<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541</id><updated>2024-03-08T03:48:15.503+03:00</updated><category term="100 Days For Yahoo: Read/WriteWeb Files"/><category term="Emerging_Technology_Conference"/><category term="Google officially introduces the unavailable-after meta tag"/><category term="Google_Checkout"/><category term="MSN_Web_Search"/><category term="New data in Google Trends"/><category term="PayPal"/><category term="Toysrus.com"/><title type="text">Search Engine Optimization and Web Site Promotion</title><subtitle type="html"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;redirect=false" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/><link href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" rel="hub"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false" rel="next" type="application/atom+xml"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><generator uri="http://www.blogger.com" version="7.00">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>185</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-1700886058378751144</id><published>2007-08-22T08:47:00.008+04:00</published><updated>2007-08-22T08:50:25.411+04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="100 Days For Yahoo: Read/WriteWeb Files"/><title type="text">100 Days For Yahoo: Read/WriteWeb Files</title><summary type="text">Following the success of Facebook Week, every week on Read/WriteWeb we are going to focus on a particular Web Technology topic and investigate it. We'll write 4-5 feature posts on each topic, run a poll, and also revisit past R/WW posts on the subject. We're calling this new feature the Read/WriteWeb Files.This week we've opened up a file on a recent statement from Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang. It was </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/1700886058378751144/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/1700886058378751144" rel="replies" title="3 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/1700886058378751144" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/1700886058378751144" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/08/100-days-for-yahoo-readwriteweb-files.html" rel="alternate" title="100 Days For Yahoo: Read/WriteWeb Files" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-2502817917815379282</id><published>2007-08-22T08:39:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-08-22T08:46:39.942+04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New data in Google Trends"/><title type="text">New data in Google Trends</title><summary type="text">Google Trends has new data. The last update was in March, so Google should allocate more resources to this project and push new data more frequently. Some trends: the number of searches for Google Maps grows faster than for Mapquest, the leader in online maps; Facebook has stirred a lot of interest lately, but the number of searches has barely surpassed orkut's searches; Google Reader grew a lot </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/2502817917815379282/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/2502817917815379282" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/2502817917815379282" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/2502817917815379282" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-data-in-google-trends.html" rel="alternate" title="New data in Google Trends" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-6848092792204248578</id><published>2007-08-22T08:39:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2007-08-22T08:42:39.750+04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Google officially introduces the unavailable-after meta tag"/><title type="text">Google officially introduces the unavailable-after meta tag</title><summary type="text">This is the third and last in my series of blog posts about the Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP). In the first post, I introduced robots.txt and the robots META tags, giving an overview of when to use them. In the second post, I shared some examples of what you can do with the REP. Today, I'll introduce two new features that we have recently added to the protocol.As a product manager, I'm always </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/6848092792204248578/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/6848092792204248578" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/6848092792204248578" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/6848092792204248578" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/08/google-officially-introduces.html" rel="alternate" title="Google officially introduces the unavailable-after meta tag" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-5688110190941203546</id><published>2007-07-12T03:39:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-12T03:39:30.132+04:00</updated><title type="text">Google Answers still alive?</title><summary type="text">Google Answers was closed in December 2006 and it is reported that it is alive again in Russia and yes, it is only available for Russia only.This new Google Answers does not ask for money when asking question as Yahoo Answers and as the old Google Answers but Google has added this new point system as how much you want...read more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/5688110190941203546/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/5688110190941203546" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5688110190941203546" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5688110190941203546" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/google-answers-still-alive.html" rel="alternate" title="Google Answers still alive?" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-6917057927448710908</id><published>2007-07-12T03:38:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-12T03:38:54.170+04:00</updated><title type="text">Microsoft Knock Off Yahoo To Become Google’s Biggest Competitor?</title><summary type="text">As much as I would have thought such a post title would have been absurd a week ago, it could happen. According to the latest search market share figures released by Compete, MSN/ Live increased its market share by 67% from May to June 2007, putting Microsoft’s share of search at 13.2% behind Yahoo at 19.6% and Google on 62.7%. Over the year, Microread more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/6917057927448710908/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/6917057927448710908" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/6917057927448710908" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/6917057927448710908" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/microsoft-knock-off-yahoo-to-become.html" rel="alternate" title="Microsoft Knock Off Yahoo To Become Google’s Biggest Competitor?" