Important Google News: Recap for Last Week

If you were sick last week or on vacation or in a coma you missed a LOT of Google news. Here is a must read recap of articles on Google, Google changes and Google news.

 

Industry Related
– Google PR Nightmare: Search Giant Apologizes for Evildoing – SEJ

Google+
– “Ask On Google+” Links Appearing In Google’s Search Results – SEL

– New Gmail, YouTube, Blogger Users Join Google+ by Default – SEW

– New Google account users forced to join Google+ – MSNBC

– Larry Page: Google+ Now Has 90 Million Users – Mashable

– Search Plus Your World: Google and Twitter Exchange Blows – SEJ

– Why Google’s Biggest Problem with ‘Search Plus Your World’ Isn’t Antitrust – Time

– FTC Investigating Google: Google Launches Ad Campaign to Control Damage – SEJ

– Why Google owes you nothing – CNet

Above the Fold
– Pages With Too Many Ads “Above The Fold” Now Penalized By Google’s “Page Layout” Algorithm

– Google Announces Above-the-Fold Algorithm Change – SEJ

– An Interview With A Google Search Quality Rater – SEL

– Does Google Have An Interest In Pinterest? – TechCrunch

– AdWords Search and Display Networks Will Soon Get Impression Share Metrics – SEW

– Is Google Selling Investors Private Search Data? – SEOBook

Non-Industry Related
– Google’s 4Q disappoints as advertising prices sink – AP

– Google Trims The Fat – TechCrunch

– Google’s Mobile Ad Revenues Could Surge To $5.8 Billion In 2012 – TechCrunch

– Google Tops Fortune’s List of Best Places to Work – PCMag

– Google Plays Both Sides in the Web Piracy Fight: Susan Crawford – Bloomberg

– The White House Joins Google+ -White House

– Google Fires Rogue Contractors for Vandalizing Competitor’s Database – SEJ

– Important Google News: Recap for Last Week – SEJ