Loren Baker, Editor Latest search engine news blog articles from Loren Baker, Editor. http://www.seocentro.com/seo-archives/author/Loren+Baker%2C+Editor.html Loren Baker, Editor News Archive http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=13161 Black Friday advertisement flyers from Wal-Mart have hit the web early after a leak and Wal-Mart is not only going after the sites that have posted the Black Friday specials, but also the search engines which are indexing or linking to them. Wal-mart's legal team is targeting sites that have posted the content, claiming a copyright on the content, but now the company is going a step further. Wal-Mart has issued a takedown notice to SearchAllDeals.com , Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:33:35 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=13153 Yesterday, after the news of Sun Microsystems hit the newswires, Yahoo also confirmed that it would be again slicing the size of its workforce, this time by 10%, as Yahoo plans to layoff about 1,500 employees on December 10th. As the faulty economy is starting to hit the Valley in the same way it has hit most of America, these layoffs are happening at a time when Yahoo stocks have hit a major low of below $10 and Yahoo, according to Kara Swisher at AllThingsD , Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:58:29 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=13122 Google search has now added voice recognition software to their search application on Apple iPhones. Now, iPhone users can request Google results without having to type information on their phones, a must for drivers or those on the go ' aren't phones for speaking and listening anyway? Google iPhone spoken search will be made available to Apple iPhone and iPod users today via the Apple iTunes store, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:28:54 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=13104 Well, I started a little speculation this morning that Apple might be buying Yahoo , which was piggybacked off of TechCrunch's rumor that Apple may develop its own search engine. Now the Motley Fool is sticking their fingers in the Yahoo pie, especially since Yahoo Stock has dipped below $10, saying that despite some analyst predictions, Disney will not buy Yahoo. OK, let me start of by saying this, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:54:47 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=13079 Did you know that Google allows you to export your media campaigns from Google AdPlanner and add them to your Google AdWords account? Since AdPlanner lets you identify sites based upon languages, geotargeting, demographics and keywords, sometimes you can identify the exact sites you want to target for your AdWords AdSense campaign, and then just import them over using this technique. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:02:28 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=13076 Apple may be working on their own search engine technology and search advertising format according to TechCrunch and some other rumors floating around the web. Apple, a long time Google partner, currently uses Google Search on its iPhone, iPods and also owns the Mac friendly Safari browser, which enjoys a average 6.5% share of the browser market. Google also has been Apple-friendly, with Eric Schmidt on Apple's board of directors. Google, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:29:52 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=13053 Local.com and Virgin Mobile USA have partnered to rollout their Local Mobile on the Virgin Mobile USA network, which enjoys more than 5 milion customers. Local Mobile is an advertising supported mobile site that gives users access to local directory services and results for local businesses, products and services. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:32:37 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=13048 There are a handful of SEO and web marketing competitive research tools on the market (see online seo tools ) which gauge the value and marketability of a site by reviewing and delivering a mini-site audit which grades a site based on its basic SEO parameters and those of its competition. Website Grader by HubSpot and SEObook's Website Health Check are two common and free tools used by many webmasters and industry novices to get an idea of the value of a site. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:34:19 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=13028 Google has announced that users of their GMail email and chatting service will soon have the option to chat and converse with friends via a new video chatting service which will take on Skype and other video conferencing tools head on as Google moves to further define itself as an all rounded media company and not just a search engine. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:50:08 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12982 Microsoft Search has signed a distribution deal with Sun Microsystems Inc. to offer the Microsoft Live Search powered MSN Toolbar to Internet Explorer users when they download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), effective today for US based users. Through this agreement, Internet Explorer users downloading Sun's JRE will have the option to download the MSN Toolbar and have one-click access to Live Search features, as well as news, entertainment, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:34:27 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12967 When building links to a site for SEO purposes, it's easy to simply look at the number of backlinks, content relevance, Linkscape rating, search term rankings and other valuable criteria for measuring the importance and value of a site before acquiring a link on that site to your own. In terms of checking bad SEO neighborhoods which would link to your site, it's always good to monitor the inbound links to your potential linking partner's site, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:11:46 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12923 Pete Quily has put together a case study on the search and social results of the Barack Obama and John McCain online presence among Google, Google News, Image and Video Search, Technorati, Wordpress and Yahoo along with subscriber numbers from Youtube, Flickr, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and Friend Feed. Key findings include : Obama's site had over 1 million pages indexed in