A spanking new mobile search app from Toronto-based Kickvox promises smart device users a total departure from the typical desktop experience, and necessarily so. Search technology has been inextricably linked to the idea of a PC for more than a decade, what Kickvox is aimed at is a totally “mobile-centrism” approach to finding stuff while you are …
“Hi, nice to meet you, my name is ZettaByte!” If you are from the generation familiar with the terms MegaByte, GigaByte, and TerraByte, prepare yourselves for a whole new vocabulary, the likes of which your predecessors probably could not imagine. Soon terms like PetaByte, ExaByte, and ZettaByte will be as common as the aforementioned, with benefits and …
According to YouGov BrandIndex, Microsoft is experiencing one of its biggest US consumer perception surges in two years, and Bing is riding the wave, mainly due to its latest advertising campaign. In January 2012, Bing ditched its Decision Engine tagline, replacing it with Bing is for doing, and followed up with a massive ad campaign, which also …
Grasping the enormity of issues Google is currently involved in, should the web’s dominant search engine throw things in reverse? More importantly, will the FTC throw a monkey wrench in Google’s gears? While “death and taxes” may be two things that are certain, another is that Americans love powerful stuff. As kids we start craving and …
Internet users in the United States may have already noticed a slightly changed layout in Google.com search results. While the change will go unnoticed by tablet users who are familiar with the layout (since last year), desktop users getting the new layout now may well miss it altogether what the change really is. In an …
Last month, Google announced a new way to tag news articles that allows webmasters to assist Google News in properly categorizing their posts. From the official blog of Google News: …we’re excited to announce a news_keywords metatag. The goal is simple: empower news writers to express their stories freely while helping Google News to properly …
Chitika Insights reports that Google remains a clear front-runner in the search engine market as of September 30, with a gain of in market share of over 1.5 percent. Yahoo was the main loss leader in September, losing 1 percent in share. Ask and AOL rose and fell by 0.8 percent respectively. Tweet Buffer
So much has been made about Google’s entry into the Internet Service Provider (ISP) market since the announcement of Google Fiber in July. The pilot program in Kansas City, KS/MO involves delivering Internet and TV over a glass fibers connection that promises speeds up to 100 times faster than current average Internet connection speeds. However, …
10:30 – 11:30am: Understanding the Mobile Customer Journey Jason Wells, CEO ContactPoint, Twitter 1. Tell us about your first SES conference experience. When was it and what did you take away from it? My first time speaking at an SES conference was at SES New York earlier this year, just before we launched LogMyCalls. And …
In the last few Google updates, there have been some significant changes to how the search results are displayed. The media machine has covered these events extensively as these updates have unfolded. Because of the unique position I’m in, I have an inside look at the ranking trends of thousands of pages and keywords around …
