SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 30, 2007

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Microsoft vs. Google: Street Photography Rigs ComparedGizmodo, in something of a tongue-in-cheek post, compares the cars and cameras Google is using to capture its StreetView imagery with those being used by […]

on July 30, 2007 at 4:38 pm | Reading time: 5 minutes
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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:


  • Microsoft vs. Google: Street Photography Rigs Compared
    Gizmodo, in something of a tongue-in-cheek post, compares the cars and cameras Google is using to capture its StreetView imagery with those being used by Microsoft for what has been known as StreetSide. StreetSide is a Live Local product that predated Google’s StreetView but has been limited to San Francisco…

  • Google Maps Bulk Upload Spam?
    First Case of Large Scale Abuse at Google Maps? from Mike Blumenthal reports cases of companies using the Google Maps business location bulk upload feature to potentially spam the local vertical. I am not going to list out the reported violations here, because Mike Blumenthal did so in his blog…

  • From eTours To Commanding Ask.com: Jim Lanzone’s Story
    I Fought the Law from the New York Times tells the story of how Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone abandoned pursuing a legal degree and learned his true passion was for internet companies. Lanzone attended Emory University’s School of Law in Atlanta. He then worked for Justice Hugh P. Thompson at…

  • Live Image Search Adds Face, Portrait, B/W, & Related Features
    The Live Search Blog announced new image search features over the weekend. The new features include a way to search for images of people by face, portrait, black & white and related people. Here are examples of the new features in action, by searching for [paris]:…

  • 5 Deadly Sins Guaranteed To Kill Your Link Requests
    Here in the Link Week column, we mostly discuss intermediate to advanced linking related subjects, but I’m compelled to cover a very basic topic this week. Link requests. The link builders are out in force this summer. The proof is in my inbox. Over the two weeks since my…

  • Yahoo Monday: Today’s Google Free Alternative
    As part of our Google Free Mondays series this month, today is the day to try Yahoo. What are Google Free Mondays all about? My past post explains the intent of the series more. The short scoop is NOT to be anti-Google but rather stress that trying alternatives is good,…

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