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these are great Jordan!ReplyDelete
I really like how these paintings still feel a lot like your sketches in terms of style! It's not easy to keep a consistent style when moving between different mediums!
Nice Jordan - You should check out the Syd Mead Gnomon DVD's if you can find them (there's one or two left in the office). All of his work is done using Gouache.ReplyDelete
Thanks all :) Plenty more little doodles to come I think. It;s just so lovely to work with in regards to time consumption of set-up / drying time etc.ReplyDelete
@Alan - I have seen those DVD's before I think. There is a copy of the set in the library as well. I could do with watching them again though. I'd like to do some proper studies (still life, portraits, landscapes) so more knowledge would help.


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Russell Brand still wants to be married
By Tribute News on February 9, 2013 | 2 Comments
Russell Brand wants to get married again. Despite the comedian's union to Katy Perry lasting just 14 months, Russell insists his divorce hasn't put him off walking down the aisle and he would be willing to show his life-long commitment to another woman in the future. He said, "Divorce hasn't put me off marrying again. I liked marriage. Most of it was brilliant. You can't condemn an institution on one incident. You can't condemn the whole Catholic Church for a few dodgy priests!" Before getting together with Katy in October 2010, Russell was a renowned womanizer and says he was so obsessed with sleeping around, it took over his life. In an interview with ShortList magazine, he said, "I was once so devoted to 'sh**ging' I would forget to eat. I was like those people in China who die because they're so into their Xbox they stop having dinner. I prioritize other things now, like meditation and yoga. I spend more time meditating than having sex. Isn't that good? It was unthinkable five years ago. I think the quality of the sh**ging has improved, though. Yoga gives you an understanding of chakras and energy and how to umbrella the G-spot."
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Iran Election: US Election
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Isn't it ironic that Americans are willing to come out into the streets to show they care about the Iranian election being stolen when they wouldn't come out into the streets after their own elections were stolen in 2000 and 2004?
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What can I say? I feel a responsibility to burst American bubbles, but I have the best intentions. The US needs to come out from behind its willful isolation and out-of-date concepts of how the rest of the world sees the US in order to deal with the rest of the world in a manner that reflects the reality. Also, according to the article I am about to present, this is necessary in order for the world to come out of the present economic crisis as soon as possible and with as little human suffering as possible. (And the suffering of people outside the US really does matter.)
Here's the article that led to this post:
Yes, it's opinion, not a news article, which leaves some room for discounting its points, but doesn't it make more sense to consider them?
This is the section that made me say "Ouch!"
"Indeed, these days America is looking like the Bernie Madoff of economies: for many years it was held in respect, even awe, but it turns out to have been a fraud all along."
And this one, "Eeeee!"
"[The economist Simon] Johnson, who served as the chief economist at the I.M.F. and is now a professor at M.I.T., declares that America's current difficulties are "shockingly reminiscent" of crises in places like Russia and Argentina — including the key role played by crony capitalists.
In America as in the third world, he writes, "elite business interests — financiers, in the case of the U.S. — played a central role in creating the crisis, making ever-larger gambles, with the implicit backing of the government, until the inevitable collapse. More alarming, they are now using their influence to prevent precisely the sorts of reforms that are needed, and fast, to pull the economy out of its nosedive."
Will Americans believe that the US really has lost a lot of its credibility? Or will they, like a child caught throwing stones at the neighbor's window, use the defense of "Europe's got problems just as bad" ? The difference is that Europe has never had that much credibility with most Americans, but the US has had a lot of credibility with Europeans in the past. The loss of that is a major change. American hubris and arrogance will not be tolerated as it has in the past, and that has consequences.
On the other hand, Americans are not likely to tolerate willingly what it might take to get that credibility back.


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ALA11 PR Forum: Going Mobile @ Your Library
Going Mobile @ Yr Library:
How Libraries Can Serve Mobile Phone Users.
I deeply enjoyed speaking at the 2011 ALA PR Forum in New Orleans about PR, marketing, & advocacy in the context of mobile/social end users
The presentation addressed major changes and opportunities for PR brought on by this year's technological trends. We touched upon the important areas of concern, technology problems and solutions, pro tips for branding the library through these times of change, and how to leverage some mobile technologies for marketing.
Thank you to all the wonderful people who attended this early Sunday morning session.
We started with the famous photo of the Vancouver kissing couple to spark our discussion on PR in the age of mobile social media.
I then explored strategies for demonstrating the value of libraries through this time of change.
Discussed some of the major technology trends affecting the roles of libraries and the opportunities they present for renewing perceptions of relevance.
- Disruptive publishing
- Smart phone as the focus
- Location as point of interaction
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- Community visual narratives
- Increasing role of data for mobile communication
We left with some inspiration, and a reminder that (to paraphrase Marvin Gaye) – As long as we are moving, there is always a chance.
More information from the conference program: PR Forum: Going Mobile @ your library: How Libraries Can Serve Mobile Phone User.
Did you know that 85% of Americans own a mobile phone? The proliferation of mobile phones and the advent of smart phones that can do just about anything (there's an app for that!) means that people are getting and using information in ways that libraries need to be aware of. A panel will discuss how mobile phones provide a unique opportunity for libraries to market themselves and help customers seek the information they need. The PR Forum is an annual program for library marketing professionals, coordinated by the ALA PR Assembly.
I am very thankful for this opportunity from the ALA PR Assembly to present at this event. It allowed me to meet and hear form creative librarians from around the country. Putting together this talk also forced me to take stock of where technology and libraries are half way through 2011 and reevaluate our goals and strategies.
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An alleged drunken driver was flown to a Peoria hospital on Saturday night after flipping his sport utility vehicle.
An alleged drunken driver was flown to a Peoria hospital on Saturday night after flipping his sport utility vehicle.
The 20-year-old Wyanet man was conscious and breathing as he was taken via Life Flight to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria with nonlife-threatening injuries.
The man driving south about 10:10 p.m. on Illinois Route 29, when he flipped his vehicle near Terrace Drive, according to Peoria County authorities. A witness told authorities the man passed her vehicle at a high rate of speed before losing control in the ditch and flipping.
A passer-by called 911 upon seeing the vehicle flip, and two off-duty EMTs that were driving by at the time stopped to assist the driver before rescue crews arrived.
Pieces of metal and glass from the vehicle could be seen several hundred feet from the crash, showing the grizzly path the SUV took after it left the roadway. Rescue personnel from Chillicothe worked for nearly an hour freeing the man from his vehicle, as his arm was pinned in the twisted metal.
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DENVER, CO — Legislative Republicans slammed Governor Hickenlooper's response to the Lower North Fork Fire as inadequate at a press conference on Tuesday, saying they plan to introduce legislation to set up a commission to help compensate victims of the tragedy.
The commission would be set up to review claims of victims of the fire which resulted in the deaths of three people and destroyed 23 homes. Republicans said Hickenlooper has not dealt with how to compensate the victims of the fire started by the state.
"We expected more from the Governor," said Speaker of the House Frank McNulty (R-Highlands Ranch).
The state of Colorado currently has a limited liability for up to $600,000, though legislators at the press conference said under the Governmental Immunity Act the state may be immune entirely from any lawsuits. The total cost of the homes destroyed by the fire is estimated at $11 million.
Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman (R-CO Springs) said he wants to make sure people are "made whole."
"We don't have moral impunity," he said.
The fire began during a state-run prescribed burn when a burning ember blew across the street and ignited. Critics have questioned why a prescribed burn was conducted during a period of high winds.
"The Lower North Fork Fire was a terrible accident that no one wanted," said State Representative Cheri Gerou (R-Evergreen), who represents the affected area. "However, we need to recognize that the fire, which was started by the state, has devastated the lives of so many families in Jefferson County. These families deserve to be heard and be compensated for their losses."
On Monday, Governor Hickenlooper announced a plan to move the handling of prescribed burns to the Department of Public Safety, and away from the Colorado State Forest Service, housed at Colorado State University. He refused to say whether he thinks the state should waive the liability cap of $600,000 in the case of the fire.
The Denver Post reported last week that nine notices of intent to file suit have been filed against Colorado.
Hickenlooper has not directly addressed the GOP's move to set up a commission, but his office pushed back against the idea that Hickenlooper has not done enough. Hickenlooper's spokesman Eric Brown told the Associated Press that "in times of tragedy and great sorrow, we have a responsibility to act with our hearts, but also our heads."
