Google now gives searchers more notification of behind-the-scenes ways it customizes results. Live Search's home page gets "hotspots" -- will these generate more searches? Search engine relevancy and more.
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Notifies Of "Search Customization" & Gives Searchers Control
Google is now showing "search customization" messages to inform searchers when their search results have been modified from "normal" due to a searcher's geographic location, previous query or web surfing and search history. It's a nice move to help searchers know what exactly is going on "under the hood"... - Live Search
Adds Home Page "Hotspots"
Microsoft just announced the official U.S. launch of their new home page. The home page was seen in test mode a few months back, but now it is officially live. The home page contains a background image, which contains "hotspots," used to show off some of the search queries available... - YouTube Sued
By Italian Broadcaster Mediaset
In a factually similar claim to the current Viacom litigation, Google/YouTube was sued by Italian media company and broadcaster Mediaset, which is owned by Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The company is seeking a minimum of EUR 500 million for copyright violations and hypothetical, lost ad revenue.... - How Cuil Is
The SEO Industry?
Philipp Lenssen's The World According to Cuil blog post inspired me to take snapshots of how Cuil, the new search engine, matches up the names of our industry, to pictures. Danny Sullivan's Wikipedia article, but showing a picture of Danny Sullivan the race car driver:... - Comparing Search Engine Performance: How does Cuil Stack Up to Google, Yahoo!, Live & Ask, SEOmoz
- How To Lose Your Cuil 20 Seconds After Launch, TechCrunch
- Cuil: Why I'm trying to get off of the PR bandwagon..., Robert Scoble
- Really: Is it Cuil or Us?, Sarah Lacy
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Google Slightly
Updates Google Merchant Search
Loren Baker covered a small update to Google's Merchant Search, which we outed back in May. Currently, Google Merchant Search is available in the UK and allows you to compare loan providers. When I covered it originally, it wasn't available to everyone, but now it appears to be live. Conduct...
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