A new thread at WebmasterWorld has one Webmaster complaining that pages the do incredibly well in Google AdWords have been hit hard by the MayDay update. Now, this is one person complaining, so I am not sure how much weight…

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is working on their own iTunes like competitor. Here is part of what the Wall Street Journal is reporting: Google Inc. is preparing to roll out a music download service tied to its…

Google is proud to say that they won against Viacom after taking them to court over $1 billion for copyright infringement. Google said: Today, the court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s lawsuit with YouTube.

Google is proud to say that they won against Viacom after taking them to court over $1 billion for copyright infringement. Google said: Today, the court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s lawsuit with YouTube.

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I received some great tips from SEM pros after my last two posts regarding paid search copywriting (The Left Brain Of Paid Search Ads: Parameters & Limitations and The Right Brain Of Paid Search Ads: Tips & Tricks For Creative Ad Copywriting). For example, one person offered the great tip to use a question *** Read the full post by clicking on the headline above or, in Facebook, by clicking on the “View Original Post” link below. ***

10e20 , Search & Social , Brent Csutoras and Second Step Search : they used to be distinct firms in search engine optimization, search marketing/PPC, social media marketing, etc… but now they’ve all merged into one entity.

I got a chuckle out of this on Google. Do a search for bing it, and Google comes back with a suggestion of “bring it.” Is Google telling Bing to bring it on? It’s all automated, of course.

Eightfold Logic has decided to empower those companies who are serious about their search rankings by creating ‘a dating site’ for businesses. It’s called Linker. In a bid to reduce the time wasted courting site owners who don’t respond to link requests, the enlightened minds at Eightfold Logic identified parallels between the online dating scene and pioneers in quality link building

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Viacom Loses Google Lawsuit Google has won a “motion for summary judgment” in its bitterly fought lawsuit with Viacom over YouTube.