http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/favicon.ico http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/rss:google RSS en http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:google-clarifies-geographic-target-tool Google has developed a video and updated the information on how and when to use their Geographical Targeting tool http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/04/where-in-world-is-your-site.html . While not optimal, those who have the currently supported domain configurations can benefit from localized targeting of their site and content. ( Bill Hunt ) Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:08:27 +0100 http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:google-co Last week the major newspaper here has announced that Google wants to open an office in Costa Rica soon… but it wasn’t totally true. So, for some hours many people get focused over this small country called Costa Rica… But why? ( Carlos Chacon ) Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:13:16 +0100 http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:google-malaysia Malaysian Prime Minister said that he spoke with Google about their intension to setting up an operation in Malaysia, and hopes that it would boost Malaysia's ICT industry. ( Motoko Hunt ) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:45:47 +0100 http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:google-bomb-chuck-noris Newest Google Bomb around ( Marcelo Sant'Iago ) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:42:33 +0100 http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:baidu-is-going-abroad-to-japan The truth is, there is, or at least will be, enough market out there for 2 or 3 really big search engines. The industry, on a global basis is still very nascent. Whether it is geo-based or vertically based, as the industry grows, there will be a number of opportunities for several large players to split the pie. ( Steve Haar ) Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:57:38 +0100 http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:yahoo-mobile-widgets-challenge-google-platform This week at the consumer electronics show, Yahoo made a direct chellenge to Google’s Android open plantform for developers. I have been a proponent of Yahoo’s strategy to develop content and applications vs. Googles approach to an open platform that relies on developers. It appears that Yahoo is taking a very comprehensive approach. Yahoo has an open platform for the development of mobile widgets that can be load from the mobile Go 3.0 (new release). ( Steve Haar ) Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:50:02 +0100 http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:google-webmaster-support-global-expansion Google Webmaster support is continuing to expand for the global search community. Today, Google announced web master support for Hebrew, Turkish and Hungarian languages. ( Steve Haar ) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:44:34 +0100 http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:all-the-video-interviews-from-smx-london All the videos from SMX London 2007, packed in one convenient video player! ( Massimo Burgio ) Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:28:22 +0100 http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:google-tv-ads-bid-on-tv-airtime I was just reviewing my RSS feeds when I “stumbled upon” this Google TV Ads video, and an article from the NY Times from last weekend. Advertising optimization never ends, are you ready for the next wave of bid advertising? ( Massimo Burgio ) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:15:49 +0100 http://www.sempoglobalsearchblog.com/article:google-mylocation The new Google Maps for mobile feature is great for those without GPS phones. ( Marcelo Sant'Iago ) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:06:19 +0100