This day in search marketing history: March 25
Google Panda patent granted, plus: Microsoft starts IndexNow push, mobile-friendly update details, AdWords remarketing and more.
Topic: OpenSocial
Two Weeks In, Google Says “Search Plus Your World” Going Well, Critics Should Give It Time
Two weeks ago, Google launched Search Plus Your World. Since then, Google has faced strong criticisms that SPYW is making its search relevancy worse and favoring its Google+ social network too much. Not so, says Google search chief Amit Singhal. Most Google users are happy, Singhal said. Of course, Search Plus Your World isn’t perfect, he admits, […]
“Don’t Be Evil” Tool — Backed By Facebook & Twitter — Shows Google’s “Search Plus Your World” Can Go Beyond Google+
I’ve written that Google has plenty of public data to allow parts its new Search Plus Your World feature to be inclusive of rival social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Now, those networks are proving that true, through a new “Don’t Be Evil” tool that lets anyone leverage Google’s own results to see this. The tool […]
Real-Life Examples Of How Google’s “Search Plus” Pushes Google+ Over Relevancy
The new Google “Search Plus Your World” feature — which I’m now simply calling “Search Plus” — has just gone live for me. Huge debate erupted yesterday over whether it somehow favors Google+. I can see now that it clearly does, even more than I thought. Here’s a closer look at the changes, including how […]
The Growing Portrait Of Google As A Big, Scary, Expanding Everywhere Copy Monster
Twice this year, Google’s been fairly frank and vocal about something competitors have done that it feels is unfair. Twice, I’ve watched the technosphere largely react by beating the company over the head with a “You do whatever you want and copy everyone else” stick. Does that measure up, and more so than for Google […]
Social Media Power Profiles: Is Google In Your Mix?
Building up an authoritative status on social media profiles is a very important element that users spend hours doing daily. Usually it’s with some of the most popular social communities like Digg, Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, etc. How many social media enthusiasts and search marketers actually stop to consider their Google profiles though? When I discuss […]
Marissa Mayer On iGoogle’s New “Social Gadgets”
This morning Google is rolling out a program in Australia enabling developers to create “social gadgets” that permit sharing, collaboration and groups on the iGoogle homepage. The social gadgets will come to the US and other markets in the future, but the timing is undetermined. I spoke yesterday with Google’s Marissa Mayer about the new […]
Search In Pictures: Google Aptera, A Yahoo Pint & Kids At Google
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 20, 2009
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, October 1, 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 28, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Friend Connect Introduces Social Widgets For Site Owners
Contrary to some earlier reports, Google’s new Friend Connect, launching today, is not focused on data portability or a direct answer to MySpace “Data Availability” or the new Facebook Connect. While there’s a data portability dimension, it’s focused on the flip side of the equation: site owners who want to make their sites more “social.” […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 29, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web
Google Opens Developer “Sandbox” For iGoogle
iGoogle is one of the most interesting products at the search engine. Reportedly the fastest growing of Google’s offerings, it’s a personal start page or dashboard, but with potential to evolve into something more. Today Google announced “a sandbox for developers that helps them build richer gadgets for iGoogle, which will offer users more powerful […]
Will Social Networking Kill Search?
A provocative headline and somewhat less provocative article in Popular Mechanics argues that social networking will kill search “as we know it.”
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 27, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
OpenSocial Becomes More Open, Facebook Says No; AOL Flamed By Mag; Court Rules Against Clicking Minors
The big news today comes from a trio of major Internet brands. Google, Yahoo, and News Corp.’s MySpace joined forces to announce that OpenSocial, the social networking platform alternative to Facebook’s platform, is going to become a non-profit foundation. As such, it will have a completely separate management and identity from Google and the others […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 13, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
In Unexpected Move, AOL Buys Social Network Bebo For $850 Million
In a somewhat surprising move, given the speculation surrounding AOL and its future, the company has acquired number three social network Bebo for $850 million in cash. Bebo has a reported 40 million unique users on a global basis. AOL says in its press release, “Together with its AIM and ICQ personal communications network, the […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 26, 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 25, 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 13, 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 11, 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 […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 5, 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 4, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Mine The Web’s Socially-Tagged Links: Google Social Graph API Launched
Did you know there’s a way to tag links on pages to indicate social connections? I’d heard about this vaguely, but you can bet there’s going to be much more public awareness and potential use, thanks to Google launching its new Google Social Graph API. Now available, the API allows developers to discover socially-labeled links […]
Search Year 2007: Search News, In Review
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 […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 31, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Trademarks Knol, Android, OpenSocial, & More In 2007
Gary Price reports Google has applied to trademark several terms this year, including Knol, Android, OpenSocial, Open Handset Alliance, Panoramio, Dalvik, and more. These trademark applications are common for companies wanting to protect their new product releases.
Google The Stealth Social Network?
Google’s plan to socialize its various applications continues. Google Operating System has spotted code in Gmail that may lead to a Facebook-style news feed of status updates from your Gmail contacts. More about this and Google’s continued “stealth social network” moves below.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 21, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Search News Headlines Application For Facebook
Finally, Barry and I can share an application that we’ve been cooking up — Search News For Facebook. Install this, and by default you’ll get the top headlines from Search Engine Land and Search Engine Roundtable combined, showing on your Facebook profile page. You can also add your own feed or any feeds you like […]
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.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 12, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Facebook Opens Platform, Bebo Adopts It
TechCrunch reports that social network Bebo launched its new Open Application Platform this morning in San Francisco. But the platform is an exact duplicate of Facebook’s platform, based on Facebook opening up the code to third-party developers. (Here’s the Bebo press release.) Bebo is part of OpenSocial, the competing Google initiative that also features MySpace, […]
Mahalo Adds The Social Graph To Search
Everyone’s been talking about how the social graph is the next evolution of search. Search 4.0. The next step forward after Search 3.0’s blended and personalized search. Today, Mahalo is taking that next step and adding a social layer to their search results. Jason Calacanis, Mahalo founder, says that the problem of search will be […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 10, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
LinkedIn Redesigns, Adds Features
LinkedIn has responded to the challenge of Facebook today by joining OpenSocial and launching its developer platform as well as a new look (still to come) and host of new features. They’re described in some detail on VentureBeat. The design changes include a new homepage, an emphasis on activity feeds, customized company news, and several […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 21, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.