Google put up a new* malware diagnosis service; just append any domain — your domain or another site you want to check on — to the end of the URL “google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=”, or paste a domain in the box below, and you will find an overview page listing potential problems like trojans or exploits (or the result may be telling you the site is OK).

As Ionut points out at his blog, Google.com too has

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Wow. Earlier this month, I
heard Microsoft
execs highlight
Live Search Books as a key advance they were doing in search. Today,

news that the site along with
Live Search
Academic are being closed next week, since they lack the "high consumer
intent" that Microsoft is now focusing on. So much for trying to seem like the
much-needed "good" alternative to Google. From Microsoft’s blog post:

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Two weeks until SMX Advanced. Four weeks until SES Toronto. Stuff is looking up after a conference-free (and relatively busy/boring/slow news) month. I’m getting excited Webmasters Report Big Google Update The biggest news of the week, perhaps, is the…

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The question of domain name registration and its impact on SEO is not a new one. However, every so often, the question comes up. Would it be better to register your domain name for 5 years instead of renewing it…

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Remember when AOL Proudly Releases Massive Amounts of Private Data back in August of 2006? Well, that story is now back in the news, after a two-year hiatus. Ars Technica reports that a play has been created around one of those searches, specifically searcher number 927. The play is named “USER 927: U are what U Seek” and is coming to a theater in Philadelphia on June 6th.

Here is the play’s abstract:

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Remember when AOL Proudly Releases Massive Amounts of Private Data back in August of 2006? Well, that story is now back in the news, after a two-year hiatus. Ars Technica reports that a play has been created around one of those searches, specifically searcher number 927. The play is named “USER 927: U are what U Seek” and is coming to a theater in Philadelphia on June 6th.

Here is the play’s abstract:

Click to continue reading…

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A couple weeks ago I asked if Do You Report Your Competitors as Spam in Google? Well, the results are in and most SEOs said they do not report their competitors to Google as spamming. Of the 159 responses,…

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Google Maps has really come a long way since it originally launched, a really long way. The mapping tools offered by Google are not only informative but very fun to use. From street views, directions, plotting your own points, user…

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