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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

Google and AOL struck a deal to serve AOL’s MapQuest on special searches. More from Bambi Francisco.

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]