Microsoft's search chief is leaving, opening up a third era of search where Microsoft will really have to prove it can compete; dust off the debate time, as Ask's CEO questions Yahoo still doing paid inclusion; Google Maps has a new "send to car" feature that puts destinations from Google Maps in BMWs. Ask rolls out a cool shape search feature for local searches. And more, in today's episode!
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"Third Era" Of Search Begins With Departure Of Search Chief Christopher Payne
Microsoft's top search executive leaving company from the Seattle PI covers Microsoft's Christopher Payne reportedly leaving the company. The AP also reports similar news from its sources. Payne took over search efforts at Microsoft back in 2003. He oversaw what I'd call Microsoft's "second era" of search, that of... - Ask.com's CEO,
Jim Lanzone, Calls Yahoo Paid Inclusion "Hypocritical"
In a comment left at the Stepforth blog, Jim Lanzone, Ask.com's CEO, has said that he considers paid inclusion a "dis-service". Jim explains that he finds it "hypocritical to charge for something we need to do anyway," i.e. crawl the web to find quality pages to present to the searcher.... - Digg Hits 1 Million Registered Users, Techcrunch
- How to Become a Digg Top User (without doing anything shady), 10e20
- What Everybody Ought to Know About Being a Top Digger, Pronet Advertising
- Friendster
Partners With Google & Drops Yahoo
Friendster makes Google its ad and search supplier at Reuters reports that social networking site, Friendster, has selected Google to power their search and ads on their site. The financial terms have not been disclosed but we do know Google services will be added within the "second quarter of 2007."... - Google Wins
Google Earth Patent Case
Google wins key ruling in patent dispute from BusinessWeek reports that the patent case against Google over Google Earth has now been closed. Google has won the dispute dating back to 2002, when it was filed by Skyline Software Systems against Keyhole, which Google later acquired and whose software became... - Mark Cuban
Subpoenas Google Over YouTube Videos
Mark Cuban's Magnolia Pictures Subpoenas Google over Pirated Videos from Google Watch reports that Magnolia Pictures, Mark Cuban's film studio, has subpoenaed Google for the identities of those who uploaded his videos to YouTube. Cuban told Reuters: "We don't expect to get valid user information," but if he does... - Baidu & Google
Go Head To Head With Chinese Book Search
Google, Baidu race to set up online library in China via Reuters reports that Baidu and Google are going at it to be the largest and best book search service in China. Reuters writes that Peking University Library in Beijing, "one of Asia's largest academic libraries," already has a partnership... - SuperPages
Upgrades Mapping With Virtual Earth
Local search and directory site SuperPages.com has upgraded its mapping functionality, adding a range of sharing and personalization features built on top of the Microsoft Virtual Earth platform. SuperPages' chief online yellow pages competitor, YellowPages.com also uses Virtual Earth.... - Send
Destination Points From Google Maps To Your GPS Device
The Google Blog just posted that BMW automotive in Germany is now supporting integration with Google Maps. What this means is that you can "send" a destination point from Google Maps directly to your BMW. Currently, it is only supported with some BMW GPS devices in Germany. If you are... - Ask Lets You
Shape Your Local Search Results
The Ask.com Blog announced a neat new feature that enables you to literally shape your own local search results. You can go to Ask City, locate a location, draw a circle or square in a certain location and then search specifically within that location. Below is a screen cast I... - Link Count
Updates At Google & Yahoo Search
This morning I reported that both Yahoo and Google are updating the number of links they account for each site. Yahoo! Search Link Update shows a number of webmasters reporting both increases and decreases in the number of links Yahoo is reporting at their Site Explorer Tool. Google Link Update... - My Yahoo
Update Coming In "Few Weeks"
PC World reports that My Yahoo will be launching an updated version within a few weeks. The reports do not specify exactly what we will see from the upgrade, but I am suspecting we may just see an enhanced RSS reader built into the portal.... - YouTube
Blocked In Turkey
Turkish Court Orders YouTube Blocked at Forbes.com reports a court order has been submitted to block YouTube in Turkey. The reason was because a video was found insulting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Head of Turk Telekom said they have begun enforcing the ban immediately. Philipp Lenssen... - Version 5 Of
Google Desktop Released
Google Desktop has released a version five with new features and updates. Kevin Tom, Product Manager of Google Desktop, explains that they added: A new sidebar with "completely new look and feel." A gadget redesign to make them "easy to tell apart, easy to read, and easy on the eyes."... - Store and find even more photos on Picasa Web Albums, Official Google Blog
