SES: Ad Campaigns And Quality Scores

An ad that suffers from a low quality score doesn’t do anyone much good, so speakers at SES San Jose 2007 addressed the matter in a session titled “Ads In A Quality Score World.”

SES: Search As A Branding Vehicle

It's official, search advertising isn't just junk advertising (read: direct response, a la junk mail) anymore, it's a key element in branding, or as they call it in San Jose, a "branding vehicle."

Google China Gets Blog Search Engine

Imagine a life-size model of a car.  It might look nice, but as for functionality . . .   Similarly, Google China had a blog search site that didn’t do much of anything.  The company has just dropped in an engine, though, and (censorship issues aside) users can have at it.

Aniboom To Toss Itself At YouTube

Last week, we learned that (in terms of search queries) YouTube has become synonymous with “funny videos.”  Now Aniboom.com, which describes itself as “the home of animation,” will launch a channel on Google’s video-sharing site.