Yahoo Answers Gaining Star Power

If you're a regular contributor to Yahoo's Q&A portal, you might find that the company has added some additional features to the service. The latest additions give Yahoo Answers a social networking flare that could propel it into contention with other user submission portals, such as Digg.

Google Phone To Challenge Apple iPhone?

Engadget is reporting that they have received information from an inside source with product information about the near-mythical Google branded cellular phone, which has been the topic of much speculation over recent months.

LG Drops iPhone Competitor, Web Yawns

Seoul, Korea-based LG Electronics was noticeably quiet last week when Apple revealed iPhone to the world. Bloggers had noted a mystery touch-screen phone produced by LG that was strikingly similar a month ago. LG announced the KE850 Prada today, but don't expect to see it in the US.

SEMPO Brings SEM Survey to Europe

The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) is a group focused on better understanding the role of search in the marketing landscape, as well as developing best practices for search engine marketing professionals employed throughout the industry.

UK Hangs Search Engines Out To Dry

Search engine companies are out of luck, at least for the time being; the British government has announced that it will not support "a change to the UK E-commerce Regulations which would give greater legal protection to search engines and other intermediaries." A European Commission review will decide the matter instead.