealth.Seating is more here

Ad-Supported Software Proves Popular With Small Businesses (Network Computing)

Ad-Supported Software Proves Popular With Small Businesses (Network Computing)

Spiceworks is adding more IT management features to its free, ad-supported software, for which over 5,000 customers have signed up in about a month's time. read more

Starts-ups may be lovelier the second time around (Financial Times)

Starts-ups may be lovelier the second time around (Financial Times)

When Jay Adelson was asked to speak at an internet conference in the Netherlands in July, he had a problem since he was still in San Francisco. But for the conference organisers this was no difficulty. more here

Tech Heads: FREE CLASSIC BOOKS... ; Steve Lawson's Games and Technology Round-Up (RedNova)

Tech Heads: FREE CLASSIC BOOKS... ; Steve Lawson's Games and Technology Round-Up (RedNova)

By Steve Lawson STAYING with search engines, the daddy of them all, Google, are offering users the chance to download and print off classic novels, free of charge. continue

Business replaces sex as top web search: study (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Business replaces sex as top web search: study (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Business and e-commerce have overtaken sex and pornography in Australia and the United States as the most searched for topics on the Internet. More than 20 million search sessions were analysed as part of the Queensland University of Technology study. continue

SuperBoolean Patent Search Engine Slashes Patent Search Cost, Supports Patent Office’s Commitment to Faster and Higher (PR Web)

SuperBoolean Patent Search Engine Slashes Patent Search Cost, Supports Patent Office’s Commitment to Faster and Higher (PR Web)

PatentCafe's new Heuristic Boolean engine relevancy ranks patent search results using a Latent Semantic Analysis database as its expert system. The SuperBoolean™ engine helps patent professionals search patents to discover more prior art faster, create higher quality patent applications, faster patent issuances search cost savings, and helps reduce patent infringement litigation risks. (PRWEB Sep continue

Search Marketing Works for B2B, Too (Search Engine Watch)

Search Marketing Works for B2B, Too (Search Engine Watch)

Most people assume search marketing works only to reach consumers, but it's actually quite effective for businesses wishing to connect with other businesses, as well. read more

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: TrueLocal Launches Canadian Local Search Engine - The Video Void: Where Are All The AdSense Video Ads? - Here Comes Social Media Optimization? - Google Apps for Your Domain, and more. read more

Tool generates fake searches for privacy (South Bend Tribune)

Tool generates fake searches for privacy (South Bend Tribune)

NEW YORK -- A new tool seeks to make your searches more private by hiding them in plain sight. TrackMeNot periodically sends fake, innocuous queries to search engines, making it harder for someone to glean your actual search habits by reviewing the companies' logs that contain your queries. continue

Google participates in the Mediterranean Travel Fair 2006 (AME Info)

Google participates in the Mediterranean Travel Fair 2006 (AME Info)

Google inc. will be participating in the upcoming Mediterranean Travel Fair in Cairo. more here

Search ads: Honing the tools (International Herald Tribune)

Search ads: Honing the tools (International Herald Tribune)

Google and eBay's international advertising partnership, announced last week, underlines the growing primacy of search-based advertising, a business that Google pioneered, over more "traditional" kinds of online ads like banners or pop-ups. continue

Tool hides Web searches amid fake requests (Everett Herald)

Tool hides Web searches amid fake requests (Everett Herald)

A new tool seeks to make your searches more private by hiding them in plain sight. TrackMeNot periodically sends fake, innocuous queries to search engines, making it harder for someone to glean your actual search habits by reviewing the companies' logs that contain your queries. read more

Back to School Scavenger Hunt - Test Your Web Search Skills (About.com)

Back to School Scavenger Hunt - Test Your Web Search Skills (About.com)

September's Back to School Scavenger Hunt is all about Harry Potter and his own back to school adventures: Hogwarts, professors, school, books, and more. Test your Web search skills!... continue

