Via Threadwatch, Engadget’s summary of a serious bug in Google’s Gmail, where web sites can retrieve your Gmail contact list, through a JavaScript loophole, has now been fixed. The bug allowed web sites to pull your Google contact list, if you were still logged into your Google account and had JavaScript enabled (which is most […]
There's growing concern about the type of company Google is becoming. Yet Google's has survived these "tipping points" so far.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
GigaOM and TechCrunch report that some Gmail users have noticed some or all of their mail has been deleted. Google has responded with an official statement, explaining there was a bug that affected about 60 Gmail users. Here’s the statement via GigaOM:
Can indexing phrases from pages be an effective approach in identifying and filtering keyword stuffed pages, and honeypot pages aimed at attracting visitors solely to have them click upon ads? A new patent application published yesterday and assigned to Google, Detecting spam documents in a phrase based information retrieval system, presents a reasonable argument in […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web: Danny, I and the rest of the Search Engine Land crew would like to wish you all a Happy Holidays!
Google has dropped support for the Google SOAP Search API as of December 5, encouraging people to make use of the AJAX Search API in its place.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web: