Search engine marketing industry news stories gathered constantly by the bigmouthmedia team.
Google AdSenses six languages
Google has extended the number of languages their content sensitive AdSense program supports.
Smart searching from Ask Jeeves
Ask Jeeves UK has unveiled new search tools designed to make it easier and more intuitive to find information online. [Web User]
Search engine popularity grows
Seventy-six percent of Americans surfing the Internet use a search engine to find what they are looking for, according to a report Monday from Nielsen/Net Ratings, the Milpitas-based Internet audience measurement service. [BizJournals]
Yahoo! goes 'pay for exclusion!'
In a move which really "came out of the bushes" Yahoo! has let slip that it will soon exclude Inktomi paid inclusion URLs from its main results. [e-Consultancy]
DoubleClick plans search-bid tool
DoubleClick will enter the search marketing business later this year with a bid-management tool for advertisers CEO Kevin Ryan said yesterday. [DM news]
FindWhat expands to desktop with Comet buy
FindWhat.com continued its acquisition spree this week, picking up Comet Systems for $33.5m in a bid to extend the reach of its performance-based marketing services to the desktop. [e-consultancy]
Froogle Wireless
Google's labs - Google's technology playground - are showcasing a new feature. Froogle Wireless lets users search for products over the phone.
Pop-up advertising equals 'brand suicide' says report
Another nail has been hammered in the coffin of pop-up advertising with a new survey saying that brands risk 'suicide' if they use the medium. [Revolution Magazine]
Yahoo chief floats ad-free future
Yahoo may offer versions without advertising on a subscription basis, its chief executive says. [ZDNet]
Search in Pig Latin with Google
Another in a long line of alternative versions of Google. This one allows you to conduct searches in Pig Latin..... Fair enough!
