April
2006
Google
appears to be building travel portal- maybe with Orbitz?
(April 22, 2006 - ZDNet.com)
Google is building a travel portal that will feature online booking,
searchable travel information, full AdWords and AdSense integration,
as well as high-bandwidth, streaming video of selected destinations
and properties.
EBay
Talks to Microsoft, Yahoo on Alliance Against Google
(April 22, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal - subscription required)
EBay Inc. is talking to both Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to determine
whether one of them might be a worthy ally against a common threat:
Google Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported. eBay became alarmed
last year when Google launched its classified-advertising service
--Google Base-- that competes directly with eBay's online auctions
and other listings. The alliance would increase EBay's ad spending
with its chosen partner and provide access to the wealth of data
it has collected about its consumers. The two sides could also more
tightly integrate technical aspects of their systems to better cross-promote
their businesses.
Ask.com
CEO Steve Berkowitz Leaves for Microsoft
(April 22, 2006 - Search Engine Journal)
Microsoft has announced the hiring of former Ask.com CEO Steve Berkowitz
to head Microsoft’s Online Business Group. The newly formed Microsoft
Online Business Group includes MSN.com, MSN AdCenter MSNTV and Windows
Live.
Do
AdSense Partners Have a Secret Door to Google?
(April 17, 2006 - Jensense.com)
Up until recently, the answer was a resounding "no." In fact, the
Google AdSense support site is pretty clear in stating that the AdSense
bot has absolutely nothing to do getting your site indexed. Within
the last week however, there's started to be some speculation over
the fact that Google's AdSense bot may be passing information on
to the primary Google site index.
Google
Calendar Makes an Impressive Debut
(April 13, 2006 - Search Engine Watch)
Google has released its long-rumored calendar service, offering an
appealing set of features that makes it easy to keep track of your
own schedule and share calendars with others.
Microsoft
Launches Windows Live Academic Search
(April 12, 2006 - Search Engine Watch)
Microsoft has rolled out Windows Live Academic Search, a targeted
search service focused connecting students and researchers with peer-reviewed
scholarly information.
This
Boring Headline Is Written for Google
(April 09, 2006 - Nytimes.com)
The New York Times story This Boring Headline Is Written for Google
is causing a lot of buzz in webmaster forums and search engine discussions
as though it were not previously common knowledge in the SEO community
how important headlines can be.
Baidu
ranks No. 1 in China's on-line searching market
(April 03, 2006 - China View)
Baidu and Google have become the two major companies dominating China's
on-line searching market with 90 percent of the market share in combination.
Google,
Mashup Developers Not on Same Map
(April 03, 2006 - Publish.com)
Web developers combining their creations with Google Maps aren't
a very happy lot any more.
AOL
Enhances Mobile Search, Announces Study Results
(April 03, 2006 - Search Engine Watch)
AOL has added several new features to its mobile search service,
and has also released the findings of a recent mobile lifestyle survey.
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