Google’s the Largest Torrent Search Engine, isoHunt Tells Court (Ernesto/TorrentFreak)
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:Google’s the Largest Torrent Search Engine, isoHunt Tells Court — Last month search giant Google got involved in a BitTorrent case for the first time in its history. The company took interest in the ongoing court case between isoHunt and the MPAA, fearing that the standing injunction …
The Growing Portrait Of Google As A Big, Scary, Expanding Everywhere Copy Monster (Danny Sullivan/Search Engine Land)
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:The Growing Portrait Of Google As A Big, Scary, Expanding Everywhere Copy Monster — Twice this year, Google’s been fairly frank and vocal about something competitors have done that it feels is unfair. Twice, I’ve watched the technosphere largely react by beating the company over the head with a …
With the Bing Search Engine, Microsoft Plays the Underdog (Steve Lohr/New York Times)
Steve Lohr / New York Times:With the Bing Search Engine, Microsoft Plays the Underdog — MIKE NICHOLS has a poster on his office wall. It shows the young Muhammad Ali glaring down at a fallen Sonny Liston, the bruising heavyweight who had seemed invincible — until Ali beat him, in 1964, in one of the [...]
Careful: Google AdWords Phishing Emails – Search Engine Roundtable
Google has confirmed a large email phishing attempt on their AdWords customers over the past day or two. Bindu from the Google AdWords team explained in a Google AdWords Help thread the email going out that is a phishing attempt is titled “We stopped …
AdWords Email Verifications Are Not Phishing Attempts – Search Engine Roundtable
A WebmasterWorld thread had some Google AdWords advertisers being very suspicious over a recent email they received from Google. The email was about verifying your billing email account and some other information. To me and many others that is a clear sign …
Turning The Tables On The Google Toolbar & Disclosure Claims (Danny Sullivan/Search Engine Land)
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:Turning The Tables On The Google Toolbar & Disclosure Claims — Part of this week’s debate over whether Microsoft’s Bing search engine is learning from Google involves data that Bing gathers through Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Google has suggested Microsoft isn’t giving fair disclosure.
Eric Schmidt Stepping Down, Cofounder Larry Page To Be Google CEO (Danny Sullivan/Search Engine Land)
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:Eric Schmidt Stepping Down, Cofounder Larry Page To Be Google CEO — Wow. Just announced, Google CEO Eric Schmidt is stepping down from that position, to become “Executive Chairman,” with Google cofounder Larry Page stepping into the CEO role. — The Announcement — From Google’s press release on the news:
Q&A: Google’s Sengupta On The Chrome OS Cr-48 Laptop (Danny Sullivan/Search Engine Land)
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:Q&A: Google’s Sengupta On The Chrome OS Cr-48 Laptop — Yesterday, after writing my review of the Google Chrome OS Cr-48 notebook, I had a chance to catch up with Google product management director Caesar Sengupta about the machine. Below, answers to question like dealing with external monitors …
Google’s “Gold Standard” Search Results Take Big Hit In New York Times Story (Danny Sullivan/Search Engine Land)
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:Google’s “Gold Standard” Search Results Take Big Hit In New York Times Story — The New York Times has a great, detailed story out today about a merchant with an unusual marketing strategy: be mean to customers. Any publicity, even negative publicity, means a win with Google’s ranking algorithms.
Google Announces Can’t Be Missed Press Event On Search – What’s Up? (Danny Sullivan/Search Engine Land)
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:Google Announces Can’t Be Missed Press Event On Search – What’s Up? — Google’s announced a special press event for next Wednesday on search that “you won’t want to miss.” What big news could there be? Let’s speculate — but I wouldn’t get too excited. — Here’s what the invite [...]
