Problems at Knol – Google’s Open Encylopedia – had people discussing the site more than usual yesterday. Google Operating System – an unofficial blog covering news about Google – found the site had problems and suggested it was being dropped. The site is back up, but its health may be in jeopardy

Google is working hard to push Hotpot as a competitor to FourSquare and other location based social networking sites. They just announced a filter that lets you select specific friends opinions for specific types of searches.

Having worked for the law firm representing ITA – the travel software company Google is seeking to purchase – Christine Varney, the U.S. Justice Department’s top antitrust official, recused herself from the proceedings. Companies working in the travel industry are claiming Google’s purchase of ITA could cause problems for them – allowing Google to deal directly with the airlines when flight searches are done.

Ben Edelman released a paper named Measuring Bias in “Organic” Web Search. In short, he felt “each search engine favors its own services in that each search engine links to its own services more often than other search engines do so..

Ben Edelman released a paper named Measuring Bias in “Organic” Web Search. In short, he felt “each search engine favors its own services in that each search engine links to its own services more often than other search engines do so…

In my last column, I addressed the frontlines of mobile video optimization and also discussed the transformation of online video placement as a shift from containers to conduits. Now, I want to turn attention to mobile video SEO and ways you can strategically leverage your parent site for your… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

In my last column, I addressed the frontlines of mobile video optimization and also discussed the transformation of online video placement as a shift from containers to conduits. Now, I want to turn attention to mobile video SEO and ways you can strategically leverage your parent site for your…

If you advertise using Adwords it has been a little tricky in the past to determine where and if you ads are running – especially if you are not in a particular location.

If you advertise using Adwords it has been a little tricky in the past to determine where and if you ads are running – especially if you are not in a particular location. But Google has taken care of this with their new ad preview tool. Click to read the rest of this post…

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