Google Starts Gigabit Ethernet in Kansas City
Google develops a lot of new technologies to use internally – including new sources of energy to use in powering its servers and systems, electric...
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Rob has been insatiably obsessed with Google, search engine technology, and the trends of the web-based world since he began life as a webmaster in 2002. His work as an SEO consultant since 2006, and subsequently to content writing for technology and internet-focused publications, has done nothing but fuel this passion.
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Google’s Other April Fools’ Pranks
In a few of our previous entries, we touched on some of the more elaborate of Google’s April Fools’ jokes in detail. However, there were so many...
Google Voices Adds “Voice-alyzer” for April Fools’
Google is the king of a great many mountains, with search being just the most obvious. Another area where Google thrives is its triumphant ownership...
Google Chromium Strips Down the Web for April Fools’
Google has built much of its reputation on its innovative, high-quality products. However, at least some portion of customer loyalty is driven by the company’s...
Google Introduces “Chromercise” for Faster Browsing
Google is well-known for its April Fool’s Day jokes, and as the number of Google products has expanded so has the number of hoaxes and...
Google’s 1911 YouTube Prank
Google’s media front, and most notably YouTube, has been a hotbed of innovation since Google’s acquisition of the sites (and, yes, even before). That innovation...
Gmail Adds April Fools’ “Motion” Product
Have you ever worried that spending hours at your computer each day, whether for the purpose of answering emails for work or communicating with friends...
Official IE9 Release Includes “Bing Optimized” Option
The “browser war” is more intense than ever before, with Internet Explorer losing dominance, Firefox and Chrome fighting for position, and Safari owning the tablet...
Bing’s “Matchbox” Amps Up Personalization
In a world where searches are pushing for greater personalization, Bing has stepped up their game via Matchbox. Matchbox, a technology that uses multiple forms...
Will Google Be Forced into Anti-Piracy?
There’s little doubt that piracy has become a part of our internet culture. Numerous congressional hearings and high-profile legal cases have highlighted the issue, but little...
Google Chrome CR-48 Pre-Beta Finished
Those of you who, like me, were eager to get your hands on the free Google CR-48 netbook but never received one are in for some disappointing news:...
Google Brings Instant Previews to Mobile
Google search has changed a lot over the course of the last year. Beyond the most recent update (call it “Panda” or the “Farmer Update”...
Insights from Google and Microsoft Released in Free eBook
While the major technology companies may not always agree with one another, the minds at work within these businesses are certainly some of the brightest...
Blekko Nukes 1.1 Million Domains in Its Index
Blekko has been on a crusade to destroy spam. This started at the inception of the company, where the human curation of “slashtags” allowed pre-screened...
Chrome 10 Adds New Security Features
Chrome is on one of the fastest release cycles around (six weeks), so it’s not particularly riveting news that we’ve made it to Chrome the...
Googlers to Webmasters: Remove Your Thin Content
Google’s latest algorithm has come to be known as the “farmer update,” but inside Google it’s known as “Panda.” Unlike many pandas, who are lazy...
Bing Partners with KAYAK Travel Search
Bing has been able to hold its share of the search market while scrambling slowly up the ladder thanks to its “niche targeting.” Rather than...
Bing HTML5 Coming Soon
I remember, years ago, when the concepts of HTML5 and CSS3 were first introduced to me. I was dating a designer back then, and she...
Android Hit Hard by Malware, Google Fights Back
It seems that I’m here reporting about a major problem with Android at least once every few weeks – whether it’s their painful text bug or their microSD security...
Google Expands Profiles, Steps Toward Social
We know, if only because Google representatives have told us, that Google is eager to take part in the world of social networking. While Google...
Android Beats RIM and Apple, Hits 29%
The reality is, there isn’t one set of numbers for who the dominant mobile OS player is. Depending on which region you’re looking at, whether...
Microsoft Tablets Pushed to 2012
Microsoft’s keynote address at this year’s CES got massive amounts of applause as their tablet lineup was introduced. It was fully anticipated that as we entered what analysts dubbed...
Bing Enters the Daily Deal Industry – Technically
All the giants of the web have been eager to get involved with the world of “daily deals.” However, the deal industry has no desire...
Google Maps Adds Twitter & Hotpot Functionality
Here’s what we know about Google Hotpot: It’s a lot more visual and functional than the previous Places setup; it’s getting more promotions than any...
Blekko Releases a Trading Card Promotion
Blekko, once “the little search engine at could,” not the “feisty raccoon of the search engine world,” has had its share of strange promotions in...
Blekko Releases a Slashtag for Its Shameless Self-Promotion
Blekko has been pushing hard with promotions, combining the power of everything from lighting things on fire to creating trading cards, and let’s face it: the heavy...
Google to Save the Innocents Hit by “Farmer Update”
Editor’s note: For the latest information on the Google Panda algorithm, please see: A Complete Guide to the Google Panda Update. Google was under a lot...
Google Hotpot Helps Texas Students “Rate for a Cause”
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Google Hotpot is the most heavily promoted Google product since Chrome, and that’s nothing to ignore....
Yelp Is “Unhappy” with Google Hotpot
I’ve written a lot about Google Hotpot in the past, including some information on how the evolution of Places (yes, Hotpot and Places are for...
Yahoo Makes It to Sweet Sixteen
Yahoo is old enough that it can get a job, a driver’s license, and (if it lived in Germany) drink beer. That’s right: Yahoo has...