The long-running controversy over Google downloading WiFi data has finally been put to rest. In November, the search giants were found guilty of a "significant breach" of UK data protection laws.

The penalty? A strongly worded lecture asking them not to steal passwords and email addresses from unsecured WiFi.

Bad Google!

Forgive us for being excited, but since the last issue of Optimise we´ve been working closely with one of Europe´s leading property developers - Peel Holdings.

We´ve been hard at work optimising their Land and Property site, which provides commercial business and office space to businesses across the UK. They´re the company behind MediaCityUK and The Trafford Centre, so we´re hoping that they might slide some Trafford Centre vouchers our way.

Seems like a fair exchange for great search engine listings, no?

Google have released their 2010 Zeitgeist Report, with pop star Justin Bieber and online video chat service ChatRoulette among the fastest rising search terms of the year. Facebook and Twitter also received more searches than in 2009, while Susan Boyle, Swine Flu and Slumdog Millionaire all dropped off the search radar.

We can´t predict which celebrities are going to top next year´s search charts, but we´re pretty sure that Facebook and the iPad are going to stick around for a while!

Make sure April 29th is in your diaries, as workers across the UK will be given a day off to celebrate the marriage of William Windsor and Catherine Middleton.

Here at FirstFound, we´d like to wish the happy couple the very best of luck. Especially as they´ve given us a 4-day weekend by getting married just before May Day.