I was trying to avoid covering this thread but the people in the thread are incredibly passionate about Google dropping the top blue bar that asks them to make Google their home page…

Posted by jennita So you think you have Facebook all figured out. You have your fan page with a couple custom tabs set up, you’ve started an ad campaign and every one of your products on your site has the “like” button installed ( which increases revenue ). Easy peasy, this Facebook stuff is a cinch! Well you’re right, it all is pretty easy to implement, but what else could you be doing

London based startup TweetDeck has been acquired by Twitter, for $40 million in cash and stocks, according to the Financial Times. What was first cited as “advanced talk” between the two businesses has been happening for over a month..

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

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

Wouldn’t it be cool to know when a Google Street View car was planning on taking pictures of your office or home? Most of us do not have that luxury, but if you are Google, you are privy to that information. All of Google Ireland’s staff stood outside cheering, holding signs, balloons..

I love search data. Being able to mine through millions of search queries to find out what people are really interested in is fascinating (and useful!).

Google’s Matt Cutts confirmed this morning that Google has lifted J.C. Penney’s SEO penalty, that the Panda update will continue to rollout internationally and offered numerous SEO- and search-related tips in a live webchat on the Google Webmaster Central YouTube Channel. More than a…

Oprah Winfrey, the Queen of Daytime Search Last week, in honor of the ubiquitous daytime talk show wrapping after 25 years of production, Yahoo released some search stats as the buzz leading up to the final show airing today (Wednesday, May 25, 2011) built up, with searches related to Oprah Winfrey… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Two years ago the military was banning access and use of social media; now they are embracing it as a way to reach new recruits. “These days, the Army is getting social ó if not quite that sociable ó as potential recruits increasingl..