Search Engine Journal

Yahoo! (Overture) Continues to Add SEMs to API
Last week, we covered a forum thread on the topic of Yahoo! to Limit Access to PPC API. It is important to note that an update has been made to that thread that denies this. An “OvertureRep” says as follows: It seems there have been some miscommunications here. […]

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Google Withholding Taxes from AdSense Checks
There is a WebmasterWorld thread where a dozen members are reporting that Google has taken the liberty to withhold taxes from the AdSense checks they have sent to publishers. The thread starter said ” I have a U.S. corporation with an EIN number registered with Google AdSense. The most recently […]

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Firefox Security Upgraded - Time to Update
Mozilla Foundation released an updated version of their flagship browser Firefox today. It has now reached version no. 1.02 and is available as a free download. The foundation recommends all the existing users of the open source browser to upgrade to remain secure from the bugs fixed in this […]

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Mark Cuban Enters MGM vs. Grokster
Mark Cuban, the man who created and sold Broadcast.com and most recently became a major backer of the IceRocket search engine, is now stepping into the court rooms on behalf of Grokster. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) apparently approached Mark about helping their cause, and Mark said he will pledge […]

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Sony PSP : Convergence of Mobile Entertainment
Sony PSP may be the “all in one” mobile web, gaming, music, movie, and communications technical device on the market, posing a direct competitor to Apple, Microsoft, and others expanding into the handheld market. Convergence seems to be the buzz word of 2005. The concept was on the […]

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Yahoo Messenger Invaded by Phishing Scam
Yahoo Instant Messenger users have fallen target to a phishing attack where victims receive messages which appear to be from their Yahoo buddies. If the user clicks on the message then they are taken to a site which is cloned as a Yahoo site which requires user login. Then the […]

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Question & Answer Search Engines : Ask Jeeves vs. Brain Boost
A new thread is just getting started over at Cre8asite Forums named How to get answers to questions.In that thread, moderator, Barry Weldford, asks what search engines are out there to give you answers to specific questions? He brings up the name of one such […]

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FCC’s Naked DSL Decision : End of Broadband?
The FCC is considering suspending regulations which require DSL providers to offer broadband service separately from phone line service, which did encourage the spread of availability of what’s known as “naked” DSL. Broadband adoption is needed in order for tech based industries such as VoIP, multimedia, and file […]

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Will Spam-Blogging Be The Death Of Blogs?
Technorati reports that 30,000 - 40,000 new blogs are being created each day. According to David Sifry, part of the growth of new blogs created each day is due to an increase in spam blogs. What are spam blogs? They are fake blogs that are created by robots in […]

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Google News Boots Partner of Agence France Presse?
Last week after a law suit was filed by the Agence France Presse against Google News for “illegally” indexing AFP’s images and content for distribution, Bob Hoffman has posted a rant on Search Engine Guide on how Google did not only delete AFP content from its index - […]

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