Shopping Comparison Sites See Search Increase + More Search News
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I'll be eating turkey tomorrow and sleeping all day Friday. See you Monday, and have a great holiday, if you celebrate pilgrims discovering America and all that stuff.

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"Google and Yahoo! Search sent 25 percent more visits to the ten leading shopping comparison sites versus last year..."

Pre-Holiday Online Sales Surge 39 Percent
"online sales for the week ended October 30 increased 39 percent from the $1.27 billion in the corresponding week a year ago, reaching $1.77 billion"

Google Begins Test of "Click-to-Call" Advertising Program
"If you wondered when Google might begin offering pay-per-call ads it looks like the time is now."

Yahoo! Poll Shows 80% of Holiday Shoppers Will Buy Online
"More than eight out of ten holiday shoppers (83 percent) said they would shop for holiday gifts online, and a similar number, 80 percent, said they are likely to purchase gifts online from small businesses."
via MP.

Taking Small Biz Online
"Affinity Internet surveyed 2,725 of its small business customers in September 2005 (organizations polled had 1 to 25 employees). The respondents varied in the degree to which they used online marketing. While many businesses conduct 75% to 100% of their marketing online, almost an equal number conduct less than 10%."

TV Online:
Google and Yahoo talking to CBS About a "Slew of Video Opportunities
AOL, IAC Invest $16 Million in Net TV Startup Brightcove

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From the Yahoo blog.

Google Base to Provide Info to New Froogle Local
Obvious.

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