Speaker McNulty said at the press conference that "time is short" and the Legislature will act.
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Two of the game's most prolific artists have been rumored for years to be working on a collaborative album. As the years have tuned down, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole have both spoke on having tracks together. It ultimately comes down to timing. Ab-Soul has recently released his new album Do What Thou Wilt. He joined The Breakfast Club this morning (Dec. 10) to talk about the album and much more. He also detailed that K. Dot and Jermaine have been working on this album for quite some time.
They got it. They got something in the works. They've been working on that motherfucker for a while


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So Sunday night, I was sitting in my Mom's kitchen, telling her I wished I had a month off to figure out what exactly I want to do with my life. Fundraising is a tough business – especially in a city like Houston, where we all compete for the same dollars. Hearing "no" all the time beats you down. And of course, being the way I am, every day that we DON'T find a cure, I feel guilty, like it's my fault. Logically, I know I'm not a scientist – but it's still incredibly difficult to talk to people with a life altering, chronic illness every day and not feel some sense of responsibility for their ongoing suffering.
Today I lost the job I moved to Houston for.
I almost wish I could tell you I'm devastated, that I don't know how I'll live. I would be lying.
This job has drained me for 2.5 years. Despite the amazing people I've gotten to meet, the incredible patients whose lives I've touched and been a part of…. I feel a tremendous weight off my shoulders. Will I, at 28 years old, finally find the job I was meant for?
The funny thing is, when I was in Wisconsin last week, I went to my Grandma's grave, and we had a little chat. (I talk to her all the time, but somehow sitting at her headstone, I feel like I'm within arms reach of her again.) I reminded her that the last time I saw her alive, she told me I would find a job I love (I hadn't told her I was even looking) and I asked her for her help again, to point me in the right direction.
A few days later, I had that conversation with my mom. And today, I find myself sitting here, with the world wide open, and an opportunity to find my calling.
I am truly a lucky woman. Everything happens for a reason.


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Even if you want to burn a flag to protest something that you dislike. Why do it. If you don't like the country move out! If you just want to protest something do something else. You may start an necessary war that could've been avoided. Plus, why go through the hassle and buy a flag, and start a fire...
...Just to burn it.
Burning the flag is beyond disrespectful. It might be a piece of cloth, but it represents the freedom we are granted. If you burned the flag of your country, why were you ever living in that country to begin with? Don't burn something that belongs to millions of people and give the symbol of freedom if you wouldn't want someone to walk in your home and burn an important artifact that was handed down through generations and have an important, meaningful meaning or symbol to it. Try to burn the flag and I bet the first thing you came face to face with would be a gun.
Burning our flag is really disrespectful. It might just be a piece of cloth but its our symbol of freedom and independence. How would you like it if someone just burned an artifact that has been in your families history for centuries huh? I sure as wouldn't go to someone else's country and burn their flag! That would be a good way to get shot!
Burning the flag is really disrespectful the flag has been through history since America was first founded. It might just be a piece of cloth but its a symbol of our freedom. What would you be like if you had an item that has been through your family history how would you feel if someone just burned it in front of you?
Much like the others have said I believe that if you are in this Country respect the flag. You wouldn't go to another Country and burn there flag, would you? I Sure as hell wouldn't, because I would be shot faster then I could light the match. I do, however, Also believe Burning the flag should be legal IF and only IF it is being respectfully cremated. Other then that one case it should be illegal... And for those of you whom think it shouldn't be... I understand you opinions, but I dare you to go to another Country and burn there flag. See what happens. Good luck.
If you live in a country, you respect the flag that represents the country you are living in. Why would you burn the flag that represents the country you are living in? If you hate the country you live in, then why would you live there to begin with? Move to a new country if you hate the one you are living in, don't burn a flag and cause unnecessary conflict.
The flag represents the identity of a country, that includes its history where heroes sacrificed their lives. They raised the flag to show unity in fighting against oppresors. Blood had spilled in the flag as the fighting continued. Valued by our heroes and people who died protecting it, the flag should be respected to show appreciation to what our ancestors have done to protect us from others. Any act that shows respect to the flag shall be made illegal.
Burning the flag is an expression that we should allow (although be free to oppose in our own demonstrations) as if we ban it we will be doing shame on the people that fought for our freedom to express ourselves. The western world defeated nazism and we shouldn't disservice ourselves as a free nation to stamp out things like that.


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Overruled by Home Rule: Why the New Jersey Legislature's Latest Attempt to End the Waste, Corruption, and Inequality Created by Municipal Fragmentation Will Fail
46 Pages Posted: 27 Mar 2008
A century's worth of policy experts, government commissions, and reform-minded politicians have concluded that New Jersey has too many towns. They have filled the state's archives with reports documenting the costs of fragmentation in the Garden State: the inability to address regional problems, the inequalities created by residential segregation, and the inefficiencies of operating so many local services. But while New Jersey has 566 municipalities - the most per capita of any state - only nine sets of towns have considered merging since 1952 and only one pair, Pahaquarry and Hardwick, has actually consolidated into a single unit. It is far easier, these experts have learned, to create new towns than it is to eliminate them.
In early 2007, the New Jersey State Legislature created the Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization and Consolidation Commission to address the problem. Modeled on the federal military base closure commissions, the Local Unit Commission was established to review New Jersey's 566 municipalities and recommend which ones should consolidate, which ones should share municipal services with neighbors, and which ones should continue as they are. It was an improvement over the older procedure for consolidation, which was cumbersome and bureaucratic. But if the goal was to recreate the success of the military base closure commissions, which shut down over 500 military sites from 1989 to 2005, then the New Jersey legislature failed. This Article reviews the failings of the bill and argues that state must find a more effective way to address the problems of municipal fragmentation.
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HP, one of a few companies intent on proliferating Chrome OS on its laptops, has released an interesting report that suggests that iOS and Android apps are a plague on the mobile industry. 46 percent of the apps tested either completely failed to utilize encryption techniques, or were used inappropriately. A failure to use encryption leaves personal and sensitive data exposed for hackers to steal.
And, it goes further than that. Security issues that are already widely known aren't even addressed. Here's some significant stats from the report:
- 56% of the applications tested exhibited weaknesses to revealing information about the application, its implementation or its users.
- 74% of apps exhibit unnecessary permissions.
- 80% of applications are vulnerable to misconfiguration vulnerabilities.
- Hybrid development frameworks for mobile apps don't address many well-known security issues.
In addition to the state of mobile, the report also states that Microsoft's Internet Explorer remains the leader in vulnerabilities submitted against a single product.
After a brief registration, you can download the report yourself here: HP Security Research Cyber Risk Report 2013


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He has over 50 publications. His books include Energy Law and Policy for the 21st Century (2000), Government Structures in the U.S.A. and the Sovereign States of the Former U.S.S.R. (1996), The Environment: Global Problems, Local Solutions (1994), and Energy Law & Policy (1989). He is on the board of editors of Ius Gentium, is currently chair of the ABA Special Committees on Electric Industry Restructuring and vice chair of the ABA Committee on Hydro Power. He has served on the ABA Graduate Legal Education Committee, the ABA Special Committee on International Energy Law and the International Environmental Law Working Group of the American Society of International Law. He has been a consultant to the Energy Charter Secretariat, and special assistant to the National Petroleum Council (Water Availability Task Group), and a Foreign Member of the Ukraine Academy of Ecological Sciences.


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SES Heading To Stockholm, France & Chicago
What's next for Search Engine Strategies, our show focused on search marketing issues? Here's the rundown for the remainder of the year:
- October 19 – 20, 2005 Stockholm, Sweden: The agenda is up, for this show that Chris Sherman is organizing. I'll be out moderating and speaking as well. Get more information by visiting the conference site!
- November 29-30, 2005 Cnit Paris La Defense, Paris, France: The agenda is coming for our first-ever show in France. Basic information is at the site now, and you can register to be notified for when more details are available.
- December 5 – 8, 2005 Chicago, IL: Basic information is online for our next US show that I'll be organizing. I expect to have an agenda up by early October, as outlined on this timeline at the SES Blog.
For the 2006 line-up, including our New York show from Feb. 27-March 2, see the Search Engine Strategies site. For news as each event approaches, check out the SES Blog.
