20 December 2002

Interview with Danny Sullivan who is, amongst other things, "a proud Californian!" :)

(mode switch) Well, that's it for this year. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who frequent this site - thanks for your kind comments, your willingness to put up with my "innovative" grammar, and above all, your frequent offers to give me a share in your Nigerian bank accounts.

All the best to you and yours for the holidays. I'll be back sometime in the new year, once I find the PC under the inevitable stack of champagne bottles.

Cheers!

peter : : searchengineblog.com

19 December 2002

Infospace adds Teoma to it's meta-search offering. Teoma is owned and operated by AskJeeves (Thanks Patrick)

If you're not in Google, you're (almost) no-where. The mainstream catches on to the importance of ranking well.

And finally, five technically legal signs for a library.

18 December 2002

Yahoo in Europe has reportedly gone "all Google" (Thanks Brett)

Strewth! SES conference returns down under early March, where there will be probably be much slappin' of snags on the barby. Ok, we promise to stop with the lingo now. Or was that dingo? (That's it, you're fired - Ed)

Actually, Webmasterworld is full of compelling stuff today. FEO and shavers.

And finally, the web bites back. More on web consumer resistance to spam and surveillance.

17 December 2002

In their continuing efforts to keep up with Google, other search firms scramble to adopt the user-centric design model. Hotbot have a new interface which allows users to select from a number of search engines.

And finally, Snowrush. Arrow keys to move.

16 December 2002

Brett @ WebmasterWorld provides a summary of the Dallas Search Engine Conference.

MSN search exec accused of fraud.

Google vs. Evil. "Purity just doesn't scale".

Ask Jeeves reveals top searches for 2002.

Brand metrics for search engine marketing? Interesting article suggests an empirical way to manage brand within the context of paid search campaigns.

And finally, the head of the US government's Total Information Awareness project gets a taste of his own medicine.

13 December 2002

Today we feature an interview with Kenneth Norton, Director of Marketing and Product Strategy for Inktomi Web Search.

Well, Google's rumoured shopping service is no longer just a rumour. Called Froogle, the shopping search incorporates price comparisons and "feeds" from accepted merchants. Obviously, this is a major development, so naturally the boards are buzzing. See webmasterworld, cre8asite. Article from cnet.

Iinitially, Froogle only supports U.S. online stores . We *really* wish Google would reconsider their stance for the benefit of us folk outside the US.

And finally, Vicar tells children Santa is dead. Parents furious.

12 December 2002

<<Breaking news http://froogle.google.com/froogle >> Google introduce shopping beta.

We found this one late yesterday, so we'll repeat it again today...check out the two new features at Google labs. Good news for designers and sites which have good word of erm...mouth. Very clever monkeys, Google

Article suggests people should keep a close eye on the new mogul on the block. Google now mentioned in the same breath as Microsoft (Thanks: Search Engine Guide)

The Google timeline, 2002. Also, the yearly search zeitgiest.

And finally, hissing noise in the computer. Must have been one of those darn seo's selling snake oil again ;)

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