Google currently has more than 25,000 news sources that contribute content for Google News, and now they are inviting them to share professional news videos via YouTube.  After being approved as a YouTube Parnter, these news sources will be permitted to host videos for free on YouTube.  While that in itself probably isn't enough to convince them to share their videos that way - there's more to it that makes it a very enticing option.

by Vera H-C Chan Did an ex-boyfriend of Maria Belen Shapur leak the illicit email exchange to a South Carolina newspaper? Or could there be yet another nefarious figure lurking in the already muddled tale of governor Mark Sanford ? Shapur, a former TV producer, confirmed in a June 28 statement that she is the Argentinian Other Woman. Her 200 words mostly focused on " evil act " of email hacking, which she blamed for destroying people's lives (as opposed to the affair itself).

What do you look for in keyword research to develop a niche? Well, it depends on your goals, but primarily I would recommend looking at three key criteria when you are looking at developing a new niche. Search Volume - How many searches are conducting for a particular topic each month? You want to look at this across all major search engines (Google, Yahoo, and MSN). You also want to look for your top 10 keywords.

What a wild three-and-a-half years, huh? Copyblogger started out as a way for me to demonstrate what I knew and could do in order to collaborate on new media projects with others. Now it's the hub of a business enterprise that supports three families, two single guys, and a host of domesticated animals. And we're just getting started. Of course, that means having a clear picture of where we want to go is pretty essential.

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Stonewall (Searches increased by 2,034%). Hundreds of thousands of people marched in the NYC gay-rights parade to mark the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots . Honduras (+672%). World leaders are urging the country to reverse its coup that ousted the president . World's ugliest dog (+384%). A dog in serious need of dental work claimed this year's title . Shia LaBeouf (+317).

by Mike Moran Image by kbock70 via Flickr Everyone is staring hard at Bing , Microsoft's new search engine, and I mostly like what I see, with one exception. I've written before about the search engine conflict of interest between highlighting their own properties and providing the truly best answer. In the quest for ever more cash, search engines are presenting results that point to their own pages. What does that mean to the searcher and to the search marketer?

Google is inviting the more than 25,000 news sources that partner with them for Google News to share professional news videos to YouTube. They'll be able to host videos on YouTube for free once being approved as a YouTube Partner. YouTube's news partners get featured placement on the YouTube news page and have opportunities to generate revenue via advertising, something traditional news organizations are struggling to do.

Microsoft and advertising agency Publicis have formed a advertising alliance, according to ClickZ . The partnership involves online advertising as well as a TV ad exchange. This could put a damper on Google's inititave to create a tv ad exchange. Google is also a partner with Publicis, with the companies having staff working out of each other's offices. But another interesting tidbit of the Microsoft-Publicis partnership is breaking today. Rumor is that Razorfish,

At Google we seek to serve a broad base of people â?" not only those who can afford to access the Internet from the convenience of their workplace or with a computer at home. It's important to reach users wherever they are, with the information they need, in areas with the greatest information poverty. In many places around the world, people look to their phones, rather than their computers, to find information they need in their daily lives. This is especially true in Africa,

OK, I'm playing fast and loose with the word "approved", but I think you'll find these link building methods pretty sound. Not all SEOs agree with these techniques, but I do. They are not "blackhat" by any stretch. They will build you good, solid links, but they each do require a time commitment and a budget. However, all things considered, they are less expensive than the most popular link building methods - so I guess you could say that's a positive.