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Google has updated its Webmaster Guidelines to include definitions of commonly used terms for shady practices and clearer language about the penalties associated with black and gray hat SEO tactics.

A couple of numbers regarding click fraud have been in play and widely discussed: ClickForensics' 14.2 percent claim and Google's internal assessment of less than 2 percent. Those numbers don't tell the whole story either.

The angst of bloggers who admitted to receiving choice AMD laptops loaded with Windows Vista received an injection of drama as PR firm Edelman has now asked for the goodies to be returned or given away after being reviewed.

Since announcing algorithmic adjustments to the calculation of landing page quality score, and the subsequent impact on minimum bids, Google has been the object of some scrutiny from its advertising partners. Following much anticipation, the company has finally released more concrete basis of suggestion for achieving high quality score ratings.

The back and forth between Apple's iTunes and the makers of the PyMusique hack continues. On Monday, news broke of PyMusique and its capability to block the installation of iTunes DRM files, which are placed on songs while they are being downloaded.

Contrary to the interpretation of some forum and blog posters, Google AdSense terms and conditions does currently forbid the use of AdSense ads in email.