Yahoo joins in an effort to wipe out typo domains. Just don't mention those Yahoo ads that help fund some of them! Microsoft's Live now support sitemaps through autodiscovery -- no, really, they're actually looking for the files now. Google's at a mobile phone show but no, it's not launching it's own network. And much more!
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- Yahoo & Others
Form Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse
Brand Owners on Web Offensive from Red Herring reports that Yahoo, Dell, Coca Cola, Hilton and others have joined together to fight cybersquatting. The companies formed a collation against cybersquatters named Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse. Cybersquatters purchase domain names that are similar to trademark names, such as yahooemail.com and... - Search's Dirty Money, InformationWeek
- Live Search
Now Supporting Sitemaps Autodiscovery Via Robots.txt File
This morning I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that Microsoft Live Search is finally now supporting Sitemaps via autodiscovery. There is a catch, Microsoft will only use your Sitemaps file if it is found through your robots.txt. You cannot currently ping Microsoft or upload your Sitemaps file to Microsoft.... - Microsoft
Scores Video Game Ad Deal With EA
Microsoft, EA sign sports game ad deal from Reuters reports Microsoft signed a video game ad deal with Electronic Arts. Microsoft will feed EA's games, such as Madden, NASCAR, Tiger Woods, NHL and Skate, with advertisements. Cory Van Arsdale, chief executive of Massive, a game ad company Microsoft bought last... - FCC: Nice
Ideas, Google -- But We Don't Like All Of Them
FCC shuns Google plans for open mobile network from CBRonline.com reports that FCC's Kevin Martin likes Google's wireless spectrum proposal but is not a fan of all of Google's requirements. Google said they would bid $4.6 billion on the wireless spectrum, if the FCC would comply with all of their... - What's Google
Doing At An MVNO Show?
Gary Price noticed and notified us that Google's Sumit Agarwal is speaking at an MVNO conference. MVNO stands for mobile virtual network operator. Bankrupt (and likely soon to close) Amp'd Mobile is one example, Helio ("don't call us a phone company") is another. Yahoo is reportedly also going to be... - UK Survey
Shows Public Expects Google To Remain Search Leader
An online survey of approximately 1,100 people in the UK commissioned by bigmouthmedia found that 61% of respondents believed that Google would still be the leading search engine in five years. When asked "Do you want Google to be the leading search engine in five years time?" the response was... - How to Linkbait: Lessons from a Sports Bra Company
- Google Tussles With Autonomy Over Search Criticism, InformationWeek
- Crawlscore's Search Engine Simulator Helps You Clean Up Your Website, Jason Bartholme
- Using Facebook Apps to Increase Traffic by 300%, Pronet Advertising
- How to be my friend, Vanessa Fox
- The No. 1 Local Search Query is...., Small Business SEM
- SF Loses Power, Craigslist & Other Sites Unplugged
- Google Analytics Outage for 30 Minutes, Search Engine Roundtable
- RustyBudget: Multi-Author Blog Management, Sphinn
- From The SEO
Trenches: Google Bans Immortality, But College Students Party With Cialis
Google's Matt Cutts explained in a blog post why Google has banned Alex Chiu's web page selling an immortality device. He showed how this site was stuffing irrelevant keyword within the page. Because of the keyword stuffing, Google felt it worthy of banning a device that can make you and...
