Is this new? Or am I just really unobservant? UPDATE: Yes, I’m really unobservant. It has been in place for ages. It is interesting though, as I obviously always use the built-in search box in the browser. Technorati Tags: google aotearoa
Here’s something that is kind of useless, but still cool (seems to be a trend?) Searchme.com is a search engine that is still in beta, and calls itself a “Visual Search Engine”. Essentially when you search for something within Searchme it gives you a small screen shot of the actual website, along with using Apples [...]
Yell.com, the UK equivalent of Yellow Pages, has launched a new service called netReach. This is an advertising network based on a similar model to Google AdSense. Advertisers can now have their ads placed on Yell network websites, as well as on Yell.com. Meanwhile, website owners can earn revenue from signing up to the network [...]
My new favourite search engine is ChaCha. Not only does it have the normal Google-like search functionality but if you’re hopeless at searching like me, then you simply ask a ChaCha guide to help you search. They remotely load your screen with relevant search results , holding your hand along the way. I tried to [...]
The biggest story today is the proposed acquisition of Yahoo! by Microsoft for US $44 billion in attempt to provide a combined competitive front against the increasing dominance of Google. Let’s look at is how this would impact the New Zealand market in terms of online advertising. This chart and shows the market share of [...]
I have previously posted an explanation of Google Print Ads, which is Google’s online marketplace for buying advertising in newspapers. This has only been launched in the US so far, but there are now plans to take this to the UK. This would suggest to me that it is going okay for them in their [...]
How are you communicating your Christmas promotions this year? I?’m not going to talk Web 2.0 here; I?’m taking you back to basics. Here?’s a check list of what you should consider with any promotions coming up. Search advertising ? Google AdWords Reach people in the middle of their online Christmas research/shopping. You can target [...]
I got my iPhone last week but I haven’t had a chance to try and set it up yet. I was looking for different websites on you can “Activate your iPhone” and was of course using Google. I was on one of the better hacker sites on the subject, when I saw a Google AdSense [...]
Very excited that renowned Australian search marketing event, Search Engine Room is coming to Auckland on 13th November 2007. This is a must for marketers interested in understanding more about search. I’m even more excited that I’ve been asked to sit on a panel discussion in the afternoon. 4.45pm – 5.10pm … Search and The [...]
You can not really consider Google a content provider as such, in that they are not like Yahoo! who employ people to produce original content. Google News is a great site, entirely put together by a computer. Now take a look at the Google 2007 Australia Federal Election site. They have aggregated content and functionality [...]