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A summary of search and social media related news items that occurred this week including Yahoo is set to launch a social news site called 'Yahoo! Buzz' which will directly compete with Digg, social news site Mixx will add new feature called 'Related items' that will allow users to cluster related stories, Search Engine Journal launches a jobs board, Microsoft increases storage space on their Windows Live Skydrive service, and finally, the European Union declares that search engines must comply with EU privacy rules.
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A summary of search and social media related news items that occurred this week including Microsoft responds to Yahoo's rejection of their offer of acquisition, Search Engine Watch has launches jobs board, giving in to privacy concerns of its users, Facebook makes it easier for users to permanently delete their profiles, Google begins to test video ads on its search results pages, and finally amiss Microsoft's attempt to takeover Yahoo, Yahoo re-launches their video portal which now includes new features and more exclusive content such as sports, movies, and music.
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A summary of search and social media related news items that occurred this week including Google objects to a Microsoft/Yahoo merger and Microsoft fires back their opinion of that, MySpace opens up its platform to a select number of developers, social news site Mixx adds private mail and group message boards, Ask launches a social news aggregator called Bignews, and finally, Amazon quietly launches product Ads which allows Web merchants to buy cost-per-click ads which are then linked to specific product searches.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Twitter tracking Tweetmeme arrives - a new service that finds new Twitter content and tracks who else is talking about it, Microsoft becomes the exclusive provider of paid and contextual ads for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, Yahoo will cut 1,000 jobs after Q4 earnings report brings mixed reviews, Click Forensics reports that click fraud has risen to 15% in 2007, and finally, Microsoft makes $44.6 billion bid to fully acquire Yahoo!.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including IncrediMail is back in Google's favor - their AdSense privileges have been restored, Pownce, a "Twitter plus" type of service, is now open to the public after six months in beta mode, a new real estate search engine called Roost launches with full MLS listings in more than a dozen cities, Google is to eliminate domain tasting for AdSense, and finally a fun post from North South Media that looks at eleven prominent individuals in the world of search and guesses what their action figures might look like.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Google disables IncrediMail's AdSense account and stock drops over 45%, wireless spectrum bidders approved and auction will begin on January 24th, popular Internet marketing social news site Sphinn to add 'bury' or 'DeSphinn' function so users can vote down stories, China closes in on the United States as far as number of Internet users they have, and finally, Microsoft expands their adCenter content network to include non-Microsoft properties.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Wikipedia launched Wikia Search which most reviewers found disappointing, Chris Winfield provides 10 simple steps to social media success in 2008, network Solutions provides another reason to hate them with their newly instituted practice of automatically registering domain names users search for and then hijacking the price, Ask's CEO Jim Lanzone leaves the company to join venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures, and finally, Google introduces Google Checkout Trends which provides insight into what people are buying and selling online.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Vanessa Fox reviews the 2007 war on paid links, a new service called Twitter Stats allows you to graph your Twitter usage, human powered search engine ChaCha launches mobile text search, and finally, Jennifer Laycock recommend Firefox extension that will highlight links that are nofollowed.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Wikia Search launches in private beta with public launch to occur by January 7th, Tamar Weinberg puts together a list of over 250 best Internet marketing posts of 2007, Wal-Mart is now offering "cheap" SEM services after their movie download service fails, and finally, R.I.P. for the Netscape Browser as AOL announces they will no longer support it.