Google Countersuit Taken Out of Googleplex Backyard

Understandably, Microsoft is playing hardball with Google's countersuit regarding the legitimacy Kai-Fu Lee's non-compete agreement by working to disallow Google a home field advantage in California court. California laws do not recognize non-compete agreements, which is the basis for the countersuit, and Microsoft has asked that the case be taken up by a federal court instead.

Google Insider Cutts Into Blogging

One of Google's software engineers, Matt Cutts, has a blog up and running. The latest post has a great personal reply to someone questioning him on why their site wasn't showing up on the engine. Cutts gives a lengthy reply as to why that was, and it didn't look good for the site operator.

Is Your Business Podcasting? Well, It Should Be.

It has been said that podcasting is where Blogs and radio intersect. It is my belief that podcasting is quickly emerging as a media that stands completely on its own. Podcasting is nothing like radio in the traditional sense. It is only similar in the fact that you can listen to audio. That is where the similarities end.

Buying And Selling Links

Chris Richardson of Webproworld is in San Jose for SES 2005. Today, he stopped by a session that is part of the Linking Track on today's agenda.