Search Engine Journal

China Strengthens Regulations of Internet News
Today China introduced a new set of rules intended to regulate news posted on Chinese Internet news sites. Xinhua news, the official state news of the People’s Republic, reported “The State bans the spreading of any news with content that is against national security and public interest.”
Xinhua continued that only […]

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Flash and SEO - Using Flash on Websites
Flash movies can be a great thing. They can help catch eyes that are otherwise bored with static looking pages, and they can help tell a story better than plain text. However the use of flash must be tempered with the ability to rank in search engines. This […]

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Hurricane Rita Internet Scams
The Washington Post published a story today on how spam and scam artists are registering Hurricane Rita oriented sites and domain names to prepare for email and web based scam operations. Such questionable operations range from relics for auction on eBay which clain that a percentage of the sale will go and […]

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Google Testing Remove Result and Spam Report Options
Matt Cutts confirms that Google is testing a new “Remove Result” features that lets users of Google personalized search exclude various sites from their search results. If Google Personalized Search users are sick of spam showing up in their results or irrelevant sites being listed, they can simply […]

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Feds Bust 4,600 RX, Drug, Online Pharmacy Web Sites
I always warn affiliates about promoting online pharmacy or RX sites, it’s just not worth the risks. 18 people were arrested for allegedly selling drugs illegally, including the ringleaders of more than 4,600 rogue Internet pharmacy websites. Agents shut down all the sites the suspects controlled in […]

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Google AdSense Easily Integrated into Blogger
JenSense reports that Enhanced AdSense interface launched on Blogger where you can easily now add AdSense to your Blogger templates. This was something that was very hard for most Blogger users to do, until now. Besides for the standard AdSense features; JenSense says that;
Another unique feature is that in addition […]

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Watson 2.0 Desktop & Search Assistant Alternative to Google Sidebar
CNet’s Elinor Mills reports that Watson 2.0, an AI based “context-sensitive” desktop search tool, is about to launch as an application which will be seen as an alternative to Google’s Desktop Search and Sidebar. Like Google Sidebar, the Watson 2.0 sifts through web history data, feeds […]

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Firefox Google Toolbar Out Of Beta, Adds Google Suggest
Google has taken its Firefox Toolbar out of beta testing and has added Google Suggest which recommends relevant search queries as you type terms in the search box. For example, type in wool and Google may suggest terms like wooly mammoth or wool sweater, trying to guess […]

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IceRocket Hurricane Help Center
After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the gulf coast, IceRocket set up a Hurrican Katrina search center on its engine with three selections of missing persons searches, Yahoo Groups Hurricane Katrina search, and other useful tools for those trying to find or contact family members. Hopefully IceRocket will not have to […]

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Google Building Alternative Internet
Google is working on its most ambitious project to date, the creation of a global data transfer network that could effectively serve as a private Internet. Since the introduction of AdWords three years ago, Google has become the world’s largest media company and advertising vehicle. It has grown to rival Microsoft in […]

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