Julie Kent Latest search engine news blog articles from Julie Kent. http://www.seocentro.com/seo-archives/author/Julie+Kent.html Julie Kent News Archive http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12105 With its web-based Google Apps suite of software, Google is trying go up against Microsoft to make some headway in the enterprise accounts area.  While they're likely facing some resistance in a lot of companies who are ingrained in the Microsoft way of life, they are making some headway.  Washington D.C. is one such example, where they've decided to shun the idea of spending millions on a new intranet for city employees based on proprietary portal software, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:20:47 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12018 With the exception of those sites that have created special iPhone-targeted sites, surfing the web on the iPhone allows you to view the web as it was intended -full-content, full-color, full everything.  Even Google AdSense ads on sites show up.  But in meetings with advertising agencies recently, Google has begun presenting a new option for advertisers that would allow them to show different ads in responses to searches made from iPhones.  According to AdWeek , Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:36:11 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11872 Recently Hakia extended a call to librarians and information professionals to help them in their quest to bring credible search results to the web on all topics.  Previously Hakia offered credibility stamped health and medical searches.  Expanding beyond those topics to include all is obviously a very lofty goal, and one that most certainly cannot be realized without a lot of manpower. This week Hakia launched a new search interface featuring a tabbed option. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:16:08 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11517 I don't know if I am slightly abnormal or just more politically interested than most, but I generally enjoy watching the presidential debates. I like seeing the candidates put on the hot-seat, even though I know fully-well that they've been prepped and have seared scripted responses into their memories. Sometimes they are caught off guard and that's exciting, but haven't you ever wondered just how much more cool it would be if the public - i.e. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:03:10 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11288 The semantic search engine known as "Hakia" currently generates credibility-stamped results for health and medical searches, which aims to point users in the direction of credible online content.  Hakia announced Monday that they are hoping to expand their coverage to include ALL topics, a pretty lofty goal.  To aid them in their efforts, Hakia has made an open call to librarians and information professionals to assist in the effort. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:59:04 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11246 After the introduction of their Chrome browser, some have suggested that Google may have just kicked off the beginning of a new era of the browser wars .  And before you begin by asking the obvious - "What about Firefox?" - read on and you'll perhaps see why Chrome is a bit different, and why it may prove to be a true competitor to IE. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:11:50 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9065 Google Maps is a great tool for finding driving directions, as well as for getting a general overview of an area.  Now they've added another great feature for those who like to get around by foot: walking directions .  So what's the difference between driving directions and walking directions?  Walking directions ignore things like one-way streets that don't apply to foot traffic, and give you the fastest route from point a to point b. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:15:32 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9058 Google has invested an undisclosed sum in two U.S. companies developing technologies for plug-in electric vehicles. The investment is a part of the company's "RechargeIT" initiative begun in 2007 to help speed up the adoption of electric transportation. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:18:51 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=8622 Last year tech sites were abuzz with rumors of the mythical Gphone - a mobile phone created by Google. Nothing came of it, and Google eventually squashed the rumors by instead announcing their involvement in the Open Handset Alliance and Android, their open-source mobile phone operating system. But now, comments made by the Google co-founders and CEO have many speculating about the Gphone yet again. Hollywood Reporter writer Dan Cox has sparked the newest round of rumors, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:55:42 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=8273 Viacom, if you recall, filed a $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube not too long ago.  As part of the lawsuit, a court as now ordered Google to turn over a complete log of all users' activities to Viacom.  These logs would include such things as usernames, IP addresses, and videos that each account has viewed in the past. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:36 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7744 The newspaper business is slowly fading away and out of relevancy.  By the time a story gets printed, it's already broken in the online world.  Newspapers are facing dwindling subscriber bases, and slashed advertising spending, and drastic changes are being made.  My hometown paper, the Plain Dealer, recently announced that they'll begin cutting 35 pages per week out of their printed newspapers, cutting jobs, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:39:27 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7737 Following months of fending off a Microsoft takeover, Yahoo announced last week that they had entered into a non-exclusive advertising agreement with Google. Much in the same way many were concerned about a Yahoo-Microsoft merger, there are already those skeptical of a Yahoo-Google arrangement, including some pretty prominent lawmakers. Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, wrote a letter to Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang on Thursday, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:49:08 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7688 Microsoft isn't keen to be left behind in the yet to be fully explored area of targeted TV advertising.  Google has been looking into this, as have the cable companies, and now Microsoft is jumping into the mix with their recent acquisition of Navic Networks. Navic Networks is a seven-year-old firm from Waltham, Mass. that targets interactive advertising through cable set-top boxes.  