Many have joked about how Wikipedia seems to rank at the top of practically any Google search that you do. Often, that’s a good thing, as Wikipedia has lots of great information. But a search on george washington today shows a downside. Someone edited the start of the Wikipedia entry about the first US president […]
Google is constantly testing new user interface layouts that are presented to a randomly selected group of searchers. Each experiment sparks off a round of screenshots and sometimes hacks on how others can try out what’s new. Now Google is making it easy for those who want to live their search lives on the edge. […]
After months of testing, Google is rolling out new ways to navigate within its search results and between different Google properties. Here’s an illustrated guide to the old and new. Let’s start with the home page. How it currently looks, for someone who is logged in:
Google is undertaking the most radical change to its search results ever, introducing a “Universal Search” system that will blend listings from its news, video, images, local and book search engines among those it gathers from crawling web pages. The new system officially rolls out today for anyone using Google.com and searching in English. Not everyone will see it […]
It’s Searchology Day today at Google, where the company is devoting time to look at the past, present and future of search at Google. There will be a number of significant announcements coming out of the event. Want to keep up? Stay tuned to this page. We’ll keep it updated with a summary of major […]
Tomorrow is "Searchology" at Google, a day devoted for Google to discuss future plans in search. We’ll be covering news here on Search Engine Land as it comes out. But can’t wait for our write-up? Just tune-in to the webcast. It begins at 9:30 Pacific time tomorrow, May 16. The webcast is here. From the […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Last weekend was apparently a big weekend when it came to weddings and search. Both big names in search got hitched — Gary Price and Sergey Brin. No, not to each other (not that there would be anything wrong with that, of course!). ResourceShelf editor and Ask.com search evangelist Gary Price tied the knot near […]
This is a special message for our SearchCap newsletter readers and anyone who visits Search Engine Land, regarding Search Engine Land’s first conference: Search Marketing Expo Advanced. It happens in Seattle this June 4th and 5th. In this post, I wanted to highlight some of the special sessions we’re doing at the show. You&A With […]
To my knowledge, Google never had a tag line. Yesterday, it announced it had gained one: "Search, Ads & Apps." But wasn’t the tag line "Don’t Be Evil?" Or wasn’t it something about organizing the world’s information? Come along, and I’ll try to sort it out. Google has a mission page, and the long-standing stated […]
I spent about a half-hour today defending SEO privately in an email to someone questioning it. Upon reflection, I thought those responses should go into a public post. After all, the discussion involved Stephen Colbert, the great Jason Calacanis mystery project that will kill SEO as well as those scumbag SEOs themselves. So I’ll end […]
Finally, Google Maps and Google Earth get their own official blog: Google LatLong, which has just gone up. Given the amount of activity going on with both services, it’s long overdue. Welcome! I’ve added to my list of reading, along with the excellent unofficial blogs of Google Earth Blog, Google Maps Mania and Ogle Earth. […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Sadness, Colbert fans! Last month, I reported in Google Declares Stephen Colbert As Greatest Living American how Stephen Colbert had defied Google’s link bombing defenses and rose to be the greatest living American, according to a search for those words at Google. Today, it is no longer so. Google has dissed Colbert. Google Drops The […]
Search Engine Land’s conference series, Search Marketing Expo, has now announced dates for new shows in Europe and our "big" SMX West event to be held in Santa Clara next February 26-28. Back when I wrote 9 Reasons To Attend SMX Advanced, I explained that our SMX Advanced show that happens this coming June 4th […]
Back in March, Google warned that allowing your internal search results to be listed in Google might be considered spamming. Today, there’s some buzz that one of the top listings for a search for sex on Google turns out to be an internal search results page from the New York Times. In looking at that, […]
Many search marketers know Nick Wilson, especially for his role in having founded Threadwatch. In case you haven’t been keeping up, Nick and his wife Ivana are having baby. Like now, right now. Nick’s twittering it live here. Barry and I are pretty sure this will be the first birth to ever hit Twitter. All […]
Thinking about attending Search Engine Land’s first conference, Search Marketing Expo Advanced, in Seattle this June 4th and 5th? There’s now a special SMX Advanced Preview Podcast where I talk about what to expect at our upcoming show. You’ll find the MP3 file here. A few changes since the podcast was recorded. The debate on […]
This is a special message for our SearchCap newsletter readers and anyone who visits Search Engine Land, regarding Search Engine Land’s first conference: Search Marketing Expo Advanced. It happens in Seattle this June 4th and 5th. Thinking of attending the show? Sign-up this week by May 8 to save on the registration price! You’ll not […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Looking to learn more about search marketing? Bruce Clay is running a contest for newbies to gain training through his company plus a ticket to our upcoming SMX Advanced show. There’s a further twist. You need to find a non-profit group that can get helped along with you. Review the site, how you think they […]
Both the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal are reporting that sources say Microsoft and Yahoo are talking again about how they might merge or cooperate.
