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Google’s Blogger Gets a Major Facelift
We previously announced that Blogger is up for a name change in the coming weeks, with the anticipated name being “Google Blogs.” This re-branding will...
Google’s Matt Cutts on PR Updates
PageRank, or PR, was once the most vital element of ranking in Google. Over time, PR has become just one of many ranking factors. Some...
Google Lets Users Embed Docs-Stored Videos
As media becomes an even more prominent part of how users interact on Google services, Google Docs has expanded its video options yet again. The...
Google Releases New Docs for Mobile Interface
Google Docs has updated its UI once again, but this time only in vital sector: mobile. Those accessing Google Docs on a mobile device will...
Gmail Introduces New Inbox “Styles”
For decades, the default mode of organization for email inboxes has been chronological. Many have, in their own subtle way, rebelledby creating folders, starring email items, or using...
Not Too Big to Fail: How Google Can Help the Little Guy
With all the drama surrounding the “Panda” algorithm update, a lot of big sites were hit hard. Mainly, large content producers that had the resources...
Google to Re-Brand Picasa and Blogger
According to insider sources, Google is planning to re-brand two major properties. Picasa will be re-branded as Google Photos while Blogger will become Google Blogs. The changes...
Google Realtime Shuts Down as Twitter Deal Expires
Google Realtime, the specialized search that lets users see social updates and other at-the-moment data from the web, has been shut down for the time...
Google’s Mayer on Attracting Women to Tech
Marissa Mayer is, without a doubt, one of the most influential women who has earned the “techie” title. As a proud geek, Mayer has spent...
Bing Webmaster Tools Adds Sitemap File Types & Expanded Navigation
Bing has made great efforts in recent months to improve their webmaster tools. The most prominent feature updates happened when the company removed the need...
Google Maps 5.7 Updates Search Suggestions and Transit Directions
Google Maps has become an important part of how many people – especially in generation Y – interact with the world around them. From finding...
How To Get More SEO and AdWords Clients in 2011
How do you get more clients? I went freelance just about a year ago (for the second time in my career), and though it’s been...
Google Social Search; the Lost Update
Can you imagine there being a change at Google that pre-dates Panda, (and subsequent incarnations) the +1 button, the attribution algo updates and few if...
Google+ Review – Can It Beat Facebook?
A good friend of mine who was one of the first people on Google+ shared a photo of his wife with me yesterday. As he...
Top 15 Free Things Every E-Commerce Website Should Do After Launching
Here is a list of the top 15 things every e-commerce owner/marketer should do after launching their new site. I am not including anything like...
Winning Your Link Independence
It’s the 4th of July! And while we’re all enjoying our hot dogs and sparklers Will Smith is off somewhere punching an alien in the...
How to Conduct a Quality Score Audit
You know Google’s got this “quality score” (QS) thing – and you know it matters. It matters because AdWords uses this 1 to 10 scale...
HOW TO: Use Wildcard Search with Various Google Services
I confess, I love Google advanced search operators and playing with search results. Often, to struggle the burnout or lack of inspiration, all I need...
Details on Yahoo BOSS V2 Updates
We announced a while ago that Yahoo BOSS V2, the new version of Yahoo’s do-it-yourself search back-end, was in the wild, but many of the features were...
7 Repeat Business Strategies for Small Businesses
The Internet is no longer an untapped resource of revenue for small businesses, as it once was in the past. Competition is extremely heavy, and...
A Look at Google+ – The Long-Awaited Google Social Network
I’ve never been quite so excited to talk about a new service. Maybe it’s just the “waiting for Christmas” phenomenon, where the anticipation over the...
Google’s Schmidt Fears Arrests of Google Employees
Google’s Eric Schmidt, speaking the Dublin summit on extremist violence (which we discussed earlier today), talked about growing problems with internet censorship and the risks faced...
Google Hosts Summit on Violent Extremism
Violent extrism happens in many forms, and while most Americans think of jihadists – radical Muslims who believe that they are in the moral right to wage a holy...
Google’s Inside Search Event: The Big Points
Google is no stranger to big events, especially since the company runs plenty themselves. One event that happened recently was the Google Inside Search event,...
Google Tests Black Interface Elements
As part of the search giant’s ongoing efforts to refine its look, feel, and functionality, Google is testing a lineup of new looks that focus...
Google Demonstrates Commitment to Transparency with Report
Google has been under pressure from governments the world over, but the most recent domino in the pile – the U.S. FTC antitrust investigation –...
Google Offers: Will It Win the War Against Groupon?
We’ve had the great pleasure to discuss Google Offers in several instances – including discussion of the Groupon bid, the possibilityof Google building their own competitor (which, of course, would...
Google Sites Adds Mobile Rendering Feature
There are a great many sites around the web that went to the extra effort of putting together a mobile version. It makes plenty of...
Google Antitrust Review Officially Begins
On June 23rd, Google received a notification that their company was being investigated by the U.S. Government for potentially anti-competitive practices in their search. While...
Google Releases List of Popular Automated AdWords Rules
The Automated Rules feature of Google AdWords has been around for several months, and many advertisers have taken great advantage of the chance to set up some...