Top 10 Web moments of the 2000s Nov 22, 2009
Google's IPO (2004): One of the largest stock offerings in history put the search engine on the path to becoming what the Webbys call "the most dominant and influential company of the decade." Gmail, YouTube, Google Earth, Google Maps and Android would all follow. Online video revolution (2006): Faster bandwidth, cheaper camcorders and YouTube's use of Adobe's Flash 9 video player combine to make online video explode. (CNN -- Tech)
Back on the beat Nov 22, 2009
"It's like Google on steroids," Bratton said of a search engine that his firm is building. Still, "this is all public records. We're not going to engage in anything that is not ethical and is not lawful.". (New York Post -- Business)
US giant puts up $5m to trap hackers Nov 22, 2009
Microsoft just has improved and rebranded its search engine, which is now called Bing. 7 Nov 2008. (Yahoo News -- Computer Viruses & Worms)
Google must stop snooping on us Nov 22, 2009
ONCE upon a time, back in the almost unimaginable days before Google was a household name and a search engine clicked by almost every computer user on the planet, three geeks were sitting in the company s modest office in California preparing to meet some possible new recruits ... It was also a handy marketing tool to differentiate their upstart search engine from Microsoft, embroiled in endless battles with anti-trust authorities in America and Europe ... On these terms, is it really evil for a... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Beware of the '12 Scams of Christmas' Nov 21, 2009
Instead, go directly to the Web site by typing the address or using a search engine. 1. (ABC News)
Search site aims to rival Google Nov 21, 2009
Former workers at the web giant Google have launched a rival search engine ... But analysts believe the new search engine, like many others, will struggle to match and defeat Google ... "The time may be right for a challenger," said Danny Sullivan, editor in chief of Search Engine Land. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
This Email Will Self-Destruct Nov 21, 2009
A group dedicated to SEO, Search Engine Optimization, or the art to rank your website in search engines. Members. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame Nov 21, 2009
Earlier this month AOL publicly released a data trove: 500,000 search queries culled from three months of user traffic on its search engine. The company claimed it was trying to help researchers by providing "anonymized" search information, but experts and the public were shocked at how easy it was to figure out who had been searching on what. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt Out of Custom Ads Nov 21, 2009
com, the search engine giant stores server log information like location, IP address, time and date, operating system, browser, and sometimes, unique cookie ID, Google said. There are no third parties involved in serving up ads on Google. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Google: the world's frenemy Nov 21, 2009
Is Google, the owner of the world's favourite search engine, a force for good -- or for ill. Is it a friend to the fourth estate, on which democracy depends, or an enemy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Windows 7 Sales 'Fantastic,' Ballmer Says Nov 21, 2009
In the demo room adjacent to the meeting, Microsoft showcased several recently delivered products, including Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 8, the Bing search engine, and its new Zune HD media player. Meanwhile, CFO Chris Liddell pointed out that the company maintains its freeze on salaries and continues other cost cutting measures. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon Nov 21, 2009
Search engine to mine short messages in attempt to increase audience ... - Yahoo is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to improve its Internet search engine and lure back some of its dwindling audience. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Drug industry presses FDA to allow more online ads Nov 21, 2009
In April, the FDA fired off warning letters to Pfizer Inc., GlaxoSmithKline PLC and a dozen other drugmakers for search engine ads that did not mention drug risks. The ads called sponsored links appear on the screen margins of sites like Google when users search for certain key words. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
* What are you doing? is a Twitter question no more Nov 21, 2009
Meanwhile, Yahoo Inc is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently. Beginning on Thursday, Yahoo will now mine the short messages posted on Twitter to find fresher information about hot topics. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Yahoo Adds Twitter to News Results Nov 21, 2009
The news comes on the heels of recent announcements from Microsoft's Bing search engine and from Google, each of which has plans to integrate Twitter feeds on their own search results. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) now already offers a separate search results page of relevant Twitter feeds while Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) said it plans to integrate Twitter into its results this year. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 20, 2009
