Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave with no Internet connection, I’m sure by now the news of Google’s latest algorithm update, dubbed Panda, is old hat. Perhaps you have also already caught wind of Google’s addition of the +1 button, which is the search engine equivalent to Facebook’s “like” feature. Furthermore, Google has created two new ways for searchers to block sites from their search results. Chrome users can add an extension to allow them to block …

When Google asked users to buy-in to Google Instant, the general consensus was that PPC and SEO efforts would not be affected (though some felt SEO might indeed be dead). Matt McGee of Search Engine Land wrote his initial thoughts the same day as the Instant announcement, and he placed his bet with Instant. He emphasized that Google made it clear there were rules in place to determine what counted as an “impression” to keep any huge shift …

As Rob Young announced in his post on Search Engine Journal, “AlltheWeb Closes Its Doors,” yesterday was the last day for Yahoo’s search site AlltheWeb. This is another step for Yahoo in completely moving away from search services, but also marks the closing of another third-tier search engine. While no one search engine seems to be able to gain significant ground against Google in terms of traffic and visibility, there are still many other third-tier options to gain some …

Today’s news update is in reference to an article written by Andy Atkins-Krüger called, “Yandex: Not Copying But Searching For Google’s Underbelly.” In his article, Andy discusses a recent conversation he had with Ilya Segalovich, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Yandex. The main purpose of Andy’s post is to uncover the similarities and differences between Yandex and Google as search engines and where Yandex may be headed in the future.

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