The Yahoo Search Blog announced they have made “significant enhancements” to how they show news results in the web search results. Yahoo is now showing news results in different positions throughout the web search results, based on their new “News Direct Display (DD)” algorithm. In addition, Yahoo improved how they detect news queries [...]

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I was reviewing print yellow pages book usage statistics this week, in preparation for the SMX Local & Mobile conference, and I was struck once again by the large numbers that the Yellow Pages Association (YPA) touts in their press releases and research papers. I’ve had some individuals at conferences dismiss the idea that print [...]

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The Yahoo Search Marketing Blog announced they have improved the Ad Performance Reports to include a few new columns. The new columns include:

Ad ID column – This column displays your Ad’s ID number.
Ad: – This column provides a visual representation of your ad, including its title, short description and display URL.
Destination URL, the URL [...]

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When I tried out the new Google Ad Planner recently, I had no idea my reaction would be so out of step with the reactions of various observers on the scene.
Has this ever happened to you? It’s like being in an episode of The Twilight Zone, as you pass by the horrified shouts of onlookers [...]

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Below is what happened in search today, as reported onSearch Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

Cuil Launches — Can This Search Start-Up Really Best Google? Can any start-up search engine "be the next Google?" Many have wondered this, and today’s launch of Cuil (pronounced "cool’) [...]

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