com's "AskEraser" search engine product, which has been criticized by privacy groups for reducing user privacy and failing to function as advertised. Information about the ability of the FBI to investigate Americans. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Awards recognize innovation Nov 20, 2009
Silicon Valley, the launch pad of technology dynamos like the iPhone and Google's search engine, recognized innovations of a less flashy sort that may still prove to be game-changers. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Google PC will start in seven seconds or less Nov 20, 2009
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif: New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for computers that do their work on the Web. Google gave the world the first peek at its Chrome OS four months after declaring its intention of developing the PC's main software, a move that pits it directly against Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc.. (India Times)
Law Firm Invokes Privacy Laws in Suing Rival Over Search Engine Keywords Nov 20, 2009
A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's ... Cannon's sponsored link appeared on Google and Bing, Microsoft Corp.'s search engine, but not Yahoo ... A search engine like Google places ads based in part on users' clicking patterns and on the advertiser's prepaid budget for a certain number of views. (Law.com)
UN seeks better links between its peace missions in Africa Nov 20, 2009
You will now be redirected to our search engine. If you are not redirected within 5 seconds please click. (Yahoo News -- Pan-Africa)
What were your Top 10 internet moments? Nov 20, 2009
Google IPO (2004) Google's IPO, one of the largest in history, put the six year old search engine on the path to becoming the most dominant and influential company of the decade. From gmail and YouTube to Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Android, the Internet giant and constant innovator is the engine that powers countless aspects of our everyday lives. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Business growth gets some tools Nov 20, 2009
The tools available include database research strategy analysis, search engine optimization, management team temperament, geographic information systems, capital referrals, network mapping labor referrals and social media strategies. The state Legislature this year created the Florida Economic Gardening Institute, housed at the University of Central Florida, to stimulate investment in Florida's economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
New software will make YouTube videos accessible for hearing-impaired viewers Nov 20, 2009
The text file generated by the system could be added to the Google search engine, making it easier to look up videos on any topic. If there is specific oral content of interest, said Cerf, we can find it. (Boston Globe)
Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search Nov 20, 2009
By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO is jumping on the bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently ... The Twitter twist is the latest sign of Yahoo's resolve to spice up its search results even as it prepares to lean on Microsoft for most of the technology powering its search engine ... Microsoft so far is listing Twitter results in a special section of its search engine, Bing. (USA Today -- Tech)
The next Twitter? It's Foursquare Nov 20, 2009
Google is undoubtedly the 800-pound gorilla, but the fastidiously numbers-driven search engine has proven time and again that it cannot grasp social-networking dynamics -- from Orkut to Friend Connect (its Facebook Connect competitor) to its failure to turn Google Video into a YouTube competitor. One company may unwittingly squash Foursquare in its infancy: Twitter itself. (CNN)
Better know a college football trophy Nov 20, 2009
If you scored more than 18 points without the help of a search engine you could probably win a lot of bets. Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Should Web Search Data Be Stored? Nov 20, 2009
Most search engines record the terms users enter, along with the time of the requests and information on the computer used ... But the only way that'll work is if consumers actually have enough information about companies' practices to make rational choices about which search engines to use, and enough information about how the law protects their online privacy ... However, the DOJ's position is that ECPA doesn't apply to the search engines and search terms, the search engines themselves refuse... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
What Are Web Surfers Seeking? Well, It's Just What You'd Think Nov 20, 2009
Some 35% of these questioners never clicked on an answer, though I am not sure what even the best search engine could have done with a question like, "How to find your eye color.". How good is the Web at actually answering questions. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
