SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 17, 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: Reports: Yahoo & Microsoft Very Close On Search Deal There are several reports tonight that Yahoo and Microsoft are close to consummating a search and advertising deal. 24/7 Wall Street cites […]

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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:

  • Reports: Yahoo & Microsoft Very Close On Search Deal

    There are several reports tonight that Yahoo and Microsoft are close to consummating a search and advertising deal. 24/7 Wall Street cites an investment banker who says a deal is “imminent.” All Things Digital says an agreement is “down to the short strokes,” but also points out that the companies have been down this road […]

  • Who Does Twitter Love? Breaking Down The Twitter Suggested Users List

    In some ways, it’s the Who’s Who of Twitter — the Twitter Suggested Users list. These are the 241 people Twitter currently suggests that new people should follow. Below, a look at who makes it by categories, such as media or sports. Who’s getting Twitter’s love (such as the New York Times) […]

  • Twitter’s Delicate Dance With Google, Microsoft, & Others

    A series of private documents reveals Twitter to be a company that’s very careful and detailed about the course it’s plotting, while simultaneously being very nervous and very ambitious about what the future holds. It also reveals previously unknown details of discussions with Google and Microsoft (and possibly Yahoo) that show Twitter considering formal relationships […]

  • How User Behavior Influences Search Results

    If you wanted to research something—the musician Johnny Cash, for example—would you go to a search engine or a library? There are many studies on search usage. It’s safe to say that at least 50% of people now turn to search engines for information. That number increases for certain types of searches, such as […]

  • Two Free SMN Webcasts Next Week: Offline Marketers & Search, PPC & Trademarks

    Search Marketing Now, our educational webcast series for search marketers, presents two webcasts this coming week: Tuesday, July 21, Chris Sherman is the featured speaker on How Large Offline Marketers Drive Superior Search Marketing Results; Wednesday, Brad Geddes will deliver a webcast titled Trademarks, Brand Terms and PPC Advertising: Updates You Must Know. Both […]

  • Search In Pictures: Google Headband, Hand Stamps & Life Size Map Pins

    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.
    Yahoo’s Purple Bull Computer:

  • Giving Credit To Keywords Where Credit Is Due

    We exhibited at the Internet Retailer show in Boston recently. The signage in our booth touted that we had the ability to do attribution management. For that reason, a lot of people came up to us and told us about a situation they are facing that is very common with paid search marketers: their branded […]

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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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