Google has finally picked up the pace with its shopping search engine, Froogle, and given Froogle more exposure in Google search results. In a site redesign yesterday, Google included Froogle shopping search in its “search tabs”, which let searchers scan through sections like News, Groups, and now Froogle for keyword searches. the new Froogle tab […]
Entries from March 2004
Google Gives Froogle Shopping Search the Spotlight
March 30th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 2 Comments
Microsoft to build search site for blogs
March 27th, 2004 by rankforsales | 2 Comments
Microsoft said MSN Blogbot will debut in the first half of the year, along with MSN Newsbot, a search site devoted to news.
Google Pagerank Updates Every Day?
March 27th, 2004 by anthonyparsons | 5 Comments
[quote]This is interesting. As GG continues to highlight the fact the PR updates are now just “display” updates, he uses the term “everyday occurence” with respect to PR updates. While it is well known that actual PR updates happen much more frequent than in the past, this is first time GoogleGuy has hinted that PR […]
Yahoo Buys European Shopping Search Kelkoo for $575 Million
March 26th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 2 Comments
Yahoo announced today that it has agreed to purchase the European price comparison site Kelkoo SA for somewhere around 475 million euros ($575 million) in hard cash to expand its range of Internet commerce portals. Kelkoo, which allows users to compare prices for online purchases, has 27 million monthly European users, making it the […]
Eurekster Interview - Combining Social Networking and Search Engine Technology
March 26th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 1 Comment
If you keep tabs on search engine news, you’ll no doubt realize that we are getting closer to a merging of search engine technology and social networking.
While Google may have created the sizzle with its recent launch of Orkut along with rumors that it may one day roll it into its search engine, there […]
Yahoo, MSN, AOL Sign Mobile Cinema Deal
March 25th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 1 Comment
CinemaElectric has reached agreements with multiple content resellers in the US and globally to offer CinemaElectric mobile content to mobile customers of AOL, MSN, and Yahoo as well as other Internet portals that cater to mobile phone content customers. AOL, MSN and Yahoo have a total customer base of over 300+ million consumers. CinemaElectric anticipates […]
Google Hopes For Phone Voice Search to Go Prime Time
March 25th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 3 Comments
Google Labs have been toying with Voice Search since May of 2002, but recently it has gotten more notice since the Search Engine public relations wars are heating up and everyone is pulling out their cool tools for this year. Google Voice Search is a simple concept- call a number, ask a question, then click […]
Yahoo Interactive Billboard Live in New York
March 25th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 4 Comments
Yahoo! and interactive shop R/GA have created a billboard that allows pedestrians to play a video game broadcast on part of the 23-stories-tall Reuters sign in Times Square here via their cell phones.
The billboard, which went live on Monday and will operate through April 22, is timed to coincide with the New York International Automotive […]
Yahoo Autos Gets a Paint Job, Adds Comparison and Search
March 24th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 2 Comments
Yahoo! Inc. today introduced the new Yahoo! Autos, offering consumers an easier way to search for and find comprehensive automotive content online. Enhanced features such as a personalized research section and recommendations based on the most searched automobiles, help consumers better manage the buying, selling and research process. The new site, redesigned based on […]
MSNBC Selects Kanoodle for Content Advertising
March 24th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 2 Comments
Kanoodle.com, Inc., today announces that MSNBC.com has selected Kanoodle’s ContextTarget(TM) as its exclusive provider of content-targeted sponsored links. Kanoodle won the MSNBC deal away from Google Advertising, gearing up for what may become a little battle between the two in the upcoming months.
DMNews reports “While they compete for distribution, Google and Kanoodle have taken different […]
