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

• Google Making Big Bucks on iPhone Users

  iPhone users actually use the Internet on their phone and they’re using Google to perform searches (Cybernet Feb 15 2008)

• New Search Engine Watch Job Board

  The SEW Jobs Section was designed to help job seekers find new employment opportunities and provide employers access to our large audience of Search Marketing professionals. (Feb 2008)

• Yahoo! launches OneConnect

  A new tool that allows mobile users to aggregate social networking updates and messaging in one spot on the phone. (Saunderslog Feb 16 2008)

• Google Omits Needless Words (On Your Pages?)

  A lot of web pages and documents reuse the same text in sidebars and in footers at the bottoms of pages, like copyright notices and navigation sidebars. SEO by the Sea reports on how Google plans to handle this (Feb 16 2008)

• Gmail task list feature spotted in the wild

  Google is experimenting with a task list (ZD Feb 16 2008)

• Google Patents Update

  Google Patent Search now includes US published applications and patents through at least the end of 2007. (The Patent Librarian Feb 13 2008)

• Nokia ties up with Google to offer search engine facility

  Nokia will make Google search available to its customers in over 100 countries around the world (DNA Feb 17 2008)

• Search Engine Optimisation-friendly Design in a Web 2.0 World

  The Internet may be a lot more appealing visually, but it is harder to navigate, especially for Internet users classified as disabled. (SE Guide)

• The Art of Creating a Post That Draws Traffic and Links to Your Blog

  There are several things you can do to greatly improve your chances that others will talk about, and link to your posts. (SE Guide Feb 13 2008)

• What happens if your site gets ‘blacklisted’ by Google?

  Recently the insurance comparison website GoCompare.com faced precisely this dilemma after the search engine picked up on irregular inbound links to its site, causing it to plummet down the rankings. (HitWise Feb 13 2008)

• The Inconvienent Truth About Social Media Marketing

  Social sites find it hard to get users to click on ads (SE Land Feb 14 2008)

• Microsoft Executive Shuffle Goes “Live”

  Exiting Microsoft are: Senior Vice President Steven Berkowitz, the former Ask.com CEO who had been heading Microsoft’s online services unit, and Mike Sievert, the former AT&T Wireless executive brought in to run Windows marketing (SE Land Feb 14 2008)

• 24 Metasearch Engines for Centralized & Efficient Searching

  Metasearch engines take advantage of the API’s and technologies available via the big three or four search technologies, integrating that data into one interface with a unique spin on ranking or listings formats. (SE Journal Feb 14 2008)

• Is Yahoo! Dating News Corp, Now?

  There are talks about News Corp considering combining MySpace and other Internet properties with Yahoo Inc in an effort to keep off Microsoft Corp’s bid from materializing. (Feb 15 2008)

• Google Tests Video Ads on Search Results Pages

  Google is developing ad formats with images, interactive maps and other more elaborate features. (NYT Feb 14 2008)

• Jerry Yang: Why Didn’t Yahoo! Sell Out To Microsoft?

  Yahoo!’s board of directors is on the move to assess all strategic options before the company. (PageTraffic Feb 15 2008)

• 11 Tips for Appearing at Google Definitions

  Google has got lots and lots of uses, and one of them is to define words. It can be done either by typing in “what is keyword” or by typing “define: keyword”. (SEOMoz Feb 12 2008)

• Yahoo Video Gets a Makeover & New Site

  Some of the new features include a 16:9 widescreen video player, increased file sizes, lots more content, embeddable videos and playlists, and a whole lot more! (SE Journal Feb 15 2008)