SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 21, 2008

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

Icahn Settles With Yahoo, Joins Board
As Greg noted earlier, Ichan was seeking control of Yahoo’s board. Instead, Yahoo and Ichan came up with a compromise, giving Ichan 3 of the 11 seats on Yahoo’s board. Eight members of the board will stand for reelection, including Yang. Robert Kotick will not be up for reelection. The…
No, The Toolbar Does Not Lead Google To Index My Content
Matt Cutts of Google has posted another one of his debunking theories post, this time on the Google Toolbar aiding Google in indexing content. Matt said, “if Ken Simpson is implying that the Google Toolbar led to these urls being crawled, then he’s mistaken.” Ken Simpson was paraphrased in an…
American Airlines And Google Settle Keyword Lawsuit
American Airlines Drops Google Trademark Lawsuit from Bloomberg reports that the two sides have settled the search ad legal dispute. Each side has agreed to pay their own legal fees and the terms of the settlement were not disclosed. American Airlines sued Google about a year ago over trademark infringement…
As Yahoo Proxy Vote Looms, Questions About Board Composition And Management’s Future
The neverending MicroHoo drama has provided virtual reams of blog posts and endless fodder for speculation. The latest installment involves the question of whether Carl Icahn’s proxy battle for control of Yahoo’s board will see any success. In case you joined this story late, institutional shareholders are frustrated by Yahoo’s…
Google Now The UK’s Top “Superbrand”
Google has moved to the top of another brand survey. This one, in the UK, is based on a consumer survey that involved 1,000 UK brands. Google topped other high-profile consumer brands such as Microsoft, Mercedes Benz, Nike and BMW. Earlier this year, research firm Millward Brown (a unit of…
comScore: Yahoo & Microsoft Gain Share But Google Breaks 7 Billion Searches
It’s search popularity statistics time again, and I’m starting off with the latest figures from comScore. Finally, a change — Google slips while Yahoo and Microsoft gain. Trouble for the Big G? Not really — because in terms of raw number of searches, June 2008 was another record breaker…
Last Call For SMX Local & Mobile in San Francisco
There’s still time to register for Search Marketing Expo – SMX Local & Mobile in San Francisco this Thursday and Friday, July 24-25. Register today and save $200 off the on-site registration rate. For the last couple months, we’ve been telling you why you should come to SMX Local &…
Last Chance: Pitch Session Ideas For SMX East!
Later this week, I’m diving into developing the agenda for our SMX East search marketing conference that happens in New York this October 6-8. I’m still looking for ideas, and pitching a great session topic is the very best way to end up speaking at the show. I’m closing…