Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category.
Search Industry News
- Google Products Lacked Key Government Certification, DOJ Says – Bloomberg
- Google seen reporting sharp profit gain – MarketWatch
- IAC Asks For More Google, Please – TechCrunch
- Google Ordered To Disclose ‘Parked Domain’ Metrics – MediaPost
- A public disagreement – Xooglers
- A photo of the pre-Plex – Xooglers
- Google donates $12M to museums – San Jose Mercury News
- A trivia game where using Google is allowed – Official Google Blog
- Investing in the world’s largest solar power tower plant – Official Google Blog
- UFO search engine for those who want to believe – New Scientist
- Beware: Social Security numbers available online via indexed tax documents – ZDNet
Search Engine Optimization
- High-quality sites algorithm goes global, incorporates user feedback – Google Webmaster Centra Blog
- White Hat SEO: It F@$#ing Works – SEOmoz
- The Google +1 Button and What It Means for Marketers – ClickZ
- Do URL shorteners pass anchor text? – GoogleWebmasterHelp YouTube Channel
Search Advertising
- Q1 2011 Global Digital Marketing Report Released – Efficient Frontier
- 3 Keyword Research Tips: Looking Beyond the Tools – adCenter Blog
Analytics & ROI
- Three Essential Google Analytics PPC Hacks – PPC Blog
Social Media Marketing
- Facebook Commerce Springing Up: No Plug-in Required – ClickZ
- News Corp. May Cut More Myspace Jobs – The Wall Street Journal
Link Building
Local Search
- First Look: Hotel Price Ads In Google.com Search Results – Search Engine Land
- Expedia Sees Google in Rearview Mirror – The Wall Street Journal
- See How the Bing Business Portal Can Help Your Business Grow – Bing Search Blog
Mobile Search
International Search
- Google Capitalising Keywords In Organic Display URLs – PPC Blog
- Google’s Eric Schmidt to give MacTaggart lecture – Guardian
- UK Paper Insists Google Is Out To Destroy British Culture – Techdirt
- Google Has Stopped Street View Photography In Germany – Search Engine Land
- Got a great idea for our first African tech incubator? – Google Africa Blog
- Should I Use Google or Baidu? – ClickZ.asia
- Messages for Japan – Official Google Blog
Video Marketing
- How One Man Is Trying to Make YouTube Talent Rich – Advertising Age
- What’s stopping you? Research findings from IAB Digital Video Conference – AdWords Agency Blog