Google Testing Green Backgrounds & Turns Directory Ads Green
The iCrossing Blog posted screen captures of Google experimenting with green in the Google user interface. In addition, Google has changed from the yellow background color for their ads to green, within the Google Directory. iCrossing actually reported this two...

Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo! Offer
Microsoft decided to pull back their Yahoo! bid. How much will Yahoo! shares be worth tomorrow? Please vote on the blog. :)

How Click Arbitrage & Dirty Ad Syndication Killed Yahoo! Search Marketing
Since the Overture acquisition Yahoo! Search Marketing has lost much of its relevance due to click arbitrage and a dirty ad syndication network.

Google's Malware Review Form Now Working Again
Google's Malware Review form, which was added back in August of last year had some technical issues this week. First reports came via Google Groups at about 1am on May 15th. Webmasters trying to utilize the form received a "oops,...

UK Based Yahoo Users Redirected to Yahoo UK
David Eaves reports that UK based users who go to yahoo.com are now being redirected from the .com version to the Yahoo UK domain. David said this is brand new behavior from Yahoo. 24 hours earlier, if a UK internet...

Why is Google Buying Links From SEMPO?
Google, which has arbitrarily forced its will to use nofollow on the web (and declared link buyers and sellers who do not use the tag as spammers) is buying a PageRank 7 link from SEMPO.org.

ISP to Spy on User Activity to Deliver Targeted Ads
United States ISP Charter Communications announced that it will start looking at your surfing behavior to find you relevant ads. While continuing to deliver the same fast and reliable Internet service you’ve always received, innovative new technology in the field...

Google Explains The Processes & Thoughts Behind an Update
Google updates their search algorithms and indexes fairly often. Results change all the time. The goal for Google is to make this transparent for searchers by providing relevant results. But when a change happens, typically the webmaster will notice and...

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 15, 2008
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....

Google Thinks YOU Are a Black Hat SEO. Should You Trust Them?
Are widgets spam? And why does Google comes down so much harder on individual SEOs than on corporations?