Google announced yesterday that they acquired Nest for $3.2 billion (yes billion) in cash. You read that right…

P Koester posted on Google+ that when you search for the term [freezing] in Google Image Search you are not shown ice or snow or cold people – instead you are shown Asian cartoon…

Matt Cutts of Google tweeted that Google added a special feature to image search based on Lawrence Lessig’s request. The thing is, the feature has been available since 2009, Google just moved it up in a more prominent area…

First spotted via Hacker News, Bing now has enabled searchers to go to https://www.bing.com and search over Bing SSL search. I covered this at Search Engine Land where I said early tests show that when on SSL search..

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

Posted by MatthewBarby Guest posting is a method of link building that seems to have been done to death over the past year. I’ve seen endless articles that discuss the latest advanced search operator that will help you find new guest posting opportunities. For me, this approach to link building seems a little too linear, and the processes involved are very convoluted.

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yelp Turns Up The Heat: 285 Consumer Alerts Issued Over Fake Reviews It’s been almost a year and a half since Yelp began issuing Consumer Alerts when a… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

YouTube just revamped its commenting system again, still linking to but not totally removing it from Google+, despite receiving major criticism when it switched the system over to its social arm. Here’s a look at what’s new

A Virginia court has published a ruling that could change the landscape of online reviews forever. The ruling declares that Yelp, the popular online destination for business reviews, must divulge the real names behind seven reviewers who criticized a local business under anonymous monikers.

It’s been almost a year and a half since Yelp began issuing Consumer Alerts when a business on its site has been caught trying to get fake reviews; but after a cautious start, that program appears to be turning up the heat.