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Two Weeks In, Google Says “Search Plus Your World” Going Well, Critics Should Give It Time

Danny Sullivan — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:11:26 +0000

Two weeks ago, Google launched Search Plus Your World. Since then, Google has faced strong criticisms that SPYW is making its search relevancy worse and favoring its Google+ social network too much. Not so, says Google search chief Amit Singhal. Most Google users are happy, Singhal said. Of course,...

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Bing Out Of “Betaphase” In Germany, Claims 10 Million Users

Greg Sterling — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:27:38 +0000

Bing is reportedly now out of betaphase in Deutschland. According to Microsoft, Bing has 10 million users or 20 percent of active internet users in Germany: Mittlerweile benutzen fast 10 Millionen Nutzer in Deutschland regelmäßig Bing, das sind 20 Prozent der aktiven Internetnutzer hierzulande....

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 27, 2012

Matt McGee — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:58:32 +0000

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Search In Pics: David Beckham At Google, Google’s Moscow Office & Bing Bar In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled...

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Mobile Search: The Agency Opportunity – SMN Tuesday, Jan. 31

Claire Schoen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:57:40 +0000

Search Marketing Now will present “Mobile Search: The Agency Opportunity,” on Tuesday, January 31 at 1 PM EST. The free webcast features Steven Schuler and Patrick Peters, both from Yahoo!’s mobile division. They’ll give an overview of the current mobile landscape, then...

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Search In Pics: David Beckham At Google, Google’s Moscow Office & Bing Bar

Barry Schwartz — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:14:49 +0000

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. David Beckham At Google: Google’s Moscow Brick Desk: Bing Bar at...

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Report Affirms Strong Q4 Search Growth In 2011, Offers Additional Insights

Adam Audette — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:07:54 +0000

Marketers have had a couple weeks to digest their fourth quarter numbers and assess their successes and failures from a period that can be a whirlwind, particularly in the retail sector. Now, with Google’s Q4 earnings report and Yahoo’s out, we’re getting a chance to compare our...

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Dear Google: Crappy Results Like This Don’t Give The Impression You Care About Search

Danny Sullivan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:03:06 +0000

The debate about what should — and shouldn’t — show in a Google search result for “santorum” has been well-documented, at this point. But I’d like to use this now famous search to illustrate something else: how it appears Google is taking its eye off the ball of...

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Google’s “Trusted Photographers” Turns Business Photos Into A Self-Serve Product

Matt McGee — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:13:34 +0000

Google is hoping to expand its Business Photos product with the launch of a new service called “Trusted Photographers” that essentially makes the process entirely self-service. Local businesses that are interested in having interior photos taken can use the new Business Photos website...

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 26, 2012

Barry Schwartz — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:21:37 +0000

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Major Entertainment Groups Accuse Google, Bing Of Directing Users To Illegal Content Several major UK entertainment industry groups are accusing Google and Bing...

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Major Entertainment Groups Accuse Google, Bing Of Directing Users To Illegal Content

Matt McGee — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:33:40 +0000

Several major UK entertainment industry groups are accusing Google and Bing of directing searchers to illegal content, and have proposed a “Code of Practice” for how search engines can better encourage consumers to locate legal content on the web. The groups are also calling for the UK...

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