This day in search marketing history: February 8
Google Chrome's 'not secure' warning, plus: Search Ads 360, Google News and Discover penalties, content farms and more.
Topic: NASCAR
This day in search marketing history: January 13
Google's Matt Cutts search integrity tour, plus: core updates, Carol Bartz becomes Yahoo CEO, Baidu censors Google and more.
After A Year Of Transition, Microsoft Execs Say, “We’re All In On Search”
With Bing now at the center of Microsoft's consumer monetization strategy, executives display a new level of confidence when sharing plans for growing the search business.
SearchCap: Google Health, Google Maps Explore & Our App
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: The Search Engine Land App Now Live For iOS & Android Download the new Search Engine Land app, plus the Marketing Land sister app for iOS and Android devices now. Google […]
The Bing Search Experience: A Practice In Italian Renaissance Art & User Perspective
A conversation with Emma Williams, Bing's lead designer and Executive General Manager.
SearchCap: Google Mobile Algorithm Live, Bing Image Search Explained & Emojis
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: IAB: Search Was 50% Of US Digital Ad Spend In 2014, Desktop Still Bigger Than Mobile Search was $24.6 billion of digital ad spend last year. Desktop outpaced mobile search spend […]
2012 Yahoo! Year In Review: Over 500 Top Searches In 50+ Categories
Last year, Yahoo! celebrated ten years of sharing its annual Year In Review feature, marking the occasion by releasing 30 categories of the most popular searches on Yahoo! in 2011, one of the biggest lists up to that point in time. For 2012, Yahoo! one-upped themselves by providing us with the top 10 most popular searches […]
Google’s Gags Go Worldwide For April Fool’s Day 2012
It was right about this time last year when we gave Google the winner’s trophy for a series of gags that put all others to shame. We could do the same again right now, because Google has tried to top itself with another round of April Fool’s Day jokes that pretty well span the globe […]
UPDATED: Google Officially Rolls Out Ads At The Bottom Of Search Results
We’ve been seeing tests for months, and this week Google officially announced it would begin serving AdWords at the bottom of search engine results pages on Google.com. Interestingly, the company says that, in tests, the ads at the bottom performed better than those on the side of the page. Google says ads at the bottom […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 9, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing, Google & Yahoo Gear Up For The 2010 Winter Olympic Games With the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada just days away, the engines are unveiling […]
Ask.com Puts Its NASCAR Sponsorship Back In Garage
Ask.com has ended its NASCAR sponsorship after one year. That’s according to The Sporting News, which reports that the sponsorship was actually fairly successful for Ask.com. Jared Cluff, Ask’s senior VP of marketing, says the deal produced some measurable results in 2009: “We saw double-digit increases in usage among NASCAR fans. With the fan cards […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 8, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Building Instant Translator Companion Google leaps language barrier with translator phone from The Times Online reports Google is working on a new tool that would bring instant translation to people. […]
Ask: The Most Burning Questions Of 2009
In true Ask fashion, we’ve got the answers (well…not complete answers) to what the most popular questions were on Ask.com during the year. According to Ask.com, visitors are three times more likely to type search queries in the form of a question. Holding steady at 50 million visits per month (October 2009, ComScore), question based […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 7, 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: Google Sublinks As Sub Listings Being Tested This morning, I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that Google was testing some type of sublink to the search results, to show additional […]
Meet Bing, Microsoft’s New Search Engine
The speculation is over. Microsoft’s search engine officially has a new name, Bing. The name, along with some new features, opens the latest chapter in Microsoft’s quest to best Google in the search engine wars. If you’re expecting Bing to be a Google-killer, reset your expectations. The most dramatic change, in my view, remains the […]
Desperate Or Cool? Ask.com Gets Full Home Page Skin Ads
If you visit Ask.com today, you will see what looks like a huge ad, in form of what is called (I believe) a skin ad, engulfing the home page. The ad, at least to me, shows a sign of desperation for Ask.com to raise ad dollars. While Google would rarely ever show an ad, even […]
Ask Welcomes Back Jeeves, At Least In The UK, That Is
It has been well over three years since Ask.com has retired Jeeves. Ever since then, many searchers and internet users have asked for his return. Today, Jeeves has come out of retirement, at least in the UK, where he returns as the brand behind the search engine. Visiting uk.ask.com or any of the URLs should […]
Ask.com & Symantec Partner To Detect Malicious Sites
Ask.com has partnered with Symantec to include a new “Safe Search” feature into the Norton 360 security suite, integrated into the Norton toolbar that is part of the suite. When a search is run from the toolbar, results are safety-rated by Symantec using a color-coded icon, to flag sites or sections of sites that may […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 14, 2009
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Ask.com Partners With NASCAR, Says “Super Verticals” Will Put It Back In Search Race
Ask.com — saying it plans to compete against the likes of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft — has announced a new “Super Verticals” strategy to take on its much larger rivals. These are specialized search engines that provide direct answers to factual questions. First off the mark? A NASCAR search engine. And yes, Ask also becomes […]
Ask.com: Top Search Trends of 2008
"Maverick" earns bragging rights as the word of the year; Disney's Tweeny-boppers take over the Top 10 list of celebrity-based searches; shopping for the best deals on travel and entertainment were top of mind in a tightening economy, and queries in the form of a question still reign supreme at Ask.com.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 25, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Microsoft Scores Video Game Ad Deal With EA
Microsoft, EA sign sports game ad deal from Reuters reports Microsoft signed a video game ad deal with Electronic Arts. Microsoft will feed EA’s games, such as Madden, NASCAR, Tiger Woods, NHL and Skate, with advertisements. Cory Van Arsdale, chief executive of Massive, a game ad company Microsoft bought last year, said, “The real issue […]