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including T-Mobile blocking Twitter updates to cell phones was a technical glitch rather than on purpose, Ask-owned Bloglines unveils three new features, Microsoft has secured a $500 million advertising deal with MTV owned Viacom, the FTC gives the green light for the Google / DoubleClick deal to go through, and finally, Danny Sullivan and Barry Schwartz launch as Search Engine News application for Facebook.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Microsoft to be the exclusive third party ad provider for CNBC.com, Ask launches AskEraser privacy feature, Mahalo, the human powered search engine has added social networking features, Movable Type releases open source version of their blogging platform, Flickr pro users now have the option of seeing statistics of how their images are being accessed and used, and finally, Google is private testing a new knowledge sharing service called Knol.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including advertisers are bailing ship over privacy concerns with Facebook's Beacon advertising program, Digg adds new Images section, new taxonomy and more, The Los Angeles Times has taken a small equity take in new start-up, Mixx and integrates Mixx features into the LATimes.com web site, JetBlue to test in-flight email access and instant messaging, and finally, Google will begin to treat sub-domains like folders meaning, no more than two results will appear for any given search query.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including SEOBook launches free SEO guide for blogs, Yahoo!'s merchant solution fails to deliver, crashing on Cyber Monday, AOL combines acquisition of Relegence with a newly redesigned Money & Finance site, Google caught experimenting with Digg style voting features on search results and finally, Facebook modifies Beacon advertising program in light of overwhelming concern over privacy rights.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including PayPerPost is Google's latest PageRank reduction victim, Congress heavy hitters urging FTC to look closely at the Google/DoubleClick merger, privacy advocate Move.org is upset over Facebook behavioral advertising policies, Happy Thanksgiving from the search engines, and finally, Dan Ackerman Greenberg of viral video marketing company The Comotion Group provides tips on how to make your videos go viral on YouTube.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Google releases Android SDK mobile platform and issues $10 million challenge for developers to create applications for it, Google is redefining what it constitutes a "click" on AdSense ads - background clicks no longer count, Loren Baker provides 10 ways to get links without buying them, Search Engine Guide and Small Business Brief to hold their first search marketing conference for small business, and finally, Microsoft unveils it 5 year plan to domination of the web.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including MySpace announces that they will be launching their own self-serving display ad network, Google simplifies management of AdSense ads allowing publishers to change ads within AdSense console, AOL to buy Internet advertising technology company Quigo for a reported $340 million, the struggling Looksmart sells off FindArticles to CNET for $20 plus million in cash, and finally, SEOmoz launches a search marketing services and jobs Marketplace.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including confirmation from Google's Matt Cutts that they did in fact lower PageRank scores for site's they suspect to be selling text links, as previously promised, Pownce releases public API, Google puts plans into motion to attack Facebook's open platform, Everex launches its $200 "Google PC" to be sold at Wal-Mart stores, and finally, MySpace joins forces with Google on the OpenSocial platform.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including in light of emerging competition from Facebook, MySpace plans an extreme expansion of their workforce and global coverage, Verizon announces a super-fast Internet service that offers 20 Mbps download and upload speeds, Google slaps text link selling sites with PageRank reduction, Microsoft beats Google in battle for Facebook's advertising hand, CNet sells Webshots photo sharing site to American Greetings for $45 million, and finally, in the next couple of weeks, Digg will roll out a new Images category in addition to News, Video and Podcasts.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including three .mobi domain sold for six figures at recent Moniker auction, Superpages roils out video advertising nationwide, old Yahoo! founder ad new boss, Jerry Yang, outlines the search engine's future, MySpace will open its platform to outside developers., and finally, Michael Gray tells Jason Calacanis to shut up... well not those words exactly but pretty much to the point. Have a great weekend!
