Business Issues > Business Issues: General
May. 2, 2008 at 10:14am by Danny Sullivan
Indiana Jones Search: Indy Meets Microsoft Live Search
For over a year, Microsoft has been experimenting with games to help build its search marketshare. Yesterday, I learned of one that certainly caught my eye: Indiana Jones Search....
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Apr. 29, 2008 at 9:27am by Eric Ward
The Art Of Opportunistic Linking
A couple weeks back I wrote a LinkWeek column here titled "Your Site's Manifest Linking Destiny". At the end of that column I closed with the following thoughts......
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Apr. 15, 2008 at 6:18pm by Danny Sullivan
Cuill Gets $25 Million In VC Funding
Cuill, the stealth search startup backed by former Google, AltaVista, and IBM search experts, has completed a second round of funding to the tune of $25 million. The round was led by Madrone Capital Partners and follows on a first round of $8 million from Tugboat Ventures and Greylock Partners....
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Mar. 10, 2008 at 8:24am by Barry Schwartz
Search Engine Billionaires & Yahoo's Decker Boosts Her Salary
Forbes is out with the latest billionaires list, and Google executives are well represented. Plus, Yahoo president Susan Decker saw a 63-percent increase in her salary, with a 29-percent bonus increase from last year....
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Mar. 3, 2008 at 9:17am by Barry Schwartz
comScore Paid Search Data & How The Sky Might Not Be Falling
Last week comScore came out with a report that showed a 7% sequential decline vs. December 2007 in paid search ad clicks. Plus, they showed an 8% drop in the number of clicks per Google searcher from December 2007. The report set shock-waves through Wall Street and caused the stock...
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Jan. 18, 2008 at 9:08am by Barry Schwartz
Singapore Offers Cash Incentives To Build New Search Engine
Singapore launches contest for next-generation search engine from PhysOrg.com reports Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology, and Research is managing a contest to build out "a next-generation multi-media online search engine." What I find humorous about the contest is that they expect $100,000 and eight months to be enough time and...
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Dec. 3, 2007 at 9:28am by Greg Sterling
ZenithOptimedia: Online Ad Spend To Overtake Radio, Magazines In Two Years
With the exception of online, the ad industry is in a slump. Growth is in the low single digits and will only gain next year because of the US presidential election, European football, and Olympics. Accordingly, ZenithOptimedia has released an advertising forecast that reflects projected growth of a modest 4.1...
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Nov. 13, 2007 at 9:11am by Greg Sterling
Online Advertising Continues To Grow: Q3 Worth $5.2 Billion
Online ad revenues recorded 25 percent year-over-year growth for a $5.2 billion dollar performance in the third quarter, according to the IAB. Growth from last quarter was a less impressive 3 percent, however. The Internet is on pace to break $20 billion in ad revenues this year, compared with $16.9...
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Oct. 24, 2007 at 9:54am by Greg Sterling
Local Search Site Judy's Book To Shut Down
TechCrunch first reported (confirmed on CEO Andy Sack's blog) that local search site Judy's Book is shutting down and/or looking for a buyer. After struggling to monetize its traffic, the site shifted its business model to emphasize coupons and local deals. The firm had raised over $10 million in two...
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Sep. 18, 2007 at 10:03am by Barry Schwartz
Search Traffic Influences The New York Times To Drop Subscription Fees
Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site from the New York Times says they will stop charging some news content as of midnight. The New York Times started charging $49.95 a year or $7.95 a month for access to columns and to the newspaper’s archives about two...
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Sep. 5, 2007 at 8:46am by Barry Schwartz
Japan Backing Device-Specific Search Tech To Compete With Google
Japan to fight Google search dominance from the Financial Times covers Japan's continuing efforts to subsidize new generation search technologies tied to gadgets and hardware, in part to be competitive against US-based search companies like Google. From the report: The Japanese project is comprised of 10 partnerships, each tasked with...
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Aug. 16, 2007 at 11:16am by Greg Sterling
Ad Share Shifting To Internet
Henry Blodget's Silicon Alley Insider has some interesting data and analysis (Q2 2006 vs. 2007) that shows how Internet media are gaining at the expense of traditional media: TV, newspapers and radio in particular. Among traditional media, only outdoor grew in Q2. Everyone knows this intuitively and anecdotally but Blogdet...
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Aug. 8, 2007 at 11:24am by Greg Sterling
FAST Misses Q2 Revenues, Changes Accounting Practices
FAST Search & Transfer said that Q2 earnings were off based largely on a change in accounting practices. The company had formerly booked MOUs (memoranda of understanding) as revenue and that practice has been eliminated. We were informed but have been unable to substantiate that the company's accounting practices are...
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Aug. 6, 2007 at 10:35am by Barry Schwartz
Accoona Files For $80.5 Million IPO
Via PaidContent.org, Accoona Files for IPO from the Associated Press reports that Accoona has filed to go public, with an estimated IPO price of $80.5 million. Accoona hopes to list their stock as “ACNA" on the NASDAQ. The AP reports Accoona's three business lines as online-lead generation, an online search...
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Aug. 2, 2007 at 7:52am by Barry Schwartz
LookSmart CEO David Hills Resigns
A recent SEC filing reports that LookSmart CEO David Hill announced his resignation on July 26th, to be effective as of yesterday. LookSmart swiftly appointed Edward F. West, the current chair of its board of directors, to take over for the time being....
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Jul. 27, 2007 at 9:11am by Searcharazzi
Searcharazzi: False Starts; iCrossing's $62M
It was about to be one spicy Friday, as Searcharazzi received a call on Thursday from a recruiter looking to replace a top editor in the search space. The conversation went something like this: Recruiter: “Our client is looking to replace the top spot at [name of publication].” Searcharazzi:...
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Jul. 10, 2007 at 10:56am by Danny Sullivan
Compete: Microsoft Gaining Searches; Live Search Club Giveaway Working?
Compete is out with its latest search marketshare report for June 2007, showing that MSN/Windows Live Search has posted a dramatic rise since last month. This appears to be do to the Live Search Club promotion that's going on. Below, a look at the trend, a history of how giveaways...
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Jun. 27, 2007 at 8:42am by Barry Schwartz
Tolles Replaces Skrenta As CEO Of Topix
Chris Tolles announced that he would be taking over the roll of CEO at Topix. Rich Skrenta, the former CEO of Topix, will be a member of the board and an advisor. Why the change? Chris explains that Rich wasn't having "as much fun" as he did in the past....
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Jun. 25, 2007 at 8:34am by Barry Schwartz
eBay Restarts AdWords Campaigns With New Outlook
EBay to resume ads on Google, but rely on rivals from Reuters reports that eBay has resumed advertising through AdWords on Google but on a more limited basis than in the past....
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Jun. 13, 2007 at 5:24pm by Greg Sterling
eBay Pulls Google AdWords Ads To Protest Google Checkout Moves
This week, eBay Live is happening in Boston, but the event is likely to be overshadowed by a fascinating and fast-developing controversy between the auction giant and Google. Rumors from ComparisonEngines.com and other sources last night and earlier today reported that eBay had pulled its ads off Google to protest...
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Jun. 8, 2007 at 3:36pm by Greg Sterling
Good News, Bad News: LookSmart CFO Resigns, Company Ups Guidance
According to this SEC filing/press release (thanks Gary Price), LookSmart CFO and COO John Simonelli announced his intention to resign. LookSmart has been struggling for several years to regain respect and traction following the loss of the company's deal with Microsoft/MSN, which sent it into something of a tailspin. Since...