Remember that case where YouTube was hosting a video many Thais felt was insulting to their king? Thought it was all resolved? Think again. The Thai government plans to go after Google in court. Most stories I’ve seen so far talk about Google getting sued, but the AP reports this move might be a criminal […]
YouTube Elevates Most Popular Users to Partners from the YouTube blog covers how YouTube is now starting a "user-partner" program on an invite-only basis, to allow those producing content on YouTube and growing a large audience to share in revenues that YouTube earns. From the post:
TechCrunch and USA Today have news that Yahoo is to close its popular Yahoo Photos service completely in the coming months, telling people to either switch to Flickr or leave to a number of other competing photo sharing services. From USA Today: Yahoo has said that it kept both services going after the acquisition because […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Belgian newspapers that sued Google to be removed from its index are now back in, having agreed to use the commonly-accepted blocking standards that they initially rejected as not being legal. Google and the group representing the papers, Copiepresse, have issued a joint statement. That’s below, along with a look at how this is a […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
How about this? Any time some major media company may be on the block, let’s make it a requirement that all media stories automatically insert a comment from some made up financial analyst suggesting that Google is thinking of buying the company too. Maybe I’ve just had it. I mean, last week I read Google […]
For over a decade, search engines have supported standards allowing you to prevent pages from being spidered or included within a search index. Today, Yahoo now supports a new twist — a way to flag that part of your page shouldn’t be included in an index. It’s called the robots-nocontent tag. Many search marketers have […]
After a grassroots revolt by Digg users, Digg has decided to stop censoring posts about an HD-DVD decryption number used by the industry-backed Advanced Access Content System to protect HD-DVDs. The AACS claims that anyone publishing the number may be violating US laws against circumvention of copy protection. How the story unfolded below, plus more […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Yahoo said it would acquire an ad network yesterday, in reaction to Google’s plans to expand its own ad network by acquiring DoubleClick. Now in One Giant Leap, the New York Post reports rumors that Microsoft might want to buy ad management company 24/7 Real Media. What’s wrong with this picture? The same thing wrong […]
Google has responded to the copyright infringement case filed against it by Viacom over video content on YouTube. Key takeaway? Google says the DMCA Safe Harbor provisions protect it from liability and wants a jury trial to prove its innocence. Several sources have covered the story already, so I’ll do a round-up of what’s being […]
Below are Search Engine Land’s 10 most popular stories from April 2007:
Remember how Google said recently that it might crack down on listings pages that are simply search results themselves? Readr Michael Nguyen dropped an email today to point out how, ironically, Google is now listing pages from its own Google Product Search service exactly as it has warned others not to do. OK, settle down […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Something look odd in the search results for google checkout? Yes, that’s the official Google Checkout home page listed first, but it’s most definitely NOT the right title for the Google Checkout page. That’s got folks at Digg wondering if Google Checkout has been hijacked, sparked from Jon West’s original post here. No. It’s […]
In Time For Google To Give Up The Fight Against Paid Links? last week, I wrote about Google’s second major war against paid links that’s now underway. Today, I came across two examples that illustrate why this is such a difficult war for it to fight. How do you spot the paid link hidden among […]