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- Google's Modular Personalized User Page Patent Applications - 2007-06-26 08:13:17-04
Google has come out with four patent applications on the customizable personalized user pages that they offer, with modular applications and informational pieces as the centerpoint of those pages. The document discuss the use of different approaches, such as iframes, Ajax, RSS feeds, and other ways of presenting information on that page. Perhaps the most [...]
- You Can't Tame the Blogosphere! - 2007-06-26 10:22:14-04
Long time readers will know too well that I hate any attempts to try and mold the blogosphere into a controlled medium with strict rules and regulations. It’s for that reason that I join Michael Arrington in being somewhat annoyed (if we weren’t PG13, I might have used other language) at Charles Cooper’s attempt [...]
- Court Ruling Could Force Search Engines to Track and Hand Over Private Data - 2007-06-26 10:36:50-04
A court ruling against TorrentSpy could create a dangerous precedent that would require other search engines and ISPs to create and store user data. With privacy advocates already concerned that Google’s keeping data for 18 months, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is pressing a California court to overturn a ruling that would make it a requirement for internet [...]
- 96.6% of Wikipedia Pages Rank in Google's Top 10 - 2007-06-26 11:18:08-04
digg_url = "http://www.thegooglecache.com/white-hat-seo/966-of-wikipedia-pages-rank-in-googles-top-10/ "; While everyone has noticed Wikipedia dominating Google’s search results, this is a little outrageous. After grabbing 600 random pages from Wikipedia (using their special:random link), I conducted searches in Google for each of the titles of the Wikipedia entries. Out of the 600, 580 wer...
- Flickr Photos Integrated into Yahoo Image Search - 2007-06-26 12:02:00-04
Flickr Photos Integrated into Yahoo Image Search[I'm CEO of Zooomr]Search Engine Journal is reporting this morning that Yahoo has added over 300 million indexed Flickr images into it's image index. And so begins the single most important reason that Yahoo bought Flickr back in March of 2005 -- to use social search and rank to increase the relvancy of image search on Yahoo. And with that, Yaho...
- Ask.com Pen Service Outage - 2007-06-26 13:55:19-04
I was using my favorite pen today and I pressed the top in to eject the top of the pen, and the ben blew up. You may be able to see the crack around the rippled part of the pen. What is that right next to the Ask.com pen? I guess my replacement pen, from Searchfeed.com. Why am I blogging up something so petty? Remember the The Latest Google Flatline from Ask.com that jokes about a Google...
- 8 Simple Rules For Social Media Marketing in Business to Business Markets - 2007-06-26 15:23:23-04
B2B folks tend to struggle with social media marketing. After repeatedly being asked the question of how b2b folks can use social media marketing, I’ve come up with a handful of rules that apply. If you’re not willing to comply, chances are you should stick to direct marketing and cold calling people. 1. Get on the [...]
- SEO, UniveralBox, Personal, MCC Bug, TW, Reader, Maps, Geo-Yahoo, DOJ, Image News, Flickr Search - 2007-06-26 16:23:36-04
I gave some tips on changing page extensions. Is Google universal harder than OneBox? I gave some tips on how to turn of Google personalized results. Google still has a bug in My Client Center. Threadwatch goes poof. Google Reader is back. Google ads business reviews. Proxies are the way to go with Yahoo ads. Yahoo's head ad sales guy leaves. Google shut down by judge on DOJ Microsoft...
- 6 Reasons Why I Won't Buy the iPhone - 2007-06-26 17:52:24-04
... yet. I'd really like one, given the fairly glowing reviews. But I can't get past these obstacles, and I wonder how many other people won't either: 1) I just got a Treo with a one-year Verizon plan, with...
- More News Roundup Links, June 26 - 2007-06-26 19:35:55-04
Some more news links to keep you up to date on all the goings on of the Internet marketing world: SERoundtable asks Is Google Universal Search Harder Than One Box Results For SEOs Not to be outdone, Flickr Images Added to Yahoo! Image Search from Conversion Rater As Andy mentioned in the video stream today, Aaron Wall [...]
