SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 31, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
December 2007: Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories
Below are Search Engine Land’s 10 most popular stories from December 2007:
My Love/Hate Relationship With Facebook Ads: 10 Ways They Could Improve
Last month I began running a campaign on Facebook’s new ad network. After hearing the hype, I couldn’t resist playing around with it as soon as I had a reason to. At first I was somewhat frustrated because I wasn’t getting any page views or clicks. It took some time experimenting with my bid before […]
The 2007 Paid Links War, In Review
The paid links debate is back, this time about whether Google wants all links in a paid post to have a nofollow attribute. Below, a look at the latest round, plus a recap of this year’s "War On Paid Links" by Google and where the other search engines stand on the subject.
Baidu’s CFO Dies In Holiday Accident
Baidu.com says CFO killed in China accident from the AFP reports Shawn Wang, Baidu’s CFO, died on December 27. Wang was in a fatal accident during a holiday vacation in China. He joined Baidu in 2004 and helped Baidu with their extremely successful IPO and NASDAQ listing.
Google Trademarks Knol, Android, OpenSocial, & More In 2007
Gary Price reports Google has applied to trademark several terms this year, including Knol, Android, OpenSocial, Open Handset Alliance, Panoramio, Dalvik, and more. These trademark applications are common for companies wanting to protect their new product releases.
Yahoo’s Chief Performance Expert, Souders, Joining Google
Steve Souders, Yahoo’s Chief Performance expert and writer of the Firefox add-on YSlow, announced on his site he is joining Google on January 7, 2008. It is not clear exactly what Souders will be doing at Google. It appears that he will be working with Dion Almaer, who is working on Google Code, Google Gears, […]
Pew/Internet Study Finds Most Americans Get Their Answers From The Internet
A PEW/Internet and American Life study out today finds that the place Americans turn to most for answers is the internet. The study, which surveyed 2,796 Americans, found that 76% have internet access and that 58% turn to the internet when they have questions about things like health, school, careers, and government issues. The project […]
Google The Stealth Social Network?
Google’s plan to socialize its various applications continues. Google Operating System has spotted code in Gmail that may lead to a Facebook-style news feed of status updates from your Gmail contacts. More about this and Google’s continued “stealth social network” moves below.
What Would A Google Antitrust Breakup Look Like?
How might Google be broken up into various companies? The story below explores the idea, in the guise of a chapter from a fictional book about how a Google break-up might have come about and the results from it. It explores the idea of a Search Engine Reform Act that breaks-up the company, as well […]
Comparing Search Popularity Ratings Services: June To Nov. 2007
I’ve now compiled the latest search popularity stats from Nielsen, comScore, Hitwise, and Compete. That means it’s time to put them all together, to see what a "panel" of ratings services agree on — and don’t agree on — in terms of search engine popularity.
Compete Nov. 2007 Search Stats: Google Hits High; Microsoft Steady & Yahoo Declining
Nearly done with today’s search popularity stats review. Previously, I’ve covered the latest stats from Nielsen, comScore, and Hitwise. Now it’s time for Compete. Like the others, it puts Google tops. Unlike the others, it’s far more positive about Microsoft’s share and negative about Yahoo.
Hitwise Nov. 2007 Search Stats: Google Near All-Time High; Microsoft Hits All-Time Low
With the latest stats from Nielsen and comScore posted earlier today, I continue on with my compilation of the latest search popularity stats, now moving to Hitwise. As with the others, Google is way in the lead for November 2007. But unlike the others, Hitwise has a full year of trending data that can be […]
comScore Nov. 2007: Google Tops Search Share; Yahoo Holds Steady In Number Of Searches
Continuing on from my earlier post about Nielsen Online’s latest search popularity stats, I’m now moving to those from comScore. For November 2007 — as with Nielsen — it’s the same-old, same-old. Google’s on top, followed by Yahoo and Microsoft. But in terms of raw searches, while Google still shows gains, at least Yahoo can […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 28, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Search in Pictures: Yahoo Retail Store, Ask.com Rockin’, Flickr Lens Cleaner
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.
The 2007 Search Blog Awards: May We (& Others) Have Your Vote?
Like the work we do here on Search Engine Land? Then we’d love your vote in the 2007 Search Blog Awards that Search Engine Journal is having. We’re nominated in several categories, as are some of our people here at SEL. Here’s a rundown on the awards overall:
Nielsen Online: Nov. 2007 Search Stats See Google On Top
It’s search popularity stats time, now that the figures are in from all the major ratings services. I’m starting off with those from Nielsen Online, the former Nielsen NetRatings. For November 2007, they show the usual picture — Google leading the pack, followed by Yahoo and Microsoft.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 27, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Keeping It Private On Google Reader
Almost two weeks ago, I wrote my Google Reader Gets Social With Friends Shared Items post detailing how disturbing it was that Google Reader was now sharing items with people it considered my friends, on an opt-out basis. Privacy concerns over this finally exploded this week, with Google Reader itself now reacting mainly to highlight […]
Get Your Sphinn Google Gadget
Patrick Sexton at SEOish created a Sphinn Google Gadget that you can add to your Google Personalized Home page. The Sphinn Google Gadget displays the most recent hot items at Sphinn, the what’s new items, and also the most recent comments. To add the Sphinn Google Gadget to your Google home page, click here.
