Type in any product on Google and you’ll notice something interesting at the top of the page – two links, one that says “web” and the other that says “products.” These links are right below the search box and right … Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been playing around with StumbleUpon.com and it’s pretty addictive. For those of you not familiar with this site, it works like this: you download a toolbar for your browser that says “Stumble.” When you click on it, it … Continue reading →

Ask.com is spending millions on TV, billboards and newspaper ads proclaiming “the algorithm killed Jeeves” among other things. No doubt, the message of these ads is that Ask uses very complicated technology to provide great search results. This message was … Continue reading →

In the two years I worked for Adteractive, I met a lot of great people. What has really amazed me, though, is how many of those great people have gone on to found, fund, or lead Internet companies post-Adteractive. As … Continue reading →

1. Google Universal Search. Lots of hype, but really is it that different than what is already there? My friend Owen doesn’t think so. To me, it seems like both Google and Yahoo are acknowledging that “searches for Web sites” … Continue reading →

Most Google advertisers have now become accustomed to messages at the top of their AdWords interface notifying them that one or more of their keywords is “inactive for search.” Sometimes, this is to be expected, such as when you are … Continue reading →