Search Engine Journal

Google Checkout Payment System Streamlines Online Shopping
Google’s shopping cart system and its answer to rival eBay’s Paypal, Google Checkout, has launched today in an attempt by Google to streamline the search to purchase process into one easy and all encompassing Google system. With Google AdWords and Google Accounts integration, Google Checkout will not only bring […]

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Microsoft Buys iView Multimedia Photo Organizer
iView Multimedia, a British photo organization software company, announced today that they have been acquired by Microsoft. iView’s technology manages digital photos and enjoys a following among photographers and graphic artists which also includes Mac users. Will iView power the Microsoft answer to Yahoo’s Flickr & Yahoo Photos or Google […]

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Yahoo Maps Takes Satellite & Aerial Imagery International
Yahoo Local & Maps has expanded its satellite and aerial imagery internationally with its new high resolution maps. Here’s an incredible list of the new mapped out location on Yahoo Maps Beta.
Baghdad
Bangkok
Beijing
Beirut
Berlin
Black Rock City, NV
Calgary
Cambridge
Capetown
Cozumel
Edinburgh
Florence
Freeport
Geneva
Guadalajara
Havana
Kabul
Leon
Manchester
Mecca
Monterrey
Munich
Ottawa
Prague
Puebla
Puerta Vallarta
San Jose
San Luis potosi
Sydney
Torreon
Verona
Victoria
Hat tip to Greg Sterling who saw this announcement on […]

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Searchles : Tags, Video, Bookmarks and Group Searching from Dumbfind
In what appears to be a strange hybrid of Digg, Friendster and Flickr influenced tagging, Dumbfind has launched yet another thought provoking search engine service, Searchles (search + circles = Searchles). Pronounced “circles”, Searchles is a search platform centered on social groups and networking, not individuals […]

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Baidu.com Launching Blogs : Baidu Space
China’s Baidu.com will soon be launching their own blogging service named Baidu Space. This service would be similar in way to Google Blogger and MSN Spaces. Cynthia He, a spokeswoman for Baidu said in a statement: “There’s a product named Baidu Space. I can’t describe the product or give a […]

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Crazy Yahoo Videos Found On YouTube
Like many out there on the web I spend a good amount of my free time online searching YouTube, Flickr and other media sharing sites for interesting tidbits or behind the scenes info on my favorite search engines. Well, being that the info I’m searching for is on search engines, […]

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YouTube & NBC Team for Cross Platform Video Promotions
NBC and YouTube have made a joint announcement today which shows that working together in harmony is more efficient than working against each other in a world of conflict. YouTube and NBC looked past their differences which spurned a cease & desist over NBC content on YouTube […]

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Joga.com Companion : World Cup & Football on Firefox
Keeping track of the 2006 World Cup or want to just chat with fellow football (soccer) fans? Want to support your favorite team with a customized Firefox browser look? Or just increase your online productivity? Try the Joga.com Companion Firefox Extension from Mozilla, Google and Nike.com.
What’s that […]

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Alexaholic : Alexa on Guarana!
Ok, I would say Alexa on steroids, on crack or Alexa on hGH; but I don’t want to fall in the old “wow, it’s insane and on cliche of the day” - so, I’ll stick with the politically and physically correct herbal stimulant of the time being, the extract of the […]

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Yahoo’s YPN Blog Needs Your Help
The Yahoo Publisher Network’s blog, the YPN Blog, is looking for some reader and YPN member feedback on the direction of the blog and new topics readers would like to see explored at YPNBlog.
From the YPN Team:
The Yahoo! Publisher Network blog will only be successful if we’re helping you to […]

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