Google Starts Auto Stemming Searches: Yes, the latest Google dance irritated some, but this is an improvement.
Basically, Google now takes search terms and looks for grammatical variants of SOME of them. Unfortunately, Google does not make it clear which terms it stems and which it does not. I found no plural or singular variants but did find some examples of verb variants. For example, a search on drink water matches pages with ‘drinking’ and ‘water’ while run linux also finds ‘running.’
Webmasters Weary of Latest Google Tweaks: For the umpteenth time in the last few months, Google has irritated people. A Google update that observers say started on Nov. 16 has created a buzz on online message boards and search engine marketing newsletters, even spawning conspiracy theories among some posters. Some sites have…