Google Talks Their Self-Driving Car
Sebastian Thrun, a software engineer at Google, posted on the company’s official blog over the weekend that they have been developing technologies that will allow...
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Yahoo Adds New Search-Enhancing Features
Yesterday on Yahoo’s search blog they announced the launch of the first series of search features that integrate news and entertainment results in one area....
Twitter’s Search Function, Now Powered by Lucene
Even though they have had their new search out for a few weeks now, Twitter’s new real-time search engine is just now starting to get...
Display Ad Creation Platform, Dapper, to be Acquired by Yahoo
Looking to not only maintain its rank as the “most successful force in display advertising”, Yahoo has a signed a deal to acquire Dapper, a...
Greg Boser & 3 Dog Media Join BlueGlass Interactive
Today I’m very happy to announce that BlueGlass Interactive has entered into an acquisition of 3 Dog Media which includes the additions of Greg Boser...
Twitter Adds New Feature to “Promoted” Products – Promoted Accounts
Twitter launched Promoted Tweets in April of this year, to allow businesses to highlight ordinary tweets that they would like to reach a wider audience....
Self-Regulation Program to Help Protect Internet Users’ Privacy
There is an on-going battle between Web users and the amount of access advertisers have to their information. A new program is going to be...
Touch Screen Startup, BlindType, Acquired by Google
Touch screen technology startup, BlindType, announces that they have been acquired by Google. If you are unfamiliar with BlindType, the short and long of it...
Visual Search Engine, Quintura, Sells The Patent for Their Technology
Visual search engine, Quintura, announces that it has sold its patent technology to an unnamed buy for $600,000. According to CEO Yakov Sadchikov, the price...
Googles’ Link Shortening Service, Goo.gl, Now Open to the Public
Google’s URL shortening service, Goo.gl, has added new features and launched it’s open service and companion site today for public use. When the feature first...
AOL Acquires TechCrunch and Mike Arrington is Really Excited About It
Yesterday the news broke that AOL had acquired TechCrunch, the technology-oriented and web properties community. A lot of speculation has been going around as to...
Google and Apple Extend Search Deal for iOS
Back in February, there was some speculation about Microsoft having a very good chance at landing a deal with Apple to become its default search...
Katy Perry and Elmo Video Leak; Youtube, Sesame Street PR Stunt?
It seems Elmo’s not the only one that is hot and cold towards Katy Perry. Yesterday a clip of the pop songstress and Elmo performing...
BlueGlass FL : Online Marketing Conference at Ft. Lauderdale’s Hard Rock
Search Engine Journal and BlueGlass are proud to announce yet another killer Internet Marketing conference put on by BlueGlass Interactive to follow up BlueGlass LA,...
Internet Explorer Users Can Now Download the Stable Version of Google Chrome Frame
In September of last year, Google Chrome Frame came out in an early version as a developer preview. This past June it was then released...
Microsoft to Reward Users of its Bing Search Engine
Microsoft launched a new search loyalty program today, called Bing Rewards. Similar to airline and credit card-style programs, Bing Rewards gives users credits for each...
Yahoo Announces Big Updates Coming This Fall
Chief Product Officer at Yahoo! Blake Irving announced on their blog today about some of the new updates Yahoo! users can look forward to this...
Google Fires Engineer For Privacy Violations
Gawker reported yesterday that Google dismissed engineer David Barksdale for breeching their internal privacy policies. Barksdale was a Site Reliability Engineer and with that position...
Google Acquires Quicksee, a 3D Video Tour Creating Software
As of yesterday MentorWave Technologies announced on their site that Google has acquired their product, Quicksee, for $12 million. There were rumors of the acquisition...
Bing’s Stefan Weitz Believes That While Google May Do Search Faster, They Do It Smarter
This week Google announced the introduction of Instant which is a definite revolution in the way we search. Integrating things like prediction, dynamic results, and...
Google Maps for Mobile Android Now Offers “Walking Navigation” and Update Search Bar
It looks like having to ask for directions from strangers on the street is going to become a thing of the past…if you are an...
Google Settles Buzz Lawsuit for $8.5 Million
About 7 months ago Google had a lawsuit brought against them by a Florida woman named Eva Hibnick over Google Buzz. Hibnick claimed that Google...
Yahoo Users Can Now Sign Up for Google Accounts With the Ease of OpenID
Yahoo users will now find it much easier to sign up for a Google account then before with the implementation of OpenID. With OpenID users...
Google TV Coming to a Console Near You This Fall
Adding another Apple-fighting feature to it’s roster, Google will be launching its web-to-TV service this fall in the U.S. and worldwide next year. CEO Eric...
Google’s Music Service to be Launched by Christmas? It Sure Seems Like It
According to sources very close to the project (as reported by Wired), Google’s Andy Rubin has been in talks with various music labels about a...
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...
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