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SES: Picturing Better Image Search
Search engines can't read text in images, which can be a problem for image-heavy sites. A panel at SES San Jose explored…
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Google, YouTube Grow In San Bruno
I buy clothes once a year or so (if that). I run searches dozens, if not hundreds, of times per day. So on the whole, I’m rather pleased with this development: Google is taking over a San Bruno, California property formerly inhabited by Gap Inc.
Wal-Mart Launches DRM- Free Downloads
Wal-Mart said today that it is launching "DRM-free" MP3 music downloads. Single tracks will be 94 cents a piece and a whole album will sell for $9.22.
SES: Searcher? Oh, Behave!
The way searchers behave on search engines provides a lot of insight into what companies can do to improve their search services. A SES San Jose panel covered some recent enlightenment on searcher behavior research.
Making Sense out of a Mess
It's funny, after several years, countless projects, big successes and humbling failures, I still to this day stumble and stutter when casually asked: "so what do you do?"
If It Looks Like An Ad, They’re Not Looking At It
Usability expert Jakob Nielsen dropped a few bombshells in his latest Alert Box usability report. Banner blindness isn't exactly a new topic – everybody knows by now it exists – but the results of this study suggest that ad network placements aren't worth a warm pitcher of spit.
