Search engine marketing industry news stories gathered constantly by the bigmouthmedia team.
Google spurns RSS for rising blog format
Google's Blogger service is bypassing Really Simple Syndication in favor of an alternative technology, a move that has sparked more discord in a bitter dispute over Web log syndication formats. [CNet]
Lycos works to rebrand itself
Terra Lycos, trying to carve a niche in a Web portal realm dominated by its rivals, hopes an overhaul will make it a major player in the trendy Internet field of "social networking." [News Press]
Google bans environmental group's ads from Web site
Online search engine leader Google has banned the ads of an environmental group protesting a major cruise line's sewage treatment methods, casting a spotlight on the policies of the popular Web site's lucrative marketing program. [The Ledger]
MSN bans pop-ups on global sites
Microsoft is to phase out pop-up and pop-under web adverts on most of its global MSN websites by the summer. [BBC]
Google Achieves More Than 6 Billion Items
Google today announced it expanded the breadth of its web index to more than 6 billion items. This innovation represents a milestone for Internet users, enabling quick and easy access to the world's largest collection of online information. [PR]
Search Beyond Google
Google reigns supreme as the search engine of choice - but for how long? A pack of startups -and Microsoft - are developing technologies to find what you want, faster. [Technology Review]
Google Grumbles
Teoma last year introduced something it calls "Subject-Specific Popularity." More weight is given to links between authoritative sites than to other links.[eWeek]
Yahoo! dumps Google
Yahoo! dropped Google as their default search technology provider for its US-based sites late Tuesday, signaling the beginning of the end for the web's most high-profile marriage of convenience. [Silcon]
Women overtake men as the internet's top shoppers
Women's enthusiasm for shopping on the high street has finally transferred to the internet, according to a study published yesterday. [The Independent]
Overture opens branch in Australia
Global internet company Overture has opened a branch in Australia, and hopes it will be in tune with the needs of small businesses. [The Age]