Smaller Search Engines Scream Past Yahoo and Google (RedNova)

Smaller Search Engines Scream Past Yahoo and Google (RedNova)

WASHINGTON: If the Internet is a treasure chest of information, search tools are the skeleton key you need to open the lid. And the number of search tools you have at your disposal will have a direct bearing on exactly how much information you can unearth. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: TrueLocal Launches Canadian Local Search Engine - The Video Void: Where Are All The AdSense Video Ads? - Here Comes Social Media Optimization? - Google Apps for Your Domain, and more. more here

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Search Engine Forums Spotlight (Search Engine Watch)

Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: TrueLocal Launches Canadian Local Search Engine - The Video Void: Where Are All The AdSense Video Ads? - Here Comes Social Media Optimization? - Google Apps for Your Domain, and more. read more

B2B: Getting Search Engine Marketing in Sync (TechNewsWorld.com)

B2B: Getting Search Engine Marketing in Sync (TechNewsWorld.com)

When a searcher types a word into Google or Yahoo, organic and paid results populate the return screen. Because competition for top rankings in search results is steadily increasing, business-to-business marketers are challenged to develop ever more sophisticated search strategies. read more

Website Owners Applaud as Google Delists or Bans Garbage Sites (PR Web)

Website Owners Applaud as Google Delists or Bans Garbage Sites (PR Web)

AdSense expert and New York Times bestselling author Joel Comm says the proliferation of “garbage” Adsense sites is behind the timely and appropriate move. (PRWEB Aug 30, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/RW1wdC1UaGlyLUNvdXAtTG92ZS1JbnNlLVplcm8= more here

Website Owners Applaud as Google Delists or Bans Garbage Sites (PR Web)

Website Owners Applaud as Google Delists or Bans Garbage Sites (PR Web)

AdSense expert and New York Times bestselling author Joel Comm says the proliferation of “garbage” Adsense sites is behind the timely and appropriate move. (PRWEB Aug 30, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/RW1wdC1UaGlyLUNvdXAtTG92ZS1JbnNlLVplcm8= read more

Master of Your Domains (The Motley Fool)

Master of Your Domains (The Motley Fool)

If you're Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) , that warm breath you're feeling on the back of your neck isn't a surprise anymore. You don't even need to peek over your shoulder. read more

Lycos in video search venture (Financial Times)

Lycos in video search venture (Financial Times)

Lycos, the online web portal, is launching a broadband video search service on Tuesday powered by technology supplied by Blinkx, a fast growing online video search pioneer. continue

Google and Advertising: Perfect Together (Yeald)

Google and Advertising: Perfect Together (Yeald)

While Mr. van Leeuwen questions Google's ability to take on all companies on the Internet, Google politely continues to advance its strength in advertising, the core of Internet company revenues and whistle past its competitors. more here

Tuning search for enterprise use (CNETAsia)

Tuning search for enterprise use (CNETAsia)

For Norwegian player Fast Search & Transfer, the money is in enterprise search applications which the vendor says, will enhance information retrieval and even monitor transactions. read more

Google aims to befriend TV industry (Tiscali)

Google aims to befriend TV industry (Tiscali)

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Google is approaching British broadcasters to quell any fears that it plans to compete with them as it rapidly expands a Web-based video delivery system. more here

A happy Google user (Addict 3D)

A happy Google user (Addict 3D)

Sometimes we get emails from Google users who have found great ways to use Google Base along with other Google tools and services. Ryan, from TropicalYarns.com has taken advantage of AdSense, Google Base, Checkout, Analytics, AdWords, and more to turn his small business around. more here

Google aims to befriend TV industry (Reuters.co.uk)

Google aims to befriend TV industry (Reuters.co.uk)

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Google GOOG.O is approaching British broadcasters to quell any fears that it plans to compete with them as it rapidly expands a Web-based video delivery system. read more

Flixya Partners with HubTV to Deliver a Broadband Action Sports TV Video Portal (PR Web)