SEW Forums Live Hits Disneyland!
It's time for our next Search Engine Watch Forums Live event, and where are we going? Disneyland! Well, the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California, to be precise. SEW Forums Live Anaheim 2005 happens on Thursday, October 27 from 2:30pm to 6:00pm.
For those not familiar, SEWF Live isn't a huge four day extravaganza like our SES shows. Instead, it's meant as an easy, low-coast informal networking event designed especially for those who can come by from the local area. I'm on vacation in the area at the time, so I'm heading over to take part.
A general session kicks off at 2:30pm where Search Engine Watch Forums editor Elisabeth Osmelowski will have a panel taking questions and offering advice and thoughts on anything. After a break, there will also be another short open panel session involving some of our SEWF moderators from the area — we've got quite a contingent out there! — and some from afar (Disneyland is tempting some to come on out). More networking runs from 5pm to 6pm. After that, Disneyland's just a monorail ride away.
More information on the event and to register is here.
Top Stories
Below is a recap of major articles from our daily SearchDay newsletter and important Search Engine Watch Blog postings since the last newsletter. Want to receive these stories daily or via RSS/feed? See the Search Engine Watch Newsletters & Web Feeds page for sign-up instructions.
=== Oct. 4, 2005 ===
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Google AdWords – Andrew Goodman is one of the foremost authorities on search advertising in the world, and his new book is a killer guide to succeeding with Google's sponsored links.
Yahoo Blog/Feed Search Coming – We had an unplanned glimpse of Yahoo's blog search in July, and now it looks like the service is going to formally emerge. Spotted via Steve Rubel, BusinessWeek cites Yahoo's Bradley Horowitz saying it might come as early as this week (or next week, depending on what you consider "next week" to be). Of course, Yahoo began offering blog search at Yahoo Korea back in August. Read Korean? Check out the service here. FYI, the glimpse of Yahoo "blog search" we had before was really for feed search. And Google's "blog search" is more accurately called Google Feed Search, as I explained here. Blogs aren't the same as feeds; feeds aren't the same as blogs!
=== Oct. 3, 2005 ===
A New Digital Library Alliance Makes its Debut – Yahoo, The Internet Archive and several other organizations announced the formation of the Open Content Alliance to make thousands of books, multimedia files and other materials freely searchable and accessible online. See also:
- Project Gutenberg Founder on Digitization, ebooks and the OCA Launch
- Details about Europe's i2010 Digital Libraries Program Emerge
- Google's Library Scanning Project Heads to Court
Robert Scoble Wants What We Had — Better Query Refinement. So Do I! – Robert Scoble's just finished reading John Battelle's book The Search and ponders creating a new chapter to follow John's ending one on "The Perfect Search." In short, Robert wants better query refinement. Well, we've had in the past and maybe will get again in the future. Below, I'll walk you through how exactly what Robert wants came and, sadly, went away. Plus my own thoughts on The Perfect Search. See also the follow-up article, More On Query Refinement, The Human Scale Problem & Creating The Search Dialog.
=== Oct. 2, 2005 ===
Google Bidding To Provide Free Wi-Fi To San Francisco – Google has joined the competition along with 11 other companies including as Earthlink to provide San Francisco residents and visitors with free wi-fi. San Francisco expects to decide on a vendor within weeks. See also:
- Secure Wireless Access From Google & More On GoogleNet Broadband Plans
- More On Google WiFi Client
- Google: The Telecom Provider, Leases Massive Amount of Space in NYC
- Google WiFi In New York's Bryant Park
- Google Not Alone In Desire to Build San Francisco Wi-Fi Network
=== Sept. 20, 2005 ===
Search Engine Forums Spotlight – Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Drops The Home Page Count – 42% of users click the #1 result – MSN: A Great Tool For Google? – Selling Organic Positions – Click Fraud Software Suggestions? – Will Martha Stewart's Future Apprentice Be An SEO Consultant? and more.
=== Sept. 29, 2005 ===
Yahoo Site Explorer Live: New Way To See All Your Pages, Links – Promised over a month ago, Yahoo Site Explorer is now reality. Yahoo gives the heads-up to everyone here on its Yahoo Search Blog, and how it will show you all pages within a domain, within a particular directory of a domain, all inbound links to a domain and the ability to bulk submit. Link takes you to an extended exploration of the service, exclusive to Search Engine Watch members.
Listings Hijacked At MSN, With A Little Help From Google – Google 302 and MSN from Dave Naylor is chock full of badness on the parts of both Google and MSN, showing how Google redirections are causing it to hijack listings in MSN's search results. Dave gives you the short rundown. Here's the spelled out version, and thanks for his help in assembling it. See also: Yahoo Paid Inclusion Redirection & Hijacking Confusion – Paid Inclusion Making Yahoo Results Seem Hijacked?
Google Partners With NASA For Expansion Space, Space Data & Supercomputing Talent – Google's plans to expand onto NASA's Ames facility in Mountain View is not just getting more space. It's also about collaborating with NASA scientists and getting NASA data, as well. So literally, the sky's not the limit, for Google. See also: Tax Assessor Wants Google To Pay Property Taxes Even Though New Facility Will Be on Federal Land.
Meet The B2B Search Engines – One of the top trends highlighted at the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose was the growing importance of vertical search, and one of the key sessions in the vertical track was 'Meet The B2B Search Engines.'
=== Sept. 28, 2005 ===
Roll Your Own Search Engine With Rollyo (Beta) – For the past few weeks I've had the chance to test out and create several focused and targeted search engines (based on URLs I specified) with Rollyo, a new search tool released to the public today in an early beta by Dave Pell of Davenetics fame. I think it's an exciting idea and one that you'll want to check out for yourself.
Google Changing Agency Commission Payments In Europe – Many search marketers in the US are unaware that in Europe, both Google and Yahoo offer agency commissions. Today, Google has announced plans to restructure that practice. Link takes you to an extended review of the changes, exclusive to Search Engine Watch members.
Yahoo Desktop Search Out Of Beta, Gets LiveWords Contextual Search – Desktop Search Goes Live! at the Yahoo Search Blog covers how a new LiveWords button has been added to Yahoo Desktop Search as part of that product coming out of beta. Select a chunk of text, and then LiveWords automatically tries to find matches related to the context of that search.
How are Search Marketers Performing? – A new study sheds light on the performance of search marketing firms, concluding that many are missing opportunities and failing to provide important services for their clients.
=== Sept. 27, 2005 ===
End Of Size Wars? Google Says Most Comprehensive But Drops Home Page Count – Today, Google is dropping from its home page the famous count of pages in its index while simultaneously claiming it has the most comprehensive collection of web documents available to searchers. Yes, this is the long expected counterblow to Yahoo's claim last month to have outdistanced Google. However, dropping the home page count is a positive move that I think helps defuse the entire size wars situation. That's because it divorces the notion of page counting as a way to 'prove' comprehensiveness, a move long overdue for the industry to make. See also:
Didn't Google Just Have A Birthday? – No, you aren't losing your minds. Just earlier this month, Search Engine Watch and a wave of other sites wished Google a happy 7th birthday on September 7. What's going on with Google having another 7th birthday today? See also:
CNET Off Double Not-So-Secret Probation With Google – Google's talking with CNET again. Google stopped talking with the news organization in a dispute over whether CNET crossed a privacy bounds in reporting on privacy issues, when it used examples of information about Google CEO Eric Schmidt. More background on the dispute in our Google Not Happy With CNET post and our Google Blacklists News.com forum thread. Schmidt himself spoke with CNET's News.com for its article over today's size announcement. Glad to see that Google has changed its mind over what I and many others felt was a bad policy. You can see the positive reaction flowing in already elsewhere, such as from Dave Winer and Steve Gillmour.
TrustWatch & MSN Offer Anti-Phishing Tools To Searchers & Surfers – TrustWatch is a new Ask Jeeves-powered search engine designed to give you a green, yellow or red light warning on whether to trust pages listed in its results. It follows on the release of an anti-phishing add-on for users of the MSN Search toolbar.
=== Sept. 26, 2005 ===
Vivisimo and MSN to Power FirstGov – Vivisimo has been awarded a federal government contract to provide search technology to the U.S. Government's FirstGov.gov portal, with MSN Search playing a key role in the new service.
