Even though Google’s +1 button isn’t supposed to be ready for webmasters for a few months, they’ve already been spotted in the wild — and they appear to work. Yvo Schaap points to Fanity.com, where a +1 button has been embedded in a social widget next to Facebook and Twitter..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SERPd.com is Changing Hands Houston, Texas – March 31, 2011 – Just seven short months after the site’s inception in September of 2010, SERPd.com has been bought for an undisclosed dollar amount.  This marks the fastest acquisition of a niche Web 2.0 community site. Currently, there is a media blackout in place that prevents either party from disclosing the full details of the transaction.  This includes identifying the new owners of the site.  However, the creators of SERPd are able to say that they are very pleased with the terms of this deal and extremely optimistic about the future of the site. What does this mean for SERPd

I spotted this Google Webmaster Help thread that said an adult oriented web site can still have images included in the moderate or strict SafeSearch filter, I was intrigued.

We interrupt our regularly scheduled RETAIL SMARTS column for this special update on extremely rare, but deadly Panda attacks in the retail community… So this week, I was supposed to share the results from that 300% sales increase of that leather dog collar with nameplate example from last… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

By now, you have all heard about Google announced the the +1 button. It is basically a way for you to share search results, ads and web pages with your friends

We all know how important title tags are when it comes to SEO.

One of the challenges we all face whether as Webmasters, Bloggers, SEOs or any other related fields is the sheer volume of knowledge that we need to properly perform our work and advise our clients. These are “full-time, plus” jobs!  SO much reading is required to really be informed and there is only so much time in a day

In the past Microsoft has been accused of orchestrating third party legal complaints against Google like some behind-the-scenes Cardinal Richelieu or puppet master. But now Redmond has come out of the shadows and joined the list of companies that have filed formal complaints against Google in… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Search engine dramas have left us with lots of “Ifs and Buts”. Caffeine update followed by algorithm change is only to start with.  A lot more is still waiting for webmasters and eventually the website owners to discover

As to not upset advertisers, Microsoft has issued a big heads up that they are performing maintenance on Microsoft adCenter tonight through tomorrow morning. The update doesn’t seem to be significant…