SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 10, 2009

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Search & Real Time Madness Make no mistake. I think real time search is indeed one of the most exciting developments that’s happened in the search space in years. But I […]

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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

  • Search & Real Time Madness

    Make no mistake. I think real time search is indeed one of the most exciting developments that’s happened in the search space in years. But I also think search engines are acting a bit like cats getting a sniff of catnip. They’re high on real time search and acting kind of crazy.
    This […]

  • What’s Your Plan With A New Site Acquisition?

    When companies acquire a new web property, they often integrate the content with little regard for preserving the site’s performance in the search engines. Even worse, they may simply disregard content based on branding guidelines, technical restrictions, or other reasons that cause that page to go away.
    Developing an SEO site acquisition strategy would ensure that […]

  • Yahoo Adds Twitter To Search Results

    Just a few weeks after adding Twitter to its news shortcuts, Yahoo has announced that it’s adding Twitter to its main search results, too.

    That’s a search for “climate gate” with tweets showing at the bottom of the search results page. Yahoo says this isn’t a replacement for the news shortcut tweets, and that this integration […]

  • MSN: Bing’s Not-So-Secret Weapon

    The recently redesigned MSN is now in preview. We wrote about it when the redesign was announced in early November.
    The portal has a massive global audience of more than 600 million according to Microsoft. Different countries will have somewhat different looking MSNs, which it turns out is the source of roughly 45% of Bing’s query […]

  • AOL Returns As Independent Company, Search Decision Looms

    Yesterday was the first day of trading for the “new” AOL, an independent company with a market cap of $2.5 billion dollars. When AOL “bought” TimeWarner a decade ago in an all-stock transaction worth $182 billion there was a near consensus that the combined company represented the future of media and publishing. It made a […]

  • Last Chance for Lowest Rates on SMX West: Register Now

    Time’s up! You have only until the end of tomorrow (December 11) to get the lowest ticket price for Search Marketing Expo – SMX West.
    Register now and pay only $1095 for three days of exceptional content, invaluable connections, and all with the essential conveniences SMX events provide. SMX West will take place March 2-4, […]

  • Google Mobile iPhone App Updated With Accents & More

    Google announced the new version of their Google Mobile App is available on iTunes. The new version has some new features including:

    More search results on a page
    Web pages open within the app and not in a new Safari window
    The Bells and Whistles feature is now easily accessible in settings
    A new “waveform” setting, which is […]

  • SES Chicago ‘09: Day Three Live Blogging

    Day three of SES Chicago 2009 is now complete, and that ends the standard conference sessions. Below is coverage from blogs that I found live blogging the event. Here is day three coverage:

    Black Hat, White Hat: Does It Really Matter Anymore?, BruceClay.com
    Facebook Rockstars Roundtable: Marketing for the Other Internet, BruceClay.com
    Facebook Rockstars RoundTable: Marketing […]

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Barry Schwartz
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Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.

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