There is no doubt at this point that Google remains the #1 engine for core search in the U.S. as comScore reported in its May qSearch analysis but the search giant has been losing pace while Yahoo and Microsoft recorded increases in their market shares compared to figures from the previous month. Click to read the rest of this post..

There is no doubt at this point that Google remains the #1 engine for core search in the U.S. as comScore reported in its May qSearch analysis but the search giant has been losing pace while Yahoo and Microsoft recorded increases in their market shares compared to figures from the previous month.

Last week, we shared with you a whole batch of news both on the part of Google ( Caffeine , Gmail chat and more ) and Bing ( CashBack , Safari, maps and social results among other novelties) as we reported on their ongoing competition to woo Apple. Both search engines had issued news on their Maps features but news kept pouring in on those apps as the week came to a close. Here’s what you need to know.

Have you given Buzz a try recently? Robert Scoble just asked if it was time to reconsider Buzz . Coincidentally I said almost the same thing in a question and answer session with Danny Sullivan last week at the SMX Advanced search conference

Posted by Paddy_Moogan Howdy SEOmozzers I’m Paddy Moogan I work for Distilled in the UK office. This is my first SEOmoz post, hope you find it useful and I look forward to your feedback.

Two years ago, I wrote ” Online Reputation Management Requires Cabinet War Rooms .” In the post, I asked, “Is your company prepared for the inevitable crisis to come?” Today, one of the most important lessons learned from the BP oil spill, Toyota recall, and Goldman Sachs fraud charges is just how few companies are prepared for a crisis. Click to read the rest of this post…

As many as 30 countries world wide are considering prosecution of Google for its collection of data from unsecured hotspots while gathering information for its Street View project, according to the Age . The United States, many countries in Europe and Asia Pacific are among those now looking at Google’s actions

The top story of Day 2 of SES Toronto 2010 was the keynote conversation by Mike Grehan, Global VP Content for SES, Search Engine Watch and ClickZ, with Maile Ohye, Senior Developer Programs Engineer for Google.

Maile Ohye , Senior Developer Programs Engineer, Google delivered the morning keynote on day two of Search Engine Strategies Toronto.  Maile discussed Google’s approach to helping site owners and shared answers to burning questions from the moderator and audience. The format was a Q&A, and the following is a summary of the best questions and answers from the session.

Posted by great scott! One of our favorite things about SMX Advanced is that it brings all kinds of cool people to town, and you know what that means: special guest stars on Whiteboard Friday!