Microsoft acquired them for an undisclosed sum. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:54:02 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7465 BlackHat SEO has a reputation, and it's usually not a good one. Those who practice so-called "blackhat" SEO techniques are often branded as social outcasts, treated by holier-than-thou "whitehat" SEOs and Google much like Hester Prynne in the "The Scarlet Letter". Case in point: the recent SMX Advanced conference in Seattle apparently had a lot of blackhat emphasis this year, much to the shock and horror of some. A few high profile blog posts later, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:08:09 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7454 One of Google's biggest goals this year was to make YouTube profitable.  Well the year is nearly half over, and they've still yet to figure this puzzle out.  Traffic and users is not the issue, but rather, how to convert them into cash in their pockets. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:59:45 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7349 According to various reports, Google co-founder Sergey Brin has invested in a space tourism company.  Furthermore, Brin has expressed interest in going into orbit himself within three years. Brin has plunked down a $5 million down payment for the option to book a seat on a future orbital flight with Space Adventures, a U.S.-based space tourism company.  His investmentwill help the company to launch its first private mission to the International Space Station, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:02:13 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7296 The Google App Engine, the search giant's new platform for building and hosting 3rd party web apps, is blocking applications from integrating with PayPal for payments.  Considering that Google has their own payments system - Google Checkout - is this just an honest mistake, or is there something more sinister going on?  The Washington Post uncovered today that developers making apps that use PayPal for payment handling are encountering a peculiar error.   You see, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:50:13 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7123 What good is a site if no one can find it? That's one of the basic premises behind search engine optimization, or as it is commonly called, SEO. Websites that rank higher in search engine results pages get far more hits than those sites buried several pages back. So ever since the dawn of search engines, clever webmasters have been tinkering away at finding the best ways to get their sites ranked higher, and in turn increase its traffic and visibility. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:04:48 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7126 Earlier this week, consumer groups requested that Google make its privacy policy more visible, making the argument that under California law the company is required to place a link to the privacy policy on its home page. With better visibility, the groups said that users would be more aware of the kind of information that Google collects about them. Other major websites, such as Google competitors including Yahoo and MSN, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:04:48 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=7015 There was apparently much more to the Microsoft-Yahoo merger story than many of us knew. Today the Wall Street Journal reports that a judge unsealed documents in a shareholder lawsuit against Yahoo, and the contents are quite surprising. The most damaging bit of information contained is that Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo at $40 per share in January 2007, and that the then-CEO Terry Semel turned it down, instead seeking to forge a commercial partnership. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:52:12 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6951 While there were some reports floating around that parts of Android might not be as open source as original thought, Google has come out and made it clear: the core Android platform will be 100% open source. ZDNet confirmed with various Google employees that everything will be open r. Besides a couple exceptions, everything will use the Apache software license (ASLv2). There are two exceptions, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:54:20 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6768 The Belgian copyright defense group known as Copiepresse recently filed a court document, asking for up to 49 million Euros, or $77.25 million, in damages from Google. The issue at hand is Google's reproduction of select extracts from Belgian newspapers. This is not Google's first tangle with Copiepresse. Last year, a Belgian court ruled that Google was not permitted to reproduce extracts from Belgian newspapers on the Google News search engine. In this case, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Wed, 28 May 2008 19:08:55 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6710 Upon graduation, the dream of many MBA students is to snag a job at Google. Yep, that's right - Google. For the second year in a row, Google has become the most coveted employer of MBA grads , beating out expected favorites of investment banks and consulting firms. A survey found that 23.65% of those students polled would choose Google as the top choice of where they'd like to work after graduating. So why is Google the top choice? For one it's a recognized global brand, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Tue, 27 May 2008 19:23:54 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6711 According to Google Inc., a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit brought against YouTube by Viacom Inc. threatens to drastically alter the way hundreds of millions of people share all kinds of information on the Internet. The claim was made in papers filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, as Google responded to Viacom's latest lawsuit which claims that the Internet has led to an "explosion of copyright infringement" by the likes of YouTube and others. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Tue, 27 May 2008 19:23:54 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6392 Be careful what you do on Orkut, Google may not be willing to protect your privacy, depending on where you live. On Monday Google revealed that it complied with Indian legal processes when handing over information about an Orkut user to Indian police. By supplying the IP address of an individual who is alleged to have posted vulgar content about top Indian political leader Sonia Gandhia, Indian police were able to arrest a suspect. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 19 May 2008 15:24:49 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6393 Last week the popular social networking site Facebook blocked Google's new service, Friend Connect, due to privacy concerns. