Yahoo! Local adds Web References and Imports Reviews – Stephen Espinosa, stephenespinosa.com

Yahoo! Local seems to be taking a step in a direction that will indirectly help SEO’s by adding web references and importing reviews into their local listings.

Google on One Boxes and Grouping Result Types to Fill Informational Needs– William Slawski, SeoBytheSea.com

A preview of “Google on One Boxes and Grouping Result Types to Fill Informational Needs”.

IDC: Smartphones Continue to Outpace Industry – Greg Sterling, LocalMobile.com

IDC, which tracks global shipments of mobile handsets, said that smartphone growth was 40% YoY compared with 10% growth for so-called feature phones. But even feature phones are getting better and becoming more viable as mobile Internet access devices.

Google Now Notifies Of “Search Customization” & Gives Searchers Control – Danny Sullivan, SearchEngineLand.com

Google is now showing “search customization” messages to inform searchers when their search results have been modified from “normal” due to a searcher’s geographic location,