Search Engine News
Author : Nuttakorn Rattanachaisit

June 6, 2005

• ESPOTTING AND THE FINDWHAT.COM GROUP TO RE-BRAND AS MIVA, INC.
  The re-branding - which has been under development for approximately nine months - is designed to unify the Company's divisions under one global name, business strategy and vision for Performance Marketing. MIVA, Inc., and its subsidiaries will operate under three divisions:
  • MIVA Media, formerly the FindWhat.com and Espotting brands, will manage the Company's advertising networks as well as all private label initiatives.
  • MIVA Small Business, formerly Miva Corporation, will focus on developing integrated marketing and business solutions based on the MIVA Merchant e-commerce platform that includes merchant storefronts, payment processing, logistics management and professional services.
  • MIVA Direct, formerly Comet Systems, will focus on helping businesses develop one-to-one relationships with customers by providing desktop consumer software such as private-branded toolbars and improve site performance through a suite of search-related applications.
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June 4, 2005

• Google Sitemaps (BETA)
  Google Sitemaps is an easy way for you to help improve your coverage in the Google index. It's a collaborative crawling system that enables you to communicate directly with Google to keep us informed of all your web pages, and when you make changes to these pages. Visit this tool

May 29, 2005

• Google Print Goes Live
  Google opened the door to its online library late Thursday with the launch of a book-specific search page. You can try to check out the example in the book , see the contents, index, cover.Try it now

May 28, 2005

• Yahoo! Mindset
  A Yahoo! Research Labs demo that applies a new twist on search that uses machine learning technology to give you a choice: View Yahoo! Search results sorted according to whether they are more commercial or more informational (i.e., from academic, non-commercial, or research-oriented sources). Try it now

May 24, 2005

• MSN Joins Google In Melding Satellite Imagery With Search
  Google announced it intended to launch "Google Earth," a satellite imagery-based tool, MSN unveiled its own mapping and local search offering that features satellite imagery. MSN's new product, "Virtual Earth," unveiled at the "D3: All Things Digital" Conference in San Diego Monday, will be available mid-summer.
  "It's an extension of our broader search strategy that extends local search into a deeply immersive search experience," said Tom Bailey, MSN's director of sales for Microsoft's MapPoint. "Users can literally dive into the map to explore, share, and plan activities with respect to a particular location."
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May 20, 2005

• Get Started Personalizing your Google Homepage
  Google has launched the new service for customized the homepage for each user. The requirement for customization is Google Account. Get it Now.
  

May 18, 2005

• Msn Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search
  MSN Search Toolbar includes Windows Desktop Search, so you can find anything on your PC - documents, e-mail messages, and more - in seconds. And three handy toolbars make it easy to search the Web or your PC, block annoying pop-up windows, automatically fill out web forms, and more. Get it Now.

May 8, 2005

• Global Google Server Down
  Earlier today Google was down for 15 minutes. While their company spokesman said it was a DNS issue
  "It was not a hacking or a security issue," said Krane. He said the problem was related to the DNS, or Domain Name System, though Krane did not elaborate. The DNS translates domain names for computers.
  
  "Google's global properties were unavailable for a short period of time," Krane said. "We've remedied the problem and access to Google has been restored worldwide."

May 4, 2005

• Google Web Accelerator / Data Gobbeler
  Google Web Accelerator is an application that uses the power of Google's global computer network to make web pages load faster. Google Web Accelerator is easy to use; all you have to do is download and install it, and from then on many web pages will automatically load faster than before. Read More

April 28, 2005

• Yahoo to Test Search-Based Banner Ads
  The company's search marketing division gets ready to display pay-per-click ads in a graphical format, joining its chief competitor Google in expanding the role of search advertising. Read More

April 26, 2005

• DoubleClick Sold for $1.1 bn. to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman
  Online advertising company DoubleClick has been bought by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for $1.1 bn. The company has been under pressure in recent times despite an uplift in online advertising. Last week it reported a loss of $900,000 in the first quarter of 2005, compared to a profit of $7.7m the previous year as prices for its services were squeezed.  Managing director of Hellman & Friedman Philip Hammarskjold said he hopes to “help realise the company’s significant opportunities for growth in both its online advertising and marketing and data businesses.” “
  DoubleClick has two outstanding franchises with strong presence in their marketplaces,” he said.
  President of DoubleClick and CEO of its TechSolutions division David Rosenblatt will continue in his role and Brian Rainey will remain as CEO of the DataSolutions division.
  
• Site-Targeted Ads - a new enhancement to Google AdWords
  Site targeting lets advertisers choose individual sites in the Google content network where they'd like their ads to appear. Since Google first introduced AdWords, advertisers have asked us for the ability to run their ads on specific websites. Site targeting gives our users that ability, while also allowing their ads to compete for ranking with traditional keyword-targeted AdWords ads. It's one more tool that AdWords advertisers can use to bring their message to highly-targeted groups of web users.
  
  Google Now a Media Company who sell the advertising in specific website not only their own search engine.
  
  

  

April 25, 2005

• New Classified Search Engine
  All the listings in one place. Each day Oodle brings you thousands of new classified listings. Cars, jobs, pets, pianos and more. Visit Oodle
• Best and worst perceived brands online
  The top 20 most prominent, best perceived and worst perceived brands online, according to Web monitoring firm Envisional. eBay Got most positively brand online. McDonald's got most negatively brand online.

