Udi Manber, VP of search quality for Google, sat down with Popular Mechanics for a rare interview and issued some insights into the state of Google search today.

The article deserves a read in itself, but some WebmasterWorld members particularly liked some of the statements about Manber’s emphasis on keyword density and how Google rolls out tests (at least with regards to algorithm analysis):

Furthermore, forum members were happy to see that the algorithm changes have no relationship to Google AdWords.

All in all, very informative and useful, and forum members welcome the insights.

Forum discussion continues at WebmasterWorld.