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SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 22, 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: Ask Advertising Campaign SlammedAs pointed out on Bruceclay.com – Ask.com thinks you’re an idiot – Ask can sometimes be an irritating company. I like the new 3D interface and they’re doing […]

Barry Schwartz on June 22, 2007 at 3:30 pm | Reading time: 6 minutes

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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:

Ask Advertising Campaign Slammed
As pointed out on Bruceclay.com – Ask.com thinks you’re an idiot – Ask can sometimes be an irritating company. I like the new 3D interface and they’re doing a lot of good things in the search arena. However, when it comes to actually marketing what they’re up to I’m completely…
ASK Home Page
The Ask.com blog has a piece on their home page, which they are particularly proud of, and I think rightly so. They talk about their icons, suggest feature, and skins, all of which are worth a quick peek….
Search in Pictures: Yang Hugs Semel, Solar Google Plugs, Brick & Lace At Yahoo
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….
Dictionary Feature Added To Google Translate
Garett Rogers reports that Google Translate has added a dictionary feature. The help documents clarify that the supported languages are currently English and French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Korean. Give it a try, yes in in French is si, but make sure to check out the related phrases that help…
Google Adds News Blog & Finance Blog
Google frequently adds new blogs, most are for international translation of their other blogs now – but recently Google added two new blogs. The Google News Blog was launched yesterday and the Google Finance Blog was launched Wednesday. Hat tip to Googlified….
Google Has About 2,000 Job Openings Worldwide
Gary Price reported that Google has almost 2,000 job openings at this point in time. He counted them yesterday, and of course, they are subject to change at any moment. Here is his breakdown by region: United States 1,233 Jobs Canada, Caribbean, South America 67 Jobs Asia 269 Jobs Europe,…
Google Partners With Dell To Manufacture The Google Search Appliance
The Google Enterprise Blog announced that they are getting out of the hardware business by partnering with Dell to manufacture their Google Search Appliance boxes. Google said they made this move so that they can “focus more on the software side.” Google is also excited about Dell’s capabilities of marketing…
Business.com Up For Sale, Bidding Starting At $300 Million
Business.com Could Hit Jackpot on Auction Block from the Wall Street Journal reports that Business.com is “on the auction block.” The popular business-to-business directory is expected to make between $300 to $400 million on the sale. Who would be interested in buying Business.com? The Wall Street Journal believes that Dow…
Google: 25% Of Queries Are New & Adding Question Engine
Google’s Udi Manber – Search is a Hard Problem from Read/Write Web has an interesting write up on a presentation Udi Manber, Google’s VP of Engineering, gave the other day at Supernova. In his presentation, he tried to explain why “search is a hard problem.” But a few of his…
adCenter To Upgrade More Advertisers Into Content Network On June 28
I just received word that Microsoft adCenter will be upgrading more of their advertisers into the adCenter content network, i.e. ContetAds. Advertisers who are selected will be automatically included and be billed for clicks on ads within Microsoft’s contextual program. This is set to go live on June 28th. If…
SEO “Don’ts”: 20 Fatal Mistakes You Must Avoid To Succeed
Small businesses are often hard-pressed for time and money. That’s been a recurring theme in the Small is Beautiful columns here on Search Engine Land. And as I read various small business blogs, it’s clear to me that there’s a growing interest in search marketing and understanding the benefits…
Keep The Faith When The Algo Changes
One common mistake I’ve seen SEOs make since the dawn of search engines is tweaking their pages every time a change in ranking occurs. This is partially due to the fact that SEOs are notorious for mixing up cause and effect. Rankings for any given keyword phrase change constantly…
Local & Mobile Search: We Want Your Input!
We’re in the planning phase for our first SMX Local & Mobile search conference, and would appreciate your help. Please take a short Search Engine Land Local & Mobile Search Survey, to help us get a better understanding of the current landscape. It will take about 3 minutes to complete….