Instacart to start serving ads on Good Food Holdings shopping carts
Shoppers in-store will receive ads featuring new products and personalized recommendations.
Topic: Southern California
With iOS 9, Apple’s Siri & Spotlight Search Get Smarter
New sources continue to push Google to the edge of Apple's search ecosystem, but Google Now remains ahead on predictions.
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin: I Wish I Could Forget The “Right To Be Forgotten”
Tonight at the Re/Code conference in Southern California, Google co-founder Sergey Brin was interviewed on stage. He discussed many things, including the diverse range of “Google X” projects: indoor mapping (Tango), WiFi balloons (Project Loon), new prototype self-driving cars and more. Curiously the main interview, though wide ranging, didn’t get into the recent European Court […]
With Nadella’s Appointment, The “Search CEOs” Now Run Google, Yahoo & Microsoft
Satya Nadella being named CEO of Microsoft isn’t just big news for Microsoft. It’s big news for search. For the first time in ages, the three major search companies in the US are all run by CEOs who either came out of a search-background or have a solid understanding of it. Despite the attention search […]
Google’s “Find Hotels By Travel Time” Offers Some Of That “Innovation” Google Was Talking About
Before Google was formally approved to buy travel software company ITA, the company argued that the acquisition would result in “innovation” for travelers and travel search users. Beyond the appearance of flight times/routes in search results we haven’t seen much “innovation” yet. Google’s new “find hotels by travel time” experiment is, however, an example of […]
Photo Tour: Grand Opening Of Google LA
Google’s new Los Angeles office had its grand opening yesterday, consolidating operations that were previously spread-out among three different offices in Santa Monica into the funky Frank Gehry-designed “Binoculars” building in Venice Beach. The new operation is home to 500 employees, who begin work tomorrow. The were welcomed by Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Susan Wojcicki, […]
Google Offers Goes National, Still Makes Me Feel Excluded
Google Offers hasn’t rolled out yet to your city in the US? Google’s solution is its first “national” offer that came out today, $25 to spend at REI for $15. But as a person in a non-Google Offers city, I found the promotion just alienated me even more. Offers & The OC I live in Newport Beach, […]
Apple Renews Maps Deal With Google — What’s Up With That?
Last night Danny posted about Eric Schmidt’s on-stage interview at the D9 conference in Southern California. Among the many things Schmidt discussed was a renewal of Apple’s deal to use Google Search and Maps on iOS devices. Although this was first reported last week, it still comes as a something of a surprise — at least […]
Vons Loyalty Card + Foursquare Check-Ins = Pepsico Rewards
Been checking in to the gym on Foursquare? That activity could earn you a free SoBe Lifewater, the next time you swipe your loyalty card at a Vons grocery store. The chain has partnered with Foursquare so that check-in activity generates rewards, provided by Pepsico. Linking Your Accounts Vons is a supermarket chain that’s big […]
Google’s Sergey Brin Talking China At TED
At the TED conference in Southern California, host Chris Anderson held an impromptu Q&A with Google cofounder Sergey Brin on Google’s decision to leave China. Anderson started out asking Brin to recount what happened. A presentation about the GhostNet spying network had just concluded, and Brin said Google found they’d been targeted in a similar […]
Bing Demos StreetSide With Flickr Photos, Live Video & “Bing Sky”
Today at the TED conference in Southern California, Microsoft’s Blaise Aguera y Arcas demonstrated a new crowdsourced-version Bing Maps that integrates photos and even live video that is shared by others. Microsoft will also soon launch what we’ve dubbed “Bing Sky,” the ability to use Bing to look up in the sky and see what’s […]
Google Testifies Before Senate About State Of Journalism
CNET reports on testimony provided by Google VP Marissa Mayer on the “Future of Journalism” during a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Defending against claims that Google “parasitically” makes money off the backs of print newspaper content, Mayer said: Google connects Internet users […]
November 2008: Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories
Below are Search Engine Land’s 10 most popular stories from November 2008:
October 2008: Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories
Below are Search Engine Land’s 10 most popular stories from October 2008:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 14, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Los Angeles & Southern California Fire Maps: October 2008 Edition
Southern California is ablaze with wildfires once again, including one I can see out my window in the Newport Beach foothills. Trying to keep track of where they are. Here’s a guide to maps of current fires and place you can expect future ones to be posted. NOTE: For the latest fires, see this fire […]
June 2008 California Fire Maps
Wildfires, again, in my home state of California. People are looking for maps of where they are at, so here are some resources: NOTE: For the latest fires, see this fire maps section of Search Engine Land, where any updates are listed. California Fires 2008 is an excellent map pinpointing fires across the state. Just […]
All Things D: The Search Edition
There’s a ton of search-related news and intrigue coming out of the Dow Jones “All Things D” conference in Southern California. Let’s start with the ridiculous remark from IAC’s chief Barry Diller that “Google is irrelevant to us.” That’s only true if Diller doesn’t care about search revenue. Google is essentially the source of that […]
Search 4.0: Social Search Engines & Putting Humans Back In Search
Previously I’ve covered what I dubbed Search 3.0, how search engines have evolved toward blending vertical or specialized results into “regular” web listings. Today, the step beyond that: Search 4.0, how personal, social and human-edited data can be used to refine search results.
Twitter Beats (Wow, By 3 Minutes) The USGS With China Earthquake News
Hey, I like Twitter, but this entire thing Robert Scoble started about how Twitter had news of the Chinese earthquake before the US Geological Survey seemed absurd. Did it really? As it turns out, probably so — by about three minutes. Reading some of the accounts, you’d get the impression Twitter seemed to alert the […]
Malibu Corral Fire Maps: Burn Area, Evacuation Centers, & More
Fires are burning again in Southern California, and the map makers are hard at work helping people know what’s happening where. Below, maps relating to the Corral Fire in Malibu: NOTE: For the latest fires, see this fire maps section of Search Engine Land, where any updates are listed. Los Angeles Times: Shows evacuation zones, […]
San Francisco Oil Spill Maps & Wishing For Better Community Map Search Tools
Trying to figure out the impact of last week’s oil spill in San Francisco Bay, which happened after the container ship Cosco Busan hit the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge? There are maps to the rescue! Links to them below, along with some observations on the difficulty in finding community-built maps like these in Google Maps. […]
Mapping The Southern California Fires
Looking for information about wildfires in Southern California and across the California in general? This page will guide you to what you’re looking for. NOTE: Since this article was originally written, there have been many other fires on a seasonal basis. The original story is below. For the latest fires that may have brought you […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 18, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google Adds ‘Pennysaver’ Content To Maps
Google has developed one of the most complete local databases online and it is continuing to seek to enhance that information with third party deals. The latest such deal will integrate classifieds, business listings and coupons from Southern CA-based PennySaver, which is published by Harte-Hanks.