Here's a roundup of today's other search news and headlines from around the web.
Search Industry News
- Google Probe Said to Be Focus of Calls to Companies by FTC - Bloomberg
- Osama Bin Laden Dead - Top Search On Google - Search Engine Roundtable
- Google's Secret Class System - Gizmodo
- Google Leads Reputation Poll, Berkshire Slips to 4th - Bloomberg
- Online video ad co Eyeview raises $1m from Google CEO - Globes
- Google Testing Voice Search On Google.com - Search Engine Roundtable
- Google's New Link for Bypassing Country Redirects - Google Operating System
- CEO Bartz gets larger bonus, but total compensation falls sharply - MarketWatch
Search Engine Optimization
- How Google Creates Black Hats - SEO Book.com
- Insurance For SEO's - SEO Book.com
- Google To Webmasters: It's No Longer 1996, Stop Using Marquees - Search Engine Roundtable
- Do 404s hurt my site? - Google Webmaster Central
- Does Google support cross-domain rel="canonical"? - GoogleWebmasterHelp YouTube Channel
Search Advertising
- Text Ad Optimization Q&A #1: What Are The Biggest Testing Mistakes? - ClickEquations
- Did Google Just Say 3% of All AdWords Clicks Lead to Conversions? - Certified Knowledge
Social Media Marketing
- 6 Steps in Developing a Social Media Strategy - ClickZ
- Report: Facebook Numbers Exceed Expectations Ahead of IPO - PCWorld
- How The Attack On Osama Bin Laden Was Live-Tweeted - Fast Company
Link Building
- Link Building Lessons From Improv Comedy - Search Engine Journal
- Link Building in the Age of Mobile & Instapaper - Performics
Local Search
- Bin Laden's Compound Gets A Bum Review On Google Maps - TechCrunch Europe
- Google Place Page Changes - Understanding Google Maps & Local Search
- Post-tornado mapping in Google Maps and Earth - Google LatLong
Video Marketing
- The Google Video Patent - SEO by the Sea
SES Conference & Expo
- Online reputation management isn't optional at SES London 2011 - SESConferenceExpo YouTube Channel
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