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Ricky Gervais Most Searched for Podcast
February 28, 2006
I heard the news a couple of weeks ago that The Ricky Gervais Show, a podcast that features conversations and interviews between Ricky Gervais, Stephen Marchant and Karl Pilkington, was entering the Guiness Book of World Records. As a loyal... Continue reading...
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Trademark Protection Online
February 23, 2006
I noticed on Threadwatch.org and Search Engine Watch that Yahoo! Search Marketing Services is rumoured to be changing its trademark protection policy for advertisers. We are getting ready to publish a white paper on the topic of search engine brand... Continue reading...
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Posted by Heather Hopkins at 03:26 PM
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Gas Prices Warning Leads to Increase in Visits to Price Comparison Sites
February 16, 2006
Last week, British Gas and Scottish Power announced plans to increase energy prices. British Gas prices will increase by up to one quarter in April and Scottish Gas will increase gas prices 15% and electricity prices 8% as of 1st... Continue reading...
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Valentine Poems and Flowers Popular in the UK
February 14, 2006
With Valentine's Day fast approaching and seeing as I don't yet have a gift for my valentine, I thought I'd check on Hitwise to find out what the most popular Valentine's Day gifts are this year. The categories that typically... Continue reading...
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Google Desktop Growth
February 10, 2006
Google launched the beta version of Google Desktop this week and online news sources and blogs have been alight ever since debating privacy concerns. The Electronic Frontier Foundation stirred controversy by pointing out that one of the new features "Search... Continue reading...
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Hotmail Trumps Gmail in UK
February 08, 2006
I read with interest Chris Sherman's story in yesterday's SearchDay about Google's integration of chat into Gmail and was curious to see the take-up of Gmail in the UK. Gmail had limited availability in the UK when it was launched,... Continue reading...
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