Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Posted by randfish December has been a surprisingly busy month for my email inbox, with questions on nearly every SEO subject imaginable. In answering many of these quandries, a common theme emerged – that many marketers engage in SEO challenges with a singular focus on the most common / best practice techniques and don’t stray into a creative, imaginative mindset to find alternatives. Here, then, are six examples of problems I’ve seen where creativity might prevail over standard techniques.

Like many of my neighbors in the Northeast, I’m hunkered down at home today because of the Boxing Day Blizzard of 2010. And while searching for “Winter Storm” in Google News I discovered a YouTube video from WNYC Radio. Click to read the rest of this post..

I am excited to announced Kaspar Szymanski, Google’s search quality strategist will be joining us at SphinnCon Israel this January 9th in Jerusalem.

Last Friday a report appeared, citing the usual “anonymous sources,” that asserted Logitech asked one of its suppliers to “temporarily suspend shipments of [its Google TV] Revue set-top boxes for the period from December 2010 to January 2011 waiting for Google to complete updates… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Dell already has some solid Android tablet options available. While not all of them are doing equally well, it’s almost a sure bet that we’ll see an increase in success for these tablets over the next few months.

It’s no secret that Google is excited about Hotpot, the new website property that has replaced “Places” and (maybe, just maybe) seeks to dethrone sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor. In approaching this new market, Google has two key advantages: 1) An existing database of information and feedback on the locations it’s detailing, and 2) Its access to ridiculously powerful cross-promotion opportunities.

Do you remember when we told you that Windows Phone 7 was flailing, desperately trying to compete?

We’ve heard plenty on the FCC’s internet neutrality ruling, although the only really congratulatory statements have been from companies that were pandered to (Google, I’m looking at you!). However, that may change somewhat as the full text, just released, has re-visited some of the “ambiguous” phrasing that had many net neutrality proponents foaming with rage. According to a report from Engadget , the full text was released on December 24th for all to see.