SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 11, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Google Account
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 31, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Anonymizing Google’s Server Log Data — How’s It Going?
Back in March 2007, Google promised to begin anonymizing log data to better protect user privacy. That kicked off a wave of privacy pledges from competing search engines. In addition, by agreeing to limit itself, it inadvertently got the European Union to demand even faster data destruction. Below, a look at Google’s progress toward its […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 23, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 14, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web
Rumor: Google To Acquire Plaxo
Wired says that Google is rumored to be buying Plaxo for roughly $200 million. The company was founded in 2001 as a tool to manage contacts and users’ email address books (“your address book for life”). Its aggressive customer acquisition strategy (read: spam) alienated many would-be users. Plaxo has been more restrained in the recent […]
Scoop: Google Responds To Rep. Joe Barton’s 24 Privacy Questions
As we covered earlier, US Representative Joe Barton sent Google a letter with 24 questions relating to privacy — along with a week to answer them. I was annoyed that some seemed basic and already answered in a way that one of his interns could easily uncover. But Google’s now replied to the letter with […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 17, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Reader Gets Social With Friends Shared Items
Google’s made a significant move toward trying to have a Facebook-like news feed and beef up its social networking aspirations by integrating Google Talk / Gmail contacts with Google Reader. I’d seen the discussion earlier, but after now experiencing it first-hand, it’s kind of scary that it isn’t more opt-in rather than opt-out.
Google Unifying And Putting More Emphasis On “Profiles”
Google Operating System discusses the integration of Google Profiles into most Google services and products and the unification of disparate profiles into a single master profile. Whether and how this might ultimately be integrated with Google’s newly reinvigorated social network, Orkut, is unclear. Although they are much less extensive, Profiles may turn out to be […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 23, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Blog Searches Now Included In Google Web History
Google Operating System reports Google Blog Searches are now included in Google Web History.
Google Asking Searchers To Submit Search Results
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that some searchers are noticing that Google is asking them to suggest search results that will “help improve search for everyone,” says the Google message.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 2, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google AdSense Says Don’t Worry About Accidental Clicks, No One Will Notice
Accidents happen from the Google Inside AdSense blog today caught my eye. Apparently, lots of publishers accidentally click on their ads and write in to Google to say sorry. Don’t worry, says Google, "chances are we’ve already detected your clicks on your ads and discounted them." Bull. Seriously, bull. Here’s an example. Over on my […]
April 2007: Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories
Below are Search Engine Land’s 10 most popular stories from April 2007:
Google Search History Expands, Becomes Web History
Google’s Search History feature, which was switched on as a default option for many Google searchers in February, has now been renamed Web History to reflect how it has expanded to track what Google users do as they surf the web. It’s a huge move for Google and raises anew privacy issues. Below, a detailed […]
Google Ramps Up Personalized Search
Google is stepping up the push into personalized search results. A new change announced today should cause many more people to take up the service. In turn, the growth of personalized search should have a dramatic impact on search marketers as the days of “same results, all around” eventually come to an end. For searchers, […]