----------------------------------------------------------------- SearchReturn Discussion List "Understanding Internet Search Technology" ----------------------------------------------------------------- Moderator: Published by: Detlef Johnson SearchReturn http://www.searchreturn.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- October 10, 2006 SearchReturn Issue #098 ----------------------------------------------------------------- SEND POSTS: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Refer a friend: http://www.searchreturn.com/subscribe.shtml ----------------------------------------------------------------- .....IN THIS DIGEST..... // -- ESSENTIAL NEWS -- // "Google Buys YouTube" "Coca-Cola Does Reputation Management" "About That Fake Post" ----------------------------------------------------------------- // -- ESSENTIAL NEWS -- // ----------------------------------------------------------------- ==> Google Buys YouTube http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061009-162802 Essentials: Google paid $1.6 billion in cash and stock for YoutTube, effectively purchasing eyeballs for their previously limited video advertising platform. This confirms Google's intent to enter into other media ad formats than the highly successful text-based search ads. Buying YouTube is a bet they can make video ads work with the experience and user exposure YouTube brings to the table. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ==> Coca-Cola Does Reputation Management http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061009-100727 Essentials: One way to counter bad press, is to use search marketing to get your side of a story in front of those that search for related info. Buying search advertising to counter- spin bad press is a solid immediate response approach. Coca-Cola had a court case against them dismissed recently, and they went ahead and used this tactic to get the word out that the case against them was dismissed. A look at the creative contains this message even without the need for users to click. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ==> About That Fake Post http://ejohn.org/files/google-call.gif Essentials: Google had only just posted on how they highly regard security issues and keep the bad guys out of their system. A Google Blogger software bug allowed a fake entry to publish at the Official Google Blog directly afterwards. The posting pretended to announce the canceling of Google's Click-to-Call service, mentioning (in part) eBay as the reason. This shows a how a user can access Blogger and post as though they were a real Googler, for the time being effectively allowing a bad person in. The post was promptly removed (but not until after screen shots). ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stay Tuned. Got feedback?: http://www.searchreturn.com/feedback.shtml Archives: http://www.searchreturn.com/digest-archive.shtml Alternate formats: http://www.searchreturn.com/info-formats.shtml Manage Subscriptions: http://www.searchreturn.com/help/manage-subs.shtml Problems unsubscribing? Contact the postmaster: mailto:postmaster@searchreturn.com Information on how to sponsor this publication: http://www.searchreturn.com/help/advertise.shtml Published by SearchReturn http://www.searchreturn.com Website Membership: http://www.searchreturn.com/register.shtml The contents of the digest do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SearchReturn or Detlef Johnson. SearchReturn and Detlef Johnson make no warranties, either expressed or implied, about the truth or accuracy of the contents of the SearchReturn Digest. Copyright 2006 Detlef Johnson. All Rights Reserved. -----------------------------------------------------------------