Search Engine News
This section provides a daily dose of regularly updated Search Engine News.Yahoo Buys Advertiser BlueLithium for $300M
Yahoo, having been recently out-competed by Google in the business of online advertising, hopes to strengthen its position with acquisition of large online advertiser BlueLithium...
9/7/2007 11:55:07 AM
Yahoo Fumbles Fantasy Football
Yahoo found some angry fans when a server error stopped their draft picks on Tuesday.
9/7/2007 6:08:54 AM
Yahoo Sheds Another Executive
This time a change in the corner office ranks at Yahoo comes from Europe, where their managing director of search will bolt in favor of becoming a consultant. Yahoo Sheds Another Executive Regional VP Stephen Taylor came to Yahoo when the Internet company picked up Overture, which became Yahoo's search marketing arm. He'll follow Greg Coleman out the door in the ...
9/7/2007 5:40:37 AM
Ex-official wants names from Yahoo names
REHOBOTH - A former selectman and his police officer daughter are seeking to compel Yahoo!, the Internet search engine, to turn over the names of six participants in an online discussion group who they say made false and malicious statements about them.
9/7/2007 1:24:42 AM
Yahoo Makes $300m Ad Network Play
First Google inked a deal to buy DoubleClick, then Microsoft bought aQuantive, and now Yahoo says it will lay down $300m cash to acquire BlueLithium, an three-year-old online advertising network.
9/7/2007 12:48:00 AM
Google helps in search for aviator
Google Inc. is best known for finding information online, but sometimes the Internet search leader also works behind the scenes to look for missing people like renowned aviator Steve Fossett.
9/6/2007 6:54:06 PM
Google to boost universal search effort
Google will become more aggressive with its universal search effort, making a bolder push to blend a variety of Web links into a single results list.
9/6/2007 5:12:40 PM
Yahoo Takes Panama To Taiwan
Sponsored searches in Taiwan may have just gotten a bit better - Yahoo introduced the upgrade known as Panama. Unfortunately, this will once again lead us towards something resembling a geographical “Who’s on First?” routine. Yahoo Takes Panama To Taiwan Unless, of course, we ignore the “Panama” moniker, which is exactly what The China Post’s Dimitri Bruyas ...
9/6/2007 1:10:57 PM
Mapspam Now Appearing On Yahoo Local
If spam isn't an indication of the arrival of an advertising medium (e.g. email spam, search spam) I don't know what is. Mike Blumenthal, who identified instances of Google mapspam has now investigated non-local businesses trying to fool the local algorithms on Yahoo into thinking they are local. Blumenthal cites detailed examples of gaming with fake addresses , phone numbers and, in ...
9/6/2007 12:39:32 PM
Creating Google Custom Search Engines
Tired of searching for cheesecake recipes and getting nothing but pinup calendars? Google has a little-known feature that lets you design your own search engines that will search only the sites you want.
9/6/2007 11:05:54 AM
Report: Google, Amazon plan e-book moves
Google and Amazon.com are planning moves in the electronic-book market which, despite much promise over the years, hasn't met the expectations of book lovers, The New York Times reported Thursday.
9/6/2007 10:47:35 AM
Yahoo Taiwan Upgrades to Search Marketing Panama
Yesterday Yahoo Taiwan upgraded its sponsored results engine from their older version of paid search ads to the new Yahoo Search Marketing Panama interface. Similar to Japan, Yahoo enjoys a dominance of the Taiwan Search Market Share, with 87.30% of Taiwan users visiting Yahoo Kimo (Yahoo Taiwan) in 2006. 42.89% of Taiwanese users visited Google. Sponsored search [...]
9/6/2007 10:03:33 AM
EU questions Google customers over DoubleClick
The European Commission has taken the unusual step of sending questionnaires to Google customers before the company officially seeks permission to take over a rival, two business sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
9/6/2007 7:48:53 AM
Meta Keywords Tag 101: How "Legally" Hide Words On Your Pages For Search Engines
If there's anything I particularly hate when it comes to SEO, it's the meta keywords tag. I so wish it had never been invented. It's practically useless, yet people still obsess over it. In this article, I'll explain more about why you shouldn't worry about it except perhaps for misspellings, as well as which search engines support it. The meta keywords tag is one of several of meta tags that ...
9/5/2007 6:54:31 PM
Google takes heat over YouTube deal in Thailand
A press advocacy group is "dismayed" about Google's decision to block YouTube videos from viewers in Thailand that are considered inappropriate or illegal by that Asian government.
9/5/2007 5:02:25 PM
Looking Beyond The Portal, Yahoo Acquires BlueLithium
Yahoo's effort to build the leading online advertising platform is bolstered by the $300 million cash deal for the "behavioral targeting" ad network.
9/5/2007 2:30:00 PM
Branson hopes Google Earth helps find Fossett
The search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett resumed on Wednesday as his friend, British billionaire Richard Branson, tried to find him through a satellite mapping service offered by Google.
9/5/2007 2:25:56 PM
Branson hopes Google images help find Fossett
The search for missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett resumed on Wednesday as his friend, British billionaire Richard Branson, tried to find him through a satellite mapping service offered by Internet data provider Google.
9/5/2007 1:31:24 PM
Branson hopes to trace Fossett with Google images
British billionaire Richard Branson said on Wednesday he was hoping to trace Steve Fossett through a satellite mapping service offered by Internet data provider Google as the search for the missing U.S. adventurer resumed.
9/5/2007 12:06:48 PM
Branson hopes to use Google images to find Fossett
British billionaire Richard Branson said on Wednesday he was hoping to trace missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett through a satellite mapping service offered by Internet data provider Google.
9/5/2007 11:02:08 AM
Branson hopes to use Google Earth to find Fossett
British billionaire Richard Branson said on Wednesday he was hoping to trace missing adventurer Steve Fossett through a satellite mapping service offered by Google.
9/5/2007 10:46:48 AM
Wallpaper Company Ditches Google Ad Trademark Suit
A home decor merchant has dropped a federal lawsuit attacking Google's practice of connecting some online ads to trademarks, handing the Internet search leader its latest legal victory on the prickly issue. American Blind & Wallpaper Factory agreed to abandon the nearly 4-year-old case without receiving any payment from Google, according to a settlement dated Aug. 31.
9/5/2007 10:31:39 AM
Facebook opens site to search engines
Facebook is opening up its website so that member profiles can be found through online search engines such as Google and Yahoo!, as the social networking site looks to boost user numbers.
9/5/2007 10:03:23 AM
Lawsuit over Google ad links is dropped
A home decor merchant has dropped a federal lawsuit attacking Google Inc.'s practice of connecting some online ads to trademarks, handing the Internet search leader its latest legal victory on the prickly issue.
9/5/2007 8:49:07 AM
What's New in Open Source Search?
Yahoo, Google and MSN hold a huge lead in search engine technology over open source alternatives. These search giants are competing in a battle among themselves to be a computer user's default search site for search. Where can a computer user go to find an adequate open source alternative to mainstream engines? Choices appear to be limited.
9/5/2007 7:16:42 AM
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