- Put your photos on a map, and Picasa on your phone - 2007-06-26 21:54:00-04
Posted by Ping Chen and Joel Onofrio, Software EngineersIf you've ever seen a great picture and wondered where it was, wished you could visit that exact spot yourself, or found yourself itching to share a great photo with somebody -- but you were away from a computer, we've got two new features on Picasa Web Albums to help you out. First, we're excited to let you know about 'Map My Photos' -- i...
- Google Docs Gets Folders, Now What About Gmail? - 2007-06-27 00:50:24-04
Google has announced an update to Google Docs and Spreadsheets that includes improved features and support for folders. The entire document list within Google Docs and Spreadsheets has been given a complete visual overhaul with “new icons, more content, and better organizational controls†. Searching documents in the service has been improved; dynamically filtered results from documents [...]
- Outcome of an Ad Contest Starts an Uproar on YouTube - 2007-06-27 03:54:32-04
Some YouTube users cried foul when they saw the winning video in a Malibu Caribbean Rum user-generated advertising contest.
- MySpace, Chasing YouTube, Upgrades Its Offerings - 2007-06-27 03:59:26-04
A new service called MySpace TV will be set up as an independent Web site that people can visit to share and watch video.
- Reports of More Google Hijacks via Proxy Sites - 2007-06-27 07:47:11-04
In late 2004 and early 2005, page hijacks were a huge concern with Google. Back then, sites used a 302 redirect to take over a susceptible page within the search results. Marcia reports at Search Engine Watch Forums that the hijacks are still an issue. I found this just this week when doing an inurl: search for one of my domains, and it's the OTHER site that shows up instead of my homepage...
- Companies Offer to Damage Your Competitors Search Engine Rankings - 2007-06-27 07:57:31-04
A Search Engine Watch Forums thread has discussion about a service one member was offered. In short, the service is composed of two offerings: (1) Damage your competitor's search engine rankings (2) Protect your own search engine rankings They use threats in their email marketing message, such as "Pay up or have your forum spammed!" and "Your forum will be spammed in the next few days" and ...
- iPhone Reviews Are Out; Mostly Positive - 2007-06-27 09:31:55-04
The iPhone reviews are out and overall, the reviews are mostly positive. Here they are: The iPhone is Breakthrough Handheld Computer, Wall Street Journal Expectations for the iPhone have been so high that it can't possibly meet them all. It...
- Apple iPhone Craze: A Search Volume Look - 2007-06-27 10:19:39-04
Hitwise sent me some data on the search volume for the term "iPhone." As many of you know, Apple is releasing the iPhone this Friday, and the press and craze over this product is unprecedented. Just take a glance at the coverage at Techmeme and you can see, the news reports are overwhelming, to say the least. I thought it would be interesting to show you some of the search volume trends we ...
- Google AdWords Not Accepting New Click to Call Advertisers - 2007-06-27 10:28:42-04
We covered Google's Click to Call feature which adds an image of a phone next to an AdWords ad and gets users in touch with advertisers on Google's dime. In a Google Groups thread, a new advertiser is eager to sign up. Unfortunately, however, she is unable to. AdWordsPro writes in to say that Google is not accepting any new advertisers for the time being. I am sorry to say that the click-to...
- Clothing Websites Designed for Women - 2007-06-27 10:54:11-04
I recently received an email from a reader who has a website that sells cool women's clothing by indie designers callled Smashing Darling. She was asking about design (Web design, that is). I love the concept of the site, but–simply from a gut feeling–the site's design didn't appear professional to me. It didn't inspire confidence in their credibility. It didn't look like a woman's clothing site. This got me thinking; what does a women's clothing site look like? Is there some sort of template I've come to expect? So, I pulled up a bunch of sites–yes, some are for women and men–and, to my surprise, there actually were a lot of similarities. Take a look.
The main thing thing that struck me was the use of white space. But there seem to be some other common themes (hint: navigation). What are the other similarities you can pick up? Or perhaps some interesting differences?
Do you agree Smashing Darling has a design that somehow lacks credibility? Maybe it's just me, but I keep wanting to scroll up - it looks like the top is cut off for some reason. What do you think?
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