Yahoo! Overhauls Yahoo! Local
Last week, Yahoo! announced an overhaul to their Yahoo! Local service where improvements would harness the voice of their millions of user reviews, ratings and other consumer generated content to bolster the value of the service and give local businesses a real chance of search exposure.
Yahoo! Gets One Back on Google
These days, it’s not often that you hear anyone outdoing search giant Google on any playing field, but a recent American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) report has seen Yahoo! take top honors in terms of customer satisfaction.
Give Santa A Break, Start Your Holiday SEO Early
At some point we may see Santa actually holding a Jack-o-lantern, unless these folks have their way. Whatever’s too early offline though isn’t online in terms of preparing your online store for the holiday season.
Q Interactive, Didit Stay Together On Search
Q Interactive provides its marketing services to about 1,500 brands per year, and maintains a stable of more than 1,000 partner sites. And in the midst of all the big names and big business, Q Interactive selected Didit to handle its search engine marketing campaigns. Again.
FCC: Public Debate Keeps ISPs At Bay
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps cited AT&T’s recent censorship of a Pearl Jam concert as evidence for the necessity of Network Neutrality to preserve democracy and freedom of speech.
GrandCentral Switches Some Phone Numbers
After Google acquired GrandCentral, about a month and a half of reliable telephone service ensued. But some GrandCentral customers have now been informed that their numbers – which were supposed to be good “for life” – will be changed whether they like it or not.
Google China Tied To Tianya, New Q&A Site
Google’s taking another shot at a question and answer service, and this time the product has appeared in China. Tianya.cn is closely involved with the effort, and in related news, reports indicate that Google may have acquired as much as a 60 percent stake in the company.
Blip.tv Says Response Better Than Censorship
Charles Hope of Blip.tv posted an email exchange he had with a site visitor who complained about some controversial videos hosted on the site.
No Yelpers, But Some Publicity’s Good
Not that he’d know who’s a Yelper and who’s not – it could even be a ham-fisted way of getting publicity that’s likely to backfire – but a café owner in Oakland has reportedly put a sign in his window that reads "No Yelpers."
Google May Support A Small Electric Car
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have tossed quite a bit of money at Tesla Motors, but they did so as private individuals. Now there’s word that Google itself could get behind another automotive effort.