Microsoft CEO Says Google Reads Your Mail

Ask an average guy on the street, and, assuming he’s not a conspiracy theorist, he’ll tell you that the only people who read an email are listed in the “to” and “from” address boxes.  But Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer has stated that information sent through Gmail is read by Google, too.

Understanding “Allinanchor” to Improve Google Ranking

Google has several "search operators" that provide important insights into improving search engine rankings. One of the most important commands is "Allinanchor" as it heavily influences Google's ranking algorithm - by providing relevance to inbound links.

Selling Paid Links Can Hamper Your Google Rankings

Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land points out that "Selling paid links can hurt your page rank or rankings on Google". He says, "More and more, I've been seeing people wondering if they've lost traffic on Google because they were detected to be selling paid links."

Yesterday’s Online Portals Re-Strategize

As the online audience becomes more fragmented the major Internet portals are purchasing advertising companies to extend their networks and are aggressively attempting to follow Web surfers in order to deliver advertising to them.

Google’s Focus On Orkut Points To US Push

In some markets - such as search - Google looks more like a bulletproof King Kong than a 900-pound gorilla.  In others - such as social networking - Google is vastly less powerful.  There are signs that Google wants to whip Orkut into shape and fix this, however.