Search Engines
The “Pay-per-Post” Plague
I hate to break to our PayPerPosters, but Google has just declared war on “Pay-per-Post” and other paidpost networks by letting webmasters report “paid links”.
See:
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-report-paid-links/
http://www.techmeme.com/070414/p37#a070414p37/
The Rationale
Just like the failed business model of User/Submitter which was quietly listed for sale on eBay for USD50K, even when it was a profitable venture, Pay-per-Post has similar issues.
The […]
Google Re-considers Singapore?
To be or not to be? That is the question. Google threads lightly on Singapore’s shores. Maybe a better way to setup R&D in Singapore is to participate in Media investments in Singapore companies?
Read more.
What Google Can’t Do
If pundits are right, search will soon do a much better job finding multimedia and going mobile. It will also offer more accurate probes of local information, health information, gaming, music, and other areas of interest to consumers, as well as get better at finding the best deals in travel and real estate. No one […]
Weeding out ClickFraud
Read more here.
SPH teams up with Norwegian media group to form online joint venture
AsiaOne Singapore’s leading media group Singapore Press Holdings Limited has joined hands with Scandinavian-based media company Schibsted to develop online businesses in Singapore and the region.
They will tap into the burgeoning online advertising and consumer markets in Asia. The activities of their joint ventures include online classified advertisements, search and directories and other Internet opportunities. […]
Microsoft Search Engine leaves Beta
Microsoft deploys a new search engine on MSN. “The enhancements in Live Search are notable, but many of them are available from other providers, so they aren’t likely to boost Microsoft’s market share in any significant way.” said analyst David Leok of Harro Alive!
Read more here.
World SEO Championships
Ambatch Team has launched their “World SEO Championships” with participants from all over the global taking part in getting top rankings for Ambatch forum. Its great that so many people take SEO seriously. What we find disturbing is the number of methods used that solely promote blog-linking. Yes, we know it works, but to truely […]
News Corp in talks to buy Search Engine
What does Rupert Murdoch seek in Search? Read here.
Google creates Research Centre in Michigan
Google is targetting this centre to develop technology for the library digitization project as well as a call centre most likely for Google Services. Check out the link.
Project Panama
Yahoo is preparing a Paid Ad system similar to Google. The system is called “Project Panama”. A full “Project Panama†rollout in the United States and Japan will likely happen in late 2006 or early 2007. Read here.
