Just when I thought it was safe to go outside, a new Google killer has been reported to be on the loose. Monday morning, start-up search engine cuil.com was launched, accompanied by a rapid fire of cheerleading, speculation and, ultimately, ridicule. Search experts around the globe threw five to 10 queries at the engine before declaring Cuil a failure.
With the goal of proving searchers with richer Internet depth, a new search engine, Cuil launched today. The engine has indexed more than 120 billion Web pages, which the company claims is "three times as many as Google."
Yahoo reported almost $1.8 billion in revenues — a 6% year-over-year increase — for its second quarter ending on June 30. Yahoo also reported $131 million in net income, or 9 cents per diluted share, for its second quarter in 2008, a decrease compared to $161 million, or 11 cents per diluted share, in second quarter of 2007.
Microsoft Corp. will divide its platforms and services division (PSD) into two groups called Windows/Windows Live and online services. Both of the new groups will report to CEO Steve Ballmer.
Lance Neuhasuer, managing director, east, Resolution Media July 28, 2008
That's right, search marketers, we've up and lost our head. I'm referring to the "head" in the sense of our high-volume, high-impact marketing placements (as opposed to the proverbial "tail"). Yet despite the play on words, our lack of focus on the head in an effort to cover our tail has me wondering whether we have really lost our head— that is, our wits — and whether the tail is going to cost us our...well, our tail.
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Derek Kleinow, president, TigerGPS.com July 28, 2008
If you're not using dedicated e-commerce product or site search technology yet, be sure to add it to your summer improvement project list. While site search improves merchandizing, you may be surprised how well it will complement your SEM and SEO programs. We began using site search three years ago, and it has increased our overall search ROI.
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