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including MSNBC acquires Newsvine in an all cash deal, Google stock surpasses the $600 mark and is now worth more than companies like Wal-Mart., Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Google acquires Twitter-like service, Jaiku, for an undisclosed amount, The Associated press sues Moreover for linking to their stories, the House Judiciary Committee supports the Internet Freedom Act and extends the ban on Internet access tax for four more years, and finally, Yahoo! Site Explorer now requires that you authenticate a site before receiving full information on data.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Yahoo! Search Marketing now provides the ability for advertisers to block domains, Microsoft agrees to acquire Jellyfish.com - a discount shopping site, Performance Pricing sues AOL, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo over their competitive bidding patent, Alaska Airlines the first U.S. airline to test in-flight Internet access, and finally, an individual that stood up to record companies demanding settlements for illegally downloaded music lose her court case and is ordered to pay $222,000.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including DMOZ's home page has gone missing from the Google search results, a new product called Fuser allows you to manage email and social networking accounts in one place, Google adds Video to the sources one can receive Google Alerts from, Microsoft rolls out a major update to their Live Search product, and finally Web security firm ScanSafe reports that one third of employers are blocking access to social network sites due to security and productivity issues.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Yahoo! agrees to acquire open source office suite Zimbra, Google launches PowerPoint alternative called Presently, Netscape makes the switch regarding their social news service to new site - Propeller, Digg adds new social features and Diggers are not happy, and finally, nine search engine executives make Forbes 400 richest Americans list.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including CapGemini becomes big ally in helping Google distribute its Apps product, Yahoo! owned Right Media responsible for serving Trojan-laced ads on MySpace, PhotoBucket and other popular web destinations, Netscape announces new location of social news site - Propeller.com, 97th Floor releases social media extension for Firefox, and finally, Yahoo! is rumored to be interested in acquiring news aggregator BuzzTracker for 5 million.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Wikipedia to challenge the search giants with the launch of Wikia Search in December, eMarketer reports that for the first time in history, online advertising has surpassed radio advertising in dollars spent, Facebook will open user profiles to search engine spiders, Netscape is pulling the plug on its social news service and returning to its former self, iPhone owners are upset over Apple's decision to cut price of phone by $200 only two months after it was released, and finally, the 2007 edition of SEOmoz's comic strip recap of Search Engine Strategies in San Jose is available to humor you into the weekend.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including new version of Bloglines launches in beta format, CNN and Google enter into multi-year AdSense deal, a successful viral marketing campaign relies on knowing your audience, micro-blogging platform, Jaiku adds instant messaging feature, and finally the funny video that was shown prior to the start of the "Are Paid Links Evil" session that drew so much acclaim at Search Engine Strategies last week in San Jose.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Microsoft completes acquisition of aQuantive, AOL Mobile Search launches with Moviefone, MapQuest and CityGuide, Yahoo! Local gets a new makeover, a new service called TwitKu combines Twitter and Jaiku into one interface, and finally, American Airlines is the latest to file suit against Google over trademarks used to trigger AdWords ads.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including search engine Accoona files for $80.5 million IPO, Yahoo! will host the very first "web-only" presidential debate on September 12, Google News will allow comments on news stories, Marchex acquires PPCall provider VoiceStar, and finally, Google offers a paid shared storage program that will allow users of Picasa and GMail to up their storage limits.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including MediaWhiz fully acquires AuctionAds, Google AdWords launches Campaign Optimizer tool, Google will no longer label results from the supplemental index even though the index will remain intact, Rand Fishkin poses ten questions every SEO form should be able to answer before charging for services, and finally Google advertisers will soon have a choice as to whether their ads run on parked domains or not.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including YouTube and CNN host the latest democratic presidential debates and in doing so, could change the face of future presidential debates, AOL to acquire behavioral targeting ad network TACODA, Digg signs three year advertising deal with Microsoft, ditching Google in the process, Business.com sold to R.H. Donnelley for $245 million, and finally, Twitter raises initial round of venture capital funds.
