Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category.
Search Industry News
- Google’s Search Results 404ing – Search Engine Roundtable
- How Google Killed GDrive and Spiked Its Skype Acquisition – All Things Digital
- Wael Ghonim Leaving Google To Launch Tech NGO in Egypt – Wired
- Google, Politics, And The President of the United States – Fast Company
- Google Not Serious About Online Gaming? This Job Offer Suggests Otherwise – TechCrunch
- The Secrets Behind Google’s Push Into Renewable Power – Fast Company
- From DocVerse to Cloud Connect: Shan Sinha reflects on year one at Google – Los Angeles Times
- Simpler file upload in Google Docs – Google Docs Blog
- Yahoo Moves Fast — Real Fast — To Scoop Up IntoNow For $20 – $30 Million – TechCrunch
Search Engine Optimization
- SEO Posers Outed: 9 Stark Signals Your SEO Tool Is Futile – aimClear
- How to Properly Optimize Your Content – Vertical Measures
- 7 Tools & Resources for Domain Research – Search Engine Journal
- Measuring SEO Performance – DynBiz
- 1 Easy Way to Audit your XML Sitemap – SEO.com
Search Advertising
- The Ultimate List of PPC Ad Testing Resources – ClickEquations
Analytics & ROI
Social Media Marketing
- Facebook Pushes Private Sharing With New “Send” Button – All Things Digital
- Obama’s Facebook Town Hall Meeting – Experian Hitwise
- 7 NEW Tips for Running a Twitter Giveaway – SEOmoz
Mobile Search
- Google, a Giant in Mobile Search, Seeks New Ways to Make It Pay – The New York Times
- Bing on Windows Phone “Mango” to get Bing Vision and Music search? – LiveSide.net
- OneRiot’s ‘Social Interest Score’ Defines Mobile Audience Segments For Advertisers – TechCrunch
International Search
- Green light for Google Street View – Austrian Independent
- A glimpse inside Google’s Beijing headquarters – San Jose Mercury News
- China to punish Baidu for illegal music downloads – Reuters
- Sohu.com Net Rises 48% – The Wall Street Journal
- Sohu.com Buys Majority Stake In Gaming Company 7Road For Up To $100 Million – TechCrunch
Video Marketing
- YouTube Is Rife With Full-Length Pirated Movies – The Next Web