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-3287279465943248025</id><published>2007-07-12T03:22:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-12T03:22:21.431+04:00</updated><title type="text">30 Largest Social Bookmarking Sites | July 2007</title><summary type="text">If your looking to drive traffic to your blog or are an information junkies looking for the next big story we present you with a list of the 30 Largest Social Bookmarking Sites ranked by a combination of Inbound Links, Google Page Rank, Alexa Rank, and U.S. traffic data from Compete and Quantcast.read more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/3287279465943248025/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/3287279465943248025" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/3287279465943248025" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/3287279465943248025" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/30-largest-social-bookmarking-sites.html" rel="alternate" title="30 Largest Social Bookmarking Sites | July 2007" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-8722523223036518006</id><published>2007-07-12T03:20:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-12T03:20:57.954+04:00</updated><title type="text">Google Docs &amp;amp; Spreadsheets - Keyboard Shortcuts</title><summary type="text">WebWorkerDaily has composed a list of useful keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs and Spreadsheets.# Ctrl-J: Full justify# Ctrl-Shift-L: Bulleted list# Ctrl-L: Left alignment# Ctrl-E: Center alignment# Ctrl-M: Insert comment# Ctrl-Space: Remove formatting# Ctrl-1, 2, or 3: Header style 1, 2, or 3# F2: Edit active cell (spreadsheets)read more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/8722523223036518006/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/8722523223036518006" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/8722523223036518006" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/8722523223036518006" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/google-docs-spreadsheets-keyboard.html" rel="alternate" title="Google Docs &amp;amp; Spreadsheets - Keyboard Shortcuts" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-8056213631215810070</id><published>2007-07-12T03:18:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-12T03:18:24.380+04:00</updated><title type="text">Google buys e-mail security firm</title><summary type="text">Google has stepped up its efforts to take on Microsoft Office with the $625m (£310m) purchase of web-based security provider Postini. The search engine giant said the deal would allow it to provide more companies with web-based services similar to its Google Apps package. Postini sells encryption and archiving software to more than....read more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/8056213631215810070/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/8056213631215810070" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/8056213631215810070" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/8056213631215810070" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/google-buys-e-mail-security-firm.html" rel="alternate" title="Google buys e-mail security firm" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-5045140412101106446</id><published>2007-07-12T03:17:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-12T03:17:58.219+04:00</updated><title type="text">How Long Will Google Love Squidoo?</title><summary type="text">Squidoo (www.squidoo.com) is becoming one of the hottest websites around thanks to the new way that Google is considering web site ranking. Now, no matter what you’re searching for, a well optimized Squidoo page is almost assuredly going to be ranked higher than almost any other articles on any other sites. With some searches, Squidoo can rank...read more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/5045140412101106446/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/5045140412101106446" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5045140412101106446" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5045140412101106446" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-long-will-google-love-squidoo.html" rel="alternate" title="How Long Will Google Love Squidoo?" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-5138431727244800744</id><published>2007-07-12T03:16:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-12T03:16:05.375+04:00</updated><title type="text">Site Popularity Google Gadget (Update)</title><summary type="text">This is an update of a post published several days ago. Add this Google Gadget to your iGoogle Page or your Google Desktop, enter an URL and within seconds, get your site’s Google and Alexa Ranking, and the number of backlinks to your site, Google, Yahoo!, Altavista and AllTheWeb. You can even see the sites that link back to your site!!read more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/5138431727244800744/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/5138431727244800744" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5138431727244800744" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5138431727244800744" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/site-popularity-google-gadget-update.html" rel="alternate" title="Site Popularity Google Gadget (Update)" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-9067470067603790080</id><published>2007-07-06T06:52:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-06T06:52:21.551+04:00</updated><title type="text">Google Code Search gets major upgrade</title><summary type="text">Google flipped the switch on some pretty big changes to their code search service. Google Code Search is a tool that is used by programmers who need to find a piece of code to do a specific function &amp;amp;#8212; I have used it several times to find answers to problems...read more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/9067470067603790080/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/9067470067603790080" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/9067470067603790080" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/9067470067603790080" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/google-code-search-gets-major-upgrade.html" rel="alternate" title="Google Code Search gets major upgrade" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-2699588266963206309</id><published>2007-07-06T06:50:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-06T06:50:41.290+04:00</updated><title type="text">How To Make Money With Google AdSense</title><summary type="text">Google Adsense is one of the most popular ways to create passive income.I t shows ads that are relevant to your contents and integrated very well inside your website.read more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/2699588266963206309/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/2699588266963206309" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/2699588266963206309" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/2699588266963206309" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-make-money-with-google-adsense.html" rel="alternate" title="How To Make Money With Google AdSense" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-2942380057539247682</id><published>2007-07-06T06:49:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-06T06:49:53.582+04:00</updated><title type="text">The New Google Analytics: Show Your PPC Marketing Clients It&amp;#39;s Working!