Facebook has been granted a patent called "Ranking search results based on the frequency of clicks on the search results by members of a social network who are within a predetermined degree of separation". Here's the abstract: Search results, including sponsored links and algorithmic search results, are generated in response to a query,

This morning I posted about Google deciding that it was going to be keeping Google Wave available at least through the end of this year and that it was going to be looking for ways to use the technology it had developed for that tool in other Google products. Well they have done just that. Now, in Google Docs (the feature that allows you to create new documents and spreadsheets, upload existing ones from many popular platforms,

Yahoo announced today that it has expanded its partnership with Dex One to allow listings on Yahoo Local. "This broadens the reach of Dex One's local advertiser network, providing their clients with greater exposure in local communities and more consumers with detailed information on local businesses," a spokesperson for Yahoo tells WebProNews. All businesses who advertise on Dex One's DexKnows site will be able to show up in Yahoo Local search results.

Posted by Dana Lookadoo This post was originally in YOUmoz , and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc. Day 1 of SEOmoz Pro Training was like being at a race track. The course careened from clicks to conversions and from search results to landing pages .

Hi all, Just wanted to give you an update on the changes we have coming out this week, and what you can expect going forward.

Google's Gmail Priority Inbox feature is a nice little tool that lets users sculpt their inbox in such a way as to make sure their most important messages are front and center while their least important exchanges are put on the back burner. The software uses algorithms that sort incoming email into sections deemed important and unread, starred, and everything else, based on messages users open and reply to. This tool gets "smarter" with more use,

by Mike Krumboltz There's something odd going on in the United Kingdom. Unusual crop patterns are surfacing near Bradford Abbas, Dorset. But unlike most crop circle stories, this one doesn't involve rumors of visitors from another planet. This time the circles come from civilizations past. The BBC hosts an intriguing article that helps to make some sense of the mystery. Thousands of years ago, there were prehistoric and Roman settlements across the English countryside.

Almost all iPhone or iPod touch users have downloaded a free app, but 82 percent have actually made a music purchase from iTunes, according to a new survey from NPD. More than half (56%) of iTunes buyers purchase music exclusively, and majority of iTunes user search time is focused on looking for music. Sales growth in digital music has been slowing, and some of that decline might be related to the distraction from apps; however,

by Vera H-C Chan Not everything was what it seemed this August, and we're not even talking about the Iraqi drawdown or the annual Mars hoax . Everyday staples like eggs harbored sickly bacteria, romantic vows became untangled, a "folk hero" regretted his actions, and a booted CEO found profit in disgrace. Even the groundswell of support for miners trapped 2,300 feet underground may not be what it seems. Below, the news that, by all appearances,