Webmasters tell they get a notice from Google when their sites are removed from search results. It sounds strange. Read the discussion here: Google Pilot New Webmaster Communications Initiative

Larry Tesler is redesigning the Yahoo homepage. His design philosophy:
…Everything has to be very fast, which can be an issue on the Internet, and be very simple. Sometimes things appear to be simple, but aren’t.
The other thing I’ve been pushing hard since I got here is that using Yahoo should be a delightful experience. I’m [...]

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Isn’t it interesting? I wonder why I haven’t seen an article on Google Blog Search in the press yet. Also, I did not receive a press release from Google. Did they decide to let bloggers spread the word before they start a massive PR campaign?