YouTube has updated their search filters and search refinements today. The new YouTube search enhancements include: (1) Filtering helps you restrict your search based on specific categories. You can choose any of the Filter options above to refine your search

Better late than never! We’re a bit behind on some of our post SES content as we make the final few changes to the new Search Engine Watch (SEW) site. SES New York attendees got a glimpse of the new SEW logo and those at the Black/Hat White Hat Unconference event also got a sneak peak of our shiny new website. Both seem to have been warmly received

If the email messages I get from my Grandma who is (despite an inability to travel) in London and lost all her money, my younger brother (a personal trainer) who wants me to check out a site selling Coach Handbags, or the misspelled instant messages I get from a former manager that just needs me to check out an image on a  phishy URL, then people are very susceptible to fumbling on the web. While experienced users can typically recognize a scam, virus, or phishing site, many denizens of the web are still learning the hard way

Several months ago we announced that Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google who was brought on board to help the fledgling search company back in 2001, would be retiring from his position. The reigns of Google would be passed on to Larry Page, one of the search giant’s original founders, and Schmidt would take a back-seat, advisory role.

Yesterday I talked about the legal battle Google  lost in Switzerland . That legal action is mandating that Google Street View do so much manual editing that continuing that project’s Swiss division simply isn’t feasible. However, it’s just one of the many legal battles that Google is fighting all over Europe.

From 2008 to early 2010, I worked as a search engine marketer in a small business development company. One of the major projects I worked on with clients was developing effective AdWords campaigns and then educating the clients on how to keep these campaigns running smoothly. One of the frequently asked questions I received was, “What if I need help

Google TV hasn’t precisely been the stunning success that some, including those in Google, predicted it would be. Reasons cited for that failure have been varied, and have included the expansion of services like Netflix and the high price of hardware. However, one of the reasons most experts agree on is the sometimes sloppy construction of the Google TV software.  Multiple sources have now stated that Google may be merging the Google TV project with the upcoming Android OS 2.4 (Ice Cream / Ice Cream Sandwich).

Go to your iPhone or iPod Touch, open up mobile Safari and search for [tilt]. Look at the results.

Gather close, dear friends and hear my words of warning.

There has been a burst of posts about the new Google +1 button and SEO, even an awesome discussion on Sphinn . It does seem to have the biggest impact with SEO and algorithms over there, but I see the bigger impact on the paid side .