There were quite a few patent applications filed this week. Some of them were rather mundane; others looked more interesting. In terms of sheer volume, Yahoo led the way with five, while Google requested four. Go Daddy, Ask.com, and Xerox tied for last with one application each.
Click-to-Call & the Future of Paid Search
You may notice a new icon while cruising the Google search results this summer. Once again, Google will be testing a Click-to-Call feature.
Google’s Government Search
Google launched a search site specializing in U.S. government information on Thursday. It’s called, appropriately enough, Google U.S. Government Search, and it covers a number of sources from local, state, and federal levels.
Hitwise Publishes Live Search Feed to SEMPO
Online intelligence company Hitwise is publishing a live feed of search term data on the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) website to give a real-time glimpse into searcher behaviors.
Big 3 Search Engines Building on Columbia River
Google, Yahoo and MSN are all building massive datacenters along the Columbia River in southern Washington State and northern Oregon .
Where 2.0: Yahoo’s Local Search Vision
Paul Levine from Yahoo! was at Where 2.0 discussing what Yahoo!’s up to with local.
Japanese Search Targets U.S. Counterparts
According to the proverb “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” search competitors Google, Yahoo, and MSN would do well to band together in the face of a new threat. Thirty Japanese companies, with the support of the Japanese government, are joining up to create a competing search engine.
Search Patents Of The Week
In the latest round of search patents, Microsoft came out ahead – the software company was granted four. IBM and Yahoo snagged two patents each, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office saw fit to allow Google one new patent.
Worst SEO Mistakes That Lead To Lowering Search Engine Ranking
Though there are many different theories out there regarding what makes the best SEO technique, when it comes to some issues that will work against your SEO efforts, there are some issues where everyone agrees.
Windows Live Mail Gets Active Search
In conjunction with Microsoft’s recently launched MSN adCenter, the company unveiled a new feature for the Beta version of Windows Live Mail Desktop called “Active Search” that conducts automatic searches related to email content while serving up targeted contextual sponsored links.