Pilgrim’s Picks for July 10

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 by Andy Beal

If you’re anywhere close to Charlotte, there’s still space for my talk on Online Reputation Management this evening.

Back to the news. Yahoo’s having a big news day:

Yahoo has partnered with Click Forensics to reduce click fraud. Didn’t we already know this?
Yahoo has been granted an anchor text in links patent, originally filed in 2002. Bill Slawski has the details on what it means for SEO.
Yahoo and Turner Broadcasting System have announced a multi-year ad partnership focused around sports.
Remember Guy Kawasaki’s Truemors site? The one he built using coins he found down the back of his couch? He just sold it to NowPublic for pocket change an undisclosed amount.
Ask.com signed a deal with Photobucket to get its search box on the photo and video site.
Does your web analytics need some bling? 97th Floor just launched BLVD Status, a web analytics package that adds some cool features including RSS conversion tracking.

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Barry Schwartz Says:

July 10th, 2008 at 10:47 am

The Click Forensics is more about the tool they built named Fran. That is the new part.

Barry Schwartz’s last blog post..Google Trends Displays Swastika
Andy Beal Says:

July 10th, 2008 at 10:57 am

@Barry – sorry, I couldn’t find my “sarcastic” question mark on my keyboard, when asking that question.
Barry Schwartz Says:

July 10th, 2008 at 10:58 am

ah, fell for it

Barry Schwartz’s last blog post..Google Trends Displays Swastika
MB Web Design Says:

July 10th, 2008 at 4:11 pm

I guess I’m going to have to be the wise guy who points out it’s July not June. Long day at the office Andy ;}
dklf Says:

July 10th, 2008 at 10:03 pm

The Click Forensics is more about the tool they built named Fran. That is the new part.
Barry Schwartz’s last blog post..Google Trends Displays Swastika
Warenwirtschaft Says:

July 11th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

Regarding the “anchor text link”-patent of yahoo i wonder how they can prevent that other search engines use this methode. Google obviously does, but of course they keep their real algorithm a secret. So how does yahoo prove that they are using it. I think it is a useless patent. (as most software patents are)
Travel Point Says:

July 17th, 2008 at 4:15 am

The patent will not stand the test of law.

Travel Point’s last blog post..The Samba of Brazil

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