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Consumer Reports WebWatch: Search Engines Need a Good Mechanic
Editor's Note: How hard is it for you to determine the difference between paid placements and organic listings when it comes to search engine results? A study by Consumer Reports WebWatch determined the average Joe Internet user has a harder time doing so.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-29

Fun And Games With Google Images
New Zealand digital designer Grant Robinson has created two incredibly fun applications that utilize Google Images. One is an addicting game called Guess-the-Google and the other is a photo montage creator called Montage-a-Google.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-29

Google Updates PR: Is This Still Meaningful?
It used to be like this: when Google conducted an update of their search-related services (PageRank, backlinks, or SERPs), everyone who followed the search industry would rush to the first forum they could find to post how the update affected them. There was normally a great deal of excitement mixed with stark disappointment (for those who lost ground).
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-26

Google Personalizes Their Search Experience
Yesterday, Google officially (beta-wise) removed the wraps on their venture into the personal search arena. Judging by early impressions, Google's personal search service appears to be receiving a warm welcome.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-22

Google AdWords: Are Changes In The Format Afoot?
Recently, there have been rumblings about upcoming changes in the AdWords presentation format. There are reports and examples of structural alterations in AdWords placements, as well as upcoming changes in the way people view Google's advertisements.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-21

Using the New Google Local for Mobile Phones
Last week, Google announced that it had ported Google Local-the easiest way to find local business information on the net-to your mobile phone or device. If your device has an XHTML-supporting (WAP 2.0) browser and you have mobile web service with your wireless provider enabled, your life on the road just got easier!
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-19

Do I Search for database, data-base or data base?
There are quite a few compound words that are sometimes found combined into one word, sometimes separated into multiple words and sometimes connected together with a hyphen. If you are searching for one of these words, is it important which format you use to search?
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-19

Voyeur Heaven: Finding Unprotected Video and More
We've all got a little voyeurism in us. That's why the recent article, Clearing Google Search History to Maintain Your Privacy sent my visitor counts off the charts

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Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-18

Google Video Is Like Flickr On Steroids
Google Video lets you search through transcripts of television content, and if what you are looking for is found it will show you the relevant transcript sections along with a still image clip of the broadcast.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-15

Targeting Through Tagvertising
Editor's Note: In today's issue, Steve takes a look at a new phenomenon in advertising called "tagvertising". For example, many web users employ this form of bookmarking to keep track of items of interest, essentially, tags become online bookmarks.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-14

Google Local Now Available For Users On The Go
People who are constantly on the go, and therefore the backbone of the mobile communications industry, now have a Google tool that can come in handy, especially if you are traveling to a destination you are unfamiliar with.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-13

Spam Messages Increase, Lose Effectiveness
As spam mailings continue to permeate email inboxes around the Internet, the majority of those who receive spam accept the unsolicited emails in stride, almost as if it's an expected occurrence when using the Internet.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-11

Google United - Google Patent Examined
Google's newest patent application is lengthy. It is interesting in some places and enigmatic in others. Less colourful than most end user license agreements, the patent covers an enormous range of ranking analysis techniques Google wants to ensure are kept under their control.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-08

Google Video Makes It Personal
At a cable television conference on Monday, Google co-founder Larry Page indicated the mildly maligned Google Video is going to begin solicitation of personal videos from people who want to contribute.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-06

Google Speeds Up Firefox Searches
When you key a search term into Google it often has a pretty good idea of what it is you are looking for. For example, if you key in "microsoft" it's likely you are looking for the Microsoft.com page, and Google puts it up in the top search results position.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-04

Searching TV Shows with Google Video
No, the Google Video search tool is not for finding naughty videos-use Yahoo Video for that (please, if you have kids, set on it's filter). Google Video, on the other hand, is a product of Google Labs and it enables you to search their growing archive of televised content, by looking for words in the transcript.
Directory: > Insider Reports > Search Insider
Date: 2005-04-01