Search ToolsSearch the Web, the News, and Your Computer with BlinkxThe other day Searchblog ran an item about blinkx, a new web, news, and desktop search application (here’s a screenshot) for Windows (Mac and Mozilla versions are coming soon), that ResourceShelf learned about a few weeks ago. I hope to chat with the company soon. […]
Entries from June 2004
Blinkx - Web, News, and Desktop Search Engine Tool
June 21st, 2004 by GuestColumnist | 4 Comments
Yahoo Opens New Search Engine for China
June 21st, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 7 Comments
Yahoo entered the Chinese market again by unveiling a new Yahoo based search engine dedicated to Internet searches for China - Yisou! Last week Google Inc. also made its first voyage into Chinese Search in a sure fire expansion of the Search Engine Wars onto the mainland.
The new site called “Yisou,” which translates into “No. […]
Google WebSearch & Google Adsense, Yahoo!
June 21st, 2004 by GuestColumnist | 3 Comments
The makers of the world renowned search engine, Google, have taken things a step further to increase their user loyalty, grow their user base and at the same time reward websites for helping them promote their search engine. What a beautiful deal.
Google now offers WebSearch allowing AdSense members to take the earning potential of their […]
Google AdSense Adds Web Search Features
June 17th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 8 Comments
Today Google added search results to their AdSense advertising package. Sites which run Google AdSense can now include a Google search box or Google Site Search which gives Google hosted search results for search box queries which include AdWords/AdSense ads which the respected site owners earn a percentage of the advertising revenue for Google AdWords […]
Gigablast Search Engine Indexes 400 Million Pages
June 17th, 2004 by GuestColumnist | 1 Comment
Another Search Engine Milestone: Gigablast’s Index Soars Past 400 Million Pages
The 400 million number was reached late Monday. Congrats and kudos to Giga’s sole proprietor Matt Wells. Keep up the good work. It was just over a month ago that Matt told ResourceShelf that he was ready to slowly crank up his crawler. The database […]
Going Google Over Domain Names
June 17th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 2 Comments
As Google is lining itself up for big IPO and media mogul status, the rest of the world is scooping up what they hope will be big investments with Google-fied domain names. Gary Price of ResourceShelf has compiled a new list of registered domain names which include the word Google.
Here’s a preview:
googlemyass.com
corruptedgoogle.com
galacticgooglebombers.com
google-bomb.com
googleisyourfriend.com (this site […]
Does Location Of Your Keyword Affect Search Engine Ranking?
June 16th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 1 Comment
One of our members asked for a study of keyword location on a page. Is it more effective to have your keyword mentioned in the top third, middle third or bottom third of a page?
Here is the methodology I used to answer this question. I gathered the results of the queries naturally performed last […]
Yahoo Expands Free Mail to 100 MB
June 15th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 35 Comments
Yahoo has beefed up its free e-mail service with 25 times more storage following its rival Google’s plans to offer 1,000 megabytes (1 GB) of free storage through its Gmail service.
Yahoo has also freed up millions of previously claimed e-mail addresses. All of Yahoo’s free e-mail accounts will be upgraded to 100 megabytes from Tuesday, […]
“Personalized” Weblog Reader Debuts: Blogory
June 14th, 2004 by GuestColumnist | 4 Comments
ResourceShelf has mentioned and linked to Findory, a “personalized” and “adaptive” (it learns from you) news resource (a couple thousand mainstream news sources) several times since its debut in March. Findory comes from Seattle’s Greg Linden. You can read more about what Greg and Findory are up to in articles from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and […]
Online Behavioral Targeting and Search
June 14th, 2004 by Loren Baker, Editor | 3 Comments
Is online advertising undergoing a “rebirth”? Some might argue it is, first spurred on by paid search advertising then by contextual and adware placements. Now there is another “new” game in town, if the buzz-o-meter is any indication. While not altogether new, behavioral advertising is getting more play than ever, perhaps because it’s now being […]
