In Britain, Google UK is king – no surprises there. What’s interesting is that Google Image Search is also doing incredibly well, and a report from Hitwise (released earlier today) examines the relationship between the two.
Google – Soft on Privacy?
There’s been quite a lot of news this week about Google and privacy so I thought I’d break out some of the links from tomorrow’s This Week In SEO post and devote tonight to a post about Google and privacy. I’ll toss in some of my own thoughts as a bonus.
Google’s Loss, Zillow’s Gain
On a bittersweet note, Vanessa Fox announced in her official blog that she was leaving Google, the brand that has made her one of the most popular names among webmasters, for Zillow, a Real estate-based search engine.
Eye Tracking Expert Takes On Google-Baidu Rivalry
Google’s not doing too well in China, and a variety of reasons have been given to explain this poor performance. But fact is better than conjecture, and eye tracking is a preferred (and interesting) way of obtaining insight into these matters. So Enquiro’s Gord Hotchkiss conducted a Google vs. Baidu study.
Baidu Rivalry
Implications of the Google/eBay Spat
Business Rule #1: Don’t tick off your biggest client. Business Rule #2: If a medium works really well for you, keep using it. Business Rule #3: Don’t drive angry. It seems strange that two of the biggest, most successful companies in the world would need a review of Business 101, but Google and eBay may need it.
Big Business Reminder
Vanessa Fox Leaving Google
Google’s popular conference spokesperson and member of the Webmaster Central team, has announced that she is leaving the company to join real estate search company, Zillow.
Google eBay Spat Over
The spat between eBay and Google is now officially over, and is a great lesson on who can get away with what. The spat centers around Google check out that competes with Pay Pal that eBay uses, and has forbidden eBay users to use. Then there is the big eBay party in Boston, in that Google was going to throw an alternative party "let freedom ring" (tea anyone?) to show off their check out system to all the folks gathering for the big eBay bash.
Google Lets The Fox Out
The Google Eye-Candy Jar is officially less full. Webmaster Central’s Vanessa Fox is leaving the search giant to pursue Rand Fishkin a job with Zillow.
Vanessa Fox Moves
Google Video Now Search Engine
Google Video went through many reincarnations in the past. It allegedly started out as one of those 20% side projects within Google, and Larry Page admitted, “We’re not quite sure what we’re going to get, but we decided we’d try this experiment.”
Google To Open R&D Center In Shanghai
Fresh news on Google’s international front: the search engine giant is preparing to open a research and development center in Shanghai, China later this month.
Google Researches China