=== Sept. 23, 2005 ===
Google Testing Remove Results Feature – Google's testing a new option letting a people remove results they don't like from their own personalized search results. This will only happen if you're logged in and using Google Personalized Search. In other words, see a page you don't like? You can block that page from coming back. It only will impact the personalized results you see — not the personalized results of others or general results that anyone sees.
Google Toolbar For Firefox Leaves Beta, Gains Google Suggest – Google reports on its blog that the Google Firefox Toolbar has gained Google Suggest query suggestions. Hey, if it's good enough for the toolbar, it's good enough for the main site. Bring it on! And the toolbar out of beta after only two months! Maybe there's hope Google News will graduate yet from beta. It's four years old this March.
Search Engine Forums Spotlight – Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Ask Jeeves to Rebrand – How To Know Whether A Site Is Accessible – Can We Agree Automated Comment & Link Posting Is A Bad Thing? – Could Google Bid for AOL? – XHTML and SEO, and more.
=== Sept. 22, 2005 ===
Microsoft Quashes Search Relevancy Report – New Search Engine From Microsoft Gets Cool Welcome from the Wall Street Journal (paid reg. required) delves into the rumors we heard in August and confirms them — that the latest Keynote findings on search relevancy have been suppressed by Microsoft. The last we had were back in January. Why? Well, MSN Search is found to have slipped in those metrics. For its part, Microsoft says it asked for the study not to be released because it questions the methodology.
Myriad Search: Meta Search Your Way – A new meta search engine allows you to compare results from the four top web search engines, and tweak their relative importance in the mix by adding to or subtracting from the relative importance of each.
=== Sept. 21, 2005 ===
A New Approach to Sharing Web Research – There are many approaches to sharing information you've found on the web, but a new free tool called eSnips is one of the most useful and intriguing yet seen
=== Sept. 20, 2005 ===
Google's Library Scanning Project Heads to Court – Many predicted that the copyright issues that surround Google's library book scanning project would end up in court. Today those predictions came true. See also:
- University of Michigan Official Comments on Google Library Lawsuit
- Google Adds Google Print Testimonials Page
- Online Debate Over Google Scanning Project Underway
- Breaking Down The Google Print 5 Libraries
More From The SEW Blog
Below are posts from the Search Engine Watch Blog since the last newsletter and not mentioned above. Want to keep up on daily news from the blog? Visit the home page or subscribe to the blog feed. Note that references to "I" may becoming from Danny Sullivan, Gary Price or Chris Sherman, all of whom post to the blog.
=== Oct. 4, 2005 ===
Google Seeks Sales Team For Payment Solution — Also, Google Job Openings in the OC – We know that Google has plans in the online payment business (Google Wallet?, something else?). Today, I noticed that Google is now advertising positions for people to sell their "payment solution". It's an inside sales job based in New York City.
Apple Europe Crackdown On Google Ads? – Spotted via Steve Rubel, Apple Cracks Down on Google AdWords at TidBITS suggests that Apple may be pushing on Google to enforce rules preventing advertisers from having ads show up in response to its trademarks in Europe….[MORE"
SEO Big With Small & Medium Sized Businesses – No Guesswork Here: Web Sites Work For SMBs at InternetNews.com has a few search stat tidbits worth noting. A survey has found that among ways small and medium-sized business promote their sites, SEO is ranked second, 54 percent, just after email at 60 percent. That's SEO as in non-paid search. Paid search (or PPC) was ranked fourth at 20 percent.
BodyBuilding.com Builds $48 Million In Sales Off Natural Search – Via Gary Stein, How BodyBuilding.com pumps up sales by word of mouth marketing from Internet Retailer looks at how BodyBuilding.com expects to make web sales of $48 million this year largely off of traffic driven by free search listings. Rather than spend on search ads, the company has tons of articles that serve as fodder to attract natural search engine traffic.
Google's Many Projects & Interests – With rumors that Google might be teaming with Sun to push OpenOffice, Google morphs into multifaceted juggernaut from the Associated Press is a nice overview of the many different moves Google has been making recently and speculation on where it may go.
Taiwan Not Happy With Being A Chinese "Province" In Google Maps – Via SEO Book, Taiwan tells Google it is not a China province from Reuters has Taiwan asking Google to stop calling it "Taiwan, Province Of China" on Google Maps, as you can see here. Out of curiosity, I went looking at a few other hot spots to see how Google was handling them….[MORE"
=== Oct. 3, 2005 ===
Google Plans to Partner With Sun – Google and Sun Microsystems will announce a collaboration project during a press conference tomorrow morning at The Computer History Museum in San Jose. Some speculate Google and Sun will be doing something together with Sun's free, open source, OpenOffice software suite….[MORE"
Time To Tweak Your AdWords Campaign? – Tune Your Google Ad Campaign from Kevin Lee at ClickZ provides a ton of tips on things to consider if you've been running AdWords but haven't tweaked your campaigns for awhile.
Keeping Yourself Out of Web And Other Databases – Ann Harrison's, Wired News article: 'UnGoogleables' Hide From Search, offers a profile of Geri Agalia (not her real name), a person who values her privacy and is trying to keep info about herself out of the Google database. We've seen stories like this before….[MORE"
Search May Not Be From Branding, But It Will Still Pull Branding Spend – Hmm. Reading MediaPost today, I came across Graydon Carter Disses Search Ads. That's Vanity Fair Graydon Carter, who seems to think the internet must be best viewed as EITHER a branding or direct marketing medium and appears to come down on the side of direct marketing, since he remarked about not being able to remember a single ad he's seen on Google….[MORE"
Yahoo Accused of Trying to Steal Trade Secrets – News.com reports that Nuance Communications, a California speech technology company, has asked a California court to place a temporarily restraining order on about 12 speech engineers who left Nuance and are now doing interactive speech work at Yahoo. The lawsuit claims that Yahoo is trying to steal trade secrets….[MORE"
Call Tracking Is For Everyone, Even If Pay Per Call Isn't – Honestly, all the hype over pay-per-call often makes me shake my head. Yes, it can be a simple way for people without web sites to get search-targeted traffic. But people who say they'd prefer a phone call rather than a web site visit because they can track and act on the call? Then just run an ad to a page with your phone number! That's cheaper than doing pay-per-call, and you can still get the call. Pay Per Call vs. Call Tracking: Walk Before You Run from Justin Sanger at ClickZ looks at this "walk before you run" approach in more depth. He rightly explains that pay per call is not the same as call tracking. Calls can be tracked without going into pay per call, and many would benefit by doing so.
Search Ads & Trademarks Cases Beyond Google-GEICO – R.I.P. Geico versus Google from iMedia Connection is a nice rundown on other cases on the docket that involve trademarks linked to search ads and how they have become more important now that the Google-GEICO case has been settled.
Google After SEM Execs To Woo & Train Agencies? – Google Searches for SEM Talent at ClickZ covers how various search marketing firms are reporting that Google's after their execs apparently to beef up its agency outreach. It follows on a recent Yahoo hire. See also: Yahoo Search Marketing Hires Ron Belanger.
Blinkx.tv Will Now Host and Serve Your Video Content – Blinkx.tv is joining others, namely the Google Video Upload program, in allowing users to upload and any all video content for free. The service is called MyBlink.tv. In other words, Blinkx.tv will now host and serve your video content for free. Searchers/viewers will also be able to watch your online video for free but eventually give owners a chance to sell access to their content." We've also heard talk about Google possibly doing the same thing….[MORE"
Skip The $79 Ranking Software – Change the name, and the warning that CJK Cybermedia gives about $79 software package could be just as applicable. In general, submission or rank improvement software of any type has never been that useful, in my experience….[MORE"
Being Indexed Versus Being Ranked – SEO Practices: Indexing and Ranking from Mike Grehan at ClickZ is a good reminder that being indexed by a search engine isn't the same as ranking well. It's only when a page ranks that you'll gain traffic, and getting the page to rank comes down to great content attracting good links, in his book.
Google Wins Age Discrimination Suit – Google Prevails in Age Discrimination Suit from the Associated Press covers Google winning in an age discrimination suit that was filed in July 2004. Brian Reid, one of AltaVista's founders who went over to Google, filed the suit when he was aged 54 and alleged that he was told by a Google exec that he didn't fit into Google's youthful atmosphere. Reid's firing from Google cost him stock options estimated to be worth $38 million. Reid's complaint against Google was also featured in John Battelle's new book The Search (page 233-234).
