SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 7, 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: Microsoft Adds Photosynth To Virtual Earth Microsoft’s innovative Photosynth technology has been integrated into Virtual Earth, marking the first time Photosynth has been available for commercial use. Photosynth is a tool […]

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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 Adds Photosynth To Virtual Earth

    Microsoft’s innovative Photosynth technology has been integrated into Virtual Earth, marking the first time Photosynth has been available for commercial use.
    Photosynth is a tool that lets users upload regular photos and then stitches those photos into 3-D scenes of whatever the photos depict. Our Greg Sterling has previously shown some Photosynth screenshots and called it […]

  • Yahoo Testing Favicons In Search Ads

    The Yahoo Search Blog announced they are now testing favorite icons (favicons) in the search ads. For example, a search for expedia may return an ad that shows Expedia.com’s favicon. Here is a picture:

    Why is Yahoo testing this? Yahoo said:
    Well, it’s just one more way for users to know they’re really […]

  • Successful SEM Means Original Thinking

    There are literally thousands of SEO blog posts made every day. Sometimes it is hard to sound original or write something remarkable, particularly if you spend too much time reading too narrowly. It sets in a sort of tunnel vision that makes you think it has all been done. As the web grows richer and […]

  • A Guide To Video Search Marketing For Small Businesses

    Search engines are pushing the universal search movement to evolve results into a multimedia-rich blend of images, maps, local and video. As a result, search engine algorithms will look more favorably on video content for the top spots on their result pages, meaning the opportunity for exposure increases for any video producer that is on […]

  • Dell Looking At Android For Netbook OS

    Android was intended from the outset to be an OS that could support devices beyond smartphones. And the fast-growing netbook market is one in which Android may see considerable adoption. The Wall Street Journal reports that Dell is considering building netbooks using the Android OS instead of Linux or Windows.
    The first netbook to use Android […]

  • Microsoft Aiming For ‘More Disruption’ In Search

    Next month Microsoft will relaunch its search engine or launch its new search engine (currently dubbed Kumo/Kiev) together with a new marketing campaign to promote it. The question on everyone’s minds is: will it change anything?
    Despite a range of efforts so far Redmond has not been able to boost its market share in search. Speaking […]

  • Search Marketing Industry Feeling 7% Unemployment?

    This morning, I posted the results of a poll I ran at the Search Engine Roundtable asking SEMs if they are currently employed. We received just about 400 responses, and from those responses we learned there is a 7% unemployment rate in the search marketing industry. The poll was far from a valid study, […]

  • Twitter Search To Crawl Links & Add Ranking Algorithm

    Cool changes coming to Twitter Search from News.com reports Twitter will be improving Twitter Search to index content beyond Twitter.com by crawling links within Twitter posts and also by adding a ranking algorithm to the search results.
    In a one-to-one conversation with News.com’s Rafe Needleman and Twitter’s new VP of Operations, Santosh Jayaram – who was […]

  • Google Analytics Adding Two Advanced Features

    Against the backdrop of this week’s eMetrics conference, Google has announced a pair of advanced features that are coming soon to Google Analytics. And they’re specifically warning that these are for advanced users.
    The first, Pivoting and Secondary Dimensions, is described this way:
    “You can use these new power features to do in-depth, on-the-fly analysis and see […]

  • Google Testifies Before Senate About State Of Journalism

    CNET reports on testimony provided by Google VP Marissa Mayer on the “Future of Journalism” during a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Defending against claims that Google “parasitically” makes money off the backs of print newspaper content, Mayer said:
    Google connects Internet users to […]

  • Previewing SMX London: The Speakers Speak!

    Still wondering whether to attend Search Marketing Expo London? Our speakers have been particularly enthusiastic about telling the world about the conference and what they plan to talk about. Here’s a roundup of what they’re looking forward to at SMX London on May 18-19. Each of the links below points to a blog post […]

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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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