December, 2006
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Finally, it is vacation time – so, no new posts from me until 01/10/2007. I wish you a happy holiday season and a new year filled with peace and prosperity. See you in 2007!
AdSense and image placement – A policy clarification
The AdSense Publisher Support posted a policy clarification on “Ad and image placement”, earlier today. Here is, what Google says on this topic: “You can definitely place Google ads on pages containing images — just make sure that the ads and images are not arranged in a way that could easily mislead or confuse your visitors. [...]
2006 Google Zeitgeist is online
It seems like the 2006 Year-End Google Zeitgeist is online. It shows you the Top Searches, of the year, in different categories such as most popluar Wedding or Divorce search terms and also some graphic charts. And here are the Top Searches of 2006 (family friendly edition):    1. bebo  2. myspace  3. world [...]
Google acquired Internet mapping solutions company
Today John Hanke, Director of Google Earth & Maps announced the acquisition of the Internet mapping solutions company Endoxon. “Endoxon is a developer of internet mapping solutions, mobile services, data processing, cartography, direct marketing and the Trinity software suite. Since 1988, Endoxon and its 75 employees have created ground-breaking solutions for a wide variety of geographic [...]
Google & Orange to release ‘Google phone’?
The Observer has information, that Google and the mobile phone operator Orange held talks about a partnership to create a special ‘Google phone’ which makes it easy to search the web wherever you are. “Their plans centre on a branded Google phone, which would probably also carry Orange’s logo. The device would not be revolutionary: manufactured [...]
Image Optimization for Search Engines and Visitors
Vanessa Fox posted some useful tips on using images at the Google Webmaster Central Blog: Don’t put the bulk of your text in images. It may sound simple, but the best thing you can do is to put your text into well, text. Reserve images for graphical elements. If all of the text on your [...]
Google partnered with GoDaddy and eNom to offer Domains
According to the their Official Blog, Google has partnered with the two domain registrars GoDaddy.com and eNom, to offer domain registration for their Google Apps service. This service allows organisations to set up private-label Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and customizable start pages for their custom domains. Until now, a organisation needed a already registered domain, to [...]
Microsoft and Baidu announced a strategic alliance
Microsoft and Baidu today announced a strategic alliance on paid search services, which will officially commence in December 2006. As a result of this strategic alliance, Microsoft will display Baidu’s paid search listings on the search results pages of certain Microsoft websites, including MSN, Live, and other partner websites in China. More details can be [...]