John Battelle's Searchblog
JUNE 4, 2009
Websites that once saw their traffic dominated by Google search queries are seeing a growing number of new visitors coming from "passed links" at social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Presented By: You Need the Speed of Norton 2009. Introducing the revolutionary Norton Internet Security 2009.
Hunton Privacy
JUNE 1, 2010
The Opinion also highlighted the Working Party’s concerns over the sensitivity of personal data related to search queries and the treatment of such personal data by search engine operators. It urged companies to review their retention policies and bring them in line with the recommended maximum period of six months.
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John Battelle's Searchblog
DECEMBER 18, 2014
In the main, that’s because when we search on our phone, we get answers from…the web. Mobile search queries are just…different. ” Mobile searches tend to be service related – “How do I get to this address,” and/or location driven: “What are good nightspots nearby.”
John Battelle's Searchblog
JANUARY 12, 2012
In that story, I reported about 2009 negotiations over incorporation of Facebook data into Google search. In 2009, we were negotiating with Facebook over access to its data, as has been reported. To claim that the we couldn’t reach an agreement because Google wanted to make private data publicly available is simply untrue.”.
John Battelle's Searchblog
JANUARY 3, 2010
Related: 2009 Predictions. 2009 How I Did. 2010 will see the rise of an open gaming platform , much as 2009 was the year of an open phone platform (Android). Bing will move to a strong but distant second in search , eclipsing Yahoo in share. 2008 Predictions. 2008 How I Did. 2007 Predictions. 2004 How I Did. never mind.
John Battelle's Searchblog
JULY 26, 2012
Contextual advertising involves the delivery of advertisements based upon a consumer’s current visit to a web page or a single search query, without the collection and retention of data about the consumer’s online activities over time. ” Whew.
John Battelle's Searchblog
DECEMBER 30, 2024
One of my very first posts, more than 20 years ago, described “ the database of intentions ” created by our search queries. Prompt data becomes the new gold standard. Over the years I’ve updated that post, adding all manner of new signals – location, status updates, social media, commerce data.
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