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Using Negative Thinking to Plan for the Worst in Online Marketing
Since I am a total pessimist with slight OCD, I always envision the worst in any situation. For example, if I need to go and...
Google Chrome at 120 Million DAU, Chrome OS Set for Mid-Year
There’s no doubt at all that Google is investing intensely in their Chrome web browser. Why? Well, it’s been described a lot of ways, but...
Google App Downloads Hit 3 Billion Mark
Quarterly reports are to companies what New Year’s Day is to people: a chance to make new goals, review your progress so far, and have...
Google News Releases Version for Low-End Phones
In the U.S, more than half of all mobile phone subscribers will be using a smartphone. The expanding presence of smartphones is forcing data coverage...
Google Funds Predictive “Regret” Research
Google is certainly no stranger to the research scene, having funded numerous projects directly and having given grants to dozens more. But Google, sainted though...
Google’s Q1 Earnings Break Records While Profits Dwindle
The quarterly revenue reports – and the shareholder dividends that accompany them – are crucial for any company. For companies as big as Google, however,...
Google Apps Gets in Hot Water with U.S. DoJ
It seems like Google is getting in legal trouble a lot these days (and if you need any proof, just look at our recent news...
Microsoft Silverlight Bows to HTML 5
We just reported on Microsoft’s early previews of IE10, where the core concepts centralize around improving the browser’s”new web standards” approach and compatibility. This means that...
Google Makes a Monumental Investment in Solar Power
Just a few days ago we reported on Google’s 49% purchase of a German power plant. That five million (U.S.) dollar deal was the search engine...
Microsoft Shows Off Early-Stage IE10
For Microsoft, IE9 (Internet Explorer 9) was a project with so much techs’ appeal that it was sure to make the world wide web melt when it...
Eight Tips for Monitoring Brand Reputation across Languages
With native English speakers comprising only 22% of all internet users, and evidence showing that 85% of online consumers require information in their native tongue...
PPC and SEO Working Together
Most companies are often faced with the dilemma of determining how to maximize limited online marketing budgets. Are you looking for high performance, but need...
Bing Releases Business Center, Includes Free Deals
There are three major wars being waged on the web right now: search, social, and local. Each and every technology company seems to be pushing...
Google’s Algorithm Officially Integrates User