Matt Cutts Speaks Up At SES London

Matt Cutts has left the country. Google didn’t transfer him, though, and he didn’t run away – Cutts only temporarily crossed the pond to drop in at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in London. Cutts actually gave the “keynote conversation,” which Chris Sherman moderated.

LG Calls Apple A ‘Copycat’

When Apple unveiled its new iPhone last month – you remember, when the Internet went into a collective paroxysm, speaking in tongues and falling into ecstatic prostration at Steve Jobs feet – many of us observers said, "hey, wait a minute. Didn't LG just win a prize for a phone just like that?"

Local Online Video Ads To More Than Double In 07

A new report by Borrell Associates says that local online video advertising will account for $371 million this year, which is 5 percent of total online ad spending. In 2012, that amount will climb to $5 billion and will account for 35 percent of local online advertising budgets, Borrell projects in its report, “The New Frontier: Local Online Video Advertising.”

YDN Turns To Krugle For “Functionality”

The Yahoo Developer Network is apparently lacking in functionality, or maybe it’s just not as functional as its parent company would like. Not to worry, though – Krugle, Inc. “will supply search functionality” thanks to a new arrangement. Krugle, which is based in Menlo Park, California, has defined itself as “the code search engine.”

Google To Appeal Copiepresse Decision

A Belgian court reaffirmed an earlier judgment against Google this week demanding Google remove Copiepress-represented news publication material from Google.be and Google News. Google issued a statement expressing "disappointment" and a plan to appeal the verdict.