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This will give the conspiracy theorists something to sink their teeth into; Google is providing search technology to the nation’s intelligence agencies.Now, before you pull the plug on your Google Toolbar, there’s no need to panic…yet. Google is simply selling the federal government its Google Search Appliance product.In addition to the intelligence agencies, Google’s government [...]
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We're back from Seattle! The Third Door Media group did a great job, and we covered 20 sessions! w00tw00t!Get Your SMX Advanced Coverage HereNineteen sessions are already posted on Search Engine Roundtable for SMX Advanced. The 20th will be posted on July 3rd (because it's under embargo until then). Sorry readers, don't ask me this time around. I won't post it until July 3rd just like I enforced the embargo last year. (Sorry, CK!)Yahoo Directory Lost its PageRank, but Matt Says NoSearch Eng
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Google's Local Business Center, the place businesses go to add or edit their local business listing at Google Maps, is having some major technical issues.A single post by Google Maps Guide at Google Groups really sums it up quickly:We understand some users are encountering system errors in the Local Business Center. We're working quickly to resolve these issues. Stay tuned for an update!Mike Blumenthal's blog has been recently covering some of the major changes and glitches with the local busin
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Have you ever been around a friend who points out a flaw about themselves and you say, "I would never have noticed that if you hadn't pointed it out?"Google is doing the same thing sans flaws.On the Official Google Blog, Ben Gomes explains that sometimes Google's search experiments are very subtle. They'll test things like white space in the search results or how big the plus box should be next to a stock quote link.The differences among the options being tested are very difficult to detect wit
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Yesterday, we talked about the importance of A/B and multivariate testing. Google offers Website Optimizer (for free) and now we learn just how much the search engine eats its own dog food.Here’s an A/B experiment that Google has conducted. See if you can spot the difference.Page 1:Page 2:Yeah, I didn’t spot it either, but apparently [...]
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