April 22, 2005

• A9 Yellow Pages
  You can search the information with Picture as similar as traditional yellow pages. I have searched the Thai Restaurant in Manhattan (New York , USA ) Read More

April 21, 2005

• Google Launch the New Service as My Search History (Beta)
  My Search History lets you easily view and manage your search history from any computer. This feature of Google web search enables you to find information you thought you lost. And over time, you'll see an increasing number of relevance indicators in your search results that help you find the information you want. YOU NEED TO HAVE GOOGLE ACCOUNT. Read More
  
• Google.org - the philanthropic arm of Google
  Google will be used this site in the future. They are working on define goals, priorities and principle of Google.org Read More

April 18, 2005

• Yahoo! Buys TeRespondo.com to gain market share in Latin America
  Yahoo! is expanding its presence in Latin America with the purchase of Brazilian performance-based advertising network TeRespondo”. This is one of the most important events happening for the Latin American search engine marketing industry. TeRespondo is the leading provider of performance-based online marketing solutions for Latin America, primarily Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.Read More

April 16, 2005

• Yahoo Search Marketing Solutions, Yahoo Offers Free Sites
  Yahoo launch the Search Marketing Solutions to be replaced the existing Pay for Performance (Overture). There are added more additional products and services. Read More

April 15, 2005

• Yahoo News Beta : Layout & Feature Update
  Yahoo! has released the URL for the new beta Yahoo! News at http://beta.news.yahoo.com. They have changed the layout and add more feature such Tabs, Topic Heading, etc.

• Google Shows the Answer in Search Result
  
  Google shows the answer in search results. They retrieve the data from authority site.
  I have tested with search query : australia gdp . You can try to search : thailand population, china population, china gdp and the like. In addition, You can search by using the question like this : who is president of America, who is prime minister of Thailand , etc.
  
  

April 10, 2005

• Happy Birthday to Ask Jeeves (Celebrate 8 Years)
  
  The allure of the Internet, the chance to affect millions of people every day, the promise of financial well-being before the age of 30.   When the company was first incorporated in June 1996, the staff consisted of Dave Warthen and Garrett Gruener, the two founders, plus me – the software architect - and three content editors, jammed in a couple of rooms in a historic building in downtown Berkeley, a block away from the Cal campus.  Read More
  
  

April 5, 2005

• Term Extraction Documentation for Yahoo! Search Web Services
  The Term Extraction service provides a list of significant words or phrases extracted from a larger content. It is one of the technologies used in Y!Q. Read More
• Google Adsense What new!
  Improved channels functionality: better tools to help you optimize
  By now, you've likely discovered the power of AdSense channels when it comes to tracking ad performance. Improved reporting: ad unit impressions vs. page impressions. AdSense for content in two new languages Read More

April 4, 2005

• Google Adding Personal Video to Search Repertoire
  Google Inc. plans to put out a call for personal video clips as it moves to further expand the reach of its Web search business, company co-founder Larry Page said on Monday. Read More

March 31, 2005

• Yahoo Launches Search for Creative Commons Content
  Yahoo has announced a new search (in beta) that searches the Web exclusively for content that's got a creative commons license. You can try it at http://search.yahoo.com/cc . All the page results I looked at had creative commons license information on them, most of them at the bottom of the page.
• Yahoo! 360° - A New Model for Online Sharing (BETA)
  Share what matters to you - Create your own place online. Share photos. Create a blog. List your favorites, send a blast, and more. Keep your friends and family close - Invite them to your place to see what you've shared. They can create their own place and link it to yours. It's a great way to stay up to date. Control who sees what - Share as much as you want, with whomever you want. You decide. Visit Yahoo! 360°
  

March 30, 2005

• LookSmart Launches First Vertical Search Engines Aimed at Targeted Demographics Online: Teens, Tweens, College Students and Parents
  LookSmart (Nasdaq:LOOK) (ASX:LOK), a leader in search, announced today the launch of its first five vertical search destinations to provide niche audiences with essential search results, versus the typically exhaustive returns from other search engines. Read More
  
• Answers.com Launches Mobile Interface
  Answers.com has launched the Mobile interface here : http://mobile.answers.com
  
• Goog Adds Stock Charts to Search Results
  Google has put the Stock into search engine like MSFT , GOOG , EBAY , YHOO , etc.
  
  

March 29, 2005

• Google Buys Urchin Web Analytics
  Google Inc. today announced it has agreed to acquire Urchin Software Corporation, a San Diego,
  California based web analytics company.. Read More

March 23, 2005

• Yahoo Again Expands E-Mail Storage Up to 1 GB
  Yahoo said late yesterday that they will provide 1 GB Free of each e-mail account. Currently Yahoo is provided 250 MB for Free. Read More

March 21, 2005

• Yahoo Acquires Flickr (Photo Management and Sharing Application)
  The huge portal company has made the agreement to acquire Flickr. They would like to deserve the customers by creating the community for them and shared experience. Read More

March 17, 2005

• Google has larger market share in UK than US
  Hitwise, the Web Monitor Firm has reported that Google.co.uk Market Share of 48% and Volume of Search 63.7%. According to Hitwise represents 36.6% of all visits and 56.7% of all searches by US Internet users. Read More
• European Search Engine Marketing To Grow 65% In 2005
  Forrester Research, Inc. estimates that search engine marketing — commercial search that includes paid listings, contextual search, site optimization, and paid inclusions — will generate €1.4 billion of spending in Europe in 2005, a 65% increase compared with 2004. By 2010, European marketers will spend almost €3 billion — up from €856 million in 2004 — on search marketing. Up to now, mainly large companies have implemented search marketing; however, according to Forrester, small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are now also set to include search marketing as part of their marketing mix.
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March 15, 2005

• MSN announces new paid search service pilot - Named MSN Ad Center
  The service will be piloted for six months only in Singapore and France. Read More
• MSN Ad Center : Screen Shot (Thanks to Charlene Li)