Although this fact isn’t likely to earn Yahoo a government bailout, it seems that Flickr can count the Library of Congress among its fans. An experiment the Library was conducting has turned out far better than anyone expected.
Canadians Pleased With Major Search Engines
The majority of Canadians who go online are satisfied with their search results from search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft’s Live Search, according to a new study by Ipsos Reid.Eight in ten (80%) online Canadians said they are receiving the best results from their primary search engines. Sixty-six percent said their search results are objective and three-quarters said they could usually find what they are looking for on the first page of results.When it comes to paid advertising within search results 62 percent of Canadians say they are skeptical of paid ads.
Schmidt Pleased With Chinese Chief’s Performance
How’s this for a job: run the foreign arm of a gigantic corporation, and don’t worry about making any money for, oh, four or so years. That’s apparently what Google’s Kai-Fu Lee has been told to do in China. Yet Lee has other responsibilities, and CEO Eric Schmidt claims to be more than satisfied with the man’s performance.
VistA Non-Profits Not Pleased With Microsoft
The Vista name for Microsoft’s next-generation operating system has drawn the ire of groups supporting Veterans Administration software.
Pleased with Your Google Description?. . . If Not, Consider These Tips for Getting the Google Description That YOU Want! Part 2
Let’s look at another example:
In a search at Google for the keyword phrase “search engine marketing training” (no quotes), you’ll find these first three results: