Google May Ask You To Prove You’re Human

British digi-rag the Inquirer's Fernando Cassia had a run in with the "GoogleMind," as he calls it, after entering a query that sent up red flags. To continue his search, Cassia had to prove he wasn't a robot.

NY Politicians Argue Over Google Earth

New York politicians appear to be at odds over just how dangerous Google Earth might be; Assemblyman Mike Gianaris is asking Google to blur out images of “sensitive” sites, while Mayor Michael Bloomberg feels such efforts may not be the best use of time.  

Jailed Chinese Reporter Joins Suit Against Yahoo

When a Chinese reporter was imprisoned due to Yahoo’s loose lips, the reporter’s mother filed a lawsuit on his behalf.  Now, although he is still in jail, Shi Tao’s name has been added to the suit.

Top Universal Search Influencers

To recap, Universal Search is a term coined by Google in which results from different vertical search engines (images, video, news etc...) are integrated into Google's regular search results.

Your Measure of Search Marketing Success

Have you been in the search marketing business for more than a few years? I am curious what your measures of success as a business are? For some, it’ notoriety. It’s the pomp and circumstance of celebrity within their industry that gives them something to hang their hat on.