Search Engine Roundtable's Barry Schwartz Proposes Via Ask Jeeves Search Results – Barry Schwartz of Search Engine Roundtable is getting married. He proposed to his girlfriend by getting her to type her name into Ask Jeeves, where the Ask Jeeves team kindly helped long-time Ask Jeeves-watcher Barry by rigging up a custom answer….[MORE"
=== Oct. 1, 2005 ===
Ask Jeeves Smart Search Makes Basic TV Program Reference Info a Click Away – When Ask Jeeves (aka Ask.com) launched a slew of new Smart Search options in August I briefly mentioned that info about TV programs was now part of the Smart Search service. However, it was just in the last day or two that I realized the number of TV programs AJ offers Smart Answer boxes for….[MORE"
How About Custom Search Tabs From Google & Yahoo – Google offers many other databases that can be discovered by clicking another link that's visible on the Google home page labeled "more." Perhaps Google should consider providing what Yahoo currently offers on their clutter-free search.yahoo.com page….[MORE"
Add an A9 Customizable Search Box to Any Web Site – The A9 team has posted a new page with info and code to add customizable A9 search boxes to any web site. Currently available are boxes for A9.com Search and A9.com Yellow Pages search. More about other A9 services for webmasters and developers here.
Yahoo Testing Mobile Search Ads In Japan & Britain – Bloomberg News reports that Yahoo is testing paid ads on search result pages delivered to mobile phones and devices in Japan while also auctioning off ads on the Yahoo Mobile travel site in the UK….[MORE"
=== Sept. 30, 2005 ===
Google Promotes Site-Targeted Advertising With Landing Page Test – Pam Parker's: Google Tests 'Advertise' Link, Landing Page, reports on another test at Google. This time, viewers of Google advertising on "select" Google Network sites will see the text link, "Advertise on this site" next to the AdSense ads….[MORE"
Google Plans AdWords Commercial Developer Program – Google will soon be offering enhanced access to its AdWords API, along with membership in a newly formed AdWords Developer Council, to commercial developers who have pushed up against the limits of the existing program….[MORE"
Local Matters Goes After Local Search Tech Market – The eWeek article, MapQuest Founder Chases Local Search Crown, offers a look at a new local search technology player, Local Matters, and its founder Perry Evans….[MORE"
Listen Online: Search Execs and Others Speak During Advertising Week 2005 – I'm not sure how much longer (my suggestion, head to the site soon) these presentations from Advertising Week 2005 (it ends today) will be available for listening online and/or downloading but several of the talks and panels, including one from Google, might be of interest to SEW Blog readers….[MORE"
Trying to Find the Mobile Searcher – Ben Charny's eWeek article: Mobile Search Struggles to Find an Audience, reports on why some say that mobile search is having problems finding users….[MORE"
=== Sept. 29, 2005 ===
MSN Shopping Adds Search Refinements for Hundreds of Product Categories – Just up on the MSN Shopping Insider is a post about some new and useful features that have gone live at MSN Shopping. Now, it's possible to focus and refine a shopping search using attributes that are specific to the product category your searching in….[MORE"
Search Pulling From Banner Ad Spend – An article in New Media Age UK titled: Long-time advertisers are abandoning banner ads in favour of search, includes comments about how firms that have been the "backbone" of Net advertising for years are moving into search marketing….[MORE"
Infospace & Seekport Announce Partnership as InfoSpace President Leaves Company – Netimperative reports that European engine Seekport and Infospace will partner. The partnership will have Infospace providing paid listings on Seekport results pages. This has been a busy week for InfoSpace news. On Monday, we blogged about a new mobile search tool that InfoSpace plans to launch in October. Then, on Tuesday, we learned that Kathleen Rae, president and chief operating officer of InfoSpace, will be retiring from the company.
Preview New Saved Searches & Clip Feature At AOL Search – While I was looking at the AOL Search home page this afternoon, I noticed some text (near the bottom the page) that invited me "preview new features" as AOL continues to enhance its search site. So, what did I find?….[MORE"
SEO Still A Low Priority for Many Marketers When Compared with Paid Search – A brief Media Daily article titled: Marketers Slow To Embrace Optimization, Say Search Experts, reports on a panel of heavy hitters that took place at the OMMA East conference yesterday in New York. The audience was told that they need to both opitimize their web sites for web crawlers and also run cost-per-click campaigns.
New Patent Apps from Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft – If your the type who enjoys reviewing newly published patent applications, Barry over at Search Engine Roundtable lists a bunch of newly published apps that were posted on Cre8asite earlier today. The list includes applications from Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. Remember, a patent app is NOT the same thing as an awarded patent….[MORE"
And Debunking Urban SEO Myths! – I just posted about a list of things that may (or may not) influence how a page will rank in search engines. But what convinces people of the truth behind a particular factor? Cause and Effect – Not Always Easy to Determine from Scottie Claiborne over at Search Engine Guide looks at how you can end up assuming something is working a certain way for all the wrong reasons, plus gives some basic tips on how to test correctly.
Debunking Urban Myths – Did you hear about the killer dolphins that got loose from a naval facility in the wake of Hurricane Katrina? Apparently, an urban myth. How do you track down if something's a myth or not? Shirl Kennedy over at Gary's other site, ResourceShelf, give you a fresh rundown on urban myth debunking tools here.
Google House Ads In AdSense On Non-Google Sites – I wrote earlier of issues some have with Google running house ads for its own products in Google search results. Selling Their Own Dog Food from Andrew Goodman looks at the flipside, Google house ads running in AdSense ads on sites outside of Google. "I wonder if publishers get paid for these clicks?," he asks….[MORE"
Rundown On Search Ranking Factors – Search rankings aren't all about PageRank. Even Google will tell you they have many, many "signals" that are measured to rank a page. The same is true for other search engines — and has been a fact of SEO life for years and years. But what are all these signals and factors? Some are known, some are speculated on, and some change all the time. Search Engine Ranking Factors now up from Rand Fishkin at SEOmoz is a diligent rundown on factors that could influence how well a page does….[MORE"
=== Sept. 28, 2005 ===
A List of Domain Names Registered by Google – A new list that I've been compiling over the past few weeks offers a look at many of the domain names that are registered to Google Inc. I used various sources to compile the list….[MORE"
A Google Calendar and Some Domain Name Research – As someone who watches Google domain names closely, I learned about this post on the Google Addiction Blog that points out that GCalendar.com (an online Google calendar?) is a domain name that's currently registered to Data Docket, an Idaho company that often "holds" domains in their name….[MORE"
Yahoo Maps Japan Begins Adding User Info – Yahoo begins updating online map based on user tips, from Japan Today, reports that Yahoo Maps Japan has begun allowing users to submit local information for inclusion on maps. Worth noting is that user submitted info will be verified before it's added to the service.
Winners of Yahoo Video Search Yammys Revealed – May we have the envelope please! This afternoon winners of the Yahoo Yammys were announced. The winning video is titled "Twinkle Toes" and was directed by Marty Putz. It can be viewed online along with other audience favorites.
BitTorrent Looking To Work With Publishers – Looking for video content? I mean, not just looking but also wanting to download it? BitTorrent is a popular way for many seeking to get the latest television program or film. BitTorrent's Grab at Respectability from BusinessWeek looks at how the service wants to move on by raising capital and turning into a distribution network for publishers, rather than for those sharing published works.
Search Marketer A Candidate On The Apprentice – One of the contestants on the current series of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart hails from the world of SEO….[MORE"
Google AdWords Logins Shifting To Google Accounts – Google's been doing some consolidation of having people sign-in for various services through a common Google Accounts login….[MORE"
Branding & Search Panel Highlights – OMMA Conference Track: Maximizing Brand Advertising Via Search from SearchViews gives you a few highlights from a panel at OMMA this week about branding and search
Better Yahoo Tools Coming To Measure Search Buzz – And Watch Google, Too! – Yahoo Testing New Branding Metrics for Search at ClickZ covers how Yahoo is helping more advertisers tap into tools to measure brand reach and buzz through search, a sign that tracking search buzz is finally getting some needed, renewed attention….[MORE"
Google Seeking Classified Ad Feeds – Classified Intelligence reports briefly in a press release that Google is looking to include listings from classified advertising web sites in its search results….[MORE"
=== Sept. 27, 2005 ===
Dynamically Search and Browse RSS News Headlines – Surfwax are offering a free RSS search tool that demonstrates the LookAhead technology that can potentially help the searcher focus a news or RSS search with very little effort before clicking the search button.
