FCC: Bid Interference Did Not Happen
Autor admin | 28.04.2008 | Category SEO
An investigation has cleared a for-profit adviser of any blame for tripping up U.S. government plans to create a wireless network that could be shared with emergency workers.
The Federal Communications Commission’s inspector general said on Friday the evidence did not support concerns that the company advising public-safety groups had scared away bidders from meeting a $1.3 billion price for the airwaves.
“Rather, the many layers of uncertainty and risk, and the growing prospect of high network costs … were responsible for potential bidders’ decisions not to bid,” the report by FCC Inspector General Kent Nilsson said.
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Google Will Bank on VisualRank - PageRank for Images
Autor admin | 28.04.2008 | Category SEO
Google Will Bank on VisualRank - PageRank for Images On Thursday, Google Research engineers presented a paper at the International World Wide Web Conference in Beijing on PageRank for Google Images (pdf) to improve search results for photos, art and graphics. The system promises better image results than are currently available when searching in Google Images and may eventually improve Google Universal Search SERPs. Key takeaways: Google’s breakthrough uses the “wisdom of the crowd” and contextual signals to rank the relevancy of images. VisualRank does not improve on a search engine’s ability to identify people or determine activities in a photo. (Read the full post about ‘Google Will Bank on VisualRank - PageRank for Images’…)
Microsoft’s Deadline Passes Without Yahoo Deal
Autor admin | 28.04.2008 | Category SEO
Microsoft’s Deadline Passes Without Yahoo Deal
Steve Ballmer’s “Deal or No Deal” utlimatum has passed without a deal and the analysts are all-a-flutter with predictions and speculations. If you read all the reports, the possibilities for what will happen next can seem dizzying. So, let’s keep it simple and gossip-free. There are only 4 likely outcomes:
Microsoft pursues a hostile takeover
Microsoft presents a higher bid
Microsoft withdraws from proposal altogether
Microsoft buys another company (AOL?, Ask?)
With analysts predicting all four outcomes, depending on who you read, all the speculation means squat.
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Microsoft Prepares Push into Chinese Search Market
Autor admin | 28.04.2008 | Category SEO
Microsoft Prepares Push into Chinese Search Market
When it comes to search, Microsoft is ever the egg while Google remains the chicken. Just a week after news of Google amping up its efforts in the world’s largest nation, Microsoft is revealing its plans to make headway into China.
But just how serious is Microsoft about this oh-so-important market? Only 100 employees are currently dedicated to Chinese search while Google will be adding 200 to its existing 600 person staff this year with expectations to continue adding to its numbers along those lines in coming years.
No doubt, acquiring Yahoo is part of Microsoft’s overall Asia strategy.
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