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

Facebook’s Product Manager, Andrea Vaccari, announced today the beginning of a roll out of an optional new feature […] Author information Matt Southern Matt Southern is a marketing, communications and public relations professional. He provides strategic digital marketing services at an agency called Bureau in Ontario, Canada.

Google has revealed profits for the first quarter of 2014 of $3.45 billion, up from $3.35 billion in the same period last year, but its average cost-per-click income has fallen by 9 percent year-over-year.

Scroogled, Microsoft’s anti-Google campaign, has met with mixed results. Derrock Connell, Microsoft Corporate President of the Bing Experiences team, recently indicated that Microsoft might be shutting the door on future Scroogled campaigns

Google Glass announced on Google+ that they have pushed out a new software update to Google Glass users, this version jumps from the old version of XE12 to XE16. The biggest change is that it updates the OS to KitKat…

Searchmetrics has announced a new addition to the Searchmetrics Suite tools, called Page Cockpit, that promises to help marketers “more effectively analyze and optimize the organic search performance of specific landing pages on their sites.”

New data from Kenshoo on the automotive industry shows that search engines are the number one place consumers go to find information about automobiles – and that those who engage with an auto brand on Twitter are 32 percent more likely to buy.

Ever notice how you have to go back and make changes to your website each time Google makes […] Author information Melih Oztalay CEO at Local Listing Services Melih (“may-lee”) Oztalay is a veteran of the Internet with over 20 years experience and expertise.

Spotted via Pete Meyers and posted on Google+, it seems Google is testing showing paid results, i.e.

While web designers and developers are often strong at designing and programming websites, not all are as well prepared to handle SEO issues, especially when relaunching websites. Just this week, I’ve worked with three separate web design firms who contacted me after a recent site relaunch… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article