Here are some of the search engine relevant articles we have found interesting this week:

• In China, Google users worry they may lose an engine of progress

  Without Google, our academic research will be seriously affected (Washington Post March 20 2010)

• Twitter Working On ‘Most Popular Tweets’ Search Project

  Twitter’s search team is working on a project to uncover the most popular tweets for any search query (SE Land March 19 2010)

• Different Search Results for the Same Term On Google

  Wired article shows that Google are placing users in two different algorithms when performing searches. (SE Journal April 19 2010)

• Google Tests “Sponsored Map Icons”

  Google Sponsored Map Icons is a new way to promote your business within Google Maps. (SE Land March 18 2010)

• Bing Hits All-Time High Market Share: Nielsen

  Nielsen says Bing’s market share in February was 12.5%, an all-time high (SE Land March 16 2010)

• Matt Cutts Interviewed by Eric Enge

  Google on budgets, PDFs, 301/302 redirects, site architecture, JavaScript, and affiliate links and more (Eric Enge March 14 2010)

• Twitter Announces @Anywhere Platform For Web Sites

  Twitter has introduced a new platform called @anywhere that will allow web sites to integrate Twitter features more easily. (SE Land March 15 2010)

• Facebook Passes Google (Again) As Most-Visited US Site: Hitwise

  Facebook.com was the most-visited web site in the U.S. last week, surpassing even Google.com. (SE Land March 15 2010)

• Google worked on Buzz for 4 years before launch

  Google: “We often try a project several times” (techradar March 2010)

• Google: Buzz clients are on the way

  Google: “We love the idea of third-party devs contributing to Buzz” (techradar March 2010)

• Google: Gmail to get more powerful search

  Google: There’s an incredible amount of knowledge that’s baked into Google web search and we’re trying to incorporate more and more of that into Gmail. (techradar March 2010)

• Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal

  Mr. Jobs, Mr. Schmidt and their companies are now engaged in a gritty battle royale over the future and shape of mobile computing and cellphones (New York Times March 12 2010)

• Taking Sides In The Apple vs. Google Skirmish

  On the increasingly contentious relationship between Apple and Google. (SE Land March 15 2010)

• Google Confirms: 301 Redirects Result in PageRank Loss!

  There is some loss of PR through a 301 (Marketing Pilgrim March 15 2010)

• WikiLeaks leaks US Government’s WikiLeaks plans

  Plans to destroy website’s ‘centre of gravity’ (techradar March 2010)

• The Most Influential Search Engine Of All Time.

  RankSpeed is a search and ranking tool that helps you find the best websites and products by doing a sentiment analysis on the Twittersphere / blogosphere. (Next Web March 16 2010)

• Google, Yahoo & Portals Are Top Online News Sources: Study

  Beating out the web sites of major news outlets like CNN, CBS, and the New York Times. (SE Land March 15 2010)

• Did Bing Outsmart Google in Their Real Time Results Strategy?

  It was big news last year when both Bing and Google announced they had struck a deal with Twitter. (SE Watch March 15 2010)

• More reports of captchas in search results

  Based upon the comments it appears that Google and Bing both do this to prevent abuse from automated programs (The Next Web March 18 2010)

• Facebook Joins Google, Bing, Yahoo with Auto-Suggest Search

  Soon, when users type a query into the search bar, they’ll be offered results for people, Pages, events and groups (Google Watch March 17 2010)

• Bing – same image, different sizes

  Bing has introduced a very nice image feature which allows you to find different sizes of the same image (P Bradley March 17 2010)

• Where can I watch whole movies online for free?

  There are actually quite a few great sources for complete, full-length movies online (About March 16 2010)

• Why Google keeps your data forever, tracks you with ads

  I had the chance recently to sit down with two of Google’s top privacy people: deputy general counsel Nicole Wong and security/privacy engineer Alma Whitten. (ars technica March 2010)

• Sency real time search engine

  This is a search engine that uses Twitter for its content. Simple and clear interface (P Bradley March 15 2010)

• Matt Cutts: Clarifying a couple points on Google and privacy

  I also think that user trust in Google (and by extension our privacy policies) is paramount to our success. (March 13 2010)

• Six Delusions of Google’s Arrogant Leaders

  Google’s CEO went to Abu Dhabi this week and preached about Google’s exceptional virtue. (Valleywag March 12 2010)

• 10 Reasons Why Microsoft Bing Is Gaining on Google

  Although Google still controls a significant portion of the search space, evidence suggests that Bing is gradually gaining ground (eWeek March 11 2010)

• Why Bing Is Gaining on Google

  Google is in the midst of a one two punch, backlash and fatigue. Microsoft is benefiting. (Beyond Search March 15 2010)

• What is the best music search engine?

  Search for a song, add it to a playlist, and listen to that playlist. (About March 15 2010)