Below is what happened in search today, as reported onSearch Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

  • Google Offers Duplicate Content Tips Roundup
    Struggling with duplicate content woes? Google’s done a blog post today to try and provide further advice and guidance. Among the highlights:…
  • "Nobody’s Safe In Cyberspace": Stalking And Wikipedia
    The article, "Nobody’s Safe in Cyberspace," by Wikipedia editor and photographer David Shankbone details a personal ordeal he experienced with an online stalker. It’s a horrible story that involves intimidation and threats of violence. But as Shankbone writes there’s little recourse available to the one who is stalked and harassed…
  • Kaiser Chooses Microsoft Over Google For Personal Health Records Initiative
    Kaiser Permanente, with is the largest HMO in the US, has selected Microsoft’s Health Vault personal health records initiative over Google in a big new test with Kaiser employees, according to the NY Times. If successful the offering could be extended to all of Kaiser’s almost 9 million members….
  • No, Advanced SEO Does Not Mean Spamming
    Coming back from our SMX Advanced conference last week, I found myself doing some soul searching. How was it that some people could wonder if advanced SEO means spamming search engines? And have I been contributing to this confusion? For the record — no, advanced SEO doesn’t mean you have…
  • Marchex Creates AdHere: National-Local PPC Ad Network
    Marchex, which has been investing heavily in the local search market, has now brought together its broad range of assets into a single PPC ad platform and network that it’s calling "AdHere." AdHere is intended both for brands and national entities trying to reach local consumers online, as well as…
  • Travel Muse Brings “Discovery” To Travel Search
    The Travel category online is an example of how the Internet has made our lives both easier and more complicated. It very clearly exemplifies “the paradox of choice." Indeed, there are hundreds of travel sites that provide booking services and travel content of one sort or another. You’re "empowered" with…
  • Vertical Search Engine Healthline Launches “Semantic Ad Network”
    Vertical health search engine Healthline has introduced what it’s calling the Healthline Media Network, a contextual ad network for medical and health-related sites. According to the company, the new ad network will utilize Healthline’s “semantic health search technology” to better understand partner page content and do a better job of…
  • Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer Discusses The Future Of Media, The Company’s Strategy And Expresses Mystification Over What Google’s Doing In Mobile
    "We didn’t get to paid search first, and it turns out that’s the best part of the market," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Washington Post Editors as part of a meeting that explored a range of topics. Among other things, Ballmer discussed Microsoft’s strategy and mission statement, why it aspires…
  • Google’s New Icon: It Sucks & Now You Can Submit Your Own
    As we’ve covered earlier, Google’s updated its icon recently to one it said reflects a "simple, playful and unique" brand. Today, the company has blogged more about the design change and calls for ideas from others. Good. Sorry, that new icon is just ugly to me, no matter how…
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    Register for SMX Local & Mobile today at the Early Bird rate of just $1095 for an All Access pass; you get all of the sessions, keynotes and networking events. In addition, you’ll enjoy all

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