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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Stories Discussed In The Show

  • Byzantine Legal Fight For Control Of Ask.com Parent IAC
    The Wall Street Journal covers the "open warfare" between IAC CEO Barry Diller and Liberty Media, one of its largest backers and investors. Liberty Chairman John Malone has grown increasingly frustrated with IAC's financial and stock performance and Diller himself. Diller has control of the company through a Byzantine procedural...
  • Once Again, A Google Murder Case
    In the UK, a woman has been convicted of trying to murder her husband after researching methods on Google. It's one of several cases like this that have come up in past years. Google poisoner tried to murder husband describes the method this woman used to try to kill her...
  • The Nominees Are In For SEMPO's 2008 Board Of Directors
    Bill Hartzer has the scoop on the 33 individuals who are on the nominee list for SEMPO's board of directors of 2008. Thirteen of the nominees will be elected to be on the board of directors for a two-year period. The voting process is internal and will begin on Wednesday,...
  • Google's Position Six Penalty A Reality
    A week ago we wrote about Google's Mysterious Position Six Penalty. This penalty has now been confirmed by Google's Matt Cutts in one of our Sphinn threads. It appears from Matt's comments that the penalty was an "unintended consequence," as glengara puts it in a WebmasterWorld thread, to the December...
  • How To Create Compelling Social Media Profiles
    Social media is not really new anymore, but many people still struggle with the subtle things that might help or hurt success within the top social communities. Recently Muhammad Saleem published a great article on the various tips you can follow to help you succeed in most social media...
  • Google A "Mystery Buyer" In Colorado?
    Denver area residents were treated to some fun over the weekend with reports of the purchase of a 432-acre former campus of Storage Technology by a "mystery buyer," for as much as much as $60 million. The buyer insisted on absolute secrecy from everyone involved in the deal, including Sun...
  • Google Experimental Search Adds Info View & Map View
    The Google Blog announced they have added some new features to Google Experimental search. Google has added map view and a new info view that allows you to show different results on the page. Let me take you through each new view....

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