Search engine marketing industry news stories gathered constantly by the bigmouthmedia team.
Reality TV - more important than disease and death?
SARS tops search frequencies in the US, while I'm a Celebrity dominates the UK searches.
Overture on the Offensive
Overture is on the offensive in a bid to win the lucrative paid search market from Google.
[ZDnet]
Google PageRank calculations to get faster?
Computer science researchers at Stanford University have developed several new techniques that together may make it possible to calculate Google PageRank up to five times faster.
Google Titbits
We're all obsessed with Google. Overture and Yahoo! are on the offensive and rumours have it that Microsoft is planning to do the same. In the light of this, Forbes.com have compiled some interesting facts.
Court Passes Internet Privacy Ruling
A US court has ruled that an online data gathering company can be sued by Web users for collecting information about them without prior consent.
[ZDNet]
iLoo a Hoax
A rap on the knuckles for Microsoft's UK division who perpetrated the iLoo hoax.
Overture to Slash Jobs at Altavista
Overture has announced it intends to slash 100 jobs as a result of its acquisition of Altavista.
The cost of a smiley face
AOL announces plans to charge for Instant Messenger skins (Cnet)
The Plot Thickens.....
One day it's a hoax, the next it isn't. It's hard to keep up with Microsoft these days.
Kazaa Targeted by Fizzer Virus
A mass-mailing worm, Fizzer has spread like wild fire via email and Kazaa, a popular file sharing application.
[ZDnet]
