SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 22, 2008

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo Q1: 9 Percent Growth Overall, 19 Percent In US Segment, International Down 11 PercentYahoo just released Q1 earnings. Here’s the top-line: Revenues were $1,818 million for the first quarter of […]

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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:


  • Yahoo Q1: 9 Percent Growth Overall, 19 Percent In US Segment, International Down 11 Percent

    Yahoo just released Q1 earnings. Here’s the top-line: Revenues were $1,818 million for the first quarter of 2008, a 9 percent increase compared to $1,672 million for the same period of 2007. US segment revenues were $1.3 billion, a 19 percent increase compared to $1.1 billion for the same period…

  • Former Googlers Ready Mechanical Zoo Social Recommendations Engine

    CNET writes about a new “stealth startup” from former Google News product manager Nathan Stoll. The new site “Mechanical Zoo” is reportedly in alpha right now. Here’s how CNET’s Stefanie Olson describes its intended function:…

  • Search Illustrated: International SEO Tips

    Search engine optimization can extend far past domestic versions of the major search engines. Some globally-focused companies want increased visibility in country-specific search engines outside of the U.S. market. This week’s infographic illustrates some tips and best practices associated with successful international optimization….

  • Google’s Releases More Public Transit Info, Other Green Initiatives For Earth Day

    You’ve seen the Earth Day logos, now comes several Earth Day related announcements from Google. The most significant of those involves the expansion of Google Transit to nine new US locations, including San Francisco, Denver, Millwaukee, Ann Arbor and Holland, MI, Kansas City, MO, Framingham and Cape Cod, MA. Here’s…

  • Earth Day Logos From The Search Engine Industry

    As I posted earlier this morning, here is a quick compilation of logos for Earth Day from the search industry….

  • All Eyes On Yahoo Earnings Today

    Today after the stock market closes Yahoo will report earnings. Silicon Alley Insider offers a preview based on sources cited in the NY Post: “Several sources close to Yahoo! said the company will not blow the lid off earnings, but will likely beat analysts’ expectations of 9 cents a share…

  • Yahoo Including Facebook Profile Images In Search Results

    The Digital Inspiration blog is reporting that Facebook profile images are now appearing as thumbnails in general Yahoo search results (as opposed to image search results). I tried several times to find the images, using different people’s names along with related phrases including “Facebook profile,” and was unable to duplicate…

  • Google Yet To Make Headway On Cookies Pledge In Privacy Debate

    Google and the other major search engines have all been criticized in both the US and Europe over privacy issues and consumer data retention. More generally there’s an intensifying debate about behavioral ad targeting and privacy occurring on both sides of the Atlantic. The European authorities have been considerably more…

  • Google StreetView Sees Expansion In Europe, With Automation Of 3D

    CNet speculates about expanded Google StreetView coverage in Europe and the coming automation of 3D mapping for Google Earth and, perhaps, the desktop. Google’s StreetView project is definitely global and there have been sightings of the camera-equipped vehicles throughout Europe. It’s thus only a matter of time before the major…

  • Ratings Service Faceoff: Search Share Compared, June 2007 To March 2008

    I’ve now compiled the latest search popularity stats from Hitwise, Compete, comScore and Nielsen Online. That means it’s time to put them all together once again, to see what a "panel" of ratings services agree on — and don’t agree on — in terms of search engine popularity….

  • Nielsen: Google Continues High But Others Rise In Share

    Continuing from previous search stats from Hitwise, Compete and comScore, Nielsen Online is now out (PDF file) with search engine share figures in the United States for March 2008. Similar to Hitwise and comScore, Google remains at a high but unlike some of the others, Microsoft and Yahoo come…

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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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