SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 8, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Topic: Stanford University
Yang & Filo Sumo Each Other To Save The World
Will wrestle for climate change from Yahoo’s Yodel Anecdotal blog covers that the co-founders of Yahoo put on sumo suits to wrestle each other. Jerry Yang and David Filo agreed to this match after Yahoos did their part to their impact on the environment. Why sumo wrestle? Reportedly, Yang and Filo were addicted to sumo […]
iGoogle, Personalized Search And You
Yesterday was “Google Personalization Day” for me and a number of others who attended a meeting at Google with Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products & User Experience, as well as Google Personalization Technical Lead Sep Kamvar and iGoogle Product Manager Jessica Ewing. Barry has captured much of the factual information coming out of the […]
Oklahoma, Where The Google Comes Sweepin’ Down The Plain
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 […]
What Is Google PageRank? A Guide For Searchers & Webmasters
PageRank. If you do SEO or are involved with Google or search, you’ll come across this topic at some point. You’ll also likely be confused by what exactly PageRank means. To solve that, here’s a guide to PageRank, designed for searchers and site owners alike. Google’s Definition: PageRank As Votes Let’s start with what Google says. […]
Time For Google To Give Up The Fight Against Paid Links?
The Paid Links Economy from Philipp Lenssen at Google Blogoscoped is a nice, thoughtful follow-up to last week’s paid links debate that erupted after Google’s Matt Cutts featured a new way to report paid links. There’s plenty of the history of link buying and assorted comments, though Philipp’s article doesn’t really leave you with any […]
Eric Schmidt Interviewed On Entrepreneurship, Management & More
Iinnovate has an excellent interview with Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt. He discusses many topics around the theme of entrepreneurship and management but also touches on other topics during the 20-minute interview. One point Danny and I found interesting from the interview was how he replied to the question on “what the characteristics of an entrepreneur?” […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 16, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Microsoft’s Ballmer Calls Google One Hit Wonder, Mocks Management Skills & Criticizes Future Growth
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, spoke at Stanford University the other day, calling Google a one-hit wonder, mocking Google’s personal time concept and calling their growth expectations “insane.”
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Feb. 16, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Yahoo’s Jerry Yang Donates $75 Million To Stanford University
Yahoo co-founder gives millions to university via Reuters reports that Jerry Yang, the co-founder of Yahoo, has donated $75 million to Stanford University. Yang did attend Stanford University for his bachelor’s and master’s degrees but never completed his doctorate in electrical engineering. Stanford says they will “spend most of the money on a new environmental […]
Fury Over Google’s Self Promotion & Wishing For Perspective
It feels like a bad week to be Google. Honestly, if there’s a tipping point, the freak-out that they’ve become the evil company they said they didn’t want to be seems to have arrived. Goodness knows there’s plenty to be concerned about with Google, as with any large powerful company. The entire Google could become […]