SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 28, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Mozilla
Google & Mozilla Extend Default Firefox Search Provider Deal
TechCrunch reports Google has extended a deal to be the default search engine in Firefox for an additional three years, to 2011. The news comes the day after Microsoft released a beta of IE8. The deal is somewhat ironic in that Google has lobbied to to prevent Microsoft from making itself the default search engine […]
Hey Firefox – Let Us Pick Our Own Search Engine!
So Firefox 3 has a new release candidate making news, suggesting that the browser is nearly done. May I suggest that the browser is nowhere near being done until the Mozilla Foundation drops its favoritism to Google and allow users to pick their own default search engine? And that Microsoft ought to be among those […]
Google’s CEO Talks Up Mobile Ad Opportunity, Skyfire Browser Pushes For “The Real Internet” On Mobile Devices
Google very clearly recognizes how strategic the mobile internet is both for revenue growth and the company’s future. Hence the Android mobile platform, the bidding in the 700MHz auction and all the effort Google is directing toward mobile generally. CEO Eric Schmidt repeatedly emphasizes mobile as the next big frontier and opportunity. He also points […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 15, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
A Big Roundup Of Link Building Tools
Ask any link builder what link issues they’re consistently asked about and one of them will be linking tools. Link building is such a time consuming and detailed process that it’s only natural people look for tools and techniques to maximize their time. Those who spend a lot of time link building are familiar with […]
Chipmakers Demo Android Prototype Phones In Barcelona
This week the mega mobile conference 3GSM (now formally called the GSMA Mobile World Congress) is taking place in Barcelona, Spain. And true to the pre-conference hype and speculation, several mobile chip makers are showing off Android prototype phones. (Gizmodo has a “hands-on” video with a prototype from the conference.) It’s important to note that […]
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.
From Browser To Digg Clone: The Short, Unhappy Life Of Netscape
Netscape has been reinvented several times since its acquisition by AOL in November 1998 — and all of these efforts have essentially failed. In addition to a browser, the Netscape brand had been associated with a portal and discount dial-up ISP (and still is) before Jason Calacanis turned the site into a Digg clone in […]
Firefox: Google’s Secret Weapon Against Microsoft?
Will Success, or All That Money From Google, Spoil Firefox? from the New York Times asks if all the money Google is feeding Firefox going to hurt the browser and the community behind the browser in the future, by aligning the browser too closely with Google and its war against Microsoft. Of the $66 million […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 30, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.