ClickZ
Big numbers from Big G. Unfortunately, this still disappointed Wall Street, and the stock took a big hit.

ClickZ
AdWords Editor, an offline/bulk AdWords management tool is currently being beta tested by selected advertisers. Assuming Google does this right, this application will help a lot, especially in launching new campaigns.
Also, the article reports on the possible increase of character limit for Google ad copy.

Chicago Business
Google buys ad space in Chicago Sun-Times, with a toll-free number instead of a link. Looks like another early try-out of the upcoming pay-per-call system.

MSN Search’s WebLog
Microsoft attempts to clarify it’s position and the data it turned over to the USDOJ. I think they have mostly served to muddy the issue further, however.

Yahoo! Search Blog
Qi Lu, Yahoo! VP Engineering, Search, strongly disagrees with his own CFO’s statement from earlier this week that Yahoo!
The posted comments are well worth reading.

Associated Press
Google has cut a deal with the government of China to alter their results to conform with China’s restrictions on speech. While my instinctive reaction to this is decidedly negative, I’ll wait for more information before forming my final opinion.
John Battelle chimes in that the deal is a good one, at least on balance. [...]

Search Engine Watch blog
Still in the rumor / possible hoax department, but its interesting that with Yahoo’s decision to shorten ad copy comes Google’s possible decision to lengthen it?

SEO Book
The always entertaining Aaron Wall chimes in on how poor spelling can make you money!

John Batelle’s Searchblog
Rumors are floating that Google might miss their projected earnings. All we have now, however, are postings by someone with a clear bias against Yahoo. I’ll worry if/when there’s real info.

MarketingVOX
If you want the straight poop, talk to the CFO. Hype isn’t their game.
Still, it’s disappointing that Yahoo doesn’t even have aspirations of gaining on Google.
Austin blogging guru, Jon Lebkowsky, chimes in as well.