With less than a week to go until U.S. voters choose a new president, Yahoo is sharing what it knows about White House-related search activity. Here are some highlights from Yahoo’s blog post today, which taps into data from Yahoo Buzz:
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Having just wrapped up one of our most successful Yellow Pages Association annual conferences, one thing is clear: Our industry has been able to navigate all types of business climates and has evolved to meet current and future market needs. Recent data from the 2008 Yellow Pages Association Industry Usage Study, conducted by Knowledge Networks/Statistical […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SphinnCon, the smaller, informal SEM networking events, is now coming to North Carolina with SphinnCon North Carolina. The North Carolina event is taking place on May 2, 2008 at Kress Terrace in Greensboro, NC. Max attendance for this event is 150, so register quickly! Oh and the price is only $150, which includes refreshments, lunch, […]
The Google Earth Blog reports Google Maps has added street views for new cities (now formally announced by Google itself here). The new cities that now support “Street View” photography are:
Photo from Yos SphinnCon Israel 2008 is now complete, and I wanted to share the coverage I found for the conference. SphinnCon is a networking event series from Search Engine Land’s parent company, Third Door Media. I hosted the first ever event in the series in Jerusalem, Israel.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
In the UK, a woman has been convicted of trying to murder her husband after researching methods on Google. It’s one of several cases like this that have come up in past years. Google poisoner tried to murder husband describes the method this woman used to try to kill her husband of seven years. She […]
For most people, today is Monday, January 28. However, today has been designated “Data Privacy Day” in North America and in 27 European countries in conjunction with the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Google’s privacy counsel, Jane Horvath, says the company is joining in an international privacy conference being held at Duke University in Durham, […]
Each month, I compile Search Month — a recap of all the stories that have happened relating to search, categorized by topic. I thought it would be fun to take all the Search Months over the past year and produce this edition of Search Year 2007. It was far more work than I imagined, but […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Suit filed against state Google incentives from Triangle Business Journal reports that the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law has filed a lawsuit to challenge the incentives given to Google to build a server farm in North Carolina. The advocacy group claims the incentives violate various laws and provisions in the state’s constitution. Joining the […]
From California, Google has spread out across the great land of the United States. New York! Washington! Arizona! And now which of the fifty nifty United States is Google heading to next? Oklahoma! Below, some news of Google’s plans for the Sooner State and well as a recap of what other states it has conquered […]
Ask.com, Intuit bringing new data centers to state reports that Ask.com has selected Washington State for the location of a new data center, designed to help save Ask.com money on power. Although Ask.com did not mention which building they have selected, we know they “signed a lease in an existing building in Moses Lake.” Rumors […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google put pressure on legislators to stay quiet at WCNC-TV reports that during Google’s negotiations with North Carolina to house a huge server farm, lawmakers in North Carolina were pressured to keep quiet about Google’s tax break demands. State Commerce Secretary Jim Fain was told that if it was not kept quiet, Google would possibly […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google Plans N.C. Data Center by Forbes confirms Google has selected North Carolina over South Carolina as the location for their huge data center. Yesterday, we wrote how the Carolina’s are bidding against each other to win Google’s business. Google will be spending about $600 million on their new data center and should employee 210 […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Caldwell tries to land Google at the Citizen Times and Bidding War for Google: It’s Expensive, But What Is the Alternative? by the Local Tech Wire document how North Carolina is offering major tax breaks to Google in order to encourage Google to build a massive data center in their state. The Google data center […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web: