Google Translate Adds More Foreign Languages
When covering netbook-related news, I use Google Translate most of the times. Although I don’t really see myself using the service to translate Afrikaans,...
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Arnold Zafra writes daily on the announcements by Google, Ask.com, Yahoo & MSN along with how these announcements effect web publishers. He is currently building three niche blogs covering iPad News, Google Android Phones and E-Book Readers.
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Another Google Chrome OS Screenshot Shows Up, This Time it’s Ugly
When Google announced about its Chrome-based OS sometime in July and yet the anticipation it has built was so much that many tried to fool...
Global Search Market Grows, Google Still Leads
July’s latest global search market study has been released by comScore, and just like previous months’ results, Google still leads the pack followed by Yahoo,...
BT Yahoo in UK Uses Google, Not Bing for Search
It looks like Google may have scored big time in the UK Market. What if it is being used by one of the leading online...
Yahoo Video Search Gets In-Line Play Back
Yahoo’s Video Search just got a new feature that will keep you glued on the Yahoo Video SERPs for a longer time before leaving the...
Google to Allow Certified Ad Networks on AdSense Sites
Google has just announced via a post on the Inside AdSense Blog that multiple Google-certified ad networks will soon be competing with AdWords advertisers to...
Google Makes its Maps More Useful for Daily Road Warriors
Google has just launched a new feature of Google Maps that how I wish would also be enabled internationally – live traffic conditions in major...
YouTube Extends Video Monetization Program To Other Users, Selectively
YouTube is extending its YouTube Partnership Program to other regular provided that their videos gone viral and have received considerable page views. YPP which was...
Yahoo to Acquire Arab Site Maktoob
In a rather surprising move, Yahoo announced that it intends to acquire Arab site Maktoob. This is the first time that Yahoo is acquiring an...
Yahoo Rolls Out Search Product Enhancements
Interestingly, just when the Yahoo-Microsoft deal is a few months from materializing, here comes Yahoo telling us all what the Yahoo search engineers have been...
Why There Are More Generic .com TLD Results in UK SERPS
In a short post on his personal blog wherein he answers not so personal questions and more Google-related questions, Google’s Matt Cutts clarified on a...
No Love for the iPhone?, Google Rolls Out Listen Audio Magazine for Android Phones
Aside from the new Image Search results for mobile phones, Google is also showing some love to its very own Android-powered mobile phones by way...
Google Faces Tough Challenge on Book Settlement Issue
If the planned coalition spearheaded by the Internet Archive is to take shape, Google might find itself facing a tough battle ahead. Worst, this coalition...
Wolfram|Alpha Reports on What it Has Achieved So Far
Among the many new things that greeted us recently, Wolfram|Alpha is perhaps one of the most controversial. This was due to the fact that it...
Soon Your Twitter Followers Will Know Where You Are
GeoLocation is one of the hottest stuff right now. If you’re an iPhone user, there are tons of apps that always ask your permission to...
Google Tops User Satisfaction Index
Report of the recent American Consumer Satisfaction Index showed that there are more satisfied Google users now than there were last year. The report also...
Gmail is Now the No. 3 Web Mail Service
There’s a rather interesting post made by TechCrunch this weekend regarding Gmail overtaking AOL and has become the number 3 largest web mail service in...
Bing Gaining Grounds on Comparison Shopping
Gradually Microsoft’s massive promotional campaign for Bing and its search verticals may be starting to pay off. The latest Hitwise statistics on comparison shopping tools...
Microsoft and Yahoo Need to Focus on Search Users’ Loyalty
comScore is running an interesting look into the June search data of Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. Overall, the analysis is pointing to the possibility of...
Google Adds More Cool Templates to Display Ad Builder
Just a short update posted by the Inside AdWords regarding its new professional looking templates which were just added to AdWords’ Display Ad Builder. If...
Google Reader Rolls Out Some Good Features
Google is really so into “social” right now. Aside from introducing the social gadgets for iGoogle to everyone, it is also enhancing the sharing features...
Google Opens Up Social Gadgets to All
Recently Google Australia introduced some new social features to iGoogle, specifically social gadgets that bring iGoogle closer to becoming a full-featured social networking site. And...
Facebook Lite is Being Tested in India
You must have read by now that Facebook, or at least someone from Facebook has accidentally leaked out beta invites to Facebook Lite. Apparently, many...
Google Needs You to Test its New Search Infrastructure
Here’s what could probably be Google’s first in gearing up for an impending battle against the combined force of Yahoo and Microsoft in the coming...
Facebook Rolls Out Real-Time Search
Real-time search is so hot these days. Almost everyone is getting into the real-time search bandwagon including Facebook which just rolled out its improved real-time...
Bing Offers Double Cash Back When You Shop
Just in time for the back-to-school days shopping gigs of U.S. households with student members in the family, Bing is offering double cash back when...
Facebook Bought Friendfeed, Will Google Buy Twitter?
Oopsies! Did anybody see this coming? I mean Facebook and Friendfeed joining forces. The official announcement from both Facebook and Friendfeed is out. Facebook agrees...
Google Sponsored Ads Get Closer to Organic Results in SERPs
Have you noticed anything new with the way Google is displaying its paid search ads on its SERPs lately? According to the Periscopix blog, Google...
SEC Filing Reveals Several Safety Clauses for Both Yahoo and Microsoft
It looks like Yahoo has made sure that it is well protected before entering into the search and online ad deal with Microsoft. Information contained...
Google Makes Chrome Faster, Improves its Features
I just got a new MacBook Pro a couple of days ago and have been adjusting and learning to work on the Mac OS X...