Another Friday, another rainy day. For what it's worth, though, today is a special day, as we are celebrating the first laser. I don't know if lasers are viewable through cloudy skies, though. Do you?
Mother's Day
First things first. Did you have a happy Mother's Day? (Did you even surf the internet on Mother's Day?) We did. By the way, Chris Boggs, the Search Engine Roundtable design was inspired by our graphic designer, Mabe. Glad you liked it. :)
The First Laser
Today is the 48th anniversary of the first laser. How did I know that? Google told me. Interesting logo choice for sure.
UK Yahoo Users Getting Geo-Targeted Search Page
Want to visit Yahoo.com while you're in the UK? You may be directed to uk.yahoo.com instead. Does this have anything to do with geo-targeted Yahoo ads? It's possible, as Barry suspects.
What Background Do You Like Better?
Are you a fan of green? Blue? Yellow? Well, it looks like Google is testing out green backgrounds on the sponsored results. I'm not sure I like it; it's a little "bolder" than the standard yellow. In my opinion, it sticks out like a sore thumb even though it's still a pastel green.
Get Creamed by Your Competitor?
According to a recent poll we had on Search Engine Roundtable, most SEOs believe that their competition can hurt their rankings. My question: are you saying this from experience or are you paranoid?
Google Will Let You Buy Alcohol
Okay, just kidding. Google has a rule that disallows hard liquor to be sold, and guess what, they sell materials related to vodka and hard liquor, but since their policy prohibits indexing hard liquor content, Google is not indexing the actual alcohol itself. If you want to buy Vodka on the internet, go to another search engine. Better yet, just go to your local liquor store, flash them your ID, and you'll be fine.
Is the Yahoo Search Ambassador Program Gone?
Forum members have spotted notifications that the Yahoo Search Ambassador program is being discontinued. Why now? Does it have something to do with Google?
Tomorrow: Google AdWords System Maintenance
If you use any tools based on the Google AdWords API, bear in mind that the Google AdWords system will be down for a few hours tomorrow, May 17th. That's okay. Go out and have fun. It's the weekend, after all.
