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Google is reporting a much needed improvement in their rich snippets testing tool and breadcrumbs. If you are attempting to use rich snippets in your site and can’t figure out why Google isn’t displaying them, give this new took a try to see if it helps. http://bit.ly/c1VY3F

The move to Bing is on! Are your ads ready? Read the three step process here….
The Big Paid Search Merge Begins: Yahoo to Microsoft adCenter

The MayDay update changed the way long tail searches were to be handled. With time under our belts, here’s an interesting conversation about long tail, MayDay updates and recent tweaks from Google.
Exact Long Tail Phrases in the Title are Not Ranking Well

Want to be an instant celebrity? Just wait for the Google cam to visit your neighborhood and pretend to be dead for the camera.

A body on Google Street View? Don’t worry it’s just a girl playing dead | Mail Online

Yahoo! is showing Bing results 25% of the time. Searching at Yahoo! will show the Yahoo! logo, but will give you Bing search results. The merger is in full swing. Webmaster tools at Bing are also changing and it’s hoped that some missing features will be replaced with some Yahoo! technology.

Yahoo! Search Blog » Blog Archive » Yahoo! Begins Testing with Microsoft

When can you rely on statistics? Never. It appears that the Google links bug isn’t a bug. They are stating the numbers are accurate because they are now showing more data. So were the figures prior to this a bug? It reinforces my position that watching trends in reporting is far more important.

Is Link to Your Sites in Webmaster, reporting links with a Bug ? – Webmaster Central Help

Google Webmaster Tools is showing inflated link counts for many users.
Double check your figures before heading off to that board meeting. Discussion at Google….
Is Link to Your Sites in Webmaster, reporting links with a Bug ? – Webmaster Central Help

Have you noticed continued Google May Day updates? Many have and there is a discussion here….
Google Updates and SERP Changes – June 2010

Can’t spell worth a darn? Now when you search in Google, it will suggest the correct spelling in the pull down that shows suggested searches. You don’t need to wait for a page to load to see the correct spelling. Students need not use a dictionary anymore. Computers will continue to think for you. Personally I only use the suggested search when I can’t find what I’m looking for on my own. I’d rather trust and exercise my brain than access some artificial brain technology.
Official Google Blog: This week in search 6/6/10

Google seems to be allowing 70 characters for title tags, up from 66. This is the blue clickable link that shows in most search results. What will you do with your four extra characters?

Length Title tag has grown