Update: In an interesting turn to this story, the New York Times has eliminated 993,000 article pages as it rolls International Herald Tribune (IHT) into the NYT site. Instead of redirecting the articles to the same article on NYT, they all simply go now to one landing page.
Celebrity Special: Search Highlights And Oscar Clips
Considering what’s going on in the world – financial collapses, mine disasters, North Korean missile announcements – celebrity-related matters may be of less importance than ever. But they’re certainly holding people’s interest – perhaps we can all use the distraction – and Hitwise and YouTube recently acknowledged the issue.
Amazon Receives Patent On (Slightly Special) Error Pages
Amazon.com is a decent place to shop for books, CDs, or whatever else you like. It’s also a good site to read reviews, even if you do your buying elsewhere. But the company has once again embarrassed itself by receiving an obvious patent.
(Some) Hotels Get Special Yahoo Shortcuts
I’ve stayed in a pretty wide range of hotels; none of them seemed dangerous, but some were definitely less pleasant than others. Now Yahoo Shortcuts is stepping up its effort to help users find the best possible lodgings.
PA Gets Special Treatment From Google Earth
Google has a lot of fans, and has made friends with any number of businesses. Now the company has befriended the state of Pennsylvania. The “Google Earth geospatial image browser” is set to launch “on the official tourism website of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, VisitPA.com.”
Ask.com CEO: We Have Best Special Sauce
Jim Lanzone, CEO of Ask.com, recently made some interesting comments to The Guardian’s Kate Bulkley. Lanzone talked about the current state of affairs at Ask, and also spoke about the company’s future. He deserves credit for not giving typical responses that have obviously been polished by the PR department.
IDGA Finds Its Special Purpose
The recent Grand Theft Auto scandal surrounding the secret and sexually explicit Hot Coffee modification has done more than cause uproar in Congress. Game developers are taking a more hands-on approach by launching the first ever Sex in Video Games Conference this summer to build support for a new special interest group.
Whats so Special About Search Marketing???
If your company is not aggressively conducting efforts that will increase your search engine traffic, then it is time to get in the game!
Jupitermedia Offers Bluelight Special On ClickZ, SES
ClickZ, which Jupitermedia had purchased for nearly $20 million USD, and the Search Engine Strategies trade shows, went to UK-based Incisive Media for $43 million.
National Zoo Receives Special Guest: Panda Birth
The National Zoo in Washington D.C. announced Mei Xiang is the proud new mother of a baby giant panda and that the mother and child are doing fine. The birth occurred at 3:41 a.m. EDT and will make a fine addition to the only 1700 or so left in the entire world.