Google AdWords Testing New User Interface
The Google AdWords blog took the proactive approach and blogged about a beta test they are running on a small group of AdWords users. The beta is a new user interface for the AdWords management console.
Topic: Beta test
Google AdSense For Games Beta
Google has announced the beta launch of Google AdSense for Games. Basically, with the acquisition of AdScape, Google is now able to place ads within online games. The ad formats include video ads, image ads, or text ads. How do you sign up for the beta? You need to complete this form and the requirements […]
Google Chrome – Google’s Finally Launching Its Own Browser
So much for a quiet Labor Day off. Google Blogoscoped has news of Google Chrome, a new browser that Google plans to release. More coverage can also be found on Techmeme. No — it’s not just a rumor. Google tells me that it is indeed a real browser it plans to release. Expect more news […]
MapQuest Introduces New (Beta) Look, Features
AOL’s MapQuest remains the top brand in online mapping and is still the most visited mapping site, despite recent gains by Google Maps. However, as the “incumbent” MapQuest has been somewhat resistant to experimentation and slower to adopt new features. But this morning the site is launching what promises to be the first of many […]
Microsoft adCenter Content Ads Self-Service Pilot
TechCrunch reports that Microsoft is testing their self-service AdSense/YPN product named Content Ads. The truth is, as TechCrunch said in an update to his post, they have started this pilot earlier this year. I have a post at the Search Engine Roundtable linking to the pilot enrollment form. Content Ads is still a very exclusive […]
Google Maps To Add Walking Directions?
Google Operating System reports that Google Maps is testing out walking directions in some locations. I was personally not able to replicate the walking directions, but Ionut has a screen capture as proof. We all know Ask.com had walking directions, but when Ask.com killed off their maps product, they also killed off the walking directions. […]
Outing Google Merchant Search
A reader sent us an example of the new Google Merchant Search live and in the wild. What’s Google Merchant Search? After a little poking around, it appears to be a new but unannounced program in beta where people can comparison shop services like loans. Here are the Google Merchant Search FAQs, and here is […]
Google AdWords Launches Limited Beta Test Named “Automatic Matching”
Dan Thies reported that some Google AdWords advertisers are beta testing a new AdWords feature named “Automatic Matching.” Automatic Matching is a way for Google to help the advertiser utilize their full budget towards keywords that they may have not been targeting. If they have used only 50% of their ad budget, Google can detect […]
Google Gets Demographic Targeting, But Didn’t They Already Have That?
Today Google announced that you can demographically target ads showing up on its contextual network as part of a new beta test. But back in 2006, Google rolled out what seems to be exactly the same feature.
Search Wikia Launches In 2007 With Private Beta
Wikia Search Launches Private Beta; Public Launch On January 7 from TechCrunch has an email sent to a limited number of beta testers, announcing that Search Wikia has launched. Jimmy Wales, cofounder of Wikipedia and driving force behind Search Wikia, said in the email that Search Wikia is “going to be letting people in slowly […]
Google AdSense For Mobile Begins Limited Beta
Got a web site for mobile phone users? Now Google wants to give you ads to put on it. AdSense For Mobile has arrived, at least in beta testing. Scott Jones at Self Made Minds reported being invited to participate in the new beta test. He received an email saying:
AOL Local Search Released Second Beta
Gary Price reported that AOL Local Search
Yahoo Testing Alpha (Beta) Multi Search
Spotted via Micro Persuasion and Digital Inspiration, Yahoo’s just launched Alpha (in beta version, natch). Both of the aforementioned blogs call Alpha a customized search engine similar to Google Custom Search Engine, but Alpha is really more of a multi-search tool that submits your query to multiple sources and aggregates results from all of them […]
Windows Live Shopping Goes Offline
Brian Smith reports that Windows Live Shopping has been taken offline. The message on the Windows Live Shopping says: This beta test has now ended. Thank you for visiting the Windows Live Shopping beta and helping us test the site. Our vast product selection and user-created content, such as guides and reviews, continues to be […]
Gmail Now Public Beta, Open To All
Google Operating System reports that Google has opened up Gmail for anyone to sign up for a Gmail account. Some history of how getting into Gmail has evolved, below:
Google Maps Australia Turns 30 Second Walk Into 18 Minutes Drive
Send for the search party, Google gives a bum steer from the Sydney Morning Herald reports how the just launched service Google Australia Maps was dinged after someone discovered it turned a 30 second walk into a 18 minute car journey.
Google TV Rumors Not Legit
Over the weekend two YouTube videos were released, the first named How to Sign Up for GoogleTV Beta and then a follow up named UPDATE: GoogleTV Beta. Both are attempts by the video author to prove that Google TV is a real thing. But so far, everyone reporting this knocks it down as elaborate hoax. […]