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August 2, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 2, 2005: New Ask Paid Listings Program, Flickr Enhancements, How Different Search Engins Have Different Results & More

Today's Daily SearchCast (Gary's debut) covers the new paid search listings program from Ask Jeeves, word of JupiterMedia selling Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Strategies, enhancements to Flickr, a new search engine overlap study from Dogpile, local search/social networking with InsiderPages.com, Google's expansion plans, new books for the search community, Gigablast releases a toolbar with a couple of unique features, and info about a toolbar for Firefox named NeedleSearch. Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern or via our Odeo channel. Below are links to the stories that were discussed.

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August 3, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug, 3, 2005: Yahoo Publishers Network Launched, Search Ranking Penalty Boxes, Ask Reduces Paid Listings & More

Today's Daily SearchCast covers the launch of Yahoo Publishers Network, the search "penalty box", Indexing Summit 2 at SES San Jose, Google usage stats, Ask Jeeves reduces paid listings, all about Become.com, Yahoo Shopping API released, a look at Yahoo patent applications, and a new and cool feature from the A9 toolbar. Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern or via our Odeo channel. Below are links about the stories that were discussed.

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August 4, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 4, 2005: Search Engine Watch & SES Sold, New MSN Keywords Paid Listings Program Details, Searching For A New Google Chef & More

Today's Daily SearchCast covers the sale of Search Engine Watch by Jupitermedia, more on the penalty box, the upcoming launch of MSN keywords, Yahoo offering blog search in Korea, the beta release of Yahoo Audio Search, Google, Microsoft and the hiring of Dr. Lee, and Google's search for a chef continues. Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern or via our Odeo channel. Below are links about the stories that were discussed.

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August 5, 2005

The Daily SearchCast, Aug. 5, 2005: Google Tests New Results Layout, Longer Ads, SES Conference Parties And More

Topics for today include the SES Conference Party schedule, search engine advertising, the Guiness Book of World Records, sponsored search answers, ebay's purchase of shopping.com, a new Google user interface test, new Google Gmail interfaces, AdWords and much more! Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern or via our Odeo channel. Below are links about the stories that were discussed.

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August 16, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 16, 2005: Yahoo & Miva Settle Patent Dispute, Paid Listings Program At Ask Opens Formally, Index Size Wars & More

Today's search podcast covers Yahoo and Miva settling over a patent dispute about paid listings, the formal opening of the Ask Jeeves sponsored listings program, a written ruling about trademarks in search ads at Google, how most blog readers have no idea what RSS is, Rupert Murdock's interest in multimedia search engine Blinkx, how Google and Yahoo need to step back from the "who's biggest" debate, a new "block view" map service from A9, a new UC Berkeley center being formed to study search, how to find movie reviews and more.

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August 17, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 17, 2005: Yahoo Local Upgrades, Finding Classified Ads, Yahoo & Google Tie In Satisfaction And More

Today's search podcast covers Yahoo Local getting enhanced with new city data and user reviews, using Oodle to find classifed from across the web, Yahoo and Google virtually tied for customer satisfaction, new movie related domain names Google has registered, the embattled Google China chief Kai Fu Lee "following his heart" to join the "Google Miracle," proper etiquette in how to show a search query you did and more.

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August 18, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 18, 2005: New Google & Yahoo Ad Systems, Google Raising Cash

Today's search podcast covers Yahoo planning a new paid listings system, Google's new AdWords ranking system going live, Google looking to raise $4 billion in a stock sale, a tiny Google size increase, Google making it easier to check prices while on the move, ways to search for weather info and more.

Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern or via our Odeo channel. Below are links about the stories that were discussed. Below are links with more information about the stories that were discussed.

Note: This is an early edition of the podcast, you'll need to fast forward five minutes past the music. A trimmed edition will be posted shortly.

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August 19, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 19, 2005: Mamma Loves Copernic, iVillage Loves Yahoo Ads, Cuban Hates Google Blog Spam & A 3rd Ad Atop Google Results

Today's search podcast covers Mamma seeking again to buy Copernic, Mark Cuban threatening to ban Google-hosted blogs because of spam, Yahoo winning iVillage away from Google as an ad partner, a click fraud case study, and how Google is adding more ads to the top of its page and also testing new query refinement options, and more.

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August 23, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 23, 2005: Google Sidebar Puts Photos, Feeds & More On Your Desktop, Google IM Coming?, Search Popularity Stats And More

Today's search podcast covers the new Google Desktop Search with Google Sidebar feature to show web feeds, photos, headlines and other things, an expected launch of a Google instant messaging client, new stats on the most popular search engines and traffic they send and receive, getting more "smart answers" on Ask Jeeves, job search via Google Maps and more.

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August 24, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 24, 2005: Google Talk Instant Messaging Service, Google As The New Microsoft, Yahoo's Video Search Plans And More

Today's search podcast covers the new Google Talk instant messaging and voice chat client, a New York Times-look at whether Google is Microsoft like in growing domination, Yahoo's moves in video search, whether "black hat" and "white hat" search marketers can get along, the Yahoo-Viacom ad deal, Google getting a patent relating to local search and more.

Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern, via our Odeo channel or through iTunes as explained here. Below are links with more information about the stories that were discussed.

August 25, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 25, 2005: Yahoo Bulk Submit, Ad Management Problems, Debate Over Selling Links And More

Today's search podcast covers a new bulk submit service for Yahoo, problems with Yahoo's ad management system, new debate over selling links, copyright material in Google Video again, worries over identity theft through searches, a new way to find images and automatically telling if a blogger is happy by their posts.

Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern Monday through Thursday, via our Odeo channel or through iTunes via this link (or use alternative iTunes instructions explained here). Below are links with more information about the stories that were discussed.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a hurricane approaching where the Daily SearchCast is produced, it will be taking tomorrow (Friday, Aug. 26) off.

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August 30, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 30, 2005: MSN Tests New Home Page, Watching For AOL Beta, Google Being Into Everything & More

Today's search podcast covers MSN testing a new home page, AOL rising as a news search player, keeping an eye on AOL betas, Google going into everything, meta blog searching, ways to monitor web sites, new offices for Google and Yahoo in San Francisco and more.

Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern Monday through Thursday, via our Odeo channel or through iTunes via this link (or use alternative iTunes instructions explained here). Below are links with more information about the stories that were discussed.

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August 31, 2005

Daily SearchCast, Aug. 31, 2005: Google Selling Print Ads, Yahoo Apologizing For Ad Management Woes, France To Fund Eurosearch, SEO Blogger Sued Over Trade Secrets Allegation, Google Meets South Park & More

Today's search podcast covers Google selling ads in print, Yahoo apologizing for ad management problems and issuing refunds, an SEO blogger sued by an SEO firm for allegedly revealing trade secrets, France to fund a European search engine to take on American-based ones, new ways to search for feeds on MSN, new mail search upgrades at Yahoo, Google parodies including a takeoff on South Park and more.

Tune-in by listening to this MP3 file, listening via WebmasterRadio at 11:30am Eastern and repeated at 2pm Eastern Monday through Thursday, via our Odeo channel or through iTunes via this link (or use alternative iTunes instructions explained here). Below are links with more information about the stories that were discussed.

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