Yahoo Makes Minor Changes To Advertisement Layout

According to Search Engine Roundtable Yahoo! has incorporated some minor changes in the advertisement layout of its SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages) and has also reduced the number of advertisements shown in the SERPs. They have now relocated the position of the display URL under the description. The advertisement layout now also contains only three advertisements, instead of four as in the previous layout.

Online Daters Face Obstacles

Couples who meet online do not always work out because they select partners who are not compatible and they develop emotional ties before meeting in person, an Australian university researcher has found.Women were more likely to choose the wrong partner as they become attracted to humorous comments and witty emails, according to psychologist Matthew Bambling from the Queensland University of Technology.

Video View-Counting Standards Examined

Content creators often decide where to place video clips based on an idea of how many views they'll receive.  Yet new research shows that not all official view counts are created equal, and some of the most popular sites may be given to boasting.

Page: White Spaces Wireless Not A Pipe Dream

Part of Google's ruling triumvirate, co-founder Larry Page, appeared on Capitol Hill to talk about broadband and other topics, like the ability to deliver wireless high-speed Internet within the 700MHz spectrum.

Google Blitzes Capitol Hill

It must be Google week in Washington because representatives from the company were involved in at least three separate policy discussions. Fortunately, for the most part, the search company's lobbying efforts didn't seem entirely self-serving, unlike some other major corporations and their help-us-make-more-money demands.