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Social search engine Scour is now faster. Not only that, there’s a whole host of new things that have been added.

Such as:

• Search speed improved by 80%—For example, a search for “shoes” is averaging .123 seconds with the newly overhauled speed.
• New layout—Limited the top sponsored results and added more listings per page to help users find what they’re searching for quicker and without clutter.
• New search filter—Double click on any word in the results to add or remove the word to your search.
• Open results in new tab—More tabs available for easy navigation.
• Site search from results—Now users can conduct a site search using their current query on any site in the results page.
• Better comment view—Users can better organize comments left by other Scour members
• Enhanced points box—Users can get a detailed snapshot of their total points breakdown with a simple click without leaving the page they are on.

What do you think about the updates? Let us know in the comments.

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AOL is adding query suggestions to its mobile search for the iPhone and iPod touch. Dubbed SmartBox, it’s designed to aid searches on mobile phones since it is a pain to type on mobile phones. (Well, it is!)

Writing on the AOL search blog, Farhon Memon says, “By combining the functionality of query auto-complete and related searches all in one place, we’ve maximized the screen space of the iPhone and hopefully made AOL Mobile Search easier for you to use.”

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AOL has announced that ADTECH will provide ad-serving capabilites for React2Media. R2M is a full service online advertising network. ADTECH’s ads will be served up on R2M’s network of 150 sites, including search portal QuikZilla as well as CookingTown.com.

“With the future of digital advertising unfolding, and TV and the Internet increasingly becoming indistinguishable, React2Media has been able to identify and surpass some of the greatest hurdles in the industry,” said Dirk Freytag, CEO of ADTECH. “Our goal in bringing ADTECH’s robust, scalable technology to React2Media is to help them further this impressive progress in the current advertising climate, as well as into the future.”

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Knol is knowledge without the W(ikipedia) and an edge.

Knol is the newest product launched by Google. The Wikipedia competitor is in beta. Get ready for Knollywood.

Knol is basically Blogspot on steroids, organized by topic.

Google states the key principle behind Knol is authorship. Every knol will have an identified author (or group of authors). It’s their knol, their voice, their opinion. Google expects multiple knols on the same subject.

With Knol, we are introducing a new method for authors to work together that we call “moderated collaboration.” With this feature, any reader can make suggested edits to a knol which the author may then choose to accept, reject, or modify before these contributions become visible to the public.

People can submit comments, rate, or write a review of a knol. At the discretion of the author, a knol may include ads from our AdSense program. If an author chooses to include ads, Google will provide the author with a revenue share from the proceeds of those ad placements.

The New Yorker magazine will allow any author to add one cartoon per knol from the New Yorker’s cartoon repository. Cartoons are an effective (and fun) way to make your point, even on the most serious topics.

Of course, The New Yorker is a publisher.

Google will continue to claim that Google is not.

It’s like the famous New Yorker cartoon, “On the Internet, no one knows you’re a publisher.”

Travel search site Expedia has announced the selection of Baynote to add Social Search to complement its search results. Baynote uses what other searchers find most helpful or most interesting to refine search results.

“Baynote’s Social Search technology is a great fit for Expedia because the collective input from our millions of monthly visitors constantly improves the relevance of the search results,” said Tom Taylor, director of strategy for Expedia.

Expedia says users will now be able to search for specific types of trips or hospitality vendors instead of simply browsing the site. The goal is to provide a better experience for the user. Adds Taylor, “The Baynote solution is able to deliver the most relevant results based on what other Expedia customers have previously found most useful for similar queries.”

Earlier today, SEW expert Mark Jackson posted about the connection between Usability and SEO. Looks like social site search could be another way to incorporate usability while aiding your SEO campaign.

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Google honored Diego Velasquez with its first Fine Arts logo instead of the standard Google Doodle. We don’t know exactly what this means in the grand scheme of things. Do you?

If you figure it out, let us know.

We do know the Baroque artist was born and baptized this day in 1599, so it’s not a 500 year anniversary or anything.

Most people would have loved to see a D-Day Google logo, excerpt perhaps some Germans.

AOL has announced the expansion of its online advertising solution, Platform-A, to Europe. The move is a natural one when considering AOL’s recent acquisition of UK-based social network Bebo and the European ties existing partners already have:

• Advertising.com has sales offices in nine countries in Europe
• ADTECH is based in Frankfurt, Germany
• buy.at is a leading affiliate network based in the U.K.

“By bringing Platform-A to Europe, we can offer advertisers the best marketing tools and technologies available to help them effectively and efficiently deliver their messages to online audiences across Europe,” said Randy Falco, AOL Chairman and CEO. “This builds on AOL’s strong presence in Europe, and positions AOL for growth in three key areas – publishing, people networks, and our advertising network.”

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Verizon has chosen AOL’s Platform-A for its online and mobile advertising inventory. Platform-A will account for all of Verizon’s online inventory and a majority of their mobile web ad inventory. Additionally, Platform-A has exclusive rights to guaranteed placement within the Verizon network. Other partners will sell on a blind-network basis.

Third Screen Media, Platform-A’s mobile ad serving platform, will manage sales of Verizon’s mobile web advertising. The platform offers geographic, demographic and content targeting through display and sponsorship opportunities.

“We’re pleased to have the opportunity to work with a great partner like Verizon to manage and monetize their online and mobile advertising inventory,” said Lynda Clarizio, president of Platform-A. “More wireless customers choose the Verizon brand than any other, and Verizon has the fastest-growing fiber optic Internet service in the country, and we look forward to helping marketers reach the right people in engaging and measurable ways.”

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