It was time for celebration when Next New Networks was bought by YouTube – the video arm of Google.

YouTube has bought Next New Networks, the company behind two of YouTube’s top videos of 2010 (“Bed Intruder” and “Glitter Puke”). YouTube also announced plans for YouTube Next, a new effort aimed at helping content partners monetize their videos and improve quality through grants and training

Below is live coverage of the Up Close With Yelp panel from the SMX West 2011 conference. This coverage is provided by Marty Weintraub of aimClear Blog. Disclaimer: The coverage is brought to you in real time…

I’ve seen a few hundred articles and columns and blog posts about the GFP update, ranging from small SEO blogs all the way up to the Wall Street Journal.

Some business books aim to teach you how to take your game to the next level. Others, how to delight your customers and increase profits. Still others coach you on interacting with your peers, boss and other key “stakeholders” who are key to your success

Seems outing big name websites for using methods against Google’s Terms and Conditions is the flavor of the month. Former Google Web Spam team member Hessam Lavi has outed Hugo Boss for using doorway pages

Charlie Sheen increased his Twitter followers to 2,211,000 today, almost half the population of the State of Minnesota – in just over one week. With Sheen’s recent termination at Warner Brothers, he created an internship listing to manage his social media campaigns and is also working to join the celebrities to endorse products through Twitter. Following his recent termination at Warner Brothers and his stratospheric success on Twitter, Sheen has created an internship role for someone (with #tigerblood) to manage his social media campaigns – and monetize them – by joining the ranks of celebrities who endorse products through Twitter (Depending on the reach of the celeb, they can make upwards of $3,000 per tweet!).

Below is live coverage of the Best Practices With Google’s New Ad Features panel from the SMX West 2011 conference.

In a case that could have EU-wide implications a Spanish court is asking Google to remove data about a private individual from its index. This is known in Spain and elsewhere in Europe as “the right to be forgotten.” The immediate case at hand involves a Spanish plastic surgeon who was… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Another website has suffered the wrath of Google after it was exposed for using doorway pages and gateway sites, buying links that pass PageRank, and using paid blog reviews. The twist: Google just bought this company less than 24 hours ago. Click to read the rest of this post..