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I was asked recently if Google's dominance in search would ever change, at least anytime soon, to which I responded that I did not believe so unless they make a major mistake. And what is the most crucial area that Google needs to pay close attention to? How they handle privacy. More and more Internet users are worried about the amount of information Google and other search engines have on them. In fact, my father recently told me that he was through with Google because he feels they have become a type of "big brother." He does not trust their privacy policy practices.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Answers.com buys Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com for $100 million, Google launches Custom Search Engine product for small to medium sized businesses, Google Print Ads comes out of beta and is made available to all AdWords advertisers, Christine Churchill provides insight into potential hazards small businesses could miss with their web sites, and finally, YouTube offers custom video player option.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Google to acquire software security for electronic communications company, Postini, for $625 million in cash, AOL launches three new personalized products into beta, Todd Malicoat provides ten tips on how to own your online reputation management, AOL agrees to change cancellation policy and shells out $3 million in settlement fees, and finally, Google is beta testing AdSense for mobile devices with a select number of mobile publishers.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Net Applications releases June 2007 search engine market share stats, Yahoo! launches Smart Ads for the travel industry, FeedBurner is now free thanks to the recent acquisition by Google, eBay launches new toolbar with Yahoo! functions, adCenter adds click quality reporting to its management console, and finally, Google adds metric to AdWords management console that allows advertisers to measure their share of total impressions.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Google to acquire telephone management company - GrandCentral, U.S. web broadcasters hold day of silence in protest to increase in royalty fees, MySpace to launch MySpace TV to compete directly with Google-owned YouTube, Yahoo! Search Marketing adds some new features to their ad management console, and finally, Twitter getting ready to raise first round venture capital funds.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Yahoo! CEO, Terry Semel, steps down, Jerry Yang takes his place, YouTube now available in nine specific country formats including Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the U.K., Yahoo! takes Yahoo! Go out of beta and makes big global push, 20 mistakes to avoid in your SEO strategy, and finally, Business.com is on the auction block and could fetch as much as $400 million.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Google ranked the worst in privacy policy practices by watchdog group, Privacy International, YouTube tests new video id system on Time Warner and Walt Disney video products, Google Analytics graduates from beta with new features, eBay halts their Google AdWords campaign after controversial move to directly compete against the auction giant, and finally, Vanessa Fox leaves Google for Zillow.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Google will begin to display AdSense in its Maps product, video search engine, Blinx will power Ask's video search, U.S. online ad revenues up 26% in the first quarter, WebProNews features video footage and interviews from SMX Advanced, and finally, AdWords adds new feature to management console - the Account Snapshot.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including the FTC opens a preliminary antitrust investigation into the Google/DoubleClick merger, Microsoft's newest product - the Surface Computer, a computer that responds to natural gestures, touch and physical objects, a new human powers search engine called "Mahalo" is launched, and finally, Mike Grehan is now working for Bruce Clay as their VP of International Business Development.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Google to shut down arbitragers' AdSense accounts - fact or fiction, an introduction to Kevin Ham, the world richest domainers and his success story, Technorati updates its data architecture and user interface, Google will acquire RSS management service Feedburner for $100 million in cash, Wal-Mart will begin to sell Dell computers in their stores, and finally, MyBlogLog adds new tagging features but at the same time calls social media optimizers "Schmoes."
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Digg Caught red handed censoring content by burying stories internally, AOL acquires mobile advertising network and ad-serving management platform provider - Third Screen Media for an undisclosed amount, computer giant Dell is sued for allegedly ripping off their customers, a new "social local site is launched - LocalGuides, and finally, Microsoft agrees to acquire online marketing firm aQuantive.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including MySpace to acquire Photobucket for $250 in cash, Google Analytics launches with new interface and enhanced reporting, Google rolls out Print Ads in the AdWords management console, SEOmoz releases their Web 2.0 Awards for 2007, and finally, Yahoo! has an "Ultimate Connection Contest" going on where the winner can earn $25,000 in advertising from Yahoo! Search Marketing, among other things.
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A summary of search related news items that occurred this week including Yahoo! agrees to acquire Right Media for $680 million in cash, rumors surface that Microsoft is interested in acquiring 24/7 Real Media, Digg loses control to Digg users, 16 steps to becoming a respected Wikipedian, and finally, Yahoo! and Microsoft are discussing merger once again. Notice that Google did not make any of my headlines? A first I think for these weekly recaps!
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