SearchCap: The Day In Search, Feb. 12, 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:

• Google Accused
  Of Profiting On Film Piracy: Discussions Continue
  Media Firms Say Google Benefited From Film Piracy [paid sub. required] by the
  Wall Street Journal reports that Google has been accused of profiting from
  pirated movies. Specifically, there are two web sites that allegedly offered
  pirated movies. Google is said to have supported them in part by an ad…
• Microsoft,
  Google & Others To Build New Wireless Device?
  Both the Seattle PI and the Seattle Times have details about a group of
  technology companies — including Microsoft and Google — seeking permission
  from the US Federal Communications Commission to test a prototype device that
  uses "white space" radio spectrum freed up as TV stations go digital. Could
  it…
• Ironically, You
  Need A Map To Find Google & Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Map Apps
  I was thrilled to hear Google was offering Google Maps For Windows Mobile
  recently. I’m a big Windows Mobile user, and I’ve often felt abandoned by
  Google on my device. But actually finding that app using my Windows Mobile
  device turned out to be an incredible challenge. The same was…
• Yahoo Signs
  Mobile Advertisers; Google Partners With Vodafone On Maps, Live Search Mobile
  Leaving Beta
  The 3GSM World Congress is happening this week, so expect a variety of mobile
  announcements. Here’s a rundown on some that have caught my eye:…
• Yahoo Go For
  Mobile Goes "Gamma," LG Partnership Announced
  Yahoo Go For Mobile 2.0, which was released last month, has now gone "gamma"
  says Yahoo. What’s gamma? Last year, Yahoo’s Flickr photo sharing service had
  new features were deemed beyond the beta testing phase but still not final.
  So, they announced a gamma phase. Now Yahoo’s doing the same…
• Google’s Agent
  Rank Patent Application
  Google returns results based upon content appearing upon individual pages, or
  at specific URLs. But that content could come from different authors, who have
  different levels of control over it. For example, a blog page may have posts
  written by more than one author, comments penned by others, and
  advertisements…
• Exclusive
  Interview with Microsoft Live Search’s Justin Osmer
  This week, I talk with Justin Osmer from Microsoft, a Senior Product Manager
  with the Online Services Group, which includes both MSN and Windows Live,
  including Windows Live Search. Obviously, the last few months have been busy
  ones at Microsoft, with the roll out of Windows Live and the…
• Ask.com Chooses
  Central Washington For New Data Center
  Ask.com, Intuit bringing new data centers to state reports that Ask.com has
  selected Washington State for the location of a new data center, designed to
  help save Ask.com money on power. Although Ask.com did not mention which
  building they have selected, we know they "signed a lease in an existing…
• I Have A Link
  Building Secret
  Link building secrets? That search on Google comes up with over 20 million
  matches. How secret is anything out there with so much discussion about it?
  And which of those 20 million shiny nuggets are real secrets rather than
  fool’s gold? Here are just some of the secrets you…
• Link Building
  Webcast Next Week
  You’re invited to join Search Engine Land columnist Eric Ward when he presents
  Online Publicity and Link-Building 2007, a free webcast from our sister site
  Search Marketing Now. The webcast is Thursday, February 15 at1:00 PM Eastern
  (6:00 PM GMT), and will last 45-50 minutes including a live Q+A session…
• What Are Google
  Sitelinks?
  Many more people are reporting seeing Google Sitelinks update, so I thought it
  would be a good time to revisit what Google Sitelinks are….
• Search Love
  Triangle: Ask.com Wants Those Looking For Yahoo.com On Google.com
  It’s not new for search engines to advertise on other search engines. We wrote
  about Live.com doing that on Google earlier this year, and that was just the
  latest in a long line of examples over the years. But we’ve never heard of a
  search engine advertising for those…

Search News Headlines From Elsewhere

Business Issues

• 
  Google Potential Deal To Buy AdScape Hits Dead-End; Looking At Others,
  paidContent.org
• 
  Google Encounters Hurdles in Selling Radio Advertising, New York Times
• 
  Google takes Sentamu slurs from website, Yorkshire Post
• 
  Google: Web is OK for TV (despite what you may have read), GigaOM
• 
  Podcast: Dealmakers Summit: My Q&A With Tom Phillips of Google,
  paidContent.org

Copyright & Censorship

• 
  MySpace offers tools to block unauthorized videos, Reuters
• YouTube Holy War?,
  SearchBlog

Google AdSense

• 
  Are Google Checkout Icons on AdSense Ads a Thing To Stay?, Search Engine
  Roundtable

Paid Search

• 
  Yahoo Offering Free Consultation for Panama Upgrades, eWhisper.net

SEO

• 
  Version 2: Relaunching a Site: SEO Considerations, Search Engine
  Roundtable
• 
  New Directory, URL, & Keyword Phrase Based Google Filters & Penalties, SEO
  Book
• 
  Do Small Pages Rank Better in MSN’s Live Search, Search Engine Roundtable
• Video:
  Submitting to Web Directories to Build Your Link Profile, SEO Book
• 
  Get Your Blog Out of Google’s Supplemental Result Hell, SEO Book
• 
  How to: Escape Google’s Supplemental Index, Tropical SEO
• 
  BlogSpot Redirect Spam Floods Search Results, Google Operating System
• 
  5 Tips For Buying Websites For Profit and SEO Ranking, Performancing.com

Social Media

• 
  The Wizards of Buzz, New York Times
• 
  Digglets, ABCs and 123s, Oilman

Other Stuff

• 
  Google adds online map, word services to China site, Reuters.co.uk
• 
  Realestate.com begins national rollout, BusinessWeek
• 
  Use HTML signatures in Gmail, Googling Google
• 
  Help Wanted: GAAC Partner Program, Official Google Analytics Blog
• 
  Google Spreadsheets Adds Time Zone Controls, Google Operating System
• 
  Google Maps Adds Subway Stations, Buildings, InsideGoogle
• Podcast: Google
  Helping Pirated Video Sites Get Traffic? Google Radio Founders Take Money &
  Run; Powerset Too Hyped? And More!, Daily SearchCast