iPhone apps run background checks on your date Nov 19, 2009
Lane says that like any search engine, "Stud or Dud?" will work better the more information you put into it. If "Stud or Dud?" is meant to be a comprehensive background check, the "Are They Really Single?" app is more tailored to answering the specific question of whether someone is either married or potentially in a long-term relationship. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
NetEase.com Reports Third Quarter 2009 Unaudited Financial Results Nov 19, 2009
In addition, NetEase has paid listings on its search engine and web directory and classified advertising services, as well as an online mall, which provides opportunities for e-commerce and traditional businesses to establish their own storefront on the Internet. NetEase also offers wireless value-added services such as news and information content, matchmaking services, music and photos from the Web which are sent over SMS, MMS, WAP, IVR and Color Ring-back Tone technologies. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tax credit to steady, not rescue, shaky U.S. housing Nov 19, 2009
Following the tax credit extension, website traffic at real estate search engine jumped to record levels, increasing by 75 percent in the first week of November from a year ago. Few disagree that affordability is a major lure, with record low borrowing costs and home prices that have tumbled on average by about 30 percent from 2006 peaks. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
US election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments Nov 19, 2009
Google's IPO in 2004 put the search engine on the path to powering countless aspects of our everyday lives. Online video revolution in 2006 that led to a boom in homemade and professional content on the Internet and helped reshape everything from pop culture to politics. (India Times)
Bing gains search market share, nears 10 per cent Nov 18, 2009
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Google must stop snooping on us Nov 18, 2009
ONCE upon a time, back in the almost unimaginable days before Google was a household name and a search engine clicked by almost every computer user on the planet, three geeks were sitting in the company s modest office in California preparing to meet some possible new recruits ... It was also a handy marketing tool to differentiate their upstart search engine from Microsoft, embroiled in endless battles with anti-trust authorities in America and Europe ... On these terms, is it really evil for a... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Top doodler Du wins Google prize Nov 18, 2009
The Rydalmere East Public School student's entry, titled Australia Forever, was chosen from thousands in the search engine giant's competition. School children up to Year 10 around the country were invited to take part, doodling to express their "wish for Australia". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
New Source of Online Ad Revenue Nov 18, 2009
The figure, more than twice what the Kelsey Group had estimated last year, is particularly striking because search engines and Yellow Pages Web sites have done little until recently to give Internet users easy ways to find local businesses ... Google, which according to comScore Networks, a research firm, executes 35 percent of all Internet searches, last year introduced a test version of a localized search engine (http://labs. (Yahoo News -- Electronic Commerce)
Listen, Watch, Read: Computers Search for Meaning Nov 17, 2009
The technology will not be challenging the industry leading search engines any time soon ... 5, 2009) Search engine technology is in a state of flux as it digs ever deeper for new ... VizSeek is one of the first search engines on the Internet to use a photograph, a 2D image, or a 3D model and transform it into a 3D shape. (Science Daily)
Short Circuits Nov 17, 2009
Microsoft is giving its MSN Web portal a long-overdue makeover and says it hopes the site will funnel more people to Bing, the software maker's search engine. Microsoft is ditching the heavy blue background and stack of tiny text and menus across the top that have defined msn. (Courier-Journal -- Business)
Coming events Nov 17, 2009
HOW TO GET YOUR WEBSITE TO THE TOP OF THE LIST, hands-on enhanced computer workshop by computer analyst Peter Kay, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Nov. 24 at Waialae Country Club; topics: Google ranking, keywords, site structure, search engine marketing; sponsored by Smart Business Hawaii; members and guests $75, non-members and at-the-door payers $90, lunch and parking included; advance registration advised. www:smallbusinesshawaii. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rules For Buying IPOs Are A Bit Different Nov 17, 2009
eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. Access recent eIBD issues easily. (Investors Business Daily)
Search site aims to rival Google Nov 17, 2009
