Skrenta Cedes CEO Role At Topix

Google Explains Itself, BS-Detectors Wail

It's not often Google publishes 1,200 words-worth of defense for making an acquisition. Though I'm not positive, I don't remember a time in the last two plus years. Maybe Microsoft's antitrust and sour-grapes opposition to Google's purchase of DoubleClick was enough incentive to get Google talking.

Spock Shines Despite Limited Reach

The reviews are rolling in, and they’re largely positive; Spock, it seems, is good.  But the reviews also suggest that this people search engine needs to find a more effective means of gathering information.

Threadwatch Shuts Down

This Friday, after three years, SEO community site ThreadWatch is closing down. ThreadWatch’s owner and operator, Aaron Wall (of SEOBook) made the announcement, saying that the site just wasn’t working out for a variety of reasons, including a lack of respect and credibility, an increase in Digg-spam and other shady practices by members, and the decreasing need of the site due to better coverage by…

Googleplex To Grow – A Lot

It shouldn’t be much longer before the name “Mountain View” becomes absolutely synonymous with the term “Googleplex” - a new report indicates that Google is going to lease a fresh 310,000 square feet of space.