Maps Of Fires In Southern California: November 2008 Edition

November 17th, 2008

Fires are burning in Southern California once again. Here’s an update on how to find maps of where the blazes are at:

NOTE: Scroll down to see many key maps presented directly within this page.

Los Angeles Times: Watch the newspaper’s Google Maps account here for the latest maps. Most…

Eagerly Awaiting Google’s Voice Search For The iPhone

November 17th, 2008

Yesterday arguably the top tech story of the day was Google’s introduction of voice search for its iPhone app. As of this morning the updated app still isn’t available in the iTunes store (that’s not Google’s fault). I spoke yesterday afternoon with Google’s Mike Cohen…

SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 14, 2008

November 17th, 2008

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

SMBs, Video and Search – Looking Backward and ForwardI’ve been writing monthly articles for Small is Beautiful for about almost a year now, offering…

SMBs, Video and Search – Looking Backward and Forward

November 17th, 2008

I’ve been writing monthly articles for Small is Beautiful for about almost a year now, offering observations and insights into what we’ve seen working with small and medium sized businesses from the front lines but will be winding down a bit in 2009.
Our focus is still very much on serving the SMB…

Search Biz: Wall St. Flips On GOOG; Google Canning Slackers & More

November 17th, 2008

When Google went public in August, 2004, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin made no secret of the company’s disdain for how the Wall St. system of analyst ratings and recommendations works. They wrote a letter saying they had no interest in trying to manage analysts expectations and keep…

Search In Pictures: Yahoo Still Partying, Google Censorship & Yahoo Posters

November 17th, 2008

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.
Yahoo’s Oktoberfest:

Fiesta Yahoo! Purple Power 2008:

Hot Yahoo…

Are Our Brains Becoming “Googlized?”

November 17th, 2008

Are our brains being rewired by using the Internet? The evidence tends to be pointing that way.
As somebody interested in how the mind works, I read with interest the results of a recent study at UCLA that used the sexiest research tool around today, fMRI scanning. fMRI allows researchers to see…

Save $600 By Registering Now For SMX West

November 17th, 2008

It happens at the end of every year at this time. Planning for next year, and figuring out how to wisely invest money left in 2008 budgets.
If you’re planning, don’t forget to budget for Search Marketing Expo - SMX West, February 10-12 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. You’ll…

Google Brings Voice Search To The iPhone

November 17th, 2008

The New York Times reports in Friday’s newspaper that Google’s iPhone app will be updated with voice search capability. The move should come as no surprise: The launch of Goog411 in 2007 brought immediate speculation that mobile voice search was on the way, and Google tells the Times…

PubCon Vegas ‘08 - Day Three Coverage

November 17th, 2008

The third day of the sessions at PubCon is now complete. If you missed the sessions, do not worry, here is live blogging and coverage from several search and Internet marketing blogs across the web.

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