Google, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:29:55 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12811 Yahoo's Political Dashboard service, which I wrote about earlier this morning in a wrap up of places to track the 2008 Election Results , has predicted Barack Obama as the winner of today's election'. but isn't it a little too early already? Well, I've read a lot of Twitters about Yahoo predicting Obama to win the White House already, and here's the deal, Yahoo has not come out with an official Yahoo prediction as of yet, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:40:34 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12786 Today is Election Day and as we wake up, grab our coffee and head to our nearest voting location, we'll leave the polls wondering whether Barack Obama or John McCain will win which states, and then become the next President of the United States of America. Of course, outside of your nearest voting stations ( mine happens to be within walking distance of my place, with lines out the door and onto the road - I live in Florida ) will be pollsters, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:11:04 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12637 Time for Google AdWords to make it rain, AdWords advertisers are now allowed to bid on beer and champagne! Previously, the only alcoholic terms which could be bid on by sellers of the products were wine related terms. Now, according to Gonzo SEO , Google has now opened up its alcohol restrictions. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:37:25 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12583 According to a Bloomberg article covering comScore numbers (cough cough), Yahoo has gained search share over the last month while Microsoft has dropped a bit. Yahoo now has a 20.2% search market share, up from 19.6%, with Microsoft dropping to 8.5%, down from 8.9%. Google also showed a small dip, dropping one tenth of a percentage point down to 62.9% from 63%. Why exactly, given Yahoo's troubles with keeping employees, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:05:27 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12503 We've all missed The Lisa's blogging ever since she made her move back to the East Coast, but now our fix for Lisa Barone's incredible conference coverage and wrap ups can be filled as she is now blogging at the brand spanking new WeBuildPages.com blog . One of Lisa's first posts is the conference coverage of ScarySEO, an intimate SEO mini-conference which was just held over the weekend at Deerfield Beach, Florida. Sporting somewhat of a Halloween theme, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:19:59 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12477 The ScarySEO mini-conference which was planned by Search and Social to be a somewhat Halloween themed search marketing event was held over the weekend at the wonderful Deerfield Beach Hilton, which is located near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During her presentation on Online Reputation Management, Rhea Drysdale of WebBuildPages.com , was the only presenter who fulfilled their promise of speaking in costume, as Rhea entered the session to warm applause dressed as her alter-ego, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:01:01 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12420 Scary SEO has begun and we're livestreaming the conference at IMBroadcast , the new social video sharing community for Internet Marketers. Jeff Quipp, the CEO of Search Engine People, is now giving the keynote speech! Check it out at IMBroadcast! Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:24:58 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12377 The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service has blocked the $140 million acquisition of Begun , Russia's biggest contextual ad service. The FAS has fears that Google would dominate the Russian Internet advertising world. The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service claims that Google has not submitted the proper and complete info on all the company employees working in Russia. Not having this info, according to the FAS, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:01:05 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12340 For those of you who are not logged in yet, Google's third online webmaster chat is starting right now : Google Webmaster Chat : Tricks and Treats Enjoy :) [Yes, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:08:53 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12337 Friday will mark the first Scary SEO event, a mini-conference which will be held at Deerfield Beach / Boca Raton, Florida and focus on an intimate setting of 50 attendees speaking, teaching and learning about SEO and Search Marketing. Scary SEO will begin on Friday with an opening keynote by Jeff Quipp of SearchEnginePeople , followed by the first panel on SEO Coding and Design featuring Jordan Kasteler and Carolyn Shelby . Following lunch, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:37:14 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12299 Yahoo's NFL Shortcuts, which I wrote about last year, serves the latest stats and fantasy information for NFL players such as Tony Romo and T-Sizzle Terrell Suggs . Today however I tried doing a search for Tampa Bay Buccaneer running back Earnest Graham , and look at this, nothing! Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:57:49 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12296 Google is doing their share to encourage voter turnout for the 2008 US Presidential Elections (and other elections on that day) with a message to its AdWords users, reminding them to vote on November 4th. