Google Blogging, Good And Bad

Google may have lost the last of its innocence with an ill-advised rah-rah blog post for the healthcare industry, but made an effort to recover with a redesign of its philanthropic Google.org site.

Google Sorrier For Sicko Comments

Google's apparently very, very sorry about Google Health Advertising blogger Lauren Turner's comments criticizing Michael Moore's film Sicko – so sorry the company's PR department put out a statement and resident star blogger Matt Cutts put out a guide to corporate blogging.

Local.com Scores 411 Patent, Stock Soars

The world was relatively quiet last week when Local.com announced it had been awarded a patent on local search. Not so today, as another patent is revealed for an ad-supported 411 local search model. As of right now, 2:30 EDT, shares of Local.com are up 62 percent.