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February 1, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 1, 2007: Google's Earnings Not Good Enough? Yahoo's Delete URL Feature; Google & Microsoft's Battle In The Sydney Sky - And More!

Google's in the money, but analysts wanted even more. Google pokes at recent click fraud estimates, saying the counting is off. Up close with Yahoo's new Delete URL feature; MyBlogLog wish lists; aerial photo battle between Google and Microsoft over Sydney and more!

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February 5, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 5, 2007: Yahoo Rolls Out New Panama Ad System; Google Ramps Up Personalized Search; YouTube Pulls Viacom Videos & More!

Yahoo's new Panama ad ranking system finally rolls out in the United States for all advertisers. Google makes a change that will bring more personalized search results to many more searchers. Viacom sends a request to pull over 100,000 videos off YouTube -- and some innocent content gets lots in the compliance. SEO spending looks to rise despite it not being rocket science and how did the National Pork Board run afoul of search marketers? That story and more in today's show.

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February 6, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 6, 2007: Google's New Link Reporting Tool; Google Penalties Roundup, Headlines To Hook Linkbait & More!

Google Webmaster Central has rolled out a new tool allowing site owners to view and download backlink data far beyond what the old link: command offered. Think you're penalized in Google? How about a checklist of 25 potential filters to check against? After links? Linkbait needs the right headline to be a hook. And what's this -- Google Pen is Google's latest crash? This parody from Ask will make you laugh. These stories and more in today's show.

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February 7, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 7, 2007: Rand Fishkin's TV Wedding Proposal; Google To Charge For Apps? Meet Your Digg Friends & More!

Unable to propose on TV during the SuperBowl, search marketer Rand Fishkin turns to local TV and gets a yes. Congrats! Google CEO Eric Schmidt visits Washington DC, one of the few places where Google isn't a superstar; is Google going to charge for some of its web based office apps? Do you know how and why to friend people on Digg? These stories and more in today's show.

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February 8, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 8, 2007: State Of Search Marketing 2006; Are 90% Of SEOs Snake Oil Salesmen; Big Bucks For YouTube Founders & More!

SEMPO releases results from their State Of Search Marketing 2006 survey; Jason Calacanis kicks the SEO anthill, and the SEOs come scurrying out. Hear Danny rant about it! How much did the YouTube founders make (a lot!); what to do at the Googleplex and much more on today's show!

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February 12, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 12, 2007: Google Helping Pirated Video Sites Get Traffic? Google Radio Founders Take Money & Run; Powerset Too Hyped? And More!

Google comes under fire after legal accusations that an ad rep suggested to two accused illegal video download sites that they buy terms like "bootleg movie download." The founders of dMarc, the company now powering Google AdSense For Audio radio ads, decide $100 million is enough and leave Google early. Is new natural language service Powerset getting too much hype? What's up with a new plan for a wireless device from both Microsoft and Google? These stories and more on today's show.

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February 13, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 13, 2007: Google Loses In Belgium Newspaper Case; Search Startups; Ask.com's Love Triangle & More!

Google loses in its case to carry Belgian newspapers in the Google News Belgium site -- but will it have the last laugh? Will widgets kill the blogging star? Looking at some search engine startups, plus a search engine love triangle for Valentine's Day. These stories and more on today's show.

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February 14, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 14, 2007: Google Webmaster Central Leave Beta; Matt Cutts Keynote; Google Checkout Bigger Badges & More!

Google Webmaster Central leaves beta, says it has more than a million users and opens its blog to comments. Google's Matt Cutts speaks at SES London; Google Checkout badges get bigger, more colorful and perhaps in the way on Google search results pages. Can social marketing be ethical? Is a giant gray splotch over Germany a sign of aliens? These stories, along with last minute Valentine's Day ideas, singing and banter and more, in today's episode.

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February 15, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 15, 2007

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SearchReturn editor Detlev Johnson sits in for Danny Sullivan, who is away on vacation. The usual episode summaries and links will return when Danny gets back.

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February 20, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 19, 2007

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SearchReturn editor Detlev Johnson sits in for Danny Sullivan, who is away on vacation this week. The usual episode summaries and links will return when Danny gets back with the Feb 26, 2007 show.

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Daily SearchCast, Feb. 20, 2007

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SearchReturn editor Detlev Johnson sits in for Danny Sullivan, who is away on vacation this week. The usual episode summaries and links will return when Danny gets back with the Feb 26, 2007 show.

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February 26, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 22, 2007

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SearchReturn editor Detlev Johnson sits in for Danny Sullivan, who is away on vacation this week. The usual episode summaries and links will return when Danny gets back with the Feb 26, 2007 show.

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Daily SearchCast, Feb. 26, 2007: What Video Search Needs Is More Video; Microsoft Charges $8 Billion Per Ad Click (OK, Maybe Not Quite That Much); Matt Cutts Does Google Accusation Debunking & More!

What's really holding back video search? It's not the lack of speech recognition. Google and Yahoo insert more direct answers and content into search results. Microsoft has a bug causing major overcharges for paid ads. Is Google selling PR? Nah, say Google's Matt Cutts -- who is also this edition's special cohost. These stories and more in today's episode!

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February 27, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 27, 2007: Microsoft Gets Health Search; Ethics Of Name Bombing; Search Engines Can't Be Forced To Carry Ads & More!

Microsoft buys a health search engine -- will it help cure the common cold? Debate rages over whether it's ethical to target someone's name in search listings. Google helps those who might be mistakenly flagged as malware. No, says a court, you can't make a search engine carry your ads. And more in today's episode!

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February 28, 2007

Daily SearchCast, Feb. 28, 2007: Google Goes For TV Ads; How Fresh Is Your Search Engine? Real Time Traffic Data On Map & More!

Google ramps up its grab for TV ads; Google goes after Uncle Sam to buy its products; Is your search engine fresh? Real time traffic data comes to Google -- catching it up to Yahoo and Microsoft. And more in today's show!

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