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Another Competitor for Facebook…. But this is a Big One!
Thursday, den 2. September 2010Although this is mainly based on a lot of Gossip and Rumours, Google are apparently secretly working on a Social Networking Platform to Thwart Facebook!
This not yet confirmed Social Networking side of Google is rumoured to go by the name of “Google Me”.
Social News website “Digg” founder Kevin Rose, tweeted (since removed): “Ok, umm, huge rumor: [...]
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Watch Out Skype…. There’s a New Sheriff in Town!
Thursday, den 26. August 2010Google have introduced a Brand New Skype-esque feature for G-mail users.
G-mail users will now have the ability to call home phones and mobiles straight from the convenience of their email accounts. Which is going to serve up some competition with the other operators such as Skype, AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications.
Typically, this new feature will benefit the American [...]
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Google Now Allows One Domain to Dominate Search Results
Wednesday, den 25. August 2010When a website shows very relevant content for a search query and Google deemed it appropriate for the user, it usually shows what is known as “site links”, allowing users to quickly find the information they seek within the same web site as shown in the image:
Now this might change or be extended because Google [...]
Apple, Google, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Search Engines | 0 Kommentar »
Google Testing Search Results Live as you Type
Monday, den 23. August 2010Google has been testing a new search feature that displays search results live as you type. For example if you are typing a two word search query once you have finished typing the first word the results for that word have already been displayed in the search results.
At present these results are not available to [...]
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Google Preview Chrome Web Store
Wednesday, den 18. August 2010Gamescom is currently taking place over in Germany and on Monday Google were at the conference previewing Google Chrome Web Store and its gaming credentials. It seems Google are making a big push into the gaming market, they showed off both Chromes Gaming possibilities and the advantages of it’s Chrome Web Store. They began the conference talking [...]
Chrome, Chrome OS, Google, In-Game | 0 Kommentar »
Google Unveil Small Business Blog
Monday, den 16. August 2010Google have unveiled a new Blog for Small Businesses. The new Google Small Business Blog will be a central hub for all things Internet and small business. Google will be regularly blogging tips on how to succeed with your small business on the web. This is potentially a great tool for anyone who is starting [...]
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Google Places with tags
Friday, den 13. August 2010Google Places (formerly known as Local Business Center) has added a new feature called “Tags”.
Tags are yellow markers that allow business owners to promote important aspects of their businesses. According to Google: “Tags do not affect the rank of search results; they simply add more information when a particular user is searching”
For just $25 per [...]
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Using multiple Google accounts
Friday, den 13. August 2010Reading Google’s blog I learned that Google has released a new option that allows us to log in to several Google Accounts at once, which Google calls “Multiple Sign-in”. Google has been testing “Multiple Sign-in” for a few days, and now is being gradually implemented for all Google Accounts.
The possibility to use different Google accounts [...]
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Local SEO: finding regional directories
Tuesday, den 10. August 2010When searching for regional/local directories in different countries, one of the best ways to proceed is using the Google Maps results and then follow the below steps:
Open Google in the specific language (i.e google.es)
Type the keyword (i.e Museos en Madrid)
Go to Google Maps results
Go through the list of websites listed in the Google Maps results [...]
Google, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Search Engines | 0 Kommentar »
Google Acquires Slide
Monday, den 9. August 2010On Friday, Google officially announced that they had acquired Slide – the online slide show and image hosting website for social networks. See below for a quote from the Official Google Blog:
“We’re excited to announce we’ve acquired Slide, a social technology company with an extensive history of building new ways for people to connect with others across numerous platforms [...]
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