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg now says that he'd like to sit down and talk with Google and work out some of these issues. Google Friend Connect allows website owners to add social networking functions to their own websites, allowing them to interact with existing friends or new friends from a range of social networkings sites, such as Orkut, Facebook, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 19 May 2008 15:24:49 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6252 Microsoft may have walked away from the table in negotiations with Yahoo for a takeover deal, but just because they've pulled their bid, that doesn't mean the takeover talks have ended. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn lauched a proxy war to unseat Yahoo's current board of directors, and unveiled an alternate board of directors for the company. Such a move had been threatened by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer himself, but he ultimately abandoned that strategy. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 15 May 2008 18:00:34 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6250 For the longest time, Yahoo was the U.S.'s most-visited website and Google was the most popular search engine. That has, however, changed. Google is now both the country's top-visited website as well as the most popular search engine. Losing the title surely is a disappointment to Yahoo, who are currently trying to turn around their company and deflect take-overs. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 15 May 2008 17:43:42 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6180 Google has begun rolling out new technology that will bring a layer of privacy to their controversial Street Views product that was previously unavailable. The technology automatically blurs out any human face appearing in the service's street-level photos, which were taken by camera-mounted vehicles. The face blurring technology will be applied to all existing Street View images, and will be incorporated into all future releases of the mapping feature. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Wed, 14 May 2008 15:11:58 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=6084 During a television interview last week, Google CEO Eric Schmidt revealed that Google will soon be launching a series of new products for YouTube, in an effort to make its video-sharing service profitable. Up until now, Google hasn't been successful in generating income from the site, and getting the site to make money is the company's top priority this year. In the interview Schmidt declined to give away any details of the products. However, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 12 May 2008 16:56:37 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5993 Google is getting serious about its push into the enterprise arena. On Thursday the company announced the launch of a new comprehensive security offering geared towards the mobile enterprise environment - an mobile add-on to their existing Google Web Security for Enterprise product. Google Web Security for Enterprise is an all-inclusive package designed to protect enterprise networks from various malicious web threats, including viruses, spyware, adware, botnets, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 09 May 2008 15:33:57 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5991 Google really wants to make sure that Microsoft won't get their hands on rival Yahoo. So much so that they're willing to enter and expand an advertising partnership with Yahoo, that may prevent Microsoft from renewing any bids for the company in the future. By making sure that Yahoo does well, Google is ensuring that it won't fall into the hands of Microsoft, who is eager to take over Yahoo in an attempt to seriously compete with Google. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 09 May 2008 15:17:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5928 Microsoft's failed attempt at taking over Yahoo might be one of the best things that could have happened for one of both companies' rival - Google. Having wasted months of talking and negotiations, neither Yahoo or Microsoft is any better off today then they were when Microsoft first made their bid in late January. Google, however, has every reason to celebrate. Amidst the chaotic speculation and talks between Microsoft and Yahoo, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 08 May 2008 16:04:32 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5874 Google has teamed up with a number of partners investing in a new venture to develop and deliver high-speed WiMAX internet access for mobile devices. The venture, which is being led by Sprint, also includes including Clearwire, Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner, and Intel, amongst others. Thus far, deploying a nationwide Mobile WiMAX network has proven to be quite a difficult task. With new partners involved, however, it is hoped that the task will be easier to complete. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Wed, 07 May 2008 15:01:14 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5766 After Microsoft pulled their $47.5 billion takeover bid on Monday, shares of Yahoo plummeted more than 16 percent in late morning bidding, nearly wiping out half of the gains in the company's stock price since Microsoft made its initial offer in late January. Yahoo has been holding firm in their assertation that Microsoft's bid significantly undervalues the company, and Microsoft walked away from a deal on Saturday after it became clear they were not going to budge. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 05 May 2008 16:03:10 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5690 On Wednesday, a U.S. district court ruled that AOL, Yahoo, and RealNetworks must pay a percentage of their revenues derived from music-oriented services to the American Society of Composers, Artists, and Publishers (ASCAP). However, the three companies were unable to agree on the rates owed the songwriters, and so a court stepped in and now the payments owed by the three companies may equal $100 million. This is now more than a decade-long issue, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 02 May 2008 13:50:33 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5691 Search giant Google is now reportedly seeking a deal with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) to help sell its desktop applications to large businesses. Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke with a gathering of IBM's key partner's on Thursday, revealing that working with IBM would be a very important part of getting Google's desktop applications out to more business customers. Google and IBM have worked together on other ventures, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 02 May 2008 13:50:33 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5687 On Thursday during a meeting with staff, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed that the company has three options available to them with regards to Yahoo, and that they would announce in "short order" which path they would decide to take. According to Ballmer, the three options available were to walk away, complete a negotiated deal, or pursue a hostile takeover. Thus far, Yahoo has rejected Microsoft's offer, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 02 May 2008 13:35:08 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5641 After the deadline passed last weekend for Yahoo to accept Microsoft's takeover bid, many were left wondering what Microsoft would do next. This week, Microsoft has indicated that they are willing to raise their bid to as much as $33 per share, in an attempt to avoid a controversial proxy bid and hostile takeover that the company has threatened. Microsoft held a board meeting on Wednesday, and according to the WSJ , Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 01 May 2008 15:55:41 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5576 Ann Mather, who has served on Google's board of directors since 2005, is now coming under fire from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with a shady backdating scandal at Pixar. Mather was the CFO at Pixar from 1999 to 2004. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:51:02 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5443 Three months ago Microsoft made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo Inc., and today they are no closer to acquiring the company than they were then. On Saturday, the deadline passed for Yahoo to accept Microsoft's bid. They did not accept, and now Microsoft is left in a quandary: are they still worth pursuing? Negotiations remain in a deadlock, with Yahoo's board refusing to sell for less than $45 billion. Having passed up on Microsoft's takeover offer, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:58:24 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5442 Another day, another lawsuit. David Almeida, a private detective, has filed a lawsuit against Google claiming that hundreds of thousands of companies that have signed up to advertise on Google may have been deceived into paying for ads that they did not want. Almeida and his attorneys are hoping that the lawsuit will become class action, which means that other people could join in the fight. Almeida claims that he signed up his company, Bay State Detective Agency, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:58:23 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5331 On Wednesday, Google turned over approximately 3,261 files to a Brazilian senate commission charged with looking into allegations that illegal images of minors were posted in restricted-access photo albums on Google's Orkut social networking site. In turning over the data on suspected pedophiles, Google gave into the pressure to lift their confidentiality duty to its users. In terms of social networking sites, within Brazil, Orkut is by far the post popular choice. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:27:10 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5214 The latest piece of Yahoo software to be revealed is Yahoo BrowserPlus , which may be the company's answer to Google's Gears project. Very few actual details about the software are known at this time, but according to the BrowserPlus FAQ's, "Yahoo! BrowserPlus is software that lets you do more inside your web browser. BrowserPlus makes it easy to install and use web plugins for a richer experience on the internet. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:17:47 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5146 Last week, a European Union privacy panel issued a report urging search engine providers such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN to delete data taken from users after a six month period. Even though most of these companies are based outside of the EU, the panel is recommending that they abide by EU data protection rules. The privacy watchdog group itself has no privacy powers, however, this report could inspire the EU executive Commission to enact stricter regulations. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:06:15 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5138 In 2007, Google made headlines when they invested $4.4 million in 23andMe , a genetic screening start-up company began by Anne Wojcicki, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and a business partner. But if you thought that was Google's only interest in genetics and DNA, you're wrong. Google has also been investing in a second DNA start-up called Navigenics , which for $2, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:58:41 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=5048 Two major search engine companies that also offer a variety of competing services: can they be friendly and work side-by-side? In the case of Yahoo and Google, the answer is yes. Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed this on Thursday, when he talked about Yahoo's current test partnership with Google, and sang nothing but praise of his competition. "It's nice working with Yahoo and we like them very much," Schmidt said. Translation: we like money, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:16:53 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=4996 Google has been working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's program for just about a year to help the agency revolutionize the way that they track and fight child pornography on the internet. Four Google employees collaborated and used their "20% Time" to come up with software that will allow the NCMEC to automate the once-manual process of identifying victims and suspects in images. Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:06:51 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=4934 Planning your business and train rides in Los Angeles will soon get a lot more simpler with the Google Transit treatment. Two LA transit agencies - Metro and Metrolink - are working on getting their system info into the Google Transit system, and are currently in the testing phase. It is expected to be launched by summer. Metro hasn't revealed their roll out date, but have indicated that will be after Earth Day. Metrolink, on the other hand, Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:57:54 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=4932 After discovering that Google had taken the initiative to change what has been historically known as the "Persian Gulf" to the "Arabian Gulf" in their popular Google Earth software, the country of Iran had some harsh words for the search giant. Iran makes the claim that Google has attempted to "distort" historical facts, and refers to their action as a "political ambition" and a "plot". Search Engines News SEO News Julie Kent Julie Kent Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:25:30 GMT