Google's rapid rise rewarded the open-minded - Internet Software - shares update

Google's rapid rise rewarded the open-minded - Internet Software - Internet Services - Internet - Stock Reports - Markets/Exchanges - Market News: "As Google shares flirt with the $200 mark, investors have to wonder whether many of those buying the stock near that lofty level are money managers who once spurned it at half that price"

Google, BellSouth partner on local-ad effort | CNET News.com

Google, BellSouth partner on local-ad effort | CNET News.com: "Google has entered a multiyear partnership with BellSouth in which the carrier will sell ads through the search giant's AdWords program, according to a statement released Thursday."

WebProWorld :: Flash now indexed by Google

WebProWorld :: Flash now indexed by Google: "salomon741

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Indexing Flash Interview and technical review Google SEO and Flash

Here's an article I just found about Google indexing flash. It's just an interview with an employee non-affiliated with Google, but it does answer some questions.

This should be a giant leap for Macromedia, too. Now designers are going to start choosing Flash for its now-compatibility with Google. They should see a leap in sales for Flash.

Now that Google has introduced a new type of content to their index, this also worries me. Could we possibly start seeing a new way to spam the SE's? "

Google SEO and Flash

Google Can Index the Contents of Flash Files -- an interview article by Robin Nobles

Google buys satellite image firm Keyhole | CNET News.com

Google buys satellite image firm Keyhole | CNET News.com: "Google said Wednesday that it has acquired Keyhole, a company specializing in Internet software that allows people to view satellite images from all around the globe...

Keyhole, founded in 2001, offers software that lets Internet users view geographic images collected from satellites and airplanes. The technology relies on a multi-terabyte database of mapping information.

The software gives users the ability to zoom in from space-level; in some cases it can zoom in to a street-level view...Users can also search for information such as the locations of hotels, parks, ATMs and subways."

WebProWorld: Caris & Co. analyst David Garrity described the Keyhole technology as “much more than just Mapquest on steroids” (personally, I think a Mapquest on steroids would be pretty slick).

MediaDailyNews 10-28-04: "Keyhole is a paid-only service that currently costs consumers $29.95 a year--down from the pre-deal fee of $69.95 a year.

"the photos are more lifelike than drawings of maps, some say the new service goes further than most online mapping in melding physical space with cyberspace--which could be a big boon for advertisers.

'It blurs the line between the virtual world and the real world,' said Joshua Stylman, managing director of the marketing firm Reprise Media. That blurring, he said, creates 'an amazing local search opportunity,' because advertisers might now be able to more viscerally connect with consumers who are conducting searches. For instance, local hotels that advertise on Google might be able to purchase listings that could appear next to Keyhole photos of their streets or neighborhoods. "

Google Press Center

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FT.com / Industries - Google rules out becoming net portal

FT.com / Industries - Google rules out becoming net portal
Google has ruled out embarking on a new instalment of the “browser wars” with Microsoft, according to Eric Schmidt, chief executive.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Schmidt said Google would not seek to turn its website into a broader internet portal, a move that would take it into more direct competition with Microsoft and Yahoo...

With the search engine business still at a very early stage of development, Mr Schmidt said there was no need to shape Google's strategy around fending off new competitors.

“It's very possible that Google and Microsoft and Yahoo and others can all do well,” he said. “At this stage, the focus has to be on your customers and your own strategy.”

Google likely to moveinto brand advertising. DMNews.com | News | Article

DMNews.com | News | Article: "Google is likely to expand into brand advertising. By: Brian Morrissey Senior Editor"

Google has begun to test the display of graphical ads on Google Image search. "Currently, it is a small component of our business, but we think it has a very exciting future," CEO Eric Schmidt said of graphical ads...In May, Google began offering advertisers the opportunity to display keyword-targeted graphical ad units on the pages of participating publishers in Google's worldwide AdSense network...Google said its ad system would determine whether to display an image ad over a text ad based on relevance and performance...

The Google spokesman said the company is selling image ads both through its direct sales force and its agency relations team, led by Chris Theodoros...

Schmidt said any moves Google makes would keep with its mantra of only serving relevant ads that users find useful. "We just don't do untargeted ads," he said."

ITworld.com - Microsoft finds Google to help promote Windows

ITworld.com - Microsoft finds Google to help promote Windows: "last week Microsoft started offering a Google search tool for download from Microsoft.com...Google's Deskbar is included in Microsoft's Partner Pack for Windows, a collection of Microsoft and third-party products released last week...Google Deskbar ... was built using Microsoft technology."

Joe Wilcox, a Washington, D.C.-based Jupiter Research senior analyst said ""While the MSN Search folks may be in hot competition with Google, for the Windows platform Google is a valuable partner."

Netcraft: Google are users of Python

Netcraft: Google fix second phishing vulnerability: "Netcraft discovered another application error, which this time revealed fragments of the source code, file structures and application logic that powers the mysterious search behemoth, which we have in turn reported back to Google. At a glance, it is not clear whether the web application stack trace would be useful to an attacker, however, it does confirm the widely held belief that Google are users of the Python programming language. "

Netcraft: Google fix second phishing vulnerability

Netcraft: Google fix second phishing vulnerabilityBoth problems would have allowed fraudsters to inject their own content onto Google’s web site, making the content appear to be published by Google. This is a very effective form of phishing, as people are more likely to trust content if it appears to be hosted on a familiar domain

Cre8asite forums. Google - Google Shuffle.

Cre8asite forums. Google - Google Shuffle. [ Search Engine Optimization, Usability and Web Design. ]