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:40:50 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12229 Google, I am a very lucky American who is living the dream of owning or being a partner in several small businesses. Each of these businesses utilize Google's GMail and Google Docs, in an effort to cut down on infrastructure costs and keep an open line stream of communication between all employees, contractors and clients. Since Google has decided to take my account away from me, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:21:38 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12227 Google GMail outages were reported last week, with a massive outage on Thursday which took Google 24 hours to recover. Today I am trying to log into my GMail account, which I use for about everything apps, docs, and GMail related, and am receiving this message : Sorry, your account has been disabled. Google will not let me recover my GMail account. They are not letting me go through a series of captchas like their Google Accounts Help page says they will. Instead, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:22:42 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12179 Call them Google versions of business cards, Geocities 2.0 or call them what you will, I consider Google Profiles to be the building block to the foundation of Google's social map in the interactive Internet world, weaving basic user information which the user chooses to share within Google results; whehter that info be LinkedIn style business information or family & friend stlye photo sharing. Google Profiles , whatever they will morph into, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:45:18 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12146 After Yahoo UK opened itself up to UK licensed gambling ads about a month ago, and MSN UK doing the same, Google UK has felt the pressure to allow gambling ads in the UK, where online and offline casino, sports betting and other forms of gambling is legal and tolerated. Google UK is now allowing advertising in their AdWords for gambling associated ads by online gambling companies in what is marking a major change in Google's global anti-gambling stance, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:21:48 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12095 Taking interactive online advertising to a whole new level, the Obama campaign is now running online ads in Xbox 360 video games such as Madden NFL 09 and other male targeted EA Sports games such as "Burnout Paradise," "NASCAR 09," "NHL 09," "NBA Live 08," "Need For Speed: Carbon," "Need For Speed: ProStreet," "NFL Tour," and "Skate." The ads are geotargeted to specific swing states including Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Montana, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:07:14 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=12006 Over at SEOmoz , Rand gives us a wrap up of the Search Engineers session from SMX East which includes the fact that all of the search engine engineers agreed with Sean Suchter of Yahoo that if affiliate links come from relevant and trust worth sources, then those links may assist with the passing of link juice which has a direct effect on search engine rankings. 'In no uncertain terms, that if affiliate links came from valuable, relevant, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:08:36 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11966 Google News is testing a new vertical format which seems to be reminiscent of Yahoo One Search and more of a mobile device driven format than the usual Newspaper style spread Google News usually delivers on the PC. Ugly as sin as this Google News layout is, there may be some reasons behind it. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:45:18 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11808 If you have shot off emails to old girlfriends at 2 am after coming home from the bar or in a rage of anger to your boss, GMail Engineer Jon Perlow has developed the perfect drunk email filter at Google Labs with GMail Mail Goggles (which counteract the power of Beer Goggles). [ No, this does not seem to be an April Fools joke .] Gmail can't always prevent you from sending messages you might later regret, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:49:13 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11806 When a search engine that has an incredibly miniscule percentage of the search market share fails, does anyone listen? Over the weekend Accoona, the same China backed search engine that had Bill Clinton speak at its launch party and was giving away cars left and right as recent as a year ago, has closed its doors. Dear Accoona search users, Due to an overwhelmingly competitive search market, Accoona.com and Accoona.cn will no longer be active. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:32:27 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11514 Yesterday I covered some of the buzz on the rumor that Yahoo may be selling off some of its properties, which includes Yahoo Answers , as part of the [possibly upcoming] AOL merger agreements. A Yahoo spokesperson wrote me this morning to let me know that on the record, Yahoo has no plans to sell Yahoo Answers. " I saw your article on Y! Answers last night and wanted to let you know " on the record " that we are not selling Yahoo! Answers . Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:58:15 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11496 Yahoo is in the process of opening talks with Time Warner on merger and other partnership opportunities with AOL according to the Financial Times and numerous media outlets, some of which are discussing Yahoo selling off what are considered to be its non-core assets. TechCrunch posted last week that one of those assets may in fact be Yahoo Answers, which opened its doors in 2005 and has become Yahoo's flagship social property, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:54:59 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11483 Google is officially celebrating its 10th birthday today, marking a decade that Google has been serving search results (and 13 years since their concept was first launched, dubbed BackRub). To celebrate, Google is using the above logo on its worldwide search engines while also launching a really cool and interactive Google Timeline . Thanks Google, and Happy Birthday, its been a great 10 years! Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:44:40 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11374 I've been playing around with Shoemoney Tools a bit after Jeremy was telling me a little about his new robust selection of tools which include valued domain research tools, backlink analyzers and keyword research & ppc copy tools. (I've already bought a few targeted domains with some nice backlinks) Shoemoney Tools is pretty cool, and I'm hoping to gain more knowledge of his tools suite after using the products a bit more. What's funny, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:51:28 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11080 I was wondering why I was getting so many followers to my Twitter account today :) Thanks Twitter! Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:05:40 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11078 Yesterday I was reviewing the statistics behind one of our link building campaigns which consists of contacting sites & publishers for links in their resource pages, articles or linking areas and the approval to denial ratio based upon responses from those publishers. Surprisingly, almost as many publishers responded with a no or sorry message as responded with a positive message. Now, it may be easy to just forget those publishers who responded to say no, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:34:17 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11077 Yesterday I was reviewing the statistics behind one of our link building campaigns which consists of contacting sites & publishers for links in their resource pages, articles or linking areas and the approval to denial ratio based upon responses from those publishers. Surprisingly, almost as many publishers responded with a no or sorry message as responded with a positive message. Now, it may be easy to just forget those publishers who responded to say no, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:16:10 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10984 Izea asked me to moderate a session on blogging tools and plugins this weekend at IzeaFest in Orlando, which turned out to be an awesome conference even though I attended only 2 to 3 hours of it. I drove into Orlando from Tampa on Saturday to run into Brian Clark , ShoeMoney , Loren Feldman and the Unique Blog Designs crew all chillin in the Grand Bohemian Hotel bar. After listening to Loren Feldman totally rock the room, I had the chance to meet John Chow , Tamar Weinberg , Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:19:12 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10874 In one of the largest modern search marketing acquisitions, which does not include the search engines themselves, iProspect has swooped in and acquired Range Online Media, for an undisclosed amount. Range's client roster includes Calvin Klein, Macys.com, Toshiba, The Sundance Channel, Hermes of Paris, Burberry, and Neiman Marcus. From the press release (thanks Afa ! Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:30:40 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10818 Renewable energy, ecofriendly business or ' going green ' are not new concepts, as companies like outdoor wear manufacturer Patagonia have been successful at balancing capitalism, profitability and responsibility. Since going green seems to be more popular than ever, and companies or individuals can take measures to tap into the natural powers of wind and solar for much cheaper than ever before, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:33:23 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10766 Does using a web browser by a company which tracks user web behavior, archives emails & messenger communications and also serves advertising based upon search and browsing behavior scare you a little about what your total browsing experience will be used for? The notion has some privacy advocates looking for answers, especially exactly how Google will be using this information and incorporating it into their DoubleClick ad serving profile & behaviroal targeting technology. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:17:47 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10631 I was running through some search blogs tonight and came across Cartoon Barry , Barry Schwartz's search marketing and semi-personal blog, and found that Barry is running ads that look very much like Google AdSense. But they are not AdSense, they are powered by MSN and formatted in a really cool fashion! Directly above the Google AdSense ads (thanks to lax TOS), Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:57:22 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10586 After an update to Yahoo Site Explorer's backlink tracking query results, Barry Schwartz reported over at SERoundtable that many webmasters were reporting a drop in their overall backlinks reporting, some with up to 100K backlinks missing. Has Yahoo Site Explorer gone the way of the Googlebird in its backlinks reporting? Not yet, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:31:48 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10513 Google set off the weekend Labor Day hype with a (perhaps well planned) leaked announcement of their new browser , Google Chrome, which hit the news outlets yesterday and is now, after a good 20 hours, finally available for download by those who are just dying to try it out. The Google Chrome browser prides itself on a simple design with minimal browser load and lots user security; which reminds me of the Netscape / Mozilla positioning of the late 90's. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:22:01 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10398 Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed yesterday that despite pressure from the US Justice Department, the Google Yahoo advertising partnership will proceed with its scheduled launch of early October. "We are going to move forward," Schmidt said Thursday (as quoted by the Seattle Times ). "We are in the process of talking to the government. They've not indicated one way or the other how they're dealing with us. We always worry a little bit, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:33 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10397 Google's Android Developer Challenge is now completed and 10 development teams have won awards of $275,000 for their cutting edge and unique applications for use on the Android mobile platform . 10 other teams also won awards of $100,000. All teams presented overviews of their Android apps, and the technology and coding which was used to put them together. Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:43:52 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10363 According to ComScore , MySpace (or Fox Interactive Media) has surpassed Yahoo in terms of displaying advertisements, serving 56.8 billion ads 15.2% of the display ads on the Internet, while Yahoo weighed in at 53.1 billion display ads with a 14.2% share. This is however, a bit of a misleading statistic. Sure it is amazing that MySpace is serving more display ads than Yahoo now, although MySpace advertisements generally are not monetized or targeted as well as Yahoo's, Search Engines News SEO News Loren Baker, Editor Loren Baker, Editor Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:45:32 GMT