At least for Google.
Previously, Google would not index pages that used “&id=” as a parameter in the URL, but according to Google Webmaster Central, this has changed.

Yahooligan Jeremy Zawodny’s post “You’re welcome to google on Yahoo” is a fun read. In my opinion, Google is inadvertantly encouraging the use of “google” as a verb by making such a stink about it.

Danny has posted his plans for next year.
The short version is that he will continue to be involved in the Search Engine Strategies conferences in 2007 and his last day at Search Engine Watch will be November 30th. He will continue to blog on search engine marketing on a new blog, and will likely manage [...]

I, Cringely:
Robert looks at the newly announced Google shipping container data center, and contrasts it with the history of Sun (who will be building the thing).

The Tech Beat:
Rob Hof recaps the earnings release from Google. Very impressive numbers.

Rand lays out one of the best descriptions of the Google algo that I’ve seen. Simple and likely effective.
I’m not sure I agree with the idea that Google includes user data in their relevancy calculation, however. At the very least, I’ve seen no evidence that they’re currently including such data.
I also think the keyword usage [...]

TechBeat:
The ink went on the Google/YouTube deal yesterday. While I’m not nearly as negative on this as Mark Cuban, I agree that solving the copyright issue will be difficult.
Google, of course, has very deep pockets, which can make solving problems easier. It also, however, makes them a target for those who feel their copyright has [...]

John Battelle’s Searchblog:
The blogosphere is abuzz with rumors of Google acquiring YouTube. While I cannot speak to the validity of the rumors, it would certainly make sense. YouTube has the expensive to offer, but highly in demand video service, with a poor search interface, that it can’t effectively monetize.
Google can certainly help with the latter [...]

Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO:
Matt answers common questions on PageRank. No major revelations, but he does confirm long held beliefs such as the fact that the PageRank displayed in the Google Toolbar is just a snapshot from one moment in time, and does not reflect the PageRank used in relevancy calculations.

TechDirt:
While we still definitely need input from an appealant court, at least judge in this case wasn’t too chicken to comment on the intersection of (or lack thereof) Google AdWords and trademark law.