Online/Interactive

CBS is just the latest broadcast/cable outlet to say that it will create and distribute content via the Internet. This story (the relationship between TV and the Internet) is getting more complex and much more interesting, with all kinds of…

MediaPost has a story this morning that tries to correct what it says is a misperception, which I am guilty of contributing to, that Google lost its TM case against GEICO. I must admit, I didn't read the decision; I…

The Industry Standard covers Google's marketing efforts in Japan. Expect to see similar activity stateside and elsewhere as competition heats up for consumers and as search "matures" as an industry.

In the liability phase of the trial, insurance carrier GEICO has apparently successfully proven a case that Google's AdWords policies (previously allowing use of GEICO marks in the heading or text of ads) potentially created "confusion" in the minds of…

According to this news blurb, Murdoch is seeking to buy video/multi-media search engine Blinkx. That makes a great deal of sense and is really interesting. More thoughts later (after more cups of coffee). _________ More from the LA Times (reg…

After introducing a new and improved dynamic mapping product just weeks ago, Google quickly and smartly integrated it into its local application yesterday. Google is also going to support the Opera and MAC-based Safari browsers. In addition, Google's integrating content…

BAPCO showed stronger revenues in both the first and second quarters than it had in 2004. Verizon's earnings increased even as its revenues declined. As a result, Verizon's operating margins climbed from 45.9% to 47.3%. While SBC's margins declined, they…

But you still have to ask if he senses a slowing down in the search business. When you run a business that has conferences (such as The Kelsey Group's events) long enough, you can feel the pulse of an industry.…

As many of you may have read at ClickZ or MediaPost, Ingenio launched an API today that will enable agencies and search engine marketing (SEM) firms to tap directly into Ingenio's bidding engine and distribution. Effectively, this creates additional sales…

Here we go again with the my index is bigger than your index stuff. While search industry insiders will gleefully debate this for days and days, it makes not a whiff of difference to ordinary people across the globe. There's…

Paid Content listened to Rupert Murdoch's earnings call (bless them) and had this to report about Murdoch's local musings (which are full of hubris of course): Murdoch sent a wake-up call to local online players, ticking off the lengthy list…

Despite all the competition in search, Hitwise reported that Google had increased its search market share over the past year. Collectively, Google, Yahoo! and MSN together represented 93.5 percent of all search traffic. Here are the percentages according to the…

It is interesting that €œLet your fingers do the walking,€ which was introduced in 1964 by AT&T€™s relatively small Yellow Pages division, came in No. 16. That puts our tagline ahead of such notables as €œPlease don€™t squeeze the Charmin€…

Couple weeks ago I wrote about the perceived clout that eBay had with their sellers when they announced a number of price increases. What's transpired since is even more interesting than eBay's attempt to raise prices. Instead of "bitching and…

Sit back and listen to a spellbinding tale of exotic lands, for I, Scheherazade, will enthrall you with stories of intrigue, riches and wonder. Our tale begins with a not-so-far-off-anymore land, a country once known as Qin. Many companies and…

There are lots of new mobile search initiatives going on. Most recently, AOL introduced a mobile search offering with technology that automatically renders Web pages for tiny cellphone screens. Meanwhile, Google and Yahoo! have Web search and SMS tools that…

Not enough time to cover everything that's going on: NYTimes acquires a minority stake in meta-vertical job search engine Indeed Noika introduces a mobile local search app w/a collection of partners AOL boosts investment in wireless with Wildseed Google reportedly…

I had a very informative meeting with LookSmart CEO David Hills (formerly of 24/7, About, Cox Enterprises and elsewhere). He acknowledged some of LookSmart's past strategic missteps and gave me an overview of the company's new three-pronged strategy. (Impressively he…

Search Engine Strategies, which Jupiter just sold, rolls into beautiful San Jose, CA, this week and there are sure to be dozens and dozens of announcements (I know of about five or six off the top of my head) to…

This article spills the beans before the official announcement (today). The system is Verizon's own, for which it is reportedly seeking a patent. Other IYPs will likely follow. Here's the release. The most recent Local Commerce Monitor (SME) data to…