Facebook Mimics Google+ Features with Privacy and Sharing Controls
Facebook isn’t giving up the fight against Google+ easily. Facebook has already implemented numerous features that look surprisingly similar to...
Google +1 Button Adds Snippet and Sharing Features
The Google +1 button, the social sharing option from Google that’s seen impressive popularity since its launch, is adding two...
Google Discusses Their Algorithm Change Process
Google changes their algorithm in minor ways over 500 times every year. The company recently discussed the process that leads...
Bing Tells Users Its Core SEO Principles
Bing is becoming a force to reckoned with. Since their Yahoo search alliance last year, Bing has managed to take...
Google-Motorola Deal: Signaling “Free Phones”?
Google’s recent acquisition of Motorola Mobility seemed like buying patent protection. However, some theorize that the hardware end of the...
Google Adds Instant Hangout to YouTube Videos
Google is continuing to integrate Plus into other Google services and features. The most recent addition is the option to...
Google, Yahoo Bidding on Hulu This Week
Google and Yahoo are both reportedly bidding on Hulu. The bids are due this Wednesday, and if a major search...
Google Adds Sports Microdata
Google has announced a partnership with ESPN to improve the way sports data is displayed on the search page. While...
Bing Gives a List of 18 SEO Fundamentals
Bing continues to give webmasters an unprecedented level of communication regarding the Microsoft values on SEO. These 18 fundamentals are...
Google Releases “Magnifier” Song Discovery Service
Google Music Beta is getting an additional service called “Magnifier.” The service is designed to expose users to new artists...
Google Adds Weather to Maps
Google Maps is getting a new “weather” layer that lets you check out location-specific and regional weather at a glance....
YouTube Wins Licensing, Introduces New Music Features
Google has had plenty of legal issues involving violated copyrights on YouTube. However, Google has now reached a licensing agreement...
Yahoo Migrates to Bing in 7 Additional Countries
The Yahoo-Bing Search Alliance is continuing in full force, with 7 additional countries having migrated to a Bing back-end as...
Google Sponsors MIT Mobile Education Research
Google and MIT are collaborating on yet another project. This time around, MIT is getting Google’s support for research into...
Bing Webmaster Tools Gets Yahoo’s Traffic Data
The Bing-Yahoo search alliance is getting far enough along that several webmaster tool elements are combining. Bing Webmaster Tools users...
Google Unleashes Expanded Sitelinks: How You Should Cope
Over the last two months, Google has been experimenting with a new sitelinks format. Now that format is official. This...
Google Introduces Wiki-Like Map Maker Guides
Google’s Map Maker is getting a new community resource, known as the “Map Makerpedia.” This wiki-like set of guides helps...
Google Celebrates Pierre de Fermat’s 410th Birthday
Today (August 17th), Google is celebrating the 410th birthday of French lawyer and mathematician Pierre de Fermat. The doodle is...
Bing Adds User Levels to Webmaster Tools
Bing has made an update to their webmaster tools. You can now change the permission levels of users who have...
How a Bing-Firefox Deal Could Change the Search Landscape
Google and Firefox have been playing buddy-buddy nearly since Mozzila brought their browser to the stage. The collaboration could come...