Scott , over at Matt’s blog, writes: …I am disgusted by some of the comments above. How can anyone who values freedom and privacy not give their full support to Google for doing what amounts to be a courageous thing? … Continue reading →

Lots of superficial reporting of the Google vs DOJ subpoena to turn over search information. I think the Gov’t is less interested in the info, which they could obtain elsewhere, than in setting the precedent of making search snooping legal … Continue reading →

I just posted the points below note to the excellent Matt Cutts at his blog. Citing the official Google blog, even Matt is characterizing the fact that Google won’t change the algo for AOL as an indication they have not … Continue reading →

I’m skeptical of the information pouring in about the AOL Google deal. If the NYT version is true, however, this is very alarming indeed. If Google’s effectively taking on search optimization for AOL, as the article suggests, then Google has … Continue reading →

OK, I think I’ve been too critical of Google lately. Here’s why I think Google is indeed a superb company: * Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s profoundly elegant approach to ranking the web using the linking structure. These insights led … Continue reading →

Two of my very favorite techno blogger all-around-great guys, Matt Cutts and Jeremy Zawodny, have created a very spirited online debate about a recent paid linking experiment at Jeremy’s blog. Thanks in large part to Matt’s efforts over the past … Continue reading →

Holy destabilization of the search landscape Batmen and Batwomen! Amazon’s ALEXA.com has been ranking and archiving the web for some time, creating what may be the web’s largest archive of old site info plus a ton of current info. Google … Continue reading →

The search landscape sure changes fast. Yahoo’s purchase of del.icio.us is yet another indication that they intend to highly leverage the participation of the web community in the rankings process. Google remains very confident in their algorithmic approach, perhaps because … Continue reading →

Wow, Yahoo is coming up with some great stuff these days: Yahoo has just launched a very interesting search experiment, and I predict it will be hugely successful. Yahoo Answers lets you type in a question which is publicly posted, … Continue reading →