Industry News

AlltheWeb Introduce Search Spell Checker.
With people becoming ever more reliant on spell checkers more search engines are realising they need to offer their own.

Is Blog Noise polluting Google's search results?
The Register takes an interesting look at the increasing numbers of narcissistic blog sites clogging up SERP's

Google carries one third of English language global searches
ComScore Media Mewtrix publishes heavyweight figures

Online Scams on the Increase
Consumers face a rising threat of online rip-offs, but they may be worried about the wrong thing - contrary to popular belief credit card security is just a small part of the problem.
[Silicon Valley]

UK Portals Lag Behind US
Home-grown portals in the UK continue to lag behind the localised versions of US giants such as AOL, according to research from Forrester.
[The Register]

Good News for Dot Orgs
The Public Interest Registry announced yesterday the successful implementation of a Redemption Grace Period service that gives .org domain holders an additional 30 days to recover their domain name if it is deleted inadvertently.
[Web Host News]

Yahoo! to Conquer China?
Internet portal giant Yahoo! Inc will further increase its services and product lines in China this year in a bid to compete with other rivals in the rapidly growing market.
[China Daily]

Yahoo! to Target Lonely Hearts
The Internet portal is to extend its online dating service, Yahoo! Personals to the UK, France and Germany in a drive to increase subscription revenues.
[ZDNet]

Espotting Reveals New Search Partner
UK-based pay-per-click advertising network Espotting has won several new deals with European search firms, Mamma.com and Euroseek.
[Net Imperative]

SEM Versus SEO
Confused by the difference between search engine marketing and search engine optimisation? Search engine expert Jill Whalen explains.
[High Rankings]