Former workers at the web giant Google have launched a rival search engine ... But analysts believe the new search engine, like many others, will struggle to match and defeat Google ... "The time may be right for a challenger," said Danny Sullivan, editor in chief of Search Engine Land. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Cheaper fares, Web access draw many to bus travel Nov 17, 2009
According to the number of tickets sold over the summer through the bus ticket search engine BusJunction, which will not publicly release actual numbers, Megabus is the most popular bus line on the Boston-New York route, and the cheapest. BoltBus is the second most popular company on BusJunction, followed by Fung Wah, Greyhound, and Lucky Star. (Boston Globe)
Google Rewrites Controversial Books Deal Amid Antitrust Concerns Nov 17, 2009
Academics, Google competitors and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division because they said it gave the search engine an unfair advantage: Google would essentially have exclusive rights to the digital distribution of orphan works. If a competitor wished to do the same, it would risk lawsuits. (Law.com)
Drug industry presses FDA to allow more online ads Nov 16, 2009
In April, the FDA fired off warning letters to Pfizer Inc., GlaxoSmithKline PLC and a dozen other drugmakers for search engine ads that did not mention drug risks. The ads called sponsored links appear on the screen margins of sites like Google when users search for certain key words. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
All eyes on Murdoch as newspapers ponder digital future Nov 16, 2009
The News Corp. chairman, pictured in September 2009, has prompted a fierce debate among media watchers with his accusation that Google is "stealing" from his vast newspaper empire and his threat to block the search engine from access ... The News Corp. chairman has prompted a fierce debate among media watchers with his accusation that Google is "stealing" from his vast newspaper empire and his threat to block the search engine from accessing its content ... " Google, in response to Murdoch's... (Yahoo! Asia News)
SEOTonic SOLUTIONS Ranked as a Best Search Engine Optimization Company for November 2009 Nov 16, 2009
com is proud to call SEOTonic SOLUTIONS one of the Best Search Engine Optimization Firms for November 2009. . (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt Out of Custom Ads Nov 16, 2009
com, the search engine giant stores server log information like location, IP address, time and date, operating system, browser, and sometimes, unique cookie ID, Google said. There are no third parties involved in serving up ads on Google. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Webtrends and InetAsia Announce Launch of Managed Services Platform in Asia Nov 16, 2009
Webtrends delivers the industry's most recognized search engine marketing, visitor intelligence, and analytics solutions to enable companies to understand their customers, drive engagement, and enhance marketing and brand awareness. Thousands of global organizations, including HSBC, Microsoft, NY Times, CCTV, China Mobile and China Life, have chosen Webtrends business solutions and client services expertise to optimize their customers' online experiences. (JCN Network, Japan)
Ken Auletta examines Google Nov 16, 2009
Auletta looked out at the crowd of young Googlers with their ubiquitous open laptops and said, "In 1998, we know who was in a garage doing something new." He was referring, of course, to Brin and Page, who started the search engine from a Stanford dorm room and soon relocated to a Silicon Valley garage. "And you have become their worst nightmare.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
'Googled,' by Ken Auletta Nov 16, 2009
Founded a little more than three years earlier by Stanford computer-science students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the company was running the most popular search engine in the world, but it had yet to figure out a way to turn a decent profit. Still spooked by the dot-com crash, the powerful venture capitalists who had poured money into the business were pushing Page and Brin to "monetize" their traffic, perhaps by plastering their pristine site with ads. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Three Tempting Stocks for a Hot Takeover Market Nov 16, 2009
owner of the worlds top search engine, last week agreed to pay $750 million to acquire closely held Admob Inc., a mobile-phone advertising company. Meanwhile of Northfield, Illinois, reiterated its offer of about $16 billion to acquire Cadbury PLC, a British candy maker. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
» More Feature Articles Nov 16, 2009
- at Search Engine Watch - Thu, Jul 17, 2003. - at USATODAY.com - Wed, Jun 18, 2003. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
UN seeks better links between its peace missions in Africa Nov 16, 2009
You will now be redirected to our search engine. If you are not redirected within 5 seconds please click. (Yahoo News -- Pan-Africa)
Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame Nov 16, 2009
