1 in 5 Google Visits Come from Browser Search Box

AT Internet Institute released its monthly Search Engine Barometer for the month of February, revealing some interesting findings. For one - one out of every five Google visits is attributed to the browser search bar. That's 20.1% of Google visits - three times more than Live Search (7%) and ten times more than Yahoo (2.3%).

A Million Facebookers Vote On New Layout

Yesterday, I wrote about apparent dissatisfaction with Facebook’s change in layout. A Facebook app designed to take a vote on the matter is proving to be popular, and so far, it’s not looking good for the redesign.

FTC To Bar Atypical Results Advertising

The Federal Trade Commission plans to get tougher on advertisers’ use of testimonials and endorsements by requiring more transparency and ending the practice of using disclaimers like “individual results may vary” and “results not typical.”

Can Digg Restore the Enthusiasm That Made the Site Popular?

Update:  Digg CEO Jay Adelson says Digg is working on a new search tool. Dan Frommer references a Facebook Status update from Adelson: "Playing with the yet-to-be-released new Digg search...holy crap...Sammy kicked ass on this one. Filled with awesomeness."