Search Engine Journal

Update on Google Sitemaps
When Google Sitemaps was released the forums had both positive and negative things to say about it. Some said Google was lazy and wanted a lower costs, more efficient method to find new pages on the Web but others praised Google for offering a solution of indexing hard to reach pages. All […]

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Google Earth and Google Maps API
After playing around with Google Earth this morning I’d have to say: it’s really, really cool (to use the vernacular). I especially like the way the map can be manipulated and the perspective (from overhead to “3D”) changed. Once the satellite and ground images are connected (on Google or MSN […]

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Yahoo MyWeb 2.0 - Personal and Social Search Collide
The MyWeb upgrade from the original Yahoo! MySearch was a great improvement, allowing users to save and annotate Web pages. I have been using this for months and love it.
Today Yahoo! further upgraded the offering (MyWeb 2.0) and made it possible to share that saved information and […]

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Google Video Hacked
InsideGoogle and PCMagazine report that Google Video has been hacked by world famed cracker Jon Lech Johansen. Apparently, DVDJon (his alias) targets different multimedia download programs and his hack of Google Video lets any use the software to play a video on their webpage.
From InsideGoogle : Jon Lech Johansen, “DVD Jon”, took just […]

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Buying Out Blogs - 2000 Bloggers Post Sponsored Content
Marketing firm USWeb is paying over 2000 bloggers for inline commercial comment and placement on their blogs. A report in the Boston Globe states that the company is using bloggers such as Jeff Cutler, who is blogging about products without having used them or even disclosing his […]

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Google Earth Has Landed
Google has launched its much anticipated Google Earth (GE) makeover of Keyhole. Dubbed “a 3D interface to the planet,” it’s basically an upgraded version of of the Keyhole software, integrated with Google Local and personalization.
Yes it’s cool, it’s loaded with features . . . but will people download and use it? (Clearly […]

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Can A SubDomain Ban the Main Domain?
Yes. It is only logical to say that it is possible for a subdomain that is deploying SEO tactics that warrant a penalization by the search engine to have the potential to spread that penalty across the whole domain. This is the current discussion taking place at HighRankings Forum.
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Yahoo Mail Testing Desktop Style Interface?
Yahoo Mail is apparently overhauling its free email service to make it function and appear more like a Desktop mail software than web based email. Heck, with so many people using broadband and wireless connections now, why not? I’m a user of Yahoo mail and am hooked - and inturn […]

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Apple iTunes 4.9 Goes Podcasting
Apple updated its iTunes music store today with iTunes 4.9, which has a heavy focus on supporting podcasting. Sharon Housley describes Podcasting as online audio content that is delivered via an RSS feed which gives far more options in terms of content and programming than radio does. Additionally, with Podcasting, listeners […]

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Google Earth - Google Maps The World in 3D
Google today relaunched their Keyhole satellite Image mapping system as Google Earth. Google Earth combines 3D buildings and terrain with mapping capability and Google search and is based on Keyhole technology. Google Earth enables users to “fly from space to street level views to find geographic information […]

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