Google just enhanced their toolbar with a pop up blocker with the following:
* Pop up Blocker: Make surfing the web easier by stopping annoying popups* AutoFill: Automatically fill in a form with the click of a button* BlogThis: Create a weblog post pointing to the page you are visiting *WOW*
BlogThis is used to automatically upload […]
Entries from June 2003
Google’s New Toolbar 2.0 Blocks Popups!
June 26th, 2003 by Loren | 5 Comments
BlogSearchEngine.com Accepting Pre-Launch Submittals
June 24th, 2003 by Loren | 11 Comments
BlogSearchEngine.com will be launching in a week.
However, in the meantime, they are accepting pre-launch blog submittals into their index.
The sites is described as a “Blog Search Engine for the masses, not just techies”
Preview Blog Search Engine .com Here
Overture Launches Content Match
June 24th, 2003 by Loren | 4 Comments
In a move that perhaps counters Google AdWords and Adsense, Overture has annouced the launching of Content Match- a content advertising program where Overture will publish to billed sponsored placement on relevant web sites.
Content Matchâ„¢ is a new source of contextually targeted leads that works by displaying your listings when Internet users are viewing related […]
eBay and DoubleClick Sign Paid Listing Deal
June 24th, 2003 by Loren | 3 Comments
DoubleClick Enables eBay to Provide a New Service for Its Sellers Called Keywords on eBay
Although eBay is not officially a search engine (YET!), it does offer most of the functions that an engine does.
From the Press Release:
DoubleClick Inc. said on Tuesday online auctioneer eBay Inc. signed a global, multi-year pact to use its marketing tools. […]
Google and AOL on the map!
June 23rd, 2003 by Loren | 1 Comment
Google and AOL struck a deal to serve AOL’s MapQuest on special searches. More from Bambi Francisco.
Google AdSense at Work! Testimonials
June 20th, 2003 by Loren | 2 Comments
It seems that Google AdSense is doing a fantastic job at some large sites, and a so-so job at others:
AdSense currently running on WebAdvantageLocal-Hotel.com
Discussions about putting AdSense on sites and the results:
iHelpYouServices DiscussionSitePointForumsMake Some AdSenseArticle and Feedback form from WebAdvantage
AltaVista Announces Web’s Largest Multi-Media Search Index
June 20th, 2003 by Loren | 3 Comments
The page results may be behind the times, but AltaVista is up to date on the web’s mp3 and media files.
AltaVista’s expanded multimedia index catalogs more than 540 million comprehensive, high-quality image files and approximately 11 million video and audio files, including popular formats such as MP3 and MPEG. Included in the index are hundreds […]
Google Testing Search Engine Services with China’s SINA
June 20th, 2003 by Loren | 1 Comment
Is Google Expanding into China? SINA, one of China’s largest portals and Google are testing the waters.
“Google so far does not have any physical presence in China, but it is a well known name among China’s over 50 mln netizens, especially among young people. Some Chinese netizens do not know how to pronounce the word […]
AD:TECH is a HIT in SanFran, Search Engine Leaders Meet
June 19th, 2003 by Loren | 4 Comments
Google News provides a wrap up of SanFran’s AD:TECH Conference which closed yesterday and was a success.
Search Engine Leaders Unite
Call it the search engine equivilent of the G8, or possibly the Legion of Doom, but search engine leaders got together to discuss industry challenges at AD:TECH.
Google Expands Advertising with AdSense
June 18th, 2003 by Loren | 3 Comments
Google has just introduced a new advertising program which lets smaller web sites run Google advertisements on their sites and get paid per click by Google.
This is an expansion of their AdWords program which added Contextual AdWords earlier in the year.
To apply online for the program, website publishers can visit www.google.com/adsense. Google’s editorial team will […]
