SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 6, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Utah
Google Maps Adds Street View Photography For Several New Cities
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:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 19, 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 10, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Partners With Florida To Make Govt. Data More Accessible
According to the South Florida Business Journal, Florida will be working with Google “to create new search engine features for those looking for government services online.” Google will be indexing Florida state databases that are currently not discoverable via the Internet. Other states with similar programs include California, Arizona, Michigan, Utah, and Virginia. Google also […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 20, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Top Senators Warn FTC To Review DoubleClick Google Deal Carefully
Senators Urge FTC To Review Google-DoubleClick Deal Closely from SmartMoney reports Senators Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have urged the Federal Trade Commission to closely review the details and implications of Google’s proposed acquisition of DoubleClick. In a letter written by the Senators to the FTC, they wrote: The implications of this for […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 11, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Paid Search Ads & Trademarks: A Review Of Court Cases, Legal Disputes & Policies
Over the years, we’ve seen a number of lawsuits filed against search engines or between companies regarding ads that are linked to trademark terms. Below, a rundown on some of the more notable cases. Before the recap, a little background. To those not familiar with trademark law, the cases can seem like guaranteed victories for […]
Google Launches Public Policy Blog
Google has been doing more and more over the past few years to actively influence public policy issues (such as on net neutrality or recently, US immigration) as well becoming more of a potential public policy target (such as on privacy last week). As part of its outreach, the company has now launched the Google […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 30, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Utah Says Oops About Law Regulating Trademarks & Search Ads
Via TechDirt, High-Tech Execs Meet With Lawmakers Over Web Search Keyword Law from the Associated Press covers how Utah might not enforce its new law banning ads linked to trademark terms. The law is set to go into effect today. We covered various issues with the law earlier this month. Now Utah lawmakers appear to […]
Google Helps States Surface Government Information
Google has announced an initiative with state agencies in Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia to help expose government information to web search engines. Often, government information is stored in database systems that are difficult if not impossible for search engine crawlers to access and index. Google is working with technologists from the state agencies to […]
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 […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 12, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Utah Law Limiting Use Of Keyword Advertising
Google opposes Utah law limiting keyword advertising from the LA Times provides a little more coverage about the new Utah law that regulates keyword-based advertising, which Danny covered earlier. Reportedly, Google is “objecting” to this law, though how exactly isn’t detailed.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 4, 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, April 3, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Will Utah’s New Trademark Bill Stop Competitive Keyword Buys?
Wow. Via Techdirt, news from the EFF that the Utah legislature has passed a Trademark Protection Act law preventing people from buying ads linked to terms that are also trademarks of others. The Trademark Blog notes the law probably violates the US Constitution. Certainly it will be hard to enforce. In addition, we’ve got US […]