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