What’s New in SEO for May 3, 2011

Writing by Nick Stamoulis

We have compiled the latest news and updates from the big three, Google, Bing and Yahoo as it relates to SEO and the search engines overall.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH GOOGLE:
Google Apps highlights – 4/29/2011
Gmail users can now set a photo of their own to be the background. Google has also implemented a “Background Send” feature into Gmail, which allows users to work on another email while one is in the process of being sent. The Google Docs experience has been sped up and Google created a new Google Docs app for Android.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH YAHOO!:
Yahoo! Search Trends: Royal Wedding
Royal wedding related searches spiked in the last week. In the U.S., Kate Middleton is getting more searches than popular figures such as Barack Obama, Lady Gaga, and Donald Trump.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH BING:
Bing Feature Update: Bing releases streamlined shopping experience
Bing has added shopping articles, a new homepage, a refined results page, and a way to share a shopping list to Bing Shopping to help users make more informed shopping decisions.

So there you have it, the latest news in search from Google, Bing and Yahoo. We will be bringing you more exciting updates and news related to SEO and the world of search engine optimization each week, so check back often!