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- Google Reports
Revenues Up 19 Percent From Previous Quarter
Google begins its earnings call for the fourth quarter of 2006 in about 10 minutes, but the earnings are out now. You'll find them here from the US Security & Exchange Commission and here from Google itself. Further below, live blogging from the conference call, a formal transcript, a round-up... - Google Pushes
Back On Click Fraud Estimates, Says Don't Forget The Back Button
Last week when visiting Google, I had a long background discussion with Shuman Ghosemajumder about click fraud issues. Shuman is Google's business product manager for trust and safety. I'll follow up on some of our discussion as I'm able to get some material cleared. But one of the most fascinating... - Better click tracking with Auto-tagging, Matt Cutts
- Google Fensi:
Google's Asian Social Networking Site?
Over the past day or so, there has been a lot of discussion about something named "Google Fensi." Google Operating Systems first posted about it linking to this screen capture. Garett Rogers then dug deeper to explain it was found within the Google in Your Language page, but he isn't... - Linking The
Unlinkable: When Digg Won't Work
When we talk about creating viral link building campaigns, we almost always speak in terms of volume of links from blogs or the number of visits generated from social media sites like Digg or Netscape. In the case of "how to" articles such as this one, we also tend to... - Up Close With
Yahoo's New Delete URL Feature
Since Yahoo rolled out a new Delete URL feature this week, a number of questions have come up on how exactly it works. I had time yesterday with some of the Yahoo Site Explorer team to gather answers. Thanks to Priyank Garg and Amit Kumar, who along with Tim Mayer,... - Interview With
MyBlogLog CEO Scott Rafer & 10 Feature Requests
Lee Odden has an Interview with MyBlogLog CEO Scott Rafer where he asks questions about how he transitioned from Feedster to MyBlogLog, some very specific questions about the growth of MyBlogLog, and some more interesting questions. On that note, ShoeMoney posted his 10 Things I Wish MyBlogLog Would Do, all... - Q&A With
Stephen Baker, CEO Of Reed Business Search
Reed Elsevier is one of the largest, most influential publishers in the world, a powerhouse in the science and medical, legal, education and business markets. But the company also has a major online presence, with more than 1,000 web sites in just its business group. Last year, Reed Business... - Marchex
Launches Review Aggregation Feature 'Open View'
I wrote yesterday about Boorah, which is aggregating user reviews in the restaurant vertical to provide more coverage to consumers. Today, Marchex is formally launching its similar "Open View" technology on its Open List local/travel search site and its network of URL-based destinations, which have been substantially enhanced with Open... - Search Engine
Land Partner Program Launched
We've got a new ad program here on Search Engine Land -- the Search Engine Land Partners Program. Since we've announced it on our parent site, I wanted to explain a bit more on how the text ad program works (and for those already leaping to conclusions, no, it's not... - Aussies Turn
Out For Battle Of Sydney; Google Gets Shot Down
Last week was Australian day and Google & Microsoft both planned to do fly overs to snap imagery of the Sydney landscape for the event - ultimately to be used in Google Earth (& Maps) and Microsoft Live Virtual Earth. Microsoft ran an additional "Look Up and Smile" campaign with... - Google To Kick
Off X Prize's Next Fundraising Campaign
Google to host fundraising launch for new X Prize by the San Jose Business Journal reports that Google will kick off the second fundraising campaign for the X Prize Foundation. X Prize is an organization that has a mission to "create radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity."
