They have been living together for over a year now, but the happy couple will be making it official for the world to know they are now legally one.
They have decided to take a completely new name so neither party could feel the upper hand in the relationship. Smart move in my opinion.
More importantly, what about paying bills! Well they have not determined whether they will have a joint checking account or continue to hold separate ones like they do now... this is at least the information I got when I called FindWhat today... the official announcement of what they will do moving forward will be announced at the ceremony...
Here's hoping they allow us to send gifts in one currency.
The new name is Miva (pronouced Me Va).
Monday, June 6, 2005
Thursday, June 2, 2005
Google Site Map Maker and Submitter
Hats off to Danny Sullivan over at Search Engine Watch for breaking this info. The link to his article is in the title.
Google will be working to get a better reach into web sites and using all the tricks and algorithms they have at their command I imagine it will eventually help improve the overall quality of the listings in their database.
A byproduct of this move is a cool new tool: SiteMap Generator!
I will be following this one thoroughly and will post more as the story unfolds. But have to admit they have been busy over there at G-ville. Guess the increased stock price has everyone there whistling a happy tune as they work!
Google will be working to get a better reach into web sites and using all the tricks and algorithms they have at their command I imagine it will eventually help improve the overall quality of the listings in their database.
A byproduct of this move is a cool new tool: SiteMap Generator!
I will be following this one thoroughly and will post more as the story unfolds. But have to admit they have been busy over there at G-ville. Guess the increased stock price has everyone there whistling a happy tune as they work!
Tracking Google Content Publishers
Apogee Web Consulting has given us a very handy tool for tracking who exactly is sending us traffic on the content side and with that we can also uncover who is sending the traffic that converts.
My hat is off to you guys - quite the impressive little widget.
My hat is off to you guys - quite the impressive little widget.
DMOZ Corruption
The Corrupt DMOZ Editor is a great insight into what could happen at Google. And a great read for those that have been frustrated by the DMOZ process.
It is time to get out the broom or drop the facade and become another Paid Inclusion site!!!
It is time to get out the broom or drop the facade and become another Paid Inclusion site!!!
Human Input On Google Search Results
This seems to have been broken by a Dutch Journalist, Henk van Ess, at his blog, www.searchbistro.com - a great entry into the search blog field. It has been quickly grabbed by SlashDot and then Digital Point and SEW Forums started discussing it.... now it is a great example of viral marketing.
The PowerPoint presentation explaining how it works (for employees) is here.
The speculation will fly about its impact, the possibility of bribes and misuse like DMOZ is experiencing, the questionable ability of those chosen to know the niched areas and the criteria for placement, and the convergence and development of TrustRank will get a lot of attention in the coming weeks.
Hey if it clears a lot of the crap out, stops the spammers, and eliminates the errors (or blatant Google allianced-influenced sites) I think it is something good.
If it gets abused then I really think Google will drop it.
Guess the leak works as a trial ballon and the rest we will have to wait and see about.
The PowerPoint presentation explaining how it works (for employees) is here.
The speculation will fly about its impact, the possibility of bribes and misuse like DMOZ is experiencing, the questionable ability of those chosen to know the niched areas and the criteria for placement, and the convergence and development of TrustRank will get a lot of attention in the coming weeks.
Hey if it clears a lot of the crap out, stops the spammers, and eliminates the errors (or blatant Google allianced-influenced sites) I think it is something good.
If it gets abused then I really think Google will drop it.
Guess the leak works as a trial ballon and the rest we will have to wait and see about.
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Yahoo Australia Getting Greedy
The link in the title is to a search result that shows you the type of greed I am talking about.
It is almost non-Australian! Come on Yahoo AU play cricket!
I have started to notice a large number of ads by Yahoo Australia in the PPC ads. They are buying their own traffic at low numbers and sending it where they can make more through impressions and other agreements they may have in place.
Hell the link that I use in the title of this article has Yahoo in 2 positions (have seen them be 3 of 5 results!), but also has the "also try" links to recycle more impressions, the two links to Inside Yahoo before the PPC ads begin, and then decided they may as well grab a bunch of the free search spots as well: Numbers 1, 2, 4, 9 and 16 of the 20 listed.
Each of these pages sell more space - be it Directory Listing costs, Banner CPMs etc - there should be a law against it....
This is not playing fair, I would give them Yahoo Finance as the first organic result, even Google does so it is popular. MSN AU (ninemsn.com.au) has Yahoo in the top 3 spots, though anyone can spam MSN right now.
Yahoo you have enough why try and grab the areas where you know you can make more from the traffic?
Pretty soon Yahoo will be its own best advertiser and eventually its own advertiser as people decide to go to a level playing field...
It is almost non-Australian! Come on Yahoo AU play cricket!
I have started to notice a large number of ads by Yahoo Australia in the PPC ads. They are buying their own traffic at low numbers and sending it where they can make more through impressions and other agreements they may have in place.
Hell the link that I use in the title of this article has Yahoo in 2 positions (have seen them be 3 of 5 results!), but also has the "also try" links to recycle more impressions, the two links to Inside Yahoo before the PPC ads begin, and then decided they may as well grab a bunch of the free search spots as well: Numbers 1, 2, 4, 9 and 16 of the 20 listed.
Each of these pages sell more space - be it Directory Listing costs, Banner CPMs etc - there should be a law against it....
This is not playing fair, I would give them Yahoo Finance as the first organic result, even Google does so it is popular. MSN AU (ninemsn.com.au) has Yahoo in the top 3 spots, though anyone can spam MSN right now.
Yahoo you have enough why try and grab the areas where you know you can make more from the traffic?
Pretty soon Yahoo will be its own best advertiser and eventually its own advertiser as people decide to go to a level playing field...
PR withdrawals
Funny the amount of time that was spent speculating on the drop of the little Green Bar in the Google toolbar. There were Chicken Little's warning the sky was falling, there was a ground swell of people liking the idea of it being gone so they could not be pressured by it from people who did not really understand it but wanted it as long as it could get. Green Bar Envy could have been an entry in psych books.
Well after the long weekend, up its back.... now I am sure the speculation will begin as to whether it was returned by the impact of the posts about it....
What did we every do before the Green Monster was around?
Well after the long weekend, up its back.... now I am sure the speculation will begin as to whether it was returned by the impact of the posts about it....
What did we every do before the Green Monster was around?
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