A few days ago rumors abound that Google is close to acquiring Digg for a whooping sum of $200 million. This even prompted Loren to ask why Google would buy Digg for such an amount. Well, Loren can rest easy now as TechCrunch reported that the rumored buy-out deal has been buried – cancelled!

Yahoo has introduced a minor change in the way it treats its search engine results page. This change has something to do with queries relating to breaking news. To give users the most fresh and recent search result, Yahoo Search is now displaying News Direct Display on the more relevant position on the SERPs of [...]

Yesterday, Google’s Matt Cutts announced on his blog that a new Google Toolbar PageRank update is on the way, and thatas part of the PageRank update, Google will be expiring some of the older [PageRank] penalities on websites. Good news for sites which were hit with a PageRank penalty last year? In the comments (all [...]

Google Maps is a great tool for finding driving directions, as well as for getting a general overview of an area.  Now they’ve added another great feature for those who like to get around by foot: walking directions.  So what’s the difference between driving directions and walking directions?  Walking directions ignore things like one-way streets [...]

Combatting complaints sites in Google results has become an ongoing issue for many companies, as consumer complaints from years ago can appear on the front page of Google results when a brand name is searched upon. Sites like RipOffReport, Pissedconsumer.com and Complaints.com are also no slouches when it comes to SEO and public relations, which [...]

Google has invested an undisclosed sum in two U.S. companies developing technologies for plug-in electric vehicles. The investment is a part of the company’s “RechargeIT” initiative begun in 2007 to help speed up the adoption of electric transportation.

As Microsoft announced a major reorganization, more particularly the splitting up of its Platforms and Services Division (PSD) into the Windows/Windows Live and Online Services, it also announced the departure of Kevin Johnson as the Division’s President. This might mean just your usual senior management shake-up but for those who have been following the Microsoft-Yahoo [...]