SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 9, 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:
- Former Yahoo Engineer Charged As Alleged Terrorist In India
Barron’s Online reports a former Yahoo engineer has been put in custody for allegedly being the “media chief” of the Indian Mujahideen, a terror group. Indian Mujahideen is charged with the September 2008 bombings in Delhi.
The ex-Yahoo’s name is Mohammed Peerbhoy and he was sending IM warning just before the bombings. It […] - California Lawmaker Jumps On ‘Google Maps Helps Terrorists’ Bandwagon
A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would limit what Google Maps and other online mapping sites are allowed to show, on the basis that these online tools help terrorists plan attacks.
We’ve been here before: Late last year, the Indian government suggested that Google Earth should be censored after terrorists involved in the Mumbai […] - Paid Search Automation: Choosing A Vendor
In the previous two columns, I covered questionable assumptions and inconvenient truths related to bid management automation in paid search. With all those reservations and concerns out of the way, if you’re in the market for a solution vendor, you still have to form a relationship with one that meets your needs. Let’s look at […]
- Register Now For Search Engine Land’s SMX Advanced Conference, Rates Increase Friday
Our SMX Advanced conference is going to be held June 2-3 in Seattle. Planning to attend? You’ll save $400 off the on-site rates by registering now.
SMX Advanced is designed for search engine marketing veterans to exchange ideas, influence the industry and build their networks. SMX Advanced sessions are fast paced, Q&A-packed, frequently controversial and […] - Google Docs Bug Shares Your Documents Without Permission
Over the weekend a confirmed Google Docs bug may have shared your private Google Documents with others, without your permission. Google said this “affected less than 0.05% of all documents.” What exactly happened?
“The inadvertent sharing was limited to people with whom the document owner, or a collaborator with sharing rights, had previously shared […] - California State Legislator Wants To Limit Info On Maps To Block Terrorists
Citing the Mumbai terrorists’ statement that they used Google Maps as a planning tool, a California legislator (from El Cajon) has introduced a bill which would “not allow online mapping tools from companies like Google Inc. to provide aerial or satellite images of schools, places of worship, government buildings and medical facilities unless […]
- Google Image Search Adds “Exact Size” Advanced Search Option
Gary Price reports that Google Image search added to the advanced search page an option to enter in the exact image size you are looking for. Here is a picture:
The ability to search Google images for specific sized images has been around since at least late January 2009. Google Operating System wrote how […]
- Google Searching For Energy Solutions Because “It’s The Right Thing To Do”
Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke at length to the Wall Street Journal about why Google is collaborating on a “smart grid,” plug-in cars and making other green-energy investments that seem to be far removed from its core mission. The interview is a glimpse into what I’d call the “pragmatic idealism” that has propelled Google in […]
- Harness The Power Of Twitter For Local Marketing
The Twitter social networking and micro-blogging service was launched only two years ago, but it’s rocketing up in usage numbers quickly, and it seems likely to turn red-hot. Many companies are rapidly cluing into the promotional value, but smaller businesses appear slow to hop on the bandwagon. Here are a few tips on leveraging Twitter to […]
- How We Manage SEM Budgets (And Expectations) At Yahoo
If you’re like me, you spent most of Q4 last year planning out SEM budgets for 2009. Perhaps you even changed your entire SEM strategy from last year to this year due to the economic downturn, and now you’re optimizing to different metrics. Planning meant accounting for seasonality, negotiating with different groups around the organization […]
Search News From Around The Web:
Applications & Portal Features
- Translate PDF Files and Office Documents, Google Operating System
- Bebo Launches U.S. Latino Site, AOL Corporate
Business Issues
- Another AOL Layoff This Week? (TWX), Business Insider
- Eric Schmidt Tells Charlie Rose Google Is “Unlikely” To Buy Twitter And Wants To Turn Phones Into TVs, TechCrunch
- Google CEO hints Google/Linux netbooks may be coming, Computerworld
- Google needs to grow up and pay a dividend, Telegraph
- Google Reprices Employee Stock Options; Analyst Questions Timing, MediaPost
- Google Was Temporarily Blocked in China, Google Blogoscoped
- Google’s DMCA takedowns leaving Blogger users high and dry, Ars Technica
- Google’s Revenue Weakens Markedly Over Past Month (GOOG), Business Insider
- Inventor says Google settles voicemail patent claim, Reuters
- The Humans Who Will Kill the Google Machine, gawker.com
- World’s Most Admired Companies 2009, CNN Money
Local, Maps & Mobile
- How to Fix "Place Closed" in Google Maps, Mike Blumenthal
- Chicago proprietors add to Yelp allegations, Chicago Tribune
Paid Search & Contextual
- AdSense for content bug now fixed, Inside AdSense
- New ShoeMoney Tools Adwords Campaign Builder, ShoeMoney
- Optimizing Your Ads for Relevancy, adCenter Blog for Advertisers
- Frozen Google AdSense Stats Continues to Plague Publishers, Search Engine Roundtable
- Google Ignoring AdSense Font Selection, Search Engine Roundtable
- Google’s Keyword Tool Acting Funky?, Search Engine Roundtable
- Lower Reserves, Yahoo! Search Marketing Blog
- Paid Search is like Hunting, Rimm Kaufman
Searching
- Did Kumo.com go live last night?, LiveSide
- Recruiters Use Search Engines to Lure Job Hunters, Wall Street Journal
- Better Search Doesn’t Mean Beating Google, New York Times
- Thinking Like a Search Engine, SEO.com
- Welcome to the Hive Mind; Learn How to Search Twitter, Twitip.com
SEM Industry
- IM Spring Break : Florida Search & Social Marketing Conference, Search Engine Journal
- Interview of Jonathan Mendez, SEO Book
SEO & SEM
- Duplicate Content, Canonical URLs, and The Bachelor, Search Marketing Sage
- Understanding Intentions and Microsoft Search Personalization, SEO By The Sea
- Compound Words in Search Advertising and SEO, SEO By The Sea
- Comprehensive Keyword Analysis: It Is Not All About Keyword Research Tools, Search Engine Journal
- Google’s Sandbox Still Exists: Exemplified by Grader.com, SEOmoz
- SEO & Analytics: 4 Useful Ways To Assess Your Organic Traffic, Search Engine Journal
- URL Case in SEO Matters, Search Engine Roundtable
- Using Compete.com to sell SEO, Stone Temple
Social Media
- How to Twitter, Wall Street Journal
- Safekeeping Twitter Accounts, Twitter Blog
- Some Indie Facebook Developers Pulling In Over $700,000 A Month, TechCrunch
- The Boss – For Twitter C.E.O., Well-Orchestrated Accidents, New York Times
- Twitter To Start Serving Local News To Users?, TechCrunch
- Down with Facebook!, weeklystandard.com
- 9 Twitter Search Apps : Better Than Twitter & Google, Search Engine Journal
- Status on Photo Storage Problems, Facebook
Video, Music & Image Search
Web Analytics
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