Ethically Updating Wikipedia
An article was published today on Search Engine Land called "SEO Tips & Tactics From a Wikipedia Insider" and it has to be one of the most interesting and best written articles I have seen in a while.
Public Speaks Out On Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission’s official Net Neutrality inquiry ended Monday, but not before a deluge of public comments in support flooded in.
What’s Up at Yahoo?
I have a personal policy of not investing in companies in the tech industry (I own some Microsoft stock, but that’s just cause I’m too lazy to sell it) but if I did I’d be buying some Yahoo tonight.
I met several employees, including Jeff Weiner, executive vice president, and they were more upbeat about the company’s prospects than I’ve seen from Yahooians in years.
Now, you might say that’s their job, but I’ve been around the block a few times and I think it’s all due to one thing: Jerry Yang is back.
What Semantic Search is Not
You may have heard the term "semantic search," but do you really know what it is? Some people have very big ideas of how computers will understand the meaning of text, but today’s semantic search falls far short of that. Regardless, what’s possible today is still very useful.
To understand how hard it is for computers to really understand the meaning of text, let’s not look at understanding entire documents or even paragraphs. Let’s not even look at sentences. No, let’s start with something extremely simple: noun phrases.
Google Expands Print Ads
Google said today it would expand its Google Print Ads advertising initiative. The program launched in November 2006 with a test of 50 newspapers and a small group of advertisers.
Adsense in Password Protected Areas
Google just posted up on their Adsense blog that there is a new feature called site authentication.
The gist of it is that this feature will allow you to set up a user name and password for the Adsense robot.
It can then go in and crawl your password protected pages (much like a registered user) and thus begin showing relevant ads.
Microsoft Gains Not Our Loss, Says Yahoo
By the raw numbers, comScore’s assessment of June’s search market share showed a 2.9 point rise for Microsoft, while Google, Yahoo, and Ask collectively lost 2.9 points. Yahoo said the reason for this isn’t a zero-sum calculation.
Google, DoubleClick Cast As Net Neutrality Fight
Sparks fly as Scott Cleland, president of Precursor Group and chairman of anti-net neutrality organization Netcompetition.org, receives the criticism he fully expected in assessing the likelihood of the Google offer for DoubleClick being blocked.
Google Finance Wants Your Opinion
The Google Finance group plans to take an active role in answering questions on its blog, but only for a couple of days.
Profits Fall At Yahoo, But Don’t Blame Search
Jerry Yang’s return as Yahoo CEO experienced a less than auspicious start to his first time back at the helm for an earnings announcement, as the numbers showed a dip in display ad performance.