Google To Sign Deal With Japan’s Largest Mobile Operator, NTT DoCoMo
Via TechCrunch, Japan’s NTT DoCoMo to tie up with Google-sources from Reuters TechCrunch reports that Google is set to close a deal with NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile phone operator. The deal will make Google search the default search service for NTT DoCoMo’s 48 million customers. In addition, Google Apps will also be the email […]
Coming Soon To Walmart: Off The Shelf SEM Services?
Next time you’re doing the aisles at Walmart-owned Sam’s Club, perhaps you’ll see a package for SEM services on the shelf next to 40 packs of razor blades and 12 cans of tuna. Karl points out that Sam’s Club is now pitching “SEM” online, at least what seems to be a $100 per month PPC […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 26, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
US Appeals Court Give Google AdSense Patent Victory But Autolink Still Under Question
U.S. appeals court hands Google patent case setback from Reuters reports a US appeals court has partially overturned the initial ruling in Google favor in a patent infringement case filed by Hyperphrase Technologies, LLC. The court supported the initial ruling that AdSense did not infringe on Hyperphrase patents, but it did not uphold the initial […]
Google Reader Share With Friends Feature Causes Privacy Concerns
Google Reader shares private data, ruins Christmas from Felipe Hoffa has a detailed rundown of the user complaints with Google Reader’s new share with friends feature. Felipe writes, “One week ago Google Reader’s team decided to begin showing your private data to all your GMail contacts. No need to opt-in, no way to opt-out. Complaints […]
Chinese Court Dismisses Guge Vs. Google Case
Lawsuit Over Google’s Chinese Name Dismissed from Pacific Epoch reports a Chinese court has dismissed the Guge and Google case, which began earlier this month. The Haidian People’s Court in Beijing dismissed the case today. It was dismissed because Google used “Gu Ge” on April 12, 2006, which was seven days before Beijing Gu Ge […]
Webmaster Support Forum For Christmas (& All Year Round) From The Search Engines
Last year on Christmas Day, Barry reported over at Search Engine Roundtable how Adam Lasnik and I spent a bit of time answering questions on the Google Webmaster Central forums. This year, Google Webmaster Trends Analyst John Mueller keeps up the tradition. In the spirit of the season, I thought it might be fun to […]
Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas
I just wanted to wish everyone Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from Danny, the Search Engine Land team, and myself. I have been tracking the news over the course of the day, and no surprise, it’s pretty slow. So I figured I’d feature some of our recent holiday related posts and end with some select […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 24, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Real Estate Marketers And Their Dollars Shifting To The Internet
Realtors are an interesting segment of the small business market. Of quintessential small businesses (SMBs) and entrepreneurs, in some respects, realtors are atypical. One of them is marketing; realtors tend to be more aggressive and creative than other categories of SMBs. Accordingly, this LA Times article talks about how the mood has shifted and local […]
Google Invites World To Map Holiday Photos & Videos
The Official Google Blog (and Google LatLong Blog) announced a public map where users around the world are invited to add their holiday photos and videos. Here is the map: View Larger Map
Google News Adds US Elections Section
The Google News Blog announced they have set up a special section for 2008 US presidential elections. The elections area is featured on the home page, and there is now a link to “Elections” on the left hand side navigation. In addition to the Elections section on Google News, a “Follow the Candidates” Google Gadget […]
Search Wikia Launches In 2007 With Private Beta
Wikia Search Launches Private Beta; Public Launch On January 7 from TechCrunch has an email sent to a limited number of beta testers, announcing that Search Wikia has launched. Jimmy Wales, cofounder of Wikipedia and driving force behind Search Wikia, said in the email that Search Wikia is “going to be letting people in slowly […]
The 2007 Santa Tracker Review: Your Guide To Tracking With NORAD & Google
I’m a serious Santa Claus tracker. When I was a kid, I used to get Santa updates from NORAD (the US missile tracking people) via the radio. As an adult, I’ve long used the NORAD Tracks Santa web site to keep up with St. Nick, Father Christmas, or whatever your local name is for the […]
From Browser To Digg Clone: The Short, Unhappy Life Of Netscape
Netscape has been reinvented several times since its acquisition by AOL in November 1998 — and all of these efforts have essentially failed. In addition to a browser, the Netscape brand had been associated with a portal and discount dial-up ISP (and still is) before Jason Calacanis turned the site into a Digg clone in […]
Scoop: Google Responds To Rep. Joe Barton’s 24 Privacy Questions
As we covered earlier, US Representative Joe Barton sent Google a letter with 24 questions relating to privacy — along with a week to answer them. I was annoyed that some seemed basic and already answered in a way that one of his interns could easily uncover. But Google’s now replied to the letter with […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 21, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
If Paid Search Isn’t Working Then You’re Doing Something Wrong
The Nielsen Company recently completed a survey asking consumers their opinions on advertising, including offline and online. When asked “To What Extent Do You Trust the Following Forms of Advertising?”, paid search ads were ranked near the bottom compared to other forms of advertising. This should not come to a surprise to any paid search […]
Yahoo China Loses Case On Linking To Unlicensed Music
Yahoo! Found Guilty of Mass Copyright Infringement from TorrentFreak reports Yahoo China lost the case over linking to unlicensed music in China. Didn’t they already lose the case? Well, in April they were ordered to remove those links and ordered to pay 200,000 yuan. But they then appealed that ruling in November. Now the Beijing […]