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In the aftermath of Bing and Yahoo integrating their search ad platforms, the “early winner” seems to be Google, whose share of paid search spending rose more than two percent between the second and third quarters of this year.

The YouTube Blog has two guest bloggers today: Troy Olson, Digital Advertising Manager, and Jeff Loquist, Search Marketing Manager, for ShoppersChoice.com.

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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Hot At Sphinn: Google’s BBB Grade, Google’s Keyword Research Tool, Social Media Professionalism & More Google dominated the discussion on Sphinn this past week. Stories about Google’s “C-” rating from the Better Business Bureau, *** Read the full post by clicking on the headline above ***

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web….

Google dominated the discussion on Sphinn this past week. Stories about Google’s “C-” rating from the Better Business Bureau, changes to its keyword research tool, and an open discussion about Google being too big and scary generated the most comments from Sphinn readers over the past seven days. Meanwhile, an article about boorish behavior on *** Read the full post by clicking on the headline above ***

Lately, you need a chart to keep track of the talent Yahoo has lost under Carol Bartz’s watch. Luckily, paidContent provides just that. It seems even Bartz realizes she isn’t the perfect person for the job at Yahoo, as she said as much during an interview with the USA Today.

Ever seen one of those giant blue gorillas at a car dealership? It looks like someone at Google may have, as using a similar image in an ad for Google AdWords has now gotten Google sued

Get in, get out. That’s the idea behind the new Windows Phones: get access to content quickly and “get back to your life.” Personalization and simplicity are also key themes of the new Microsoft mobile experience, which officially launched this morning with speeches from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la *** Read the full post by clicking on the headline above ***