Week of March 13, 2006 SEO News Archives
Mar. 16, 2006
Google’s wireless efforts drawing criticism from advertisers
But Google’s effort is drawing criticism from some who say that
the Internet giant is altering content and removing advertisements
as it shrinks Web pages for mobile users.
Mar. 15, 2006
Ad-supported software opportunities for Microsoft
Advertising is a very important business model for Microsoft
worldwide because an increasing number of advertisers are
becoming more global,” said Joanne Bradford, corporate vice
president for Global Sales and Marketing at Microsoft. “With
ad-supported software opportunities, we’re able to offer great
services at low or no cost for our consumers and a vast ecosystem
for advertisers.”
Mar. 14, 2006
Google offers 3-D modeling features with Google Earth
The acquisition was the second for Google this month. The company
bought startup Writely, an online word processing service that
allows users to store and work with text documents on the Web.
Google has declined to discuss its integration plans for Writely,
which places the search engine in direct competition with Microsoft
Corp.'s plans to eventually make all its software, including Office,
available as a Web service.
Mar. 14, 2006
Will Google refuse to comply with the Department of Justice?
"Even if it's forced to comply by the courts, Google can point to
how it tried to stand up for its users' privacy," he said. While it
likely won't say it, the implication will be that other search
engines have a lower standard for preserving privacy, he added.
Such a public relations coup could well be a much-needed salve for
Google at a time when it has dealt with several missteps in recent
weeks. Its stock has recently been battered by its CFO's off-the-cuff
comments about slowing growth and the inadvertent posting of financial
projections on its Web site. It also grabbed attention by moving
to settle a class action lawsuit alleging widespread click fraud.
Mar. 14, 2006
Yahoo adds new publisher-facing products within its portal
The marriage between the Yahoo Publisher Network and the Yahoo
Developer Network is one of the company’s first steps to “add new
publisher-facing products within the portal and part of a greater
effort to make it easier for publishers to quickly and easily find
any of Yahoo’s tools in one designated area.”
Mar. 13, 2006
More answers to searching on the Internet
Answers to searches are tagged and can be bookmarked if users
find them particularly useful. There is also a sense that money
spent now is an investment in a future when everything gets to
people via the web. Already figures are emerging that young people
prefer gaming and net surfing to vegging out in front of the TV.
That pattern of use is likely to stay the same as they age. What
is clear that at the moment is that Google is still the business
to beat. Its competitors are trying everything they can think of
to chip away at its hold and all want to find the chink in its
armour that lets them in and helps them make more than 10 cents
for every click. But for that, the search continues.
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