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Archive for March 2006

March 20th, 2006

When Google & Nike Play Soccer

It seems as if Google’s new venture is going to be along with Nike over at Joga.com. What is Joga exactly? Joga is an online community for soccer fans. From their “about” page:
Joga is an online community created by Google and Nike for anyone anywhere in the world who shares a love for soccer, […]

By Gilad -- 1 comment

March 18th, 2006

New Design, New Plugins, Same Editor…

You’ve probably noticed int he last couple of days that the Search Engine Herald has adopted a new look. It comes as stage 2 (my own term) of b5 designs and included software upgrades, and some theme renovation. Today, the upgrade is done (at least for this site) and is officially renovated.
Personally, I like it, […]

By Gilad -- 1 comment

March 15th, 2006

GMail Addresses Exposed

I guess this is a “Google morning”, but they seem to be on fire with news (& dirt) all over the place.
This time the have made a Schoolboy Error, making over 14,000 Gmail addresses exposed to the public, and making it a breeze to harvest them for mailing list purposes.
Wanna, Wanna? just search for site:~.googlepages.com

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March 15th, 2006

New Services From Google

Google, in now in Mars, so if you’re ever around, and lost (on Mars) just pull up this page. It should be able to help you find your way around.
It (Google) also recently bought SketchUp which is a 3D mapping company, and should soon allow people see the above service as well as any […]

By Gilad -- 0 comments

March 15th, 2006

Economist does SEO

The economist has recently posted an article titled “Dancing with Google’s Spiders” [subscription required], the article reviewes SEO, rankings, spidering, updates, black-hats and even Matt Cutts. The free preview reads:
THE industrious spider bots that crawl around the web on behalf of Google, the world’s biggest search engine, evoke both fear and reverence. Late last year […]

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March 15th, 2006

Experimenting with Google Base, Payments & Reputation

Barry had decided to run a couple of experiments with Google Base and Google Payments.
He applied (and got accepted) for the program, and then placed an item for sale, and even attempted to buy it.
The whole process is documented and includes screenshots.
While on the topic of Google Base, TechCrunch has the scoop about a […]

By Gilad -- 0 comments

March 11th, 2006

Larry Page and Lucy Southworth Pictures

Sources tell me that back in September Larry Page and Lucy Southworth went on a vacation in Hawaii, well except for a baby they got everything else taken care of…

Tags: Google, google baby, google marriage, larry page, lucy southworth

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March 9th, 2006

10 Reasons to Sell Google Stock

Google is on the target of many people (I guess that includes myself as well), it might be this tremendous growth, the young kids getting rich, or the “do no evil” policy. Others just hate because they did not buy Google stock on time…
Well with the recent falls in Google stock losing over 27% or […]

By Gilad -- 0 comments

March 9th, 2006

Gorgeous Google Gals: Final Resuls

Last week I posted about a new competition done by ValleyWag as to Google’s hottest gals.
Well the competition is now over, and we have a winner:
Trisha Wier who won the battle against Kate Burns with 60% over 40% of Kate.
Congrats…

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March 9th, 2006

Google Settles Clickfraud Suit for $90 Million

Following a lawsuit filed earlier this year by Lane’s Gifts, Google had decided to settle and put aside $90 million for reimbursment of those who have been hit by this issue. From their official statement:
Google currently allows advertisers to apply for reimbursement for clicks they believe are invalid. They can do this for clicks that […]

By Gilad -- 2 comments