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Google Faces Trademark Charges in Germany
Google, now allowing trademarked terms to be bidded upon in their Google AdWords, has opened the door for international lawsuits by companies who fall “victim”...
AOL Listening to Offers, Rumored Yahoo and MSN Among Bidders
Possible AOL sale to Yahoo or Microsoft rumors are floating around again after AOL posted a successful 1st Quarter, mostly based on advertising sales. The...
Mozdex.com – The Making of an Open Search Engine, part 1
Mozdex recently announced our ambitious project to build a search engine with global reach, modeled on open source technology. Mozdex will operate transparently, revealing the...
Viewpoint Search Toolbar Clocks 500,000 Installations
Five hundred thousand Viewpoint Toolbars have been installed by U.S. consumers on their computers. The half-million install milestone was surpassed on April 30th, only 44...
Yahoo Search Shortcuts – Traffic, Hotels, and Encyclopedia
Shortcuts continue to proliferate in the web search world. I just discovered this page that lists all of Yahoo’s shortcuts and noticed a few new...
Internet Yellow Page Advertising – Is It Worth a Try?
Most small businesses do not yet advertise on the internet. But with the undeniable growth in internet traffic, it’s only a matter of time before...
Google’s IPO and the Future of Google – Will They Change?
Last week, after a good year of media and industry speculation with a scoop of government pressure, Google – the Internet’s most popular search engine...
Writing Search Engine Optimization Copy
We all know that the lion’s share of web traffic comes through the search engines. We also know that keywords and links to your site...
Google and Yahoo Users Prefer Organic Search Engine Results
Search behavior of Google, Yahoo, MSN, and AOL users were looked at in a recent search engine user behavioral study performed by search enigne marketing...
Google’s IPO Gets Advice From Lycos
Lycos for Sale – Remember the Past, Plan for the Future This week’s big news continues to be dominated by Google’s pending Initial Public Offering...
About Search Engine Title Tags
All About Title Tags The title tag is one of the most important factors in achieving high search engine rankings. A title tag is essentially...
How to Remove Sasser Worm from your PC
The Sasser worm has infected millions of computers world wide and may still be rising sharply. Reports were spread yesterday that high profile Sasser infections...
Search Engine Tool Tracks Trademarks in Sponsored Search Engine Listings
NameProtect Inc., a digital brand protection company, today announced the upcoming release of its Search Engine AdTracker(SM) service. Part of the company’s VigilActive(R) suite of...
Sasser Worm Crippling Internet Businesses
According to global reports, the incredibly fast spreading Sasser worm has infected hundreds of thousands of computers and may still be rising sharply. The situation...
Yahoo and UPS Partner for Yahoo Small Business Shipping Tools
Yahoo today announced the integration of a suite of online UPS shipping tools into Yahoo! Small Business, a leading provider of services enabling small businesses...
Google Cut Goldman Sachs from IPO
When Google was looking for Wall Street investment bankers to underwrite the Google IPO, they laid down strict terms of engagement: bring us new ideas...
Google GMail Accounts Being Auctioned on eBay
Google has been issuing limited testing of its GMail web based email program to certain industry insiders and publishers. Such GMail testing has brought about...
Google Plans Online Auction for IPO
Upon going public with its business revenue while filing for an IPO yesterday, Google – an extraordinary company, plans to open its initial public offering...
Pay Per Click Search Engines & Bidding Tips
What is a Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Search Engine? Uptil now, the Search Engine (SE) world has been basically governed by Free Search Engines, i.e. Search Engines...
The Missing Link To Your SEO Efforts
So here we are at the peek of an industry fluctuating with myths and rumours, with unprofessional sorts attempting to get on the SEO bandwagon,...
Google Lists Yahoo and Microsoft As Risk Factors in IPO Filing
Google filed for an IPO today with the Security Exchange Commission making their revenue and business structure public knowledge. Here is an excerpt from the...
Google Goes Public – Files for IPO
Google Inc., filed to raise as much as $2.72 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) that will give the company more funding to compete...
AOL Shows Strong Earnings with Help from Google
Time Warner’s America Online turned in a better than expected performance in the first quarter of 2003 with a little help from paid search and...
Yahoo and Verizon Partner for Wireless Yahoo Messenger
Yahoo Search Portal and Verizon Wireless today announced that Yahoo Messenger is now available on Verizon Wireless’ Mobile IM service. Starting today, Verizon Wireless customers...
New Google Reranking and Other Search Engine Patents
Search Engine Related Patents A Selection of Recently Awarded Search-Related Patents & Recently Published Search-Related Patent ApplicationsGoogle is awarded another U.S. Patent. New patents for...
Google Search Engine Drives eCommerce Industry
A recent study deemed Google the leader in search engine driven ecommerce. According to a report released by Random Secrecy today Google’s dominance in the...
Dealing With Search Engine Stress
As a member of several search engine optimization forums, and I have recently noticed (especially since Yahoo recently decided to try their hand at competing...
Lycos Search Portal May Be Up For Sale
Lycos may be up for sale soon and available for acquisition by Google, MSN, Ask or Yahoo – if they want it. Terra Lycos is...
AXA takes Google AdWords to French Court over Trademarked Terms
Google’s AdWords advertising sales for trademarked names and competitive business terms is being challenged again in the court room, this time in France. AXA, the...
Search Engines Influence Consumer Research
The majority of North Americans use search engines for consumer research states a focus group research product undertaken by the search marketing firm Enquiro. The...