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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 11, 2008
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, yesterday, and Monday, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....
Linky Goodness, June 11
When it comes to Linky Goodness, sometimes I even amaze myself. (And a cookie goes to the first person who can give the “correct” comeback to that!) The French are doing away with e-mail. And email. And even electronic mail. Instead, it’ll be called courriel. Which is actually pretty cool, since [...]
Icahn v. Yahoo, Round Kabillion
Some couples just never seem to tire of bickering. Their constant squabbles make small children look mature. Because I know you haven’t had enough of this drama lately, this is another one of those stories. So, to get us all up to speed: prominent Yahoo shareholder Carl Icahn proposed a proxy board, probably to [...]
Overstock.com Adds Real Estate Search
Real estate is on my mind - I could easily do a linky goodness edition on the theme today. Overstock.com Inc. is getting into real estate search (realestate.overstock.com) for bargain hunters who are already on their site to get overstock items. So now you can not only find the house, but you can buy the sheets, [...]
Few Homebuyers Say the Internet Influenced their Purchase
Just what we want to hear - bad news about the housing market, but this time online. Turns out online searches didn’t have as significant impact on homebuying or renting decisions as we may have hoped. That doesn’t necessarily mean real estate sites should pull back their budgets though. The Pew Internet & American Life Project [...]
How Google Handles Duplicate Content Scrapers
A Google Webmaster Central blog post by Sven of the Search Quality Team addresses underlying concerns regarding how Google handles scraped content. In the two scenarios discussed, one (duplicate content within your domain) can be controlled. The other cannot. However,...
Google Trends Features New Numeric Scales and CSV Downloads
Greg Sterling reported earlier this week on Search Engine Land that Google Trends has had an update. You can now download the Google Trends in CSV format (for later research) and can view the data on a numerical scale (on...
Google Offers Stock Screener for Investors
If you're interested in watching stocks rise and fall, the new Google Stock Screener is a tool for you. Here's a screenshot: You're able to see dividends, P/E ration, 52 week price changes, and more. It's a great way to...
Gmail Offers Experimental Features with Gmail Labs
Gmail users can now take advantage of a lot of cool new features (all experimental) in the new Gmail Labs offering. Log onto your account, click Settings, and you'll see a link to the new Labs with a lot of...
How Does Google Handle The HTML
There is an interesting Google Groups thread discussing how Google handles the
Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide
Today, Internet Retailer released their annual Top 500 Guide that chronicles the online retail industry in general and the top 500 online retailers in particular. As I am listening to their presentation of the report, I am typing these highlights. Total E-Retail revenue hit $166 billion in the US in 2007, representing 6.3% of total [...]
