Recently, Google launched the much anticipated Google Analytics Data Export API With this feature, now developers can develop client applications that access Google Analytics data in the form of Google Data API feeds and then present in new and creative ways.

With Data Export API, one can also request data from an existing Analytics profile for an authorized user and also refine the results according to the query parameters.
Currently, Data Export API is available as public beta version and supports read-only access to Google Analytics Data. The current feeds in the Data Export API have two general categories of Analytics data:

Google has created a comprehensive user guide for its local business center of late. Have a look at the seven major sections of the user guide:

1. 1. Getting started
2. 2. Adding a listing
3. 3. Adding more than 10 listings
4. 4. Verifying a listing
5. 5. Your Local Business Center homepage
6. 6. Editing or removing a listing
7. 7. Other features

Recently, Google came up with announcements regarding the addition of two features to its local search results. The first announcement was regarding the Google Suggest that has been launched internationally. The feature is being localized for local and cultural factors. Now, the tool is available in 51 languages.

The another announcement was about the expansion of Local News to the users in the UK, India and Canada.

There have been reports about new changes in Yahoo! Search, soon after its last update in the month of February. People have been speculating about the changes, since they are seeing heavy fluctuations in the Yahoo Search results. According to the reports, Yahoo!’s new updates are about:

• Link counts dropped
• Reports on canonical issues
• One person reported “different titles and descriptions for singular vs. plural of my main keyword. It’s the same URL, so kind of odd.”

According to the Yahoo Search Japan blog, “Yahoo! In search, Yahoo! Inc. UEBUSACHIENJIN has developed the “Yahoo! Search Technology (YST)” has started a full update of the index.