Monday, March 14, 2005
Yahoo! Australia Home Page updated
Yahoo! Australia & NZ
Dunno if I've been asleep.. (and clearly from the number of posts from me lately I have been..) but did Yahoo! update their homepage recently?
Me thinks yes. Plus an interesting article about Yahoo!'s new API and the Re-branding of their advertising arm Overture.
Dunno if I've been asleep.. (and clearly from the number of posts from me lately I have been..) but did Yahoo! update their homepage recently?
Me thinks yes. Plus an interesting article about Yahoo!'s new API and the Re-branding of their advertising arm Overture.
Sunday, December 19, 2004
Yahoo! follows up with its own Desktop Search
Yahoo! Partners with X1 for Desktop Search
Clickz give a good wrap up of the potential Yahoo! offering and the specter of MSN's own desktop tool.
PS: Apologies for the break in programming. A combination of computer issues, holidays and work has kept me tied up.
Will be posting more of the silly season!
Clickz give a good wrap up of the potential Yahoo! offering and the specter of MSN's own desktop tool.
PS: Apologies for the break in programming. A combination of computer issues, holidays and work has kept me tied up.
Will be posting more of the silly season!
Monday, October 25, 2004
Google attacks the Desktop
Google Desktop Search Launched
Danny wraps up the latest release of Google's Desktop Search.... but beware the privacy implication campers...
Danny wraps up the latest release of Google's Desktop Search.... but beware the privacy implication campers...
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Speech Search next on the Google Agenda
Google begins work on speech search
In conjunction with a newly opened R&D office in Bangalore, India, Google hinted its direction toward speech and multi media search.
Multimedia search has been around for years under the popular Singing Fish brand.
I'm positive a different way to find your favorite sound bytes will be smiled upon by the searching audience!
In conjunction with a newly opened R&D office in Bangalore, India, Google hinted its direction toward speech and multi media search.
Multimedia search has been around for years under the popular Singing Fish brand.
I'm positive a different way to find your favorite sound bytes will be smiled upon by the searching audience!
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Yahoo! Gets Personal
My Yahoo! Search
Hot on the heels of personal search rivals Ask Jeeves and A9, Yahoo on has released a beta version its personalised search offering allowing the punters to keep a "Personal Web".
MyYahoo!Search boasts some interesting features allowing you to save and share the results you like, block the ones you don't and keep them all for the next time you want information on the subject at hand.
The block function seems to be the most lauded feature with many users now able to block those pesky spam or irrelevant results.
Hot on the heels of personal search rivals Ask Jeeves and A9, Yahoo on has released a beta version its personalised search offering allowing the punters to keep a "Personal Web".
MyYahoo!Search boasts some interesting features allowing you to save and share the results you like, block the ones you don't and keep them all for the next time you want information on the subject at hand.
The block function seems to be the most lauded feature with many users now able to block those pesky spam or irrelevant results.
Thursday, September 09, 2004
Aussie SEM Firm gets gobbled by 24/7
24/7 Real Media Announces Acquisition of Decide Interactive
One of the larger Australian SEM companies, Decide Interactive was acquired recently in a trend that will see more consolidation as agencies adopt SEM as part of the overall interactive strategies.
With a good client list and some interesting technology, 24/7 is now placed well to move forward in search and have bought themselves a doorway into the Asia Pacific region.
One of the larger Australian SEM companies, Decide Interactive was acquired recently in a trend that will see more consolidation as agencies adopt SEM as part of the overall interactive strategies.
With a good client list and some interesting technology, 24/7 is now placed well to move forward in search and have bought themselves a doorway into the Asia Pacific region.
Monday, August 23, 2004
Yahoo! AU Snatches OptusNet from Sensis
Yahoo Search to power requests for OptusNet
OptusNet was another major publisher/portal to sign on with Yahoo! this time at the expense of Sensis.
According to the article, OptusNet, Australia's second largest telco, decided to end the three-year relationship to take advantage of Yahoo!s "relevant, timely and comprehensive search results".
OptusNet was another major publisher/portal to sign on with Yahoo! this time at the expense of Sensis.
According to the article, OptusNet, Australia's second largest telco, decided to end the three-year relationship to take advantage of Yahoo!s "relevant, timely and comprehensive search results".
