Google has updated its Blog Search algorithm after postponing the update earlier in the month. Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Roundtable quotes Googler Jeremy Hylton who explains:
Digg Updates Algorithm
Digg is making updates to its promotional algorithm. The idea is to make the site more useful to more people. A select few have long had the most power over Digg’s content.
Google Gives Details On Ads Quality Updates
Ads Quality concerns any and every marketer who’s the least bit interested in his ads’ positions and prices, and Google recently complicated things by making a few changes. Luckily, Google also documented the updates’ specifics, and advertisers should find two new videos on Ads Quality very useful.
Live Search Updates Webmaster Center
Microsoft Live Search unveiled its Webmaster Center Fall Update today, which includes two new features, one for combating malware, the other to simplify the authentication process.
Twitter Turns Off SMS Updates
I wasn’t going to give Twitter’s "we’re stopping SMS text messages in most countries" announcement much real estate today, then a single comment gave me pause for thought. First, the background:
YouTube Testing Several New Feature Updates
If you’re the sort of person who likes new things, here’s a bit of good news: YouTube is testing fresh versions of the Inbox, My Contacts, and My Videos features. Moreover, even if you’re not part of the original (randomly selected) test group, you can opt in and try them out.
Firefox 3 Beta 4 Brings Lots Of Updates
The latest testing version of Firefox 3 brought along several hundred fixes and tweaks from the previous version released to the Web.
Utah Updates Anti-Competitive Keyword Bid Bill
Google faced a serious crimp in its business if Utah enacted legislation that would ban the search advertising company from allowing competitors to trigger ads with keywords.
Site- And Source-Related Updates To Google Earth
Improvements to the search engine at Google.com are undeniably newsworthy, but on a sort of life-and-death scale, adjustments to the Google News engine are also important. And a few changes (and reminders) cropped up recently.
More December Google Earth Updates
Almost two weeks ago, a post called "December Updates in Google Earth" was made on the official LatLong Blog, and I figured Google’s geographic information system (GIS) specialists were done for the year. I was wrong, though, as they’ve just released new, more detailed imagery.