2011 bonuses for Google employees are reportedly being tied to how well the company fares in its efforts to integrate social elements across Google products. That’s according to two reports from Silicon Alley Insider — reports that say the news first spread in a company-wide memo last… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Google announced that the position preference bidding option, which has been around since 2006, is being retired…

AdWords recently introduced a new feature to their Ad Rotation Settings called “Optimize for Conversions” (February, 2011). To find this go to: Campaign Tab | Settings | Advanced Settings | Ad Rotation (expand by clicking the “edit” link) While many… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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

Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category. Click to read the rest of this post..

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With the tag line “Touch and Decide,” Bing has released an incredible new search app for iPad. Available for free in the App Store , Bing for iPad was designed from the ground-up for the larger iPad screen to deliver a visually rich experience

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

If Google’s social ambitions fail, Google employees will have smaller bonuses this year. CEO Larry Page reportedly sent out an internal memo Friday to all employees informing them that 25 percent of their bonus will be tied to the success or failure of Google’s social products — even if they aren’t directly involved on Google’s social products, Business Insider reports. Click to read the rest of this post…