Clustering from Google
Date: 2004-10-07 Source: Search Engine Lowdown
Peter Norvig, Ph.D., Director of Search Quality for Google revealed that the search engine is using the largest database of clustering in the world. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Launches Beta of SMS Search Queries
Date: 2004-10-07 Source: ClickZ
Google has launched a beta test to let U.S. mobile phone and handheld device users tap into its search results via the short message service (SMS) platform. Users send queries to universal short code GOOGL or 46645 and receive results on their phones. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google borrows a page from Amazon
Date: 2004-10-06 Source: News.com
Google on Wednesday quietly launched a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.com. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Growing - An Update on Google
Date: 2004-10-06 Source: Search Engine Guide
Whatever the cause for two versions of Google bot, there is no question that an update is underway as this column is being written. Page ranks and backlink counts have been fluctuating over the past few days and several web masters report seeing their rankings bounce widely from page to page in the SERPs. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Print Opens Widely To Publishers
Date: 2004-10-06 Source: SearchDay
Google's nearly year-old Google Print program is set for a huge expansion of content through the launch of a new program today allowing publishers to more easily submit material for inclusion. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google lays out lofty plans for Search Appliance
Date: 2004-10-05 Source: ITworld.com
Google Inc. is working hard to broaden the searching and indexing capabilities of its enterprise Search Appliance from Web documents based on the HTTP and HTTPS protocols to multiple and disparate non-Web data repositories, a Google executive said Tuesday. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google vs. Yahoo!: Local Search
Date: 2004-10-05 Source: The Unofficial Google Weblog
The Yahoo! engine seems to understand my locations better than Google’s engine. How sheer quality factors into the competition remains to be determined. For the time being, I use Yahoo! Local and tolerate is presentation drawbacks. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Legg Mason goes gaga over Google;
Date: 2004-10-05 Source: bizjournals.com
Subsidiaries Legg Mason Funds Management Inc. and Legg Mason Capital Management Inc. own a total of 4.3 million Class A shares in Google, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Sept. 5. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Exec Spills the Beans!
Date: 2004-09-29 Source: Search Engine Lowdown
Ok, so Google exec David Scacco didn't exactly tell us the next big development at Google, but he did share some interesting info at the ChannelAdvisor summit. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Is Google Entering the Browser War?
Date: 2004-09-29 Source: Search Engine Guide
Although Microsoft's entry into the search engine wars is simply a matter of time, some are now speculating that Google may be preparing to reignite the browser wars with their own offering. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Analysts can't peg Google
Date: 2004-09-28 Source: News.com
With the quiet period having ended Tuesday, analysts whose firms took Google public can weigh in with reports and recommendations for investing in the high-flying Internet search company. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Is Google News Biased?
Date: 2004-09-27 Source: SearchDay
Google News tends to favor news stories with a conservative bias, according to new media observer J.D. Lasica, a claim which Google denies. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Why Google News signals the death of the online exclusive
Date: 2004-09-27 Source: Independent.co.uk
With Google News, it's not enough to be first. Quite the opposite; it's best to be last, because then your site will top the list. If you're acute enough to spot someone else's exclusive and reword it, Google News will reward you by giving you more clickthroughs. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Gets Local in Canada
Date: 2004-09-23 Source: ClickZ
These new services offer Canadian users similar local information available on its U.S.-focused Google Local, including business listings, maps, directions and related Web pages. Google Local Canada offers both French and English interfaces. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
