Some good info on the Big Daddy update and linking.

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/indexing-timeline/

A nice update on search behavior -

http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/opt/article.php/3604266

Matt - the Google guy has given a large interview - you can find it at the link below.

http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/results/article.php/3605961

Make sure to listen to the MP3s

A list of things from last week -

A good article on search engine spam.
http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/results/article.php/3603906

Notes on the click fraud settlement from Google -
Click Here

Google unleashes some new toys including Google Trends -
http://www.google.com/trends

Redefining Local Search

Google talks about the future -
Click Here

More tomorrow.

Some good notes on a SEO contest for a fictional word - details are here.

http://www.sitepoint.com/newsletter/viewissue.php?id=2&issue=343&format=html

So what is the difference between the first spot and other spots?

As the school year winds down (yipee) we'll be having a more sporadic posting schedule. So if you don't see me for a day or two rest assured that I'm having fun.

A blog that makes 10 k a day - who would have thought it -

Some info -
More info -

If you skip out on implementing super targetted keywords then you may be missing out on additional revenue.

Check out the link below for some ways you can do this.

http://www.demc.com/artman/publish/article_123.shtml

http://www.demc.com/artman/publish/article_124.shtml

Are you following these eight steps / requirements for building your business.

Google is getting a bit angry over the new browser - ie the default search box is MSN.... hmm.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/01/technology/01google.html

Requires you to be registered.

So does penalize sites that have dashes or underscores?

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/dashes-vs-underscores/