</title><summary type="text">Along with the great websites I market, I have a lot of bad ones where the landing page actually statistically outperforms the site on many levels. Conveying this to the pay per click client using Google Analytics can often be the easiest way to demonstrate the value of your marketing campaigns to them.read more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/2942380057539247682/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/2942380057539247682" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/2942380057539247682" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/2942380057539247682" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-google-analytics-show-your-ppc.html" rel="alternate" title="The New Google Analytics: Show Your PPC Marketing Clients It&amp;#39;s Working!" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-3102413022879199160</id><published>2007-07-06T06:47:00.001+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-06T06:47:48.470+04:00</updated><title type="text">Google Reader iPhone Skin</title><summary type="text">Google Reader iPhone Skin uses the Greasemonkey concept of modifying the look and feel of a web application through dynamically loaded JavaScript. By deconstructing the DOM and obfuscated .js file, I modified the page elements while preserving Reader's basic functionlity. For the iPhone, I'm hoping that JavaScript bookmarks will work as they do onread more | digg story</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/3102413022879199160/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/3102413022879199160" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/3102413022879199160" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/3102413022879199160" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/google-reader-iphone-skin.html" rel="alternate" title="Google Reader iPhone Skin" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-4827573636803597364</id><published>2007-06-30T03:18:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2007-06-30T03:20:51.186+04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Google_Checkout"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="PayPal"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Toysrus.com"/><title type="text">Google Checkout: Gaining momentum, but big retailers wary</title><summary type="text">Google Checkout is gaining among e-commerce Web sites, but the largest retailers remain wary because they fear sharing data with Google, according to a survey by Cowen &amp; Co.Cowen surveyed the top 200 e-commerce Web sites and found that alternative payment platforms are catching on. Among the top e-commerce sites, Bill Me Later commanded 28 percent market share with PayPal and Google Checkout </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/4827573636803597364/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/4827573636803597364" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/4827573636803597364" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/4827573636803597364" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/06/google-checkout-gaining-momentum-but.html" rel="alternate" title="Google Checkout: Gaining momentum, but big retailers wary" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-3150753294515326050</id><published>2006-07-08T03:49:00.000+04:00</published><updated>2007-07-12T03:06:28.619+04:00</updated><title type="text">test</title><summary type="text">Technorati Profile</summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/3150753294515326050/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/3150753294515326050" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/3150753294515326050" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/3150753294515326050" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2007/07/test.html" rel="alternate" title="test" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-5991895229369114288</id><published>2006-03-08T21:05:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2007-07-02T21:13:20.881+04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Emerging_Technology_Conference"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="MSN_Web_Search"/><title type="text">MSN Search looks to use 'network effects'</title><summary type="text">As an aside toward the end of a post last week, MSN Web Search GM Ken Moss noted that MSN VP Christopher Payne will be "showing some intriguing improvements" to MSN Search during his address at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego. Payne's speech is Wednesday morning. Moss didn't provide any hints, but here's the advance teaser for Payne's speech, from the conference Web </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/5991895229369114288/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/5991895229369114288" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5991895229369114288" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5991895229369114288" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2006/03/msn-search-looks-to-use-network-effects.html" rel="alternate" title="MSN Search looks to use 'network effects'" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-5623388851701999003</id><published>2006-03-02T21:16:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2007-07-02T21:23:02.822+04:00</updated><title type="text">Click Fraud Gets Smarter</title><summary type="text">Web consultant Greg Boser has an ingenious method for sending loads of traffic to clients' Internet sites. Last month he began using a software program known as a clickbot to create the impression that users from around the world were visiting sites by way of ads strategically placed alongside Google search results. The trouble is, all the clicks are fake. And because Google charges advertisers </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/5623388851701999003/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/5623388851701999003" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5623388851701999003" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/5623388851701999003" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2006/03/click-fraud-gets-smarter.html" rel="alternate" title="Click Fraud Gets Smarter" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-116162166620545405</id><published>2006-02-15T22:36:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2006-10-23T20:41:06.206+04:00</updated><title type="text">Microsoft Buys Mobile Search Company</title><summary type="text">Microsoft came late to desktop search; it doesn’t intend to make the same mistake with mobile search. The company announced Monday that it has bought MotionBridge, a French maker of "mobile search" technology. The press release didn’t say how much Microsoft paid for the company.MotionBridge is a search engine for small screens like PDAs or cell phones. Its proposition is that normal search </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/116162166620545405/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/116162166620545405" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/116162166620545405" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/116162166620545405" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2006/02/microsoft-buys-mobile-search-company.html" rel="alternate" title="Microsoft Buys Mobile Search