Google has sent out another reminder regarding the phasing out of KeywordService. Here is the latest from Google-
As a follow-up to our September 30 and April 13 postings, we would like to remind everyone that we will remove KeywordService from our next version of the AdWords API (due out in a few weeks).
Therefore, any API applications still calling KeywordService should begin migrating to CriterionService as soon as possible.
A BBC News has published a front-page article named Google to stay focused on search brings the issues of search spam to the public. The article explains that 70% of Google's focus in on Web search. It goes elaborately into the issue os search spam. The article quotes Douglas Merrill, of Google engineering, saying, "Spam is an arms race," explaining that "spammers are highly motivated. There is a lot of money at stake."
Google Page Creator, the site building and hosting service has offered a new feature in the form of allowing the implementation of Google AdSense ads into user sites. This will earn bonus revenue for both Google Pages users and Google itself.
Google Pages users received a mail today which stated the steps-
1. Log into your AdSense account at www.google.com/adsense
Matt Cutts is back from the vacation. The SEO superman returns. Soon we will have the window on Google open. Happy homecoming Matt.
The latest news is that the KinderStart.com case may proceed to court. This is as per the last Friday's hearing. Kinderstart.com has accused Google of violating antitrust laws. Kinderstart.com's lawyer said "What Google is trying to do is take out the competition."
Over the past few days Google PageRank has been changing for many sites. Was it an uniform update of datacenters for PageRank? But sites went back to zero or previous ranks. The issue has been reported at Webmaster World and many other forums. Looks like another another Google Page Rank update is underway.
In a WebmasterWorld thread, a member accused MSN for making his site suffer because he had placed Google AdSense on the pages. MSN threw a shocker by responding to the mail. MSNdude (official MSN representative), replied to the thread-
That's certainly not by design. I suspect something else is wrong with your site to cause this. However, we'd like to check this one out — just in case — because if it really is our bug, it's very serious and we'd want to fix it immediately.
Yahoo! has sent out a newsletter saying that the customers that U.S. Sponsored Search Listings will no longer be available on MSN. The newsletter read-
MSN's U.S. search distribution agreement with Yahoo! Search Marketing ends this month, and Yahoo! Sponsored Search listings will no longer appear in MSN's U.S. search results. Although we regret the loss of MSN as a distribution partner, it was not unexpected, and we do not anticipate a significant change in the total amount of traffic to our advertisers as a result.
Google has launched an updated AdWords interface. The change is only in terms of display.
We've redesigned the page to display more information and present it in a way that's easy to grasp.
This is not related to performance of the adwords account. Four new tabs have been introduced which are-
Yahoo!'s proposed settlement for click fraud case with Checkmate Strategic Group has been accepted in a California court. Yahoo! has to pay $4.95 million to plaintiffs' counsel in cash as part of the setllement. There is also a provision which allows advertisers to file a claim for investigation of potentially fraudulent clicks back through January 2004. If the claim holds and fraudulent clicks has veen billed, then Yahoo! will refund advertisers.
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