The other day, I accidently used Google Korea (Google.co.kr) to search “zedomax” and found that Google has been working on new video and image search results.
Basically, the new video and image search results replace sponsored ads for certain search terms to improve users’ search experience. Now, these results go away though when there’s sponsored ads.
I think this is a really great idea as Google is now having to compete against search engines like Cuil where search results are displayed with images.
Google and Yahoo has always been testing out their new stuff in other countries. When the beta tests are done, I expect it to see on the regular English Google soon.
Yahoo Search is now officially available on the iPhone as a customized web app on the iPhone. I think they were a little late but better late than never.
In response to Google’s popular app for the iPhone, Yahoo announced today that it has launched its own online iPhone search that not only lets you search the Web, but includes Search Assist and SearchMonkey to add even more functionality to a well-designed solution.
I am glad that Google is getting behind this since they have some power to deal with.
I think internet throttling is just a scam for telecommunication companies to make more money off consumers.
By throttling internet, big online businesses like Google, Yahoo, and AOL will get affected since it means less traffic in the long run. Throttling might be the worse way to make someone pay for internet, especially since internet has been growing steadily.
They had throttling way back before the internet, when Prodigy and AOL were fighting for customers. Both Prodigy and AOL used to have pay by hour. But AOL started offering $10/month for unlimited dial-up access, which proves why AOL got real big while Prodigy just died.
Returning to the point, throttling isn’t much of a problem in the long run as I foresee that at least one telecommunication company will offer unlimited internet and they will get all the customers.
As far as I can see, telecommunication companies throttling internet are simply shooting themselves in the foot. People by in large control how companies dictate their policies, not the other way around. Let’s start by boycotting Bell, whatever that crap is.
Well, honestly I don’t think Powerset is worth anywhere near $100 million and I don’t know what Microsoft is trying to do but maybe it’s because their Yahoo deal didnt’ go through and they needed to waste some cash.
Good luck on this one Microsoft, you might have just bought a product that might not perform as much as you paid.
Here’s an interesting comparison chart for comparing Google (GOOG) deal versus Microsoft’s(MSFT) for Yahoo(YHOO).
I am actually really thankful that Yahoo went with Google as they are a similiar-nature companies whereas Microsoft has been a “has-been” operating system company.
Even as a non-expert on company mergers, I cannot see how Microsoft deal can help “any” company. They really should fix their Vista or just recycle it somehow first.
Maybe Microsoft’s Live search is really on its last threads and they are trying to “buy” their way out into search engine wars.
Either way, I am all for no Microsoft, whether that’s my next computer or search engine.
Google and Yahoo are now working together on a search advertising program. This is good news since Microsoft is out of the game and I’ve always thought Yahoo could benefit from Google’s advertising/publishing programs.
Why did we make this agreement? Quite simply, we think it is good for users, advertisers and publishers. By offering Google’s industry-leading technology to Yahoo!, the whole system becomes more efficient, and everyone benefits:
Consumers will see more relevant ads when they are looking for information and browsing the web. And with interoperability between IM services, users will have easier access to even more of their contacts.
Publishers currently in the Yahoo! Publisher Network will benefit from Google’s advertising technology, potentially increasing the revenue they earn from their sites.
Advertisers will have new ways to reach their target customers online more efficiently.
Google will be launching adsense ads for feeds next week. This will be great since I have been using Yahoo publisher as Google Adsense doesn’t currently support feedvertising.
If you have a lot of subscribers, you might be able to make some more money with the new feeds addition. But for most of you, it might not make a difference if you are not making money with Adsense anyways…
This is huge news for content publishers. As we know first-hand, monetization on RSS feeds to-date has been mediocre at best compared to Web-based advertising, and with an increasing amount of reading and conversation taking place off-site, that’s a brewing problem in the world of content publishing. It also means that the few remaining hold outs who only publish partial feeds (I’m looking at you CNET and The New York Times) may finally offer full feeds, since they can now be effectively monetized. On the other hand, for RSS consumers, it probably means the free ride is over.
Xoost, a new beta search engine, was just launched. It’s a new search engine that let’s search sites through what seems like Google API, Yahoo API, and LIve search API.
Basically you get all three major search engines in one plus you get to tag and bookmark all your searches.
On top of that, you can also share your searches on your favorite social networks such as Facebook or Twitter.
A lot of experts have been pointing out that Google needs some type of human interaction in order to reach the next level. Xoost seems to have done just that, taking Google to another level and it might grow big if they can pick up a lot of active users.
Do you Search the Web for your favourite topics and you would like to share your search skills with your friends? Xoost is the only place for you. With Xoost you will web search what you like most, your search stream will be continuously added to your profile, and you will socialize with other Xoosters on the basis of common search interests.
Your searches and related websites will be automatically stored in your account and you will be able to access them anytime. In addition, you can share your Xoost searches with your friends on other networks such as Facebook or Twitter and you can tag or delete any search and related website as you like most. Xoost is simple, viral, scalable, enjoyable and is currently in private beta test: join the beta if you like the concept.