Company" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-116162136735753424</id><published>2006-02-15T20:32:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2006-10-23T20:36:07.373+04:00</updated><title type="text">MSN Launches 'Search and Win' Contest</title><summary type="text">MSN has come up with a new plan to draw users away from Google: free stuff. The company launched a contest on Monday that will give users a chance to win prizes simply by using the service's search engine. Over $1 million in prizes will be available during the months of February, March and April.Prizes include gift certificates from American Express, Target, REI and Nike. MSN will also be giving </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/116162136735753424/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/116162136735753424" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/116162136735753424" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/116162136735753424" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2006/02/msn-launches-search-and-win-contest.html" rel="alternate" title="MSN Launches 'Search and Win' Contest" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-116161959862108519</id><published>2006-02-12T20:02:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2006-10-23T20:06:38.920+04:00</updated><title type="text">Google Opens Bidding for Print Media</title><summary type="text">Google, the search giant and would-be multi-media advertising enabler, has opened up the bidding on its much-talked-about print venture. AdWords advertisers can now bid for 1 page, 1/2 page and 1/4 page ads in nearly 30 different lifestyle and technology magazines.The test's purpose, the company says on its site, is to assess AdWords advertisers' demand for space in print publications. Google </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/116161959862108519/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/116161959862108519" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/116161959862108519" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/116161959862108519" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2006/02/google-opens-bidding-for-print-media.html" rel="alternate" title="Google Opens Bidding for Print Media" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-115660745365836034</id><published>2006-02-09T21:39:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2006-08-26T19:51:13.113+04:00</updated><title type="text">Google merges Gmail with chat</title><summary type="text">Google on Monday was set to launch Gmail Chat, which will let users send instant messages with one click from their e-mail account, see when contacts are online and save the chat history like an e-mail message.The application's Quick Contacts list is synchronized with a user's Google Talk friends list and automatically displays the people a user communicates with most frequently and shows their </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/115660745365836034/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/115660745365836034" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/115660745365836034" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/115660745365836034" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2006/02/google-merges-gmail-with-chat.html" rel="alternate" title="Google merges Gmail with chat" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-115660765749939513</id><published>2006-02-07T23:59:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2006-08-26T19:54:17.503+04:00</updated><title type="text">FAQ: When Google is not your friend</title><summary type="text">FAQ Google's recent legal spat with the U.S. Department of Justice highlights not only what information search engines record about us but also the shortcomings in a federal law that's supposed to protect online privacy.It's only a matter of time before other attorneys realize that a person's entire search history is available for the asking, and the subpoenas begin to fly. This could happen in </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/115660765749939513/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/115660765749939513" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/115660765749939513" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/115660765749939513" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2006/02/faq-when-google-is-not-your-friend.html" rel="alternate" title="FAQ: When Google is not your friend" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-115660658426533452</id><published>2006-01-31T12:21:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2006-08-26T19:36:24.270+04:00</updated><title type="text">Kanoodle to Provide Sponsored Links on MSN</title><summary type="text">Kanoodle®, the leading provider of sponsored links to many of the Web’s best sites, today announced the signing of a distribution agreement with MSN.Under the terms of the arrangement, Kanoodle will provide its content targeted sponsored links to MSN Spaces.“Through this deal with MSN, Kanoodle’s advertisers will have access to one of the best sites on the Web,” said Lance Podell, Kanoodle’s </summary><link href="Kanoodle to Provide Sponsored Links on MSN" rel="related" title="Kanoodle to Provide Sponsored Links on MSN"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/115660658426533452/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/115660658426533452" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/115660658426533452" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/115660658426533452" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2006/01/kanoodle-to-provide-sponsored-links-on.html" rel="alternate" title="Kanoodle to Provide Sponsored Links on MSN" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15642541.post-115660609332991551</id><published>2006-01-26T19:47:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2006-08-26T19:28:13.333+04:00</updated><title type="text">Google News Is Out Of Beta</title><summary type="text">And, as a new feature for the three-year-old service, users logged in from their Google accounts will see recommended articles based on what they previously read.Google Inc. on Monday said has taken its online news service out of beta, and has added a feature that automatically recommends stories to subscribers of its personalized search offering.Google News, launched in September 2002, is a </summary><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/feeds/115660609332991551/comments/default" rel="replies" title="Post Comments" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/15642541/115660609332991551" rel="replies" title="0 Comments" type="text/html"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/115660609332991551" rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15642541/posts/default/115660609332991551" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/><link href="http://google-search-optimization.blogspot.com/2006/01/google-news-is-out-of-beta.html" rel="alternate" title="Google News Is Out Of Beta" type="text/html"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image height="16" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" src="https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" width="16"/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>