----------------------------------------------------------------- SearchReturn Discussion List "Understanding Internet Search Technology" ----------------------------------------------------------------- Moderator: Published by: Disa Johnson SearchReturn http://www.searchreturn.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- October 31, 2006 SearchReturn Issue #103 ----------------------------------------------------------------- SEND POSTS: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Refer a friend: http://www.searchreturn.com/subscribe.shtml ----------------------------------------------------------------- .....IN THIS DIGEST..... // -- ESSENTIAL NEWS -- // "Spooks At Google" "Keyword Trademark Rulings" "Stratospheric Google Valuation" ----------------------------------------------------------------- // -- ESSENTIAL NEWS -- // ----------------------------------------------------------------- ==> Spooks At Google http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061030-083614 Essentials: Just in time for the American Halloween, reportedly a former CIA employee with remaining contacts at the agency also has contacts at Google. Apparently, the brief stint Matt Cutts had as an intern with the NSA led to much more than many of us thought at first. Don't buy into that nonsense unless you it's in your nature to lean towards paranoia. This would therefore comes as no surprise to you. We just think Spooks at Google is the perfect story for Halloween. We think the CIA must be helping them defend against defacement with "Hacked by Chinese" or something. Happy Halloween! ----------------------------------------------------------------- ==> Keyword Trademark Rulings http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061030-102242 Essentials: While one judge has lately committed to a ruling on the Kinderstart case, (where Kinderstart is suing Google for low search engine rankings), some Trademark lawsuits have seemingly opposite rulings. In New York, the judge apparently ruled that buying marks as keywords does not constitute the use of trademarks, while the other ruling in New Jersey was that it does because there was apparent commerce in the judge's mind. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ==> Stratospheric Google Valuation http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061026-093349 Essentials: Google is now worth more than IBM (on paper) making it the third loftiest technology company breathing down the neck of Cisco in second place and Microsoft at the top. HP, Yahoo!, Intel, eBay and Amazon were left behind in the dust. Google stock is trading at stratospheric levels which is why the valuation is so high. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Disa Johnson. SearchReturn and Disa Johnson make no warranties, either expressed or implied, about the truth or accuracy of the contents of the SearchReturn Digest. Copyright 2006 Disa Johnson. All Rights Reserved. -----------------------------------------------------------------