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The 13th edition of the search pulse is archived, get your Ward on linking. Ask.com is testing Ask X. ODP is coming back to life, well, kind of. AdSense encourages clicks on Google referral products. Google will update your quality score, at least monthly. I asked, when will Google devalue links at social media sites? I looked at an article on Google Checkout vs. PayPal (FYI - I placed 15 different orders on Google Checkout today). A case showed how Google searches were used to send a wireless hacker to jail.

Search Engine Roundtable Topics:

  1. Search Pulse 13: Google Link Building, Duplicate Content, CSS Tricks, Images Near AdSense, Yahoo! Directory Tag, Here Comes Panama, & More
  2. Ask X Allows Users To Interact More With Search Results
  3. Open Directory Project (DMOZ) Coming Back From the Dead?
  4. Encouraging Clicks of AdSense Referral Products is Allowed
  5. Google AdWords Updates Quality Scores At Least Monthly
  6. When Will Google Begin Devaluing Social Links; Such As Digg.com, Yahoo! Answers & del.icio.us?

Search Engine Land Topics:
  1. Holiday 2006 Grudge Match: Google Checkout Versus Paypal
  2. Google Search History Used To Send Wireless Hacker To Prison