GLG News by Search Engine Experts (North America)

VueStar, a Singapore firm, is requesting license fees from a large number of companies, claiming they have a patent on image search.  They have patents, but they are narrower and relate to how results are displayed.  Companies often panic at infringement claims, and send off a check "just...

While advancements in technology can allow for the ultimate online social experience, the mob doesn't care about technology.  But what do they care about?

Yahoo launched SearchScan last week to highlight spammers and malicious software downloads in its SERPs. Unfortunately, websites are getting false positives and Yahoo refuses to correct the issue. McAfee which provides the data to Yahoo has admitted its mistake and has begun to correct its error while...

Sure, Google gets the best out of the deal with a weakened Yahoo and a non-strengthened Microsoft, but I'm not sure if this deal would have been good for Microsoft anyway.  They showed a lack of brutish eagerness that has hurt Yahoo, near fatally, and that hurt could help Microsoft climb up the...

Buyers beware is an understatement with Sprint Nextel.  They have so many gashes in their underbelly that I have difficulty seeing how they could be a worthwhile acquisition, unless the price drops much further.  T-Mobile is not in a powerful position in the market, and combining the two seems...

Yahoo's move into Yahoo Glue is a smart concession in the basic textual search world and a desire to innovate the search experience.  Good for them.  But this is a complicated delivery in a world dominated by simple user experiences, and that is what Yahoo must concentrate on in order to succeed....

Employees posting full profiles at work certainly poses dangers to employees, should they be arrogantly drawn and rudely sketched. But this and other elements of the Social Web allow for benefits to both employee and employer.  More importantly, this two-way conversation is inevitable, so it is...

In the short-term, Sprint has salvaged their WiMax opportunity, but a quick look back shows you how much they have really lost.  On the other hand, sly Google had another ace up its sleeve, and their wireless strategy is becoming clearer by the day.

Visa's IPO was the largest in history and payment companies like Global Payment Sytems (GPN) and First Data are rising along with the tide. FDC’s choice of Incomm is likely a positive indicator of things to come. Who is the next Incomm? How will the Incomm acquisition affect the valuation of payment...

Some of you may remember how you felt in the 1990s when Johnny Carson's last few shows were being aired.  I feel the same way with The Weather Channel. Competition for TWC has been pent up for years; having it owned by one of the four major TV networks is bound to unleash competition that...