To some people, the launch of Google Universal Search meant nothing – it’s a good bet that the release went unnoticed by many. Yet to others, it was a big deal, and bits and pieces of Google itself seem to have been affected in major, traffic-related ways.
Yahoo! Search Marketing: Did-it a Certified Ambassador
Did-it, a full-service online advertising and marketing services company, has been qualified as a Certified Ambassador Agency by Yahoo! Search Marketing. The Yahoo! Search Marketing Certified Ambassador tier is designed to meet the needs of higher-performing agencies, SEMs and other search marketing resellers who channel a considerable amount of their clients’ quarterly ad-spend to Yahoo! Search Marketing.
According to Yahoo! Search Marketing:
SMX: Pump Up Paid Search
Once again, the diligent Jeffrey K. Rohrs,(VP of Agency & Search Marketing for ExactTarget), takes up Moderator duties for the second times on Pump Up Your Paid Search! Which discusses ‘tips and techniques designed to help pros get even more out of their paid search campaigns’.
Ask3D Cuts Back On ‘Search Skim’
The product managers for Ask.com’s revamped interface and presentation contend their design helps cut back on the wasted effort searchers expend when looking for good search results.
Yahoo To Turn Away From Search?
When a little kid loses, what does he do? He cries, screams, and – hopefully those checkers won’t scratch the wall – he hates the game. Now, I’m not accusing Yahoo of crying or screaming, but the company may not love search as much as it used to – one exec, Tapan Bhat, said, “Search is no longer the dominant paradigm.”
“Yahoo To Turn Away From Search?”
Search Engines Drive Traffic To Retail Sites
Retail Web sites received 25 percent of their traffic from search engines for May 2007, according to findings from Hitwise. This was an increase of 0.7 percent over May 2006.
Tasty Search Goulash: Weighing in on Universal Search
I’ve had some time to consider Google’s new universal search that they are implementing in their search results. What I see makes me think of this in terms of search goulash.
Blinkx To Back Ask’s Video Search
Ask isn’t the top search engine, and Blinkx isn’t the most recognizable name in the world of online video, but both companies have done some pretty impressive things. Now they’re doing them together – Blinkx will power Ask’s video search engine.
SMX: The Fear Hits Personalized Search
People want better search results, but the personalization technology that can enable it may be a little scary to the privacy-conscious.
McAfee On Search Engine Safety
The safety risk to search engine users declined by about one percentage point according to a study from McAfee, "The State of Search Engine Safety." Sites that offer adware, spyware, viruses and exploits are considered risky.