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• Google Bad On Privacy? Maybe It's Privacy International's Report That Sucks
  It's a bad privacy day for Google, with Privacy International first accusing the company of having the worst privacy performance of any internet service company in a study it has just released and then accusing Google of conducting a smear campaign against it. But if you actually read the report,...
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• Why I disagree with Privacy International, Matt Cutts
• Shi Tao, Jailed Chinese Reported, Joins U.S. Lawsuit Against Yahoo
  Jailed Chinese reporter sues Yahoo over his imprisonment from the International Herald Tribune reports Shi Tao, the Chinese reported who was sentenced to jail allegedly because Yahoo Hong Kong and Yahoo China sent data to China that led to his arrest, has joined the U.S. lead lawsuit against Yahoo. The...
• Easy Way To Turn Off Google Personalized Results
  Aaron Wall reports from the SMX conference on an easy way to turn off personalized Google results. To turn off personalized search quickly, for specific search results, just add "&pws=0" to the end of the URL string in your browser. Here is an example URL string for a search on...
• Google Heats Up Antitrust Claims Over Microsoft
  Google Intensifies Microsoft Fight from the Wall Street Journal reports that the 50-page white paper sent by Google to the Justice Department says Windows Vista operating-system puts Microsoft at an unfair advantage over the competition. The Wall Street Journal explains that Vista "makes it hard for consumers to use rival...
• Privacy Group Amends FTC Complaint Over Google/DoubleClick Acquisition
  Groups want limits on Google from the San Francisco Chronicle reports that privacy groups have amended their complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over the Google & DoubleClick acquisition. The amendment requests that Google first obtain permission from their users before collecting any information about them. In addition, the privacy...
• Google's Wireless Proposal Takes Heat From Verizon & AT&T
  AT&T, Verizon oppose Google airwave proposal from the Seattle Times reports that the two U.S. telecom giants, AT&T and Verizon, are opposing Google's wireless airwave proposal. AT&T and Verizon told the Federal Communications Commission that Google has "no legitimate basis" in their proposal to have the government auction off the...
• MacMillian CEO Charkin Steals Google Laptops To "Prove" Book Scanning Point
  Via Techdirt, Book publisher steals Google laptops from The Register covers the jaw-dropping action of Richard Charkin, CEO of Macmillian Publishing, stealing laptops from a Google booth at BookExpo America to try and prove a point about Google "stealing" books for its book search service. Blogged Charkin: Our justification for...
• Sina Corp, Large Chinese Portal, To Partner With Google
  China's Sina, Google team up on China services from Reuters reports that one of China's largest portals is to work with Google on news, ads and search. Sina Corp. and Google China did not reveal the details of this agreement. The president of Google China, Lee Kai-Fu, said "In the...
• YouTube API, Mobile & iGoogle Gadget
  Over the weekend, we had several articles on YouTube come out, including ones talking about YouTube working on a new API, a new mobile platform and even an iGoogle Gadget....
• Best Wishes, Elisabeth! Search Engine Watch Editor Osmeloski Leaves
  Elisabeth Osmeloski, editor of Search Engine Watch, is leaving to become director of online media for the Zonder.com Vacation Rentals site. Her last day will be this Friday, and she has a departure announcement here. Elisabeth and I worked together to get the Search Engine Watch Forums launched nearly three...
• Kevin Ryan Named VP Of Search Engine Watch & Search Engine Strategies
  Kevin Ryan was named the vice president of global content for Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Strategies, by Incisive Media today. Ryan in the past worked as the vice president, Interactive Media for the Interpublic Group agency, Wahlstrom Interactive and CEO of Kinetic Results. He also founded Motivity Marketing,...
• Happy 10th Birthday, Search Engine Watch - A History Of The Site
  Ten years ago today, I created Search Engine Watch. Now I'm here at Search Engine Land, but since I ran SEW for 95 percent of its existence, I thought it would be nice to look back and cover how it evolved and changed over the years. So here's a stroll...
• Yahoo Share Holders Asks To Vote Against CEO's Salary
  Yahoo holders urged to use votes to protest Semel's pay from the Mercury News reports that two independent proxy advisory firms are asking to shareholders to vote against the reelection of three of the board members who are responsible for approving Yahoo's CEO, Terry Semel, $71 million compensation package....
• Google Calendar Launches Public Calendar Directory
  Philipp Lenssen reports that Google Calendar has added a gallery of public calendars that users can subscribe to. The directory is cataloged by Top Picks, TV shows, Events, Sports, Entertainment, Miscellaneous, Holidays and By Google. Wouldn't it be nice if the By Google category showed scheduled Google Search updates?...
• iProspect Releases Search Marketer Measurement & Performance Study
  Search Marketer Measurement & Performance Study from iProspect and JupiterResearch was released, providing an update to the search marketing landscape. Here are some key points learned from the study. 43% of SEMs cannot measure the ROI from SEO campaigns SEO nets a higher ROI than paid search Traffic is the...
• Search Engine Marketing (& Search Engine Land) Not Notable For Wikipedia?
  Earlier this year, Wikipedia pondered whether Matt Cutts was notable enough to continue having a Wikipedia entry. Good sense prevailed, and his entry remained. Now debate has shifted to whether the entry about search engine marketing should go. Oh, and apparently Search Engine Land has an entry that might also...
• Search Marketing Expo Day One Recap
• Search Marketing Expo Day Two Recap
• Search in Pictures: SMX, Ice Sculptures, Race Cars & More
  In this week's Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more....
• The SMX Diaries Special Edition: The SEOmoz Party, SEOmoz