What's An Ad Agency? What's A Search Agency? – Ad/Search Agency Convergence from Hollis Thomases at ClickZ looks at when an ad agency is NOT also and SEM firm or more to the point, how they can't be when paid search is making up so much of online ad spend….[MORE"
Google After Madison Avenue – Search 'N' Sell from the New York Post is a relatively short look at how Google is cozying up to major ad agencies, holding more than 100 training sessions to help them understand search marketing better. Agencies are also given support teams so they can call around the clock with questions. Google's also taking part in this week's Advertising Week in New York apparently doing little last year.
Linking Neighborhoods, Illustrated – Threadwatch points over to the Picture of Link Neighborhoods post at Jim Boykin's new SEO blog, where he posts a nice illustration (PDF) of how search engines use links to determine what sites are important — and not.
Delete Those Emails With SEO Pitches! – Ineffective SEO E-Mail Campaigns at ClickZ from Shari Thurow is a nice, fresh reminder of all those pitches you get for SEO services via email that you can safely delete. No, you almost certainly don't need to worry that they are kindly informing you that you aren't ranking for a particular term!….[MORE"
=== Sept. 26, 2005 ===
Google Accused of Issuing Misleading Statements in Gmail Name Dispute – This Sunday Times article reports that the dispute over the name Gmail is quickly turning into a war of words as Independent International Investment Research (IIIR), the company who has been contesting the use of the Gmail trademark, says that Google has been issuing "inaccurate and misleading statements."
For Many, It's All About the Very First Search Result – Jakob Nielsen's new Alertbox article: The Power of Defaults, does a great job of summarizing and commenting on new search engine research from Cornell University about why and where people click on a search results page….[MORE"
IAB Report: Search Ads Account for 40% of Ad Sales During First Half of 2005 – News from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PriceWaterHouseCoopers about online ad spending in the first half of 2005….[MORE"
Infospace Gets Ready to Launch Mobile Search Client – The Seattle Times article: Cellphones emerge as local-search tool, reports on some new mobile search/local search client software that InfoSpace (there's a company we haven't blogged much about recently) and Action Engine will launch in October….[MORE"
Google Video Gets Flashy – You no longer need to download and use the Google Video Viewer to watch streaming content from the Google Video database. During the past few days, streaming video content from Google Video began being delivered via Adobe Flash….[MORE". See also: Google's "Playable Video" Search Option Disappears and Google and UPN Announce Deal to Stream Video of Recently Aired TV Premiere.
OneStat Puts Google On Top – OneStat has released its latest results of most popular search engines worldwide, putting Google first on average over the past two months….[MORE"
Blog Buzz News: PubSub Improvements Coming, BuzzMetrics Sold – PubSub to Measure Blog Influence by Category from ClickZ says that PubSub is supposed to release a new version of its LinkRanks service, to help you find key blogs in various topics. Watching to see what comes up. No news yet on the PubSub blog. Top of my list is a hope that PubSub goes back and measures links from actual blog posts rather than just feeds, because of the problems with this I covered before. Meanwhile, BuzzMetrics Bought By Israel-Based Trendum covers word-of-mouth firm BuzzMetrics being bought by Trendum.
Google's Marissa Mayer Profiled – John Battelle called Google's Marissa Mayer a "hummingbird" of a woman in his new book The Search, which is a great description for anyone who has ever met her. She's literally flying around constantly with excitement and activity about various products. Managing Google's Idea Factory is a new BusinessWeek profile on Marissa, the company's director of consumer web products, covering what her workday is like, her background and how she goes about managing so many of the things Google develops. See also Google's Mayer: Searcher Behavior & Google Factoids.
More Transparency Needed On How AdWords Are Ranked? – Google Goes Las Vegas from Robert X. Cringely at PBS looks at the anecdote of someone who was paying $0.10 per ad to promote his site and then tried to test new ideas with a different site, coming away perplexed about why paying more for the second site generated LESS traffic. Are things rigged, Cringley asks? Nope, it turns out, but Google could make that clearer…[MORE"
More On Yahoo & Its Own Programming – It's Not TV, It's Yahoo from the New York Times is another look at Yahoo's moves to provide its own programming. The opening anecdote is key. Yahoo media chief Lloyd Braun "fumed" that Yahoo News was only offering "a white page filled with links to other sites on the web" during the troubled Discovery space shuttle mission rather than something original of its own….[MORE"
Emcee James Fallows Expects Blogorrhea Leaks Of Google Zeitgeist 05 – Reader P. Webster sends me word that in the current edition of transAtlantic, a rundown of happenings related to The Atlantic magazine by that publication, "Google Zeitgeist 05" emcee James Fallows is expecting news of the off-the-record event to leak out….[MORE"
Microsoft Opens adCenter & MSN Keywords To Singapore & France – Microsoft has officially launched its adCenter system to sell paid search in France and Singapore. More details in this company press release. More info on the program in general here….[MORE"
Google Targeting College Students With Newspaper Ads – I wrote earlier of Google targeting colleges with a special "College Life" page at Google. Now the other part of that story — how university students are finding that page. That's through print ads in college newspapers….[MORE"
=== Sept. 25, 2005 ===
Avoiding Holiday SEM Blunders – The holiday season will soon be upon us, and it can be a fantastic time for search marketers, provided you make all of the right moves, says Kevin Lee. Kevin offers a checklist of these potential blunders along with "power tips" to turn each into a best practice for search marketing in his latest ClickZ column, Turn Holiday SEM Blunders Into Best Practices.
=== Sept. 24, 2005 ===
Search Marketing Spend Increasing at a Healthy Clip – A new survey from Marketing Sherpa reports on current and projected spend for search engine optimization and paid search campaigns….[MORE"
Pay-per-Call: Hype vs. Reality – Pay-per-call advertising is being touted by many as the next big thing in search marketing. With eBay justifying its recent purchase of Skype by citing the potential of pay-per-call, and AOL, Microsoft and others jumping into the game, it's a hot topic. But is pay-per-call a viable option for search marketers today?….[MORE"
=== Sept. 23, 2005 ===
Miva UK Launches Algorithmic Search – Miva has rolled out a new algorithmic web search functionality to its distribution partners in the UK, powered by Fast Search & Transfer. Miva says that the new offering provides site inclusion and exclusion lists as well as the ability to blend search results to create a mix local and global content….[MORE"
MSN Search Offers Free Full Text Access to Encarta Encyclopedia – Researchers might be interested to learn that MSN Search is offering a free access to the full text (not just blurbs) of Microsoft's Encarta encyclopedia. This page offers details about how to get a free pass. No, registration is required….[MORE"
Scale is a Key Technology Challenge at Google – Lengedary computer programmer, Peter Weinberger, now works at Google as a software engineer. Unix geeks might already know that Weinberger is the the "W" in the AWK programming language named for its developers. In an interview (free access) with Laurianne McLaughlin from IEEE's Security & Privacy magazine, Weinberger talks Google, future search, and privacy.
New Watson Sidebar for MSN Search – Watson, a "proactive" search utility that watches what you do and automatically provides related search results from the web, is now available as a plug-in for the MSN Desktop/Toolbar suite….[MORE"
AOL.com Portal Leaves Beta – After a three month beta period, the AOL.com open web portal has been officially released….[MORE"
Time Warner Keeping AOL – Via Threadwatch, Time Warner Head Says AOL Is the Company's Future from the New York Times covers how Time Warner sees AOL as a key asset for Time Warner to improve, suggesting that it's not going to sell some or all of it to MSN….[MORE"
Recapping Official Search Engine Blogs – Search Engine Blogs as Public Relations Tools from Loren Baker over at Search Engine Journal is a nice overview of how the various major search engines are turning more and more to blogs as a communication tool, with continuing unofficial help from employee blogs such as those from Yahoo's Jeremy Zawodny and Google's Matt Cutts (hey, Google, get his blog listed in your Blogs By Googlers section on the Google Blog already!).
Silicon Valley Search SIG Has First Meeting, Talks Audio Search – I've been meaning to write about SDForum's Silicon Valley Search SIG since Robert Scoble mentioned it earlier this month. The new group just had its first meeting, Audio Search: Selling Picks & Shovels at the Podcast Gold Rush….[MORE". See also Silicon Valley SIG To Meet Again On Mobile Search, Gains Blog.
