The Search Engine Blog

The devoper API deadline has been extended for those who missed the news. If you don’t know what an API is, you probably don’t need to worry about it. For those of you who were asleep at the wheel, here’s your chance to redeem yourself.
AdWords API Blog: IMPORTANT: API Registration Process Now Available

Just in time for the holidays, Google will upgrade the product search capabilities of their search engine. Now this isn’t really news of course. Vendors all across the board are putting their plans in place for the coming holiday rush. Already the likes of eBay, Shopzilla and others have made tweaks here and there getting […]

Google has updated their AdSense code for those of you running AdSense ads on your site. No need to rush out and update as the old code still works….for now.
New Code Added To AdSense Setup Code

For history buffs everywhere who need more trivia stuffed into their heads, we bring you a link to the history of search. Enjoy.
History of Search Engines: From 1945 to Google 2006

OvertureRep confirms a recently reported bug that affected reports. Actual click counts were not impacted; just the reports. (Or so they report.)
Yahoo! Publisher Network Reporting Bug

The deadline has passed to sign up for your new API. If you haven’t done so, do it right now to avoid having your API shut off for too long. October first is the date Google starts charging for people using their AdWords API. Why are they doing it? Because they can. What is an […]

So what’s new here. A Microsoft product with bugs. This ain’t news. It is if you are watching your site stats. MSN Search passed referrer information, but now the switch to Live.com and you ain’t getting your data no more. Read more here…..
Live.com Is Not Passing Referer Information

Google’s own Adsense TOS states that one cannot use adsense ads in an email campaign, yet it appears they are giving some people permission to do so. Review this thread at Digital Point.
Google Started allowing Adsense on Bulk Emails!

Microsoft’s Windows Live search site has added relevant searches in the upper right corner of most search screens. While this is certainly very helpful for users to find what they are really searching for, it does slide the paid ads lower down the page….sometimes past the fold. While it isn’t certain how or if this […]

Intuit, maker of QuickBooks, and Google, maker of the Google Desktop Search, are integrating their products. Now I really don’t want another ad in Quickbooks. There are enough already. (Aren’t programs containing advertisements usually free?) What I really don’t like is a new Google Desktop Search that lets people search accounting data. Sounds like an […]