Flixya Partners with HubTV to Deliver a Broadband Action Sports TV Video Portal (PR Web)

Broadband Action Sports TV - HubTV is aiming to dominate the online action sports video community with the Flixya video sharing platform. (PRWEB Aug 25, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/UHJvZi1Mb3ZlLVN1bW0tVGhpci1JbnNlLVplcm8= more here

Ricardo-Developed Engines Perform Flawlessly as JCB DIESELMAX Sets New 350 mph Speed Record (The Auto Channel)

Ricardo-Developed Engines Perform Flawlessly as JCB DIESELMAX Sets New 350 mph Speed Record (The Auto Channel)

VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Aug. 24 -- The third speed record achieved by the JCB DIESELMAX in only six days, yesterday's success demonstrates the power and reliability of its Ricardo-developed engines. read more

Online Advertising Agency Automatically Auctions Best Paying Ads For You: Rightmedia RMX Direct - Video Interview (MasterNewMedia.org)

Online Advertising Agency Automatically Auctions Best Paying Ads For You: Rightmedia RMX Direct - Video Interview (MasterNewMedia.org)

Online advertising service RMX Direct aims to unite advertisers, ad networks and independent publishers in working together towards greater profits. If your site features ad content, or if it doesn't yet, you owe it to yourself to see how RMX can help you to monetize your efforts. RMX Direct uses an accessible web based application that makes it as easy as possible for bloggers and other niche more here

Microsoft, Facebook Ink Ad Deal (Red Herring)

Microsoft, Facebook Ink Ad Deal (Red Herring)

Pact is a significant milestone for Redmond’s fledgling adCenter portal. read more

CEO Schmidt: Many People are Very Happy with Google Search (Search Engine Watch)

CEO Schmidt: Many People are Very Happy with Google Search (Search Engine Watch)

Part two of Andrew Goodman's coverage of Danny Sullivan's SES keynote conversation with Google chief executive Eric Schmidt. read more

Creating Complimentary Google AdSense & Contextual Ads (Search Engine Roundtable)

Creating Complimentary Google AdSense & Contextual Ads (Search Engine Roundtable)

A WebmasterWorld thread asks if I have a page on strawberries, how do I get ads for "cream"? People tend to like eating strawberries with cream and the same deal with any product/service that is complimentary to an other. The... continue

AOL Moves to Increase Privacy on Search Queries (New York Times)

AOL Moves to Increase Privacy on Search Queries (New York Times)

AOL?s chief technology officer departed after the company released hundreds of thousands of its customers? search queries. more here

IxReveal and Planet Technologies Partner to Deliver Enhanced Search Experience (SYS-CON Media)

IxReveal and Planet Technologies Partner to Deliver Enhanced Search Experience (SYS-CON Media)

IxReveal, a leader in text analytics for unstructured data, and Planet Technologies, an international IT consulting and services company, announced a partnership today that will deliver IxReveal's Desktop Edition as an integrated component of Planet's PROSPECTOR search appliance. read more

RateItAll.com Introduces Revenue Sharing for Consumer Reviews (PR Web)

RateItAll.com Introduces Revenue Sharing for Consumer Reviews (PR Web)

Online social network RateItAll.com extends its AdSense powered revenue sharing program to include the submission of reviews. (PRWEB Aug 21, 2006) more here

Yahoo! Sites Register a Moderate Share Gain for the Second Consecutive Month (SYS-CON Media)

Yahoo! Sites Register a Moderate Share Gain for the Second Consecutive Month (SYS-CON Media)

comScore Networks today released its monthly qSearch analysis of activity across competitive search engines. In July 2006, Yahoo! Sites posted modest market share gains for the second consecutive month to reach 28.8 percent of U.S. searches, trailing Google Sites, which registered a 43.7 percent share. Google's share declined 1 percent from the previous month, ending its impressive 11-month run read more