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January 3, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Dec. 27, 2007: Saving Private Google Reader, Search Wikia Approaches & More!

Keeping what you share on Google Reader private. First step -- don't share! Search engines work to provide support over the holidays to webmasters; Search Wikia is coming and more, in today's show!

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January 9, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Jan. 3, 2008: Revisiting Search In 2007, Google Challengers And More!

Today's big episode covers all the developments over the past week, starting off with a recap of search in 2007, the 2007 paid links war, challengers to Google, Traffic Power's CEO on the wrong side of the law, what if Google was broken up in an anti-trust suit and more. PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Daily SearchCast next returns on Wednesday, January 9 and then resumes its regular Monday to Thursday schedule.

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January 11, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Jan. 9, 2008: Google Maps Primary Results; Microsoft Buying FAST; Search Wikia Or Search Suckia? & More!

Google maps the New Hampshire primary results. Yahoo pushes to make your inbox the center of your life. Microsoft spending over $1 billion to buy FAST. New Year's Resolutions, Search Wikia launches to disappointing reviews, Google looking for an inhouse investigator and more!

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Daily SearchCast, Jan. 9, 2008: Google Maps Primary Results; Microsoft Buying FAST; Search Wikia Or Search Suckia? & More!

Google maps the New Hampshire primary results. Yahoo pushes to make your inbox the center of your life. Microsoft spending over $1 billion to buy FAST. New Year's Resolutions, Search Wikia launches to disappointing reviews, Google looking for an inhouse investigator and more!

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Daily SearchCast, Jan. 10, 2008: Ask.com Switches CEOs; Googlers Leave Google; In House SEM Salaries & More!

Ask CEO Jim Lanzone is replaced. Googlers flee the mother G. Is Googlebot shopping in your grocery store? Look out Mapquest, here comes Google Maps! And more, in today's show!

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Daily SearchCast, Jan. 11, 2008: Facebook On 60 Minutes; Google In The New Yorker & More!

Facebook's gets 60 Minutes treatment; Google gets a New Yorker profile; Microsoft after Yahoo rumors again. Get your free links from Wired while they last and more, in today's show!

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January 15, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Jan. 14, 2008: Google iPhone Love; AdSense Ban Causes Investor Warning; Prof. Bans Google & More!

Google's loving the iPhone, but CEO Eric Schmidt has to stay quiet when at Apple board meetings. An AdSense ban leads a company to issue an investor warning. A professor bans Google from the classroom and more, in today's show!

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January 17, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Jan. 16, 2008: Apologies To Wired & SEM Community; Cool Google Maps Images And More!

Danny says sorry to Wired for causing a link spamming run on its wiki and to the search marketing space for hurting its reputation. Penalized for selling links? The Google Directory might offer a way to get your "real" PR score. Cool images from Google Maps and more, in today's show! Looking for the January 15th show? Technical issues meant it didn't happen, so news is covered in this one.

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January 18, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Jan. 16, 2008: Google Charity Cash; Yahoo IDs Get Open; SEO Rockstar Blues & More!

Google's giving away charity cash. Now your Yahoo logon opens more doors. Being a star in the SEM community -- but is it worth it? Election videos, assemble. Library Of Congress puts images on Flickr and more, in today's show!

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January 22, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Jan. 21, 2008: You Got Delicious In My Yahoo, Americans Trust Search Less & More!

Yahoo integrates Delicious information into its search results. Local search revenue projections. Google says goodbye to stop word warnings. Americans trust search results less and more in today's show!

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January 23, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Jan. 22, 2008: Europe Considers GoogleClick; Is Search Recession Proof?; Google Fashion & More!

Yahoo is updating it search listings. Europe is still looking hard at DoubleClick-Google, with the help of a US FTC commissioner opposed to the deal. Recession an issue for search or not? Google haute couture and more, in today's show!

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Daily SearchCast, Jan. 23, 2008: Google Stock Plunge Part Of General Drop? South Korea Wants Google Earth To Give Back Cities & More!

Is Google tanking, or is it just the stock crash in general? Google -- officially the best place to work. Is the position six penalty real, and if so, has it gone away? What's with ten listings in those Google Local boxes? And more, in today's show!

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January 25, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Jan. 24, 2008: Digg Revolt (Again); Microsoft's Political Search Site; Search Bowl Quiz Cometh & More!

A change to the Digg algorithm has Diggers in an uproar. Microsoft turns to politics for its latest test site. Search, recession-proof? Customizing your Ask.com home page and more, in today's show!

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January 30, 2008

Daily SearchCast, Jan. 28, 2008: Data Privacy Day, Google Lego Logo, Watching Real-Time Map Edits & More!

It's data privacy day, and Google celebrates in video. It's also Lego's 50th birthday, and Google does a logo to express its Lego love. The Google bomb fix turns one year old. Microsoft's earnings rock, and is Google recession proof? Plus more, in today's show!

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Special Edition: SMX West 2008 Preview Show

SMX West - Santa Clara, CA February 26-28th, 2008

Search Engine Land's first three day search marketing conference -- SMX West -- is only about a month away. Daily SearchCast host and conference co-chair talks with SEOmoz's Rand Fishkin about the program in this special podcast. It runs for 37 minutes.

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Daily SearchCast, Jan. 29, 2008: IAC Ownership Battle; Google Position Six Drops Confirmed & More!

IAC is in an ownership fight -- who will get custody of Ask.com? Google gets a gruesome new use by murders. That mystery position six penalty on Google? It wasn't your imagination, says Google. And more, today's show!

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