Begging For Free Links – When Money Can't Buy You Link Love from Rand over at SEOmoz is a nice rundown on ideas for gaining links when cold hard cash isn't an option. Write a letter, give a call, do a giveaway. Whatever you do, ask appropriately. Increase Your Link Request Conversion – Don't Do This! in our SEW Forums is a current discussion starting out with a list of great tips on what NOT to do from member Stuntdubl, Todd Malicoat. You can also see my Thanks For Your Horrible Link Request post from last year.
=== Sept. 22, 2005 ===
Sergey, Larry, Eric, David and Jerry – Forbes Says Rich! – The 2005 edition of the Forbes 400 list of the of the wealthiest Americans was published this afternoon and includes Brin, Page and Schmidt from Google as well as Filo and Yang from Yahoo. Of course, Gates and Ballmer from Microsoft are also on the list. Here's a quick look at how several people who have interests in the web search biz fared….[MORE"
AdWords Help Online Forum & API Bug Being Fixed – Spotted on the Inside AdWords blog, word of a recently launched AdWords online forum (via Google Groups, of course) named AdWords Help. At the moment, the forum has 267 registered members who can post post questions/responses/comments. If you don't register, you're still able to browse/read posts and search. And while we're on the Google AdWords beat… Via Smart-Keywords.com we learn that a bug the new AdWords API caused problems for users. The Google AdWords Blog has confirmed the bug and says that the recent API update has been rolled-back. Once the problems have been fixed Google will notify API users and rerelease the code.
Websoured Executives Fired – Via Threadwatch, Websourced fires 2 executives from the News & Observer covers how the company has fired two senior vice presidents, after writing of $1.4 million in bad debt….[MORE"
Findory Completes Release of Personalized RSS Reader – In August, Findory's Greg Linden blogged that an "early" version of Findory's personalized RSS reader was available. Yesterday, Greg said that the release is now complete. You can access the service here….[MORE"
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee Begins His Job as Head of Google China – Asia Pulse reports that Kai-Fu Lee has begun his job as the person in charge of Google's operations in China….[MORE". See also Lots of Job Resumes Appear at Google China; Chef Position is Still Open.
Loomia & podOmatic's AutoCatcher For Podcasts – Two for the podcasting crowd, a new podcast search engine called Loomia and the AutoCatcher service from podOmatic that keyword-scans for new podcasts each day that you might be interested in.
Mossberg Says Yahoo Mail Superior to Gmail – Walt Mossberg's column today offers a review Gmail and the new Yahoo Mail. Which service gets the nod? Yahoo Mail….[MORE"
Country-Specific Search Engines & Telephone Directories – Phil Bradley's updated his Country Based Search Engines page, so if you're looking for a search engine serving a particular country, it's a good resource to consult. Phil also turned me on to another good resource a few months ago, Infobel's guide to telephone directories around the world.
Googlers Tapped To Forecast Launches – Putting crowd wisdom to work on the Google Blog covers how the company uses its own staff as a predictive market to forecast things like launch dates for products, office openings and other things of "strategic" importance to Google….[MORE"
Google TV Coming – Expect Both GiVo & TVSense – A job posting for a product manager for Google TV leads to news of what Google TV will be period! See also GoogleTV Job Posting is No Longer Online.
WSJ Dissects Traffic Power Complaints & Search Engine Bans – Sites Get Dropped by Search Engines After Trying to 'Optimize' Rankings from the Wall Street Journal (paid sub. required) revisits the Traffic Power case against SEO Book's Aaron Wall — though this time, diving into complaints about Traffic Power by customers saying they found themselves dropped after the company did SEO work for them….[MORE". See also:
- SEO Book Files Legal Response To Traffic Power Suit
- SEMPO Says No, SMA-NA Says Yes To Fight Against Traffic Power
- Traffic Power Suit Against SEO Book Moves To US Federal Court
- Traffic Power Suit Could Be Quashed Through Anti-Slapp Motion
Maps & Resources Tracking Hurricane Rita – As Hurricane Rita bears down on Texas, we're obviously hoping for the best. Some new resources for those who want to track the storm's progress are covered below, including very nice MSN Virtual Earth-powered and Google Maps-powered services.
=== Sept. 21, 2005 ===
Mobile Access + Local Search + GPS – A new article from News.com: Tech turns phones into back-seat drivers, reports on a presentation at Demofall today of the Destinator Anywhere Server. It along with personal versions of the product allow mobile searchers to use their GPS enabled phone or mobile device to find and access info based on where they're located….[MORE"
Paid Search to Displace Online Display Ads by 2010 – Paid search will garner more revenue share than online display advertistments within five years, according to a new market forecast by Jupiter Research….[MORE"
Diller Says Ask Jeeves Will Rebrand as Ask.com – The Street.com It reports on comments made today by IAC/InterActive CEO, Barry Diller about the future of one of his newest employees, Mr. Jeeves. According to Diller, Mr. Jeeves will be out of a job as the company mascot when Ask Jeeves rebrands itself as Ask.com….[MORE"
Want to Be a Relevance Analyst? – If you're in search-related job, here are two that just might be relevant. (-: The other day I learned that Yahoo Search Marketing has posted two openings for Relevance Analysts (part of the Relevance Assessment Team) at the Yahoo Search Marketing HQ in Pasadena….[MORE"
Save the Time of the Searcher: Yahoo's New "Quick Links" – On Search Engine Roundtable, Barry blogs about Yahoo's new Quick Links feature that you'll now find included in some Yahoo web results summaries. Quick Links allow the searcher to save time and clicks (something we like) by integrating direct links to specific parts of web site….[MORE"
10 Years of Popular Search Terms at Lycos – As Lycos celebrates its 10th birthday, The Lycos 50, their daily look at popular search terms, has published a new list that takes a look at the 50 most popular terms over the past decade. The Clickz article: Ten Years of Search Terms, offers a look at the complete list along with some analysis by Lycos 50 writer, Dean Tsouvalas….[MORE"
Microsoft Announces Management Reorganization; Is it a Reaction to Google? – Word from numerous sources, including this excellent overview on Searchblog, about a management reorganization at Microsoft. News.com offers more analysis: Microsoft reorg a bulwark against Google?
Paid Links Shouldn't Count? What Exactly Is Paid? – We've had a debate on our SEW Forums recently (see Matt Cutts Comments On Reputable Sites & Link Selling) over whether publishers should tag paid links so search engines won't count them. Part of that covered the issue of links where payment isn't so readily visible. Help Us Build a Link Farm, Get an iPod Nano? from Traffick is a case in point. Want to win an iPod Nano from them? Just post some links to them. It's an example of how what may seem to be a clear-cut, black-and-white issue isn't. Those who forthrightly pay for links potentially might not get those links counted, but do a savvy rub-our-back giveaway and that might fly under the radar?
Daily SearchCast: Search News Via Podcast
Want to keep up with the latest in search news while you're on the go? Try our podcast, The Daily SearchCast. It's a 10-15 minute recap of the previous day's news. How to tune-in?
- Subscribe to our main SEW Blog feed, and you'll receive the podcasts automatically when we alert readers to them each day.
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- Listen via our Odeo channel, where it's easy to see our past shows and hear them buy using little play buttons right within your browser.
- Listen via iTunes 4.9 or higher. Click here and you should find the show will load automatically in iTunes, if you have it installed. If not, then see further instructions here.
Here are the last three days' worth of shows:
- Daily SearchCast, Sept. 30, 2005: Mobile Search, Yahoo Site Explorer, MSN Shopping Search Refinements, AOL Saved Searches & More!
- Daily SearchCast, Sept. 29, 2005: Google Partners With NASA, Google Calendar Coming?, Who Pays For Google's House Ads, SEO Ranking Factors, Debunking Urban Myths, Roll Your Own Search Engine & More!
- Daily SearchCast, Sept. 28, 2005: Google Moving To NASA (Offices), Dropping Euro Commissions, Yahoo Preps Tools On Search Buzz, Releases Desktop Search From Beta, A Search Marketer On The Apprentice & More!
You can find all shows from previous days listed on the Daily Searchcast home page. Just select any file to download it and listed on your computer or digital audio device.