Earlier this month AOL publicly released a data trove: 500,000 search queries culled from three months of user traffic on its search engine. The company claimed it was trying to help researchers by providing "anonymized" search information, but experts and the public were shocked at how easy it was to figure out who had been searching on what. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
What Are Web Surfers Seeking? Well, It's Just What You'd Think Nov 16, 2009
Some 35% of these questioners never clicked on an answer, though I am not sure what even the best search engine could have done with a question like, "How to find your eye color.". How good is the Web at actually answering questions. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
› Teaming up against Google Nov 15, 2009
The Bing search engine by Microsoft ... Search engines not giving you the results you want ... Microsoft's new search engine Bing, which is seeking to chip away at Google's dominance in internet search, is teaming up with WolframAlpha, another rival for the Google crown. (iAfrica.com)
Google Gives Ground on Book Settlement Nov 15, 2009
Google proposed ceding some control over international rights of the so-called orphan books it has been digitizing and adding to its massive search engine. The new settlement will be open for a public comment period. (Slate)
Murdoch's google crackdown sparks debate Nov 15, 2009
The News Corp. chairman has prompted a fierce debate among media watchers with his accusation that Google is "stealing" from his vast newspaper empire and his threat to block the search engine from accessing its content ... " Google, in response to Murdoch's comments, made in an interview with Sky News Australia, said news organisations were free to opt out of being indexed by the search engine but noted that it drives "about 100,000 clicks every minute" to media outlet websites, generating ad... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Should Web Search Data Be Stored? Nov 15, 2009
Most search engines record the terms users enter, along with the time of the requests and information on the computer used ... But the only way that'll work is if consumers actually have enough information about companies' practices to make rational choices about which search engines to use, and enough information about how the law protects their online privacy ... However, the DOJ's position is that ECPA doesn't apply to the search engines and search terms, the search engines themselves refuse... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Electronic Privacy Information Center: Privacy Nov 15, 2009
com's "AskEraser" search engine product, which has been criticized by privacy groups for reducing user privacy and failing to function as advertised. Information about the ability of the FBI to investigate Americans. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
CyberAgent Reports Full Year Results; Consolidated Sales Rise 7.8% Nov 15, 2009
This business segment includes the Internet advertising agency business, centered on the company's Internet Advertising Management Division, and the SEM (search engine marketing) business ... (4) Internet advertising agency: Advertising agency business, SEM(Search engine marketing) business, ad network business, advertising creation, etc. (JCN Network, Japan)
Microsoft befriends Twitter Nov 15, 2009
The partnership announced Wednesday represents a coup for Microsoft as it tries to spice up its Internet search engine, Bing, in its long-running attempts to lure traffic from Google ... It's the kind of information that Google's search engine, far more popular than Bing, can't currently provide ... "We think this is one of the first times that a search engine will be differentiated through access to content," J.P. Morgan analyst Imran Khan wrote Wednesday in an analysis of the deal. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Who's new, what's new Nov 15, 2009
Morgan Seedarnee has joined the staff of Alternate Image, 132 W. International Speedway Blvd. Seedarnee will assist with search engine optimization, marketing and customer support for the Web site development company. She graduated from Stetson University in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Google eyes China as Baidu fumbles Nov 15, 2009
Google has also beefed up its ranks of engineers with a focus on making the search engine better-suited toward Chinese language Web content. It was not immediately clear how many people Google employs in China. (India Times)
Google to talk with Chinese authors over copyrights Nov 15, 2009
BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Search engine giant Google is to send a representative to China next week to talk with the country's copyright watchdog to cool down Chinese authors' heated complaints against the company over copyright violations, said a Google senior executive Sunday. Daniel Alegre, Google's vice president of Asia Pacific Sales & Operations, told Xinhua on phone that he is not sure about whom but someone will go to China to "communicate" further with China Written Works Copyright... (Xinhuanet, China)
