It’s nice to know that, all these many years later, after all the work that was done to counteract it, the “Google Bomb” known as the “Miserable Failure” is alive and well on Bing, thank you very much.
George Bush’s biography is currently number one in Bing.  Google eventually rectified the situation algorithically, but Microsoft still [...]

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Yes, NASCAR is hot, in case you were wondering. You now find NASCAR wallpaper for your computer, NASCAR Diecast Tin Collectibles, even NASCAR Camo.
Well, now you can add a NASCAR toolbar to the list.  Yes, Ask.com not only lets you access breaking NASCAR news and video with the new toolbar, you could also win $100,000 [...]

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The Ask.com website has introduced a new tab called “Lots of Answers” that basically shows answers to your search query that have been posted upon various “Answers” services like Yahoo Answers, Askville, Answers.com, etc.
This could really be an invaluable research tool as it shows you what people are asking in your niche and helps you [...]

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Yep.  Sure looks like it.
Search Engine Land has a great post on Ask.com and how they seem to be gaming Adwords.
Take a look at this ad, which pops up when you search on Google for New Hampshire hotels…

The ad states that you can “Book here & Save A Massive 50%”.  Oh really?  Note [...]

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Reminder: Monty’s Trick or Treat is coming up next!  Stay tuned!
It’s nice too see that the search engines have a sense of humor when it comes to Halloween.  Just about all of them have some sort of tricked out logo design for Halloween.  Don’t have time to go and check them out?
Then just take a [...]

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