There is a nice old school SEO thread at HighRankings Forum on the old topic of ranking well for singular cases, when you are already ranking well for the plural version. For example, you are in the tops of tops at Google for [buy widgets], but you want to rank well for [buy widget]. The thread goes over some SEO copywriting tips on how to help achieve your goal. Ian McAnerin has a nice ...

Google Adwords Console & API Going Offline January 10th (WebProNews)

A maintenance process this Saturday! Yes, this is the official announcement from the Google Team about a maintenance process, this Saturday. The AdWords login console and the API will be offline between 10am and 2pm Pacific Time. “We'll be performing routine system maintenance on Saturday, January 10 from approximately 10:00am to 2:00pm PST. You won't be able to access AdWords or the API ...

Local Matters Announces Executive Team Expansion and Transition (Centre Daily Times)

Local Matters, Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Perry Evans has been elected Chairman of the company’s board of directors. He will also assume the position of President of the Media Publishing Division. Evans is succeeded as Chief Executive Officer by Mat Stover, current board member and former CEO of several local media companies.

Local Matters Announces Executive Team Expansion and Transition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

DENVER----Local Matters, Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Perry Evans has been elected Chairman of the company’s board of directors. He will also assume the position of President of the Media Publishing Division.

Google Trends Gets Subverted for the Third Time (ISEDB)

A crude illustration of a plane crushing into the Twin Towers appeared near the top of the list of the top Google queries yesterday afternoon after a morally dubious attack was perpetrated by the users of 4chan.org, a notorious Internet forum.