News as found on SEO forums…

• Jan 19, 2005: The rel="nofollow" attribute
  The major search engines have agreed to obey a new HTML attribute that is put up in an attempt to combat blog spamming. Read the Google blog entry above for more info.
  Now – to highlight the links (on any page you visit) that have this attribute set already, try the bookmarklet on the Webjunkies blog. FYI – Wikipedia.com is one of the first sites implementing this restriction on its outbound links.
  
  
• Jan 1, 2005: PR/BL Update
  Google updates the PageRank and number of Backlinks shown for the pages in its index. As always the update looks a little funny to most people concerned. Read more about it on SEO Scoop and on just about every SEO Forum on the web.
  
  
• Dec 10, 2004: Google Suggest
  It is now possible to have Google come up with possible (and popular) search terms as you type into the Google search box. This is interesting for searchers and for optimisers looking for popular keyword phrases. Read more about it on the forums, and the official info on Google's Suggest FAQ

Sources of SEO news, including blogs and stats

• Technorati Instant Blog Search
• SEO Scoop
• Threadwatch.org – recent posts
• Search Engine Roundtable (SER)
• SEO Chat – articles (SC)
• SeoSurvey Blog

• Rankpulse – tracking Google search rankings
• Page Rank Update History