1. Google Caves to Murdoch, Adds New Options for Publishers 7 hours ago   permalink

Google Caves to Murdoch, Adds New Options for Publishers
Mashable.com

As newspapers and old media companies have seen their revenues shrink, they have essentially done one of two things: found ways to embrace the web or blamed Google for their problems.

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Google and paid content   —  As newspapers consider charging for access to their online content, some publishers have asked: Should we put up pay walls or keep our articles in Google News and Google Search? In fact, they can do both - the two aren't mutually exclusive. There are a few ways we work with publishers to make their subscription content discoverable. Today we're ...

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2. E-Readers: They’re Hot Now, But the Story Isn’t Over 4 hours ago   permalink

Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf

From the Article: Books are having their iPod moment this holiday season. But buyer beware: It could also turn out to be an eight-track moment [Snip] “If you have the disposable income and love technology—not books—you should get a dedicated e-reader,” says Bob LiVolsi, the founder of BooksOnBoard, the largest independent e-book ...

3. EBooks: An Interview with Michael Serbinis, President of Shortcovers 5 hours ago   permalink

Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf

From the Interview: The Toronto-based Shortcovers, owned by Indigo Books & Music, Inc., which launched in February and allows users to download e-books on to a variety of smartphones and mobile devices. Mark Medley sat down with Michael Serbinis, president of Shortcovers, to talk about Kindle, and the future of books. “This experience ...

4. Help Grok Pivot, A Novel Approach to Search Interface 7 hours ago   permalink

Help Grok Pivot, A Novel Approach to Search Interface
Fmpub.net / John Battelle

Microsoft has been kind enough to give me a limited number of invitations for readers of Searchblog to grok Pivot, which I wrote about here last week. In that post I promised to grok Pivot, then report back more here. Alas, Pivot is currently Windows only, and - alas...

5. Show Your Vote for COP 15 8 hours ago   permalink

Show Your Vote for COP 15
Google-au.blogspot.com

One of the benefits working at Google is the ability to spend 20% of your time on projects you are passionate about. Recently I was lucky enough to attend the Australian Conservation Foundation's Climate Project Summit where I met Al Gore and was trained as a Climate Project Presenter. I developed in my 20% time an open source platform called ...

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6. Show me the pictures: better format for image results 10 hours ago   permalink

Show me the pictures: better format for image results
A Googler / The Official Google Blog

I love when I get images back in my Google search results. There's no better way to quickly understand the difference between an ocelot and a clouded leopard . But sometimes I want to see more images to really make sure I've identified the right jungle cat. Over the next twenty-four hours we're rolling out a new format for image universal results.

7. Zeitgeist 2009: the collective consciousness 22 hours ago   permalink

A Googler / The Official Google Blog

Curiosity — it's why we search the web. Whether searching for the latest news, a popular holiday gift, a website you've heard about, the latest singing sensation, or the trailer to a blockbuster film, you come to Google with something on your mind. And since 2001, we've been releasing our annual Zeitgeist — our view into the spirit of the ...

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8. Think2010: Innovate to better connect 13 hours ago   permalink

Inside AdWords crew / Inside AdWords

As you plan your marketing approach for 2010, think of 'innovation' in a broad sense. You don't need to be the first to venture into uncharted territory or the one to make the biggest splash. You just need to think openly and differently about your customer connections. Strive to be nimble, current, and ever-more relevant as you create them. In ...

9. SES Chicago '09 Live Blogging Schedule 14 hours ago   permalink

Barry / Search Engine Roundtable

Did you know that the first conference we ever covered here was SES Chicago and that back six years ago in 2003? Since then we covered this conference every year but last. And we will be covering SES Chicago 2009...

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10. Daily Search Forum Recap: 14 hours ago   permalink

Barry / Search Engine Roundtable

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....

11. The AdSense Product Ideas page: Now accepting your submissions and votes 15 hours ago   permalink

Inside AdSense Team / Inside AdSense

This past year, we've been working on building features based on your feedback, and we'd like to offer you the opportunity to tell us what's on your AdSense wishlist for 2010. What features or product updates would you like to see? Whether it's an idea for a brand new feature or just a small tweak that would simplify your workflow, we'd like to ...

12. Cyber Monday: We Know You Were Shopping Instead of Working Yesterday 16 hours ago   permalink

Search Engine Watch Blog

Millions of people had a big case of the Mondays on the first day back to work after the Thanksgiving holiday. That's why you spent your day shopping - on Cyber Monday - instead of working. Don't worry, we won't tell your boss. (S/he was shopping too, anyway.) Coremetrics released data on what is thought to be the biggest online shopping day of ...

13. Ask.com's Top Questions of 2009: Refreshing, Existential and Disturbing 17 hours ago   permalink

Search Engine Watch Blog

Ask.com gets a lot of their search queries in the form of a question - more so than any other search engine. So, it makes sense that their end-of-the-year list features questions instead of keywords. The questions are a refreshing departure from the usual fare seen on the end-of-year lists from other search engines. They're also humorous, ...

14. How a Little Blogging Can Make a Big Difference for the Small Business 21 hours ago   permalink

How a Little Blogging Can Make a Big Difference for the Small Business
Search Engine Guide

by Stoney deGeyter Whenever a new medium emerges and becomes the "it" thing. Everyone flocks to it until the next shiny thing comes around and then that becomes the new "it." Inevitably, those on the cutting edge of "it" always decry the downfall of the previous "it" which then becomes "that". "That" is obsolete. "That" doesn't have long-term ...

15. Yahoo Announces Top 2009 Searches 21 hours ago   permalink

Yahoo Announces Top 2009 Searches
Frank Reed / Andy Beal

Yesterday, Andy took a look at the top searches for bing in 2009 (am I supposed to capitalize bing or not, someone PLEASE clear that up for me). Today, courtesy of Digital Beat we look at the top searches for Yahoo for 2009. Whether they are playing follow their new leader or they want to [...]

16. Easy and Inexpensive Mechanics of Creating Your First E-book 22 hours ago   permalink

Easy and Inexpensive Mechanics of Creating Your First E-book
Per and Susanne Koch / Pandia Search Engine News

Part two of a series of 3 articles on how to succeed as an e-book writer. This article describes how to pick a format and write an outline. It also suggests formulas to help you create content that will keep the attention of your reader and assure the success of your e-book.

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