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Weekly internet update

with Search Engine Optimisation consultant, Pascal Fintoni

In the news: Britons online are most likely to be searching for travel deals, social networks or reference information according to a recent analysis by Nielsen/NetRatings. Find out more with this report from emarketer.com.

Magazines are slower than newspapers at adopting Web 2.0, according to a study by The Bivings Group of the top 50 magazines by circulation in the United States. What do we think is going on in the UK?

Google has opened AdWords to its US Mobile Search product reports MarketingVox. Mobile Search listings will be free until 18 November. After this date, AdWords users must opt out, or they will be charged for mobile clicks.

Yahoo! has launched Map Mixer, a new mapping site that allows users to upload and share their own maps. This is linked to the Yahoo! Local product and I reckon smart web optimisers out there will make good use of it.

Rave of the week: According to ABC News, Google is offering more than $35 million prize money for companies to land a robot camera on the Moon and send back high-resolution photos and data.

Rant of the week: Find out about Stan Hall whose rant about his lawyer was broadcast on YouTube; maybe he went a bit too far.

Try something different this week: If you spend a lot of time searching for information on Google, you will find the Google Cheat Sheet helpful to save time and get to the web pages you really want.Â

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .