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Stories Discussed In The Show

• Google Maps Adds "Community Maps" To Default Map Searches
  The Google LatLong Blog announced that Google Maps is now, by default, displaying "community map" results for your map queries. For example a search on dog parks in Berkeley returns several community results....
• Some Google Maps Indexing Confusion
  Locally Type found a mistake in a Google search result, showing a Yahoo Maps URL but with a plus box that reveals a Google Map. Here's the result that lead to the post: Needham, MA 02494. The actual Yahoo Map is a link down on the page....
• Google's DoubleClick Acquisition Likely To Be Approved
  Google-Doubleclick deal seen winning approval from Reuters reports that many anti-trust experts believe that Google will win the right to acquire DoubleClick. The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing the details of the acquisition, but even with the opposition from Microsoft, Yahoo, and many privacy advocate groups, Google is expected to...
• Nielsen: Search Ads Score Low on Trust , Search Engine Watch Blog
• Survey: Search Now Top Resource For Local Information
  Local SEM firm WebVisible and Nielsen last year surveyed U.S. consumers about their local search behavior. There were some very interesting and striking findings. For example, 51% of users were doing category searches for local businesses without a geographic modifier. Today findings from a second wave of that survey were...
• Google Top Worldwide Search Engine; Baidu Beats Microsoft
  comScore has released new figures looking at the most popular search engines worldwide. Google tops the list, with nearly five times as many searches as nearest competitor Yahoo. But the worldwide list does focus attention on some non-US based search players like Baidu and NHN, which owns Korea's Naver. It...
• Google Founders Add A Boeing 757 To Their Fleet
  Google Founders Pick Up Another Big Plane from the New York Times reports Google is adding a Boeing 757 to their current air fleet. Yes, Google already has a Boeing 767 and a helicopter, so they decided it was time for another huge aircraft. NASA Ames Research Center released the...
• Another Googler Heads To Facebook
  Back in June, Justin Rosenstein -- a Google product manager -- generated some buzz when he left for Facebook with an email calling it "The Google Of Yesterday." Today, news that another Googler has gone over, this time Google Checkout product manager Benjamin Ling. Netly News has more details, and...
• NoFollow is for Blog Spam...no Paid Text Links, wait...Paid Ads...- Part Three, Search Engine Guide
• AP Sues VeriSign's Moreover, PC World
• Rewriting the Beginner's Guide - Part I: How Search Engines Operate, SEOmoz
• A Search Column About Search Columns, MediaPost
• 34 Insults You Can Expect for Wanting A Google Logo That Honors the Fallen, The Agency Blog
• SEO Wedding - Rob Kerry & Lisa Ditlefsen, Mike Nott