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2006 March

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Google AdWords Dynamic Keyword Insertion Not Working?

Well, I suppose this just goes to show that not everything Google touches is going to turn to gold. Unfortunately, they are not the ones paying the price for this round of items not working…

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Keotag

So I took Keotag for a spin, very attractive and perhaps even useful for those needing to search for a particular subject by tag. Can’t really say that it did anything for me personally, but it did provide some nifty effects at least…

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Brand new look Google Talk

Fair enough, this news is hardly ground breaking stuff being that it involves the likes of Google. Nonetheless, the search engine giant has released a new version of Google Talk. Now with Avatars! (rolls eyes)

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Ask.com’s First To Serve Up April Fools Joke with RhymeRank

Come on, you had to see this coming? With April Fools day looming overhead, it was only natural for the world’s search engines to get themselves into the mix. As luck would have it, I believe that Ask.com may be the first off the line this year…

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The little engines that could

The only thing in SEO that really matters is blogging and some meta tags, right? Wrong! As a matter of fact, SEO has become a multiple search engine business as this article below illustrates.

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Yahoo co-founder defends support for ‘Great Firewall of China’

“Blah, blah, blah Yahoo is justifying collaboration with a restrictive regime”. Yahoo can talk all they like, but the fact remains that they can take the high road and say NO to China and their policies.

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BitTorrent search site hits back

Not appreciating the charges brought against them, Torrentspy hits back with a little fire of their own. And if the movie industry would like to stop piracy, perhaps starting by selling online like we said back with the whole music sharing thing would be a good place to start.

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About to join S&P 500, Google sets 3rd issue

Over the years, About.com has offered some great articles and spectacular advice. As things stand now, it looks like they are going to be reaping the rewards from their efforts at they join the S&P 500.

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About to join S&P 500, Google sets 3rd issue

Over the years, About.com has offered some great articles and spectacular advice. As things stand now, it looks like they are going to be reaping the rewards from their efforts at they join the S&P 500.

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Google aiming to raise $2 billion

When I read news like this, I just have to ask myself: When does a company grow out of their original vision and become a giant, fire breathing monster? I enjoy many of Google’s products as much as the next guy. But I often wonder if there is such a thing as ‘too big’?

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Why search when you can find

While the name of the search engine certainly sounds worthwhile, it does lead us to ponder how it will stack up to its competitors. Can Find.com match up with Google and others? Will it even have to?

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iHOUSE Web Solutions Pairs Up with Search Engine Oodle to Provide Real Estate Leads

An interesting method for retrieving leads in the RealEstate world. Sure, it might not be that exciting on the surface. However, if you think about it the idea of using a search engine like Oodle actually makes a lot of sense.

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GoTrump

Hey, when you have a brand, you might as well flaunt it. Right? That seems to be the common feeling behind the creation of GoTrump!

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Yahoo Builds Tools For Toolbar

Generally speaking, I am not so much into the toolbar scene. Then I heard that Yahoo was going to be making some worthwhile additions to their toolbar. Could this be a new era for the toolbar; collectively speaking?

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The Dark Side Of Google A Reason For Concern?

Now this is a fun article to be sure. Check it out: One post manages to break thru a number of common Google myths and misunderstandings. Granted, some of it may be taken as opinion, but still…

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Build Your Own Search Engine

Oh come on now! No one is going to be able to build a search engine of their own without some pretty serious resources, right? Well, that depends on your definition of search engine I suppose.

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Majestic-12!

Definitely not your daddy’s search engine! Actually the concept of a P2P search engine is brilliant if they can get it to work and not tick off the big boys too much. ;o)

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Dancing with Google’s spiders

Just because Google is its own search engine, it is important to understand that SEO does in fact matter to them just as much as the rest of us. Seriously, just think about it for a minute…

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How Important is Anchor Text Variety to Gaining Better Rankings?

Really now, just how important is it really to use anchor text? Based on my experience, I would say that it is pretty important depending on the page’s layout.

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Torrentspy Files Motion to Dismiss Major Hollywood Studio’s Copyright Suit

Now it is hard to say how accurate this really is, but knowing the MPAA, I would not be all that surprised if they were in fact, trying to completely outlaw bittorrent as a downloadable option.