June 2006

Can Google keep up the ad pace?
(June 13, 2006 - CNET News.com)

Many industry executives expect sales growth of online brand advertising to outpace advertising related to Web search in the coming years, begging the question: How will search giant Google keep pace?

Look Out Wikipedia, Here Comes Yahoo Answers!
(June 08, 2006 - Search Engine Watch)

Yahoo Answers hitting the 10 million answers posted mark, an impressive accomplishment especially given the low interest and poor take-up answer search has traditionally had in the US. But some new stats add fuel to the idea that Yahoo Answers is not only bucking the trend but perhaps becoming a social interacting phenomenon like YouTube or MySpace.

Ask Debuts Blog & Feed Search
(June 1, 2006 - Search Engine Watch)

Ask's new blog and feed search offers a high-quality alternative for finding information in the blogosphere, with a number of unique tools not found on competing services.