Hello and welcome back to ‘ 7 Days of Search and Social ‘. It was another fun filled week out in the trenches last week. Some (big?) news from Google

A Google Places Help thread has several reports from business owners trying to verify their businesses in Google Places.

By now most of us know that any sort of automated link building (or buying) service isn’t going to go out and build awesome links in bulk.

By now most of us know that any sort of automated link building (or buying) service isn’t going to go out and build awesome links in bulk. Theoretically it may provide some ROI, but it’ll likely be short-lived, and either way it wouldn’t be safe to build a whole strategy around the tactic.

Let’s face it the SEO industry is a lot like a runaway train at times and all you can really do is just hold on for dear life and embrace the ongoing changes.  SEO changes because technology changes and the SERP’s sometimes have to parallel everything that is occurring in society as well as overall technology (from the search engines, visitors, mobile, etc.). The search engines have grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade and they will most likely grow by leaps and bounds over the next ten years as well

Reflecting the growing number of content types on its platform, Facebook has changed it search results display — the drop-down that appears as soon as users begin typing in the Facebook search box. The new display is organized into different content types, replacing the old version which… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google has created business and consumer applications for just about any occasion imaginable, exemplified by its popular programs like Google Maps and Google Analytics. Because of their ease-of-use and zero cost, many people have come to rely heavily on these solutions

Either as a consumer that loves different brands or a B2B marketer who’s looking to connect with prospects, Facebook Fan pages offer an easy way to engage with others that have similar interests.  It’s easy enough to find the brand names you know, but when looking using other criteria, it can be tough.

Kids are no strangers to their parents embarrassing them when they want to be seen more as adults. So I found it funny when I spotted a Google Webmaster Help thread from a kid claiming his dad is overly promoting his web site through acts of search and web spam…

In 2008, Google released the LIFE image archive at images.google.com/hosted/life. But in December 2010, the LIFE archives broke and users were unable to see, search or browse some of the image archives…