When Google users type in the name, or even just the first part of the name, of Ballymascanlon, a hotel located in North Dublin County, Ireland, one of the top search suggestions from Google Autocomplete (formerly Google Suggest)&nb…

Google announced they have renamed My Maps to My Places and have given it a redesign with new features…

The People’s Republic of China has never particularly been known for its free speech activism.

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

Earlier this month, Bing released a lineup of search features that left Google out in the cold; Bing was allowing users to quickly find, install, rate, and otherwise interact with iOS applications – but not Android apps. Well, Yahoo! (the other half of “Bingahoo”), is resolving that imbalance by adding two Android-oriented features: Yahoo! App Search and AppSpot

Few things are as important as analytics if you want to succeed on the web – which is probably why Google worked hard to develop a powerful Google Analytics tool. The upcoming version of Analytics, which is still in the open beta stages, includes many new features. One of the more prominent that is now accessible to users is the updated map overlay.

Intrepid searchers have been spotting click counts displaying under certain AdWords ads on Google.com, and the search giant has confirmed it’s doing a small experiment. Both Vinny O’Hare and Steven Weldler spotted the user interface test, in which a click count was displayed underneath… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Slowly but surely, Google is becoming more social – but it’s not because the company has launched a social network that rivals Facebook, and it’s certainly not a sudden surge in Buzz popularity.

The U.S. political scene walks a fine line between privatization and public domain; while there are strict limits on what corporations can do in sponsoring a political candidate, each candidate does advertise using campaign funds. As we slowly approach the 2012 presidential election, the re-election campaign for Obama – as well as for many other candidates – is already starting.

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