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May 2005
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May

Google Ogles Boston-Cambridge for New Googleplex

May 31, 2005
Google has set aside its automated search in favor of a manual search of the Boston-Cambridge area for new office space for its new east coast Googleplex, according to an article in the Boston Business Journal. Google executives have hired well-known real estate agency Trammell Crow Company to show them what is available in the...
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27
May

Yahoo Slow to Move on Nudes

May 27, 2005
According to an Associated Press story, an Oregon woman is suing Yahoo! for $3 million over naked photos that her ex-boyfriend had posted and which Yahoo! failed to remove in a timely manner. Ms. Barnes, a 48-year-old woman from Multnomah County, claims her ex-boyfriend started posting “unauthorized profiles” in December that included her email address...
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25
May

Websites Need LoJack to Prevent Hijacking

May 25, 2005
Web page hijacking has been around for about a year now and is getting worse. Many other SEO blogs have reported that even Google itself has had its own page hijacked. This is ironic, since the hijacking problem is Google-related and the search giant has known about this problem, but has failed to address it....
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23
May

Yahoo! Y!Q Contest Ends June 16, 2005

May 23, 2005
Yahoo! has decided to open up a contest for the top hack of its new Y!Q product. The Y!Q Challenge offers $5000 to the Webmaster with the most innovative use of its new context search technology on his or her website. According to Yahoo! the entries will be judged on: Relevance Prominence Placement Usefulness According...
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20
May

AskJeeves Puts the Excitement Back in Excite

May 20, 2005
AskJeeves takes an early summer vacation and buys Excite Europe in an effort to expand its overseas operations. AskJeeves had previously bought the U. S. Excite counterpart in March 2004. Excite is a well-known brand name in the search arena, opening its doors in 1995. According to the AskJeeves press release, “The acquisition of Excite...
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18
May

Google Desktop Search for Enterprise Spocks Comments

May 18, 2005
The recently released Google Desktop Search for Enterprise is aimed at helping business employees find what they need quickly. According to CNET, the appliance is targeted to “helping workers more quickly find information on the Web, in their computer hard drives and e-mail inboxes, as well as on corporate intranets.” The Enterprise Edition is based...
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16
May

More Tricks From Spammers

May 16, 2005
Recently, its been reported that some adult Webmasters are spamming their own sites with different combinations of numbers, hoping to cash in on searchers looking for various sets and sequences of numbers. For instance, some people will plug their delivery service tracking numbers in the search engines and pull up results. Their results most likely...
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13
May

Local Search More Relevant

May 13, 2005
Local search is becoming more and more relevant to users. I speak from experience since most of my customers now days are finding my SEO company through doing local searches. Apparently, even in the Internet Age, people still prefer to shop locally. Many will jump online and go to their favorite search engine, type in...
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11
May

Yahoo Music to Listener’s Ears

May 11, 2005
Yahoo! Says, “I Got The Music In Me.” Napster and iPod beware. Yahoo! has just rolled out Yahoo Music Unlimited with pricing that undercuts the market by one-third. While Napster charges $14.95 per month for unlimited access to it’s music catalog, Yahoo Music Unlimited is charges just $4.99 per month. This price includes access to...
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09
May

Google Web Accelerator Closed for Retooling

May 9, 2005
Google has introduced its new Web Accelerator beta, which is supposed to “help web pages show up in a snap.” Designed for DSL and Cable users, this new product is supposed to make results appear even more quickly. Sorry, 56K modem users. Unfortunately, the beta has now been closed to the public. This posting appears...
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