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The annual Relay for Life event will be held on the track at Rocky Mountain High School in Cowley on Saturday, Aug. 9. Normally, the event is held on the athletic playing field at Lovell High School, which is currently unavailable due to recent sod replacement.
"Rocky is graciously hosting the event for us this year and we really appreciate their generosity," said organizer Carol Fink. "We don't know what we would have done without them."
The format of the event has changed from previous years in that it will begin at 5 p.m. and end at midnight. Previously it was an all-night event. Fink said organizers hope this will attract more participants.
"We are hoping that by shortening the amount of time, more people will feel they are able to attend the event," said Fink. "We want the event to be accessible to all ages and we think it will be a more family-friendly event if it is not an all-night event."
The theme this year is "Finish the Fight." This is a nationwide theme for relay events that will be held across the country.
The evening will begin with tailgate food sales and a family carnival that will include games, a bounce house, a bouncy slide and face painting. The popular food offerings will include a variety of mostly home cooked food items provided by the teams participating in the event. The games will be coordinated this year by the VIP Preschool and Children's Resource Center.
A special reception for survivors and their families will take place at 6 p.m. The reception will include cake and ice cream for those attending.
Official opening ceremonies will begin at 7 p.m. featuring the color guard and a live performance of the National Anthem by former music teacher George Preis, of Lovell, followed by an introduction of the event organizing committee.
Laps around the track will begin with a survivor walk, caregivers will follow and then teams will begin their walk. Once the teams have completed their first lap, others attending the event are invited and encouraged to walk on the track.
"We hope that anyone who wishes to take a lap or more will join us," said Fink. "Whether you are a caregiver, a survivor or just someone who wants to show support, please join us."
Live entertainment by local musicians and other performing artists will begin after the initial laps and will continue throughout the evening. A complete list of entertainers was not available at press time.
A silent auction of special gift baskets donated by teams will also take place during the event. Fink said the baskets are expected to contain fun items as in years past.
At 10 p.m., a PowerPoint presentation will begin in honor of survivors and in memory of those who have lost their battle with cancer. Fink said anyone is invited to submit photos of their loved ones for the slide show by contacting the event organizers.
Candlelit luminarias will light up the night following the slide show. In previous years literally hundreds of luminarias were lit during the event creating a dramatic tribute to those stricken with the disease.
The luminarias, which are available for purchase, are a paper bag holding a votive candle. Those purchasing a luminaria are invited to decorate the bag with a unique tribute to their loved one. The bags will be held down with cans of food that will be donated later to the local food pantry at the Methodist Church in Lovell.
At 11 p.m. a "Race to the Finish" 5K run will begin. Participants can sign up the night of the event and will receive a glow-in-the-dark t-shirt for their efforts.
The closing ceremonies this year will take place at the stroke of midnight. Last year, the event raised approximately $35,000. Though hoping to raise more funds than the previous year, Fink said the event is as much about "celebrating the fight and raising awareness" as it is about raising money.
All proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society. For more information, contact Lori at 272-1601 or Carol at 272-1040. To purchase luminarias contact Kim Scheid at 272-5173. For information about survivor activities, contact Tianne Samson at 272-9802.
By Patti Carpenter


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Discussion in 'Pokémon Trading Card Game' started by Water Pokémon Master, Nov 22, 2017.
He can sit there right next to the Cilan and Energy Search.
Cool card should be great in any deck that let's you attach unlimited energy from your hand. I hope a Full Art comes with this set.
...However is it worth using over Professor's Letters? I can use two of those instead of wasting my Supporter for the turn.
A Clemont for every type... that's cool.
Top quality card names! Eager to see "Man" card next!
I don't think that you really need this card in metal box just because you have already decent options to recover energy/getting energy from the deck. I use/used Pikachu EX/Magnezone for a while and I was playing one copy of Clemont but most of the time I already had most of my energys in the discard pile so I was taking 3 rarely 4 energys so a Fisherman was just better. With the inclusion of Volkner the deck just got better because of the many different uses. You can take out one energy+a Rare Candy for Magnezone or you can just get a Letter to take out more energy if not a Energy Retrieval. But I can se this card getting played anyway, I mean is good, Clemont was not that bad with Magnezone but if you have Volkner and Fisherman there is no use for Clemont. In a metal box Lady is overkill imo. Can see it in Gardevoir howsoever.
Cilan is dead.
The card's not especially good in Manegizone imo except for a clutch dialga power up, but it will be extremely good for Gold Rush Dugtrio, especially in standard where you have a harder time chaining Fishermen.
I could see a new engine for standard Dugtrio using x2 Lusamine for the unlimited supporter effect, spamming this card with a high energy energy count and maybe some recyclers to put energy back into the deck to find with Lady. The expanded engine doesn't really benefit from this card, but I think it might be enough to push Gold Rush into standard viability.
Ok maybe not in Gardevoir.
With a Rain Dancer in play (e.g. Magnezone), This is a Kiawe for ANY TYPE THAT DOESN'T END YOUR TURN! People werent wrong about Dusk Mane Necrozma/Magnezone being broken...
Why does it look like this was taken off from a screenshot of X&Y?
Lady: Good in DM Necrozma and Volcanion, but not much else. 3.5 stars
TPCi is struggling for names, my sources tell my.
For someone who read the Diamond and Pearl manga, you are completely wrong.
Hallloooooooooooooo OP Metal Metta
rest in pieces gardy
I still don't see decks wanting to use a supporter even if it is a Magnezone deck. Magnezone decks are already slow as is, if players rely on this Lady card to get out energy, you will find yourself behind in the game.
That's the name of this particular trainer class in the video games. Other trainer classes have been made into cards like Ace Trainer, Hiker, Fisherman, Psychic, Lass, and Delinquent.
They could've done like Psychic and Lass and gave a descriptive name for Lady.
There was a Lass card way back in the very first base set that was just called "Lass". I don't see a problem with names for Lady in this particular case. Besides, they already gave a descriptive name to "Lady" in the Ruby/Sapphire base set (Lady Outing).


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- n. Plural form of sputnik.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
References to crooked union bosses, Confidential magazine and sputniks abound.
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I had already been converted to balls for the tumble dryer; sputniks that by their design alone have dispensed with the need for ridiculous amounts of fabric softener to somehow fulfill that addiction for the newly washed clothing aroma.
I emerged from the shop with a set of sputniks containing oxygenating pellets plus refills that will last for 120+ wash cycles and will apparently negate the need for the three tons of Persil Non-Bio/Persil Silk & Wool/Ariel Biological we seem to get through per month.
In a day when sputniks dash through outer space and guided ballistic missles are carving hightways thought thte startosphere, nobody can win a war.
One of a handful of the first sputniks the Russians built to launch an era.
Other aspects of the miler setup also foster this connection between man and bird – the birds all "trap" through open doors, no bobs, or aviaries, or sputniks.
And when American scientists published their early works, our solar batteries have been already mounted on the satellites (sputniks) and their industrial production was in full swing.
The results of research sometimes appear in startling advances, like the sputniks; more often they appear as many small steps rather than one big one, Radio communications become more reliable, charts more accurate, ice reconnaissance more useful.
Then there was a toast to sputniks, the inventor of vodka, detour signs wherever they may be found, Shakespeare, Howard Johnson's ice cream (twenty-eight different flavours), and that 'famous English cathedral, St Pancras'.
They did not live to see the sputniks or a ship on its way to Mars, but they worked for it.


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What would happen if you turned off your PC (for example a power failure) during installing Windows updates when it states Do Not Turn Off Your Computer?
I'll tell you one thing, you don't want that to happen to your domain controller. Happened to me a month ago. I was using Acronis for backup software... That didn't want to restore. As the only admin, that meant a few days of solid work for me.
Hi Kamil,
It depends exactly what update it was and what it was doing at the time. In most cases, either the update doesn't fully install (corrupted) or it simply resumes on the next startup or shutdown. If the installation is corrupted, Windows is usually able to detect it and either revert the changes, or request that you manually re-install the update.
- Jeff
And depending on what file(s) were being updated/modified at the time, you could end up with a system that will no longer boot forcing you to go to the DVD to revert to a previous restore point or perform a repair/reinstallation.
The update is not installed successfully
you can use a restore point, Select the date prior to when the computer was turned off during the updating process. Normally windows update has to create a restore point prior installation.