Google Dots Doodle Causes Frenzy
Today’s Google doodle is making more than a few people pretty upset with the search engine. There are multiple support forum threads and reader comments...
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Consumer Watchdog Uses Google Analytics to Track User Behavior…Wait, What?
Yesterday I posted about a video being shown on a jumbotron in Times Square that showed Google CEO Eric Schmidt as a privacy peeping Tom;...
Reddit Prospers From Digg v4 Debacle
Since the release of the newest version of Digg, v4, launched last week, the less-than-warm reception has caused a massive influx of traffic to their...
Happy 2nd Birthday, Google Chrome!
Two years ago, Google launched Google Chrome – a browser based around the open-source program Chromium. Today, the latest version of the browser was released...
Google and AOL Renew and Expand Long-Time Search Partnership
After almost a decade of being in a search partnership, Google and AOL have announced this morning that they have come to a five-year contract...
Testing of Google Maps’ “Sponsored Icons” Comes to the U.S.
Google is in the beta testing stages of what they are calling “sponsored map icons” which will appear on Google Maps. These icons will show...
SVG Files and Documents Are Now Indexed by Google
Google has announced that they are now going to be indexing SVG documents and files. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based graphics format specifically...
Introducing Greplin: the Search Engine for Your Personal Online Life
Searching through the entire online world is already something we do, everyday. How about searching through your own personal online world? Y Combinator has just...
Users Still Able to Catch the Google Wave until 2011
Earlier this month Google announced that their real-time communication feature, Wave was no longer going to be developed by them. The communications and collaborations application...
Gmail Launches Email Overload-Fighting Feature
Starting yesterday, Google has begun rolling out its newest feature in Gmail – Priority Inbox. With this handy new tool, users now get a little...
Microsoft Adds Food Cart Finding Layer to Bing Maps
Apparently food carts are a very big deal in Portland, Oregon. So big in fact that Microsoft has developed a new mapping layer that allows...
TweetUp, Now PostUp; Name Change Reflects Expansion into Facebook and LinkedIn
Search engine meets advertising platform start-up, TweetUp, will now be known as PostUp, according to an article by Business Wire. Why, you may ask? Well...
Google Adds Blog-Finding Filter
Instead of just bringing up individual post containing specific keywords used in searches made by Google users, there is now a filter that brings up...
Watch the 2010 Emmy Awards Online
This Sunday, August 29th the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be airing on NBC at 8pm ET. The insanely popular awards show will be...
Google Fixes Bug That Leaves Some User Blacklisted as Spammers
Over the past few days, ending on Thursday, certain Gmail users were experiencing a problem with their accounts – specifically, having emails resent multiple times...
Affiliate Fraud: Who is at Risk and What are the Solutions?
In the world of affilate marketing, it can be a little overwhelming deciding which software to choose as there are so many options. Affiliate marketing,...
Google Reports 1 Million Calls Made in First 24 Hours
Google’s new voice client is already a success after just having launched earlier this week. A mere 24 hours after it’s debut, Google reported via...
Google Places Removes Yelp Reviews From Search Results
As of right now, Google has removed all Yelp reviews from its Places feature. Even though the local reviews website’s snippets will no longer be...
Digg 4 is Released, But Are Users “Burying” This New Version?
Digg, the user-powered social news website, has released its new version – Digg 4. If you are not familiar with exactly what Digg is, here’s...
Topsy Lets Us Reminisce on Our Tweets Past…Kind Of
If you have ever tried to search on Twitter you know that it is pretty frustrating. The search results don’t go back very far at...
Apple Bringing 99 Cent TV Show Rental Service to Fend Off Competition
Companies like Hulu and Netflix are pretty steep competition for Apple in the online video services arena. As of right now iTunes users must purchase...
Google Voice Marketing Campaign: High-tech and Old School All At Once
This will be my third post about Google’s new VoIP service today, so I guess that means they are doing their jobs over their in...
Google Finance, Now in a More Mobile-Friendly Form
As of Monday, Google launched their new mobile-friendly version of Google Finance for iPhone and Android. While it’s original form wasn’t terrible, this new compact...
Clicker.com For iPhone App Brings 1,800 Episodes to The Palm of Your Hand
Clicker.com is an Internet television site that is equal parts search engine, entertainment guide and directory all roll into one. As sites like Netflix and...
Yahoo’s Results Now Officially Come From Bing
Just last week Yahoo announced that it had started transitioning it’s back-end technology in the U.S. and Canada (English) for Yahoo! Search over to the...
Chomp Taking a Bite Out of iPhone App Search Competition
I am not an iPhone user but I know the look of app-finding frustration. I have seen it many times on the faces of my...
Hello Search Engine Journal – It’s Yvonne Bell
Hello everyone my name is Yvonne Bell and I am the new Search and Social Media blogger for SEJ. I wanted to take up a...
Google Acquires Visual Shopping Search Engine Like.com
Over the weekend Mashable reported on Google’s latest purchase, which led to the acquisition of a visual search compenent – something Google’s been beefing up....
Tumblr Takes a Fall in Google Search Rankings
Blogs. Almost everyone has one (or in my case, three or four), follows one, or wants to create one. With the exception of a select...
BlueGlass Conference Series Returns to Ft. Lauderdale : BlueGlass FL
We’re bringing the show back to Ft. Lauderdale! After the success of our BlueGlass LA conference in Los Angeles this July, we have decided to...
4 E-Commerce Digital Marketing Strategies For 2022
Forbes
January 11, 2022
If you manage e-commerce digital marketing campaigns, these strategies can save you time and help grow your traffic, sales and your bottom line. See More
Eight Ways Businesses Are Adopting Innovative Streaming During Social Distancing
Forbes
May 20, 2020
Streaming video technology is more important than ever. See More