SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 5, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Mexico
Argentina Forcing Google & Yahoo To Censor Search Results
In response to court orders, Yahoo and Google are censoring search results in Argentina about a variety of celebrities, including public officials, models, actors, and sports stars. According to an in depth article on OpenNet Initiative, this has been going on since 2006 and more than 100 people have succeeded in getting Google and Yahoo […]
Q&A With Rob Crigler, Director Of Interactive Marketing For Orkin
Rob Crigler is the Director of Interactive Marketing for Orkin (NYSE: ROL), overseeing online media, DRTV, web dev, Internet yellow pages, SEO, and SEM. Rob has over 20 years of marketing experience, and he has been working in the interactive space for so long that he can actually remember days of the Internet long before […]
Google Posts Official Webmaster Help Group Chat Recordings, Transcript, & Presentations
Google has posted the official blog post summarizing last week’s live chat event. Yes, we did post the unofficial version on Thursday night, but now we have the official version live for viewing. Q&A Transcript available via Google Groups John’s Personalized Search Presentation via Google Presentations Maile’s Case Sensitivity in Web Search via Google Presentations […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 27, 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, February 21, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
YouTube Improves YouTube Mobile Version
A New And Improved YouTube For Mobile from the YouTube Blog announces that they have improved their mobile version at m.youtube.com. The new features include: Tens of millions of added videos Community features now available on the mobile version Mobile phone uploads available within moments YouTube for Mobile is available and localized for the UK, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 15, 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, December 11, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Video Search Engine Truveo Expands To More Countries
As part of its continuing international rollout, AOL-owned video search engine Truveo has launched in Australia, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Russia, and Turkey. The site has experienced dramatic growth since its relaunch in August as a consumer destination. According to the press release, 70 percent of Truveo traffic now comes from outside the US […]
Top Countries To Search On Sex, Hitler, Viagra, Jihad & Hangover
Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what? from Reuters reports on keywords released by Google by country. Reuters ordered the list by country that is most likely to search on certain words. Here is a brief rundown:
Google Maps Further Expands Coverage
Google announced expanded Maps coverage of Latin American and Asian countries on its LatLong blog. Recently added countries include: Afghanistan, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), […]
comScore Introduces Expanded U.S., Global Search Measurement And Methodology
The analytics firm comScore is expanding its core search metrics product, qSearch, in a number of ways that the company says will make the measurement of search volumes and market share more accurate than it was previously. According to James Lamberti, SVP Search and Media at comScore, the expansion of the company’s methodology and measurement […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 27, 2007
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, July 24, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Study: Good Brand Can Make Search Seem More Relevant
Penn State released a report — Branding matters — even when searching — that claims the brand value of a search engine can make searchers believe results are better or worse than they are.
Revealing The Sources Of Google News
American journalists and news reporters never reveal their sources. Google News follows suit, nowhere providing a list of the more than 4,500 English language news sources it claims to track. However, Henk van Ess, an investigative journalist from the Netherlands, offers a service that reveals the names of 1,256 news sources used by Google News […]