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Common SEO mistakes — and how to avoid them
(DMNews)

Here’s a list of common SEO mistakes and specific steps to make sure you avoid them:

Advertisers Ask EU To Carefully Probe Google/DoubleClick Deal (CNNMoney)

“BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The World Federation of Advertisers Friday cautioned the European Commission to examine Google Inc.'s (GOOG) proposed takeover of Internet advertising broker DoubleClick carefully to make sure it wouldn't reduce competition in internet advertising.

WFA, which represents advertisers accounting for around 90% of global marketing money and 40 of the world's top 100 marketers, submitted a letter to the European regulator stressing the importance of understanding the changes underway in the online advertising markets.”

Top search engines in September 2007
(IT Facts | ZDNet.com)

Nielsen//NetRatings published a list of top search engines in September 2007.

FAST: Illegal file sharers should be struck off net
(PC Pro, United Kingdom)

“The [UK] Government has threatened to crack down on illegal file sharing with new legislation, if the industry doesn't find its own way to protect rights holders.

Now, in an exclusive interview with PC Pro, John Lovelock, the director general of the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), offers his own, highly-controversial, remedy to the problem.”

In Browser War, It's Really Google vs. IE (BetaNews)

“While Mozilla may get all the credit for finally dethroning Internet Explorer as the only dominant Web browser with its development of Firefox, the man behind the curtain continues to be Google, which provides the vast majority of the cash that keeps Mozilla going.

According to financial statements posted this week by Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker, the company brought in $66.8 million in revenues during 2006 - a 26 percent improvement from 2005's revenues of $52.9 million. A full 85 percent of Mozilla's revenue for 2006 came directly from Google through its search box partnership.”

Google beats Street, revenue up 57% (CNN Money)

Internet search and advertising giant reports strong increase in sales and profits that surpass estimates but stock is flat after hours.

Top Ten Most Popular Video Sites (About.com)

1. MySpace TV
2. LiveLeak
3. Break
4. Dailymotion
5. Metacafe
6. YouTube
7. VideoSift
8. MegaVideo
9. Yahoo Video
10. Veoh

The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines, October
(Alt Search Engines)

“Every month on AltSearchEngines, we update our list of the Top 100 Alternative Search Engines (ASE).

Out of the 100 finalists, we select one above all the others to be the Search Engine of the Month (SEM).

We also name ten honorable mentions (hm) randomly because we know that no one can check out all 100 - so we encourage you to visit the SEM and the 10 hm.”

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Web Searchers (About.com)

Every time I need to find something on the Web, I am successful. Right? Uh, not exactly.

Google's stock price tops $600 (CNNMoney)

“Google's stock price sailed past $600 for the first time Monday, extending a monthlong rally propelled by the lofty expectations surrounding the Internet search leader's upcoming third-quarter earnings report.”

Yahoo tries to catch up with Google (AndhraCafe)

“San Francisco, Oct 3 (DPA) Yahoo Inc. has unveiled a new internet search technology in a bid to close the gap on search leader Google, but executives at Yahoo admitted that the best they could hope for was to 'chip away' at their rival's lead.

The new Yahoo Search, previously codenamed Panama, was launched Tuesday and introduces features like 'universal search', which automatically includes different content types in search results.

Results pages now include embedded video, photos from Yahoo's extensive Flickr collection and results that are customised for specific types of searches, such as those for celebrities, musical artists and news.

The service now sports an attractive drop-down box called search assist that appears as users type, offering spelling fixes and search suggestions based on what's being typed.”

10 Great SEO Tips, Part 1 (E-Commerce Times)

“There was a time when companies could simply boot up a Web site and their content would immediately begin showing up in various search engines. For better or worse, those days are long gone.

To have content displayed, corporations need to understand what the search engines are looking for and then provide it to them. If one company does not want to do that, a competitor certainly will.”

10 Great SEO Tips, Part 2 (E-Commerce Times)

”Garnering the attention of the search engine vendors requires a delicate balance. While there are some steps that companies can take to improve their ranking, there are other items that lower the company's search rankings, and can even result in them being blacklisted in some cases. Consequently, they need to maintain a proper balance.”

Google Blackout? (Searchviews)

“A friend e-mailed a link to a very peculiar site this morning - a stark, black page, filled with a giant white number that appears to be counting off seconds.

There’s nothing else on the site no links or meta info in the code.”

Yahoo[!] gets serious about search (Media Biz)

“Yahoo! (YHOO) unveiled significant upgrades to its search engine Tuesday, the company’s latest salvo in its battle with search industry leader Google (GOOG).

Among the new features, Yahoo will be integrating video, images and audio into a single search results page. The company also announced something called Yahoo Search Assist, a box that appears at the top of search pages that offers suggestions for related searches.

Yahoo also rolled out a feature called Yahoo Shortcuts, which pops up during certain searches for local information, movies, music and sports news among other things. The Shortcuts box offers relevant info and links about the search keyword.”

Ten Ways To Keep Your Search History Private (About.com)

Now, most of us have no need to hide our search history, but there's no harm in more cautious Web surfing.

Here are a few ways you can keep your searching history private:

1. Private information
2. Clean out your search history
3. Clean out your cache
4. Search with a proxy
5. Avoid registrations
6. Clean up your cookies
7. Use an independent search engine
8. Disable auto-complete
9. Careful of your downloads
10.Be careful where you surf