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SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 22, 2007

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

From Search Engine Land:

  • Google Meme:
    Hot Trends Added To Google Trends

    Google has launched a meme-like feature to Google Trends. The Google Trends
    home page now has a section named "Hot Trends," which shows the hottest
    queries for the day. You can also look back historically and see the hottest
    queries for that day. Plus, Google Trends upgraded the trends history…
  • Google Adds
    Neighborhood Search To Maps, Automated 3-D Rendering To Earth

    Local search is coming to a neighborhood near you – literally. Google is the
    latest and highest profile site to introduce what might be called "colloquial"
    neighborhood level search into Google Maps. What it means is that people can
    now use popular terms and even geo-slang in some cases to…
  • Google To FCC:
    Sell Radio Bandwidth Through Real-Time Auctions

    Google’s novel idea for FCC radio spectrum auction from USA Today reports
    Google has put in a proposal to the FCC urging the agency to allow companies
    to sell radio spectrum through an auction process to others….
  • Virgin Mobile
    USA To Offer JumpTap Local Search

    Virgin Mobile USA, which has been working since December with private-label
    mobile search provider JumpTap, announced that it would add now add local
    mobile search. Users will be able to type a query and their zip, city or state
    to get local information. Both search functionality and local content on…
  • Google At $950
    Per Share: Extreme Transparency

    To grow share, revenue and market capitalization, Google should adopt Extreme
    Transparency. Google dominates search with 70% market share. Google has
    soaring revenue, 63% up year-over-year Q1. Google has a monster market cap,
    north of $140B. But there’s a problem lurking in the wings, and pulling that
    problem into…
  • Yahoo Search
    Update Tonight – May 22nd

    Tim Mayer of Yahoo informed us that there will be a Yahoo Search index update
    tonight. Tim said we should "expect minor changes" over the next few days. The
    update will conclude this Friday….
  • Best Wishes,
    Elisabeth! Search Engine Watch Editor Osmeloski Leaves

    Elisabeth Osmeloski, editor of Search Engine Watch, is leaving to become
    director of online media for the Zonder.com Vacation Rentals site. Her last
    day will be this Friday, and she has a departure announcement here. Elisabeth
    and I worked together to get the Search Engine Watch Forums launched nearly
    three…
  • How About
    Landing Pages For The Social Media Visitor?

    Marketers generally create landing pages for pay-per-click campaigns or other
    advertising campaigns. So, why not create them for social media sites?
    Granted, it may seem impossible because it is hard to change the layout of
    your blog or website just for visitors from like Digg, Netscape, and
    StumbleUpon. However, you…
  • Things You
    Can’t Advertise On Google: Guns, Booze & Now Essay Writing

    Google bans essay writing adverts from the BBC reports that next month Google
    will no longer accept ads for essay writing services. This ban on essay
    writing ads comes after many complaints over the integrity of university
    degrees. The BBC reports that universities "warmly welcomed" this ban. A
    spokesperson from…

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