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SearchCap: Bing Ads Device Targeting, Google Knowledge Graph Color & Yahoo Mortgage Calculator
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yahoo Search Adds A Mortgage Calculator Now both Yahoo and Google have search based mortgage calculators. The last one to hold out is Bing. Bing Ads Unified Device Targeting Is Here: […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 21, 2012
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 Sued By Texas Attorney General To Turn Over Documents According to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Google has been sued by the Texas Attorney General’s office. The […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 16, 2012
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 Launches Knowledge Graph To Provide Answers, Not Just Links Hinted at for months, Google formally launched its “Knowledge Graph” today. The new technology is being used to provide popular facts […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 15, 2012
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: A Glossary Of 15 Really Useful International Search Marketing Terms A conversation with a number of international search marketers recently showed that their range of experience ranged from expert to beginner, […]
Google & Facebook Bicker Over Invitation Sharing & Number Of Users
Google and Facebook are at it yet again. Ever since Google+ launched, the two social networks have been trying to out maneuver each other any chance they get. Whether it be Facebook announcing video chat just weeks after Google+ launched with ‘Hangouts,’ Google+ offering Facebook-like games, or Facebook responding to Google+ games the same day… […]
Examining Facebook’s “Smear Campaign” Concerns About Google Social Circles
I read the news today, oh boy. The Facebook army had just declared a war. Well, a smear campaign against Google. For the record, Facebook denies that it actually ran such a campaign, but it does confirm it has issues with how Google is using some of Facebook’s social data. Do those allegations stand up? […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 11, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: IAC Revises And Re-Ups Its Deal With Google IAC, the parent of Ask.com, the Daily Beast and Citysearch, today announced it has amended and extended its distribution agreement with Google through […]
IAC Revises And Re-Ups Its Deal With Google
IAC, the parent of Ask.com, the Daily Beast and Citysearch, today announced it has amended and extended its distribution agreement with Google through March 31, 2016. The deal, which involves the distribution of AdWords ads and other search-related services to IAC sites, was originally scheduled to expire at the end of 2012. Though IAC didn’t […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 8, 2011
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Demand Media & Being “The Best Click” On Google Demand Media’s success? Listening to what people want and generating great content to show up at Google. At least that’s part of […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 12, 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’s Robert Louis Stevenson Treasure Island Logo Saturday, November 13th is Robert Louis Stevenson’s 160th birthday. Robert Louis Stevenson is a famous writer including some works Treasure Island, A Child’s Garden […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 19, 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 Faces Spanish Lawsuit Over Street View Data Collection Data protection officials in Spain have filed a lawsuit over Google’s collection of Wi-Fi data earlier this year as part of its […]
Antonio Gulli Leaves Ask.com After 4 Years
The next Ask.com personality to leave Ask.com is Antonio Gulli who was hired about four years ago to lead up the technology team in the European R&D center. Antonio announced he is leaving and explained what he worked while at Ask.com. He worked on: Image Search News and Blog search Video News Search DailyBeast Core […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 6, 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: How To Optimize Feeds To Maximize Your Exposure In Shopping Engine Results Each day millions of online shoppers turn to comparison shopping engines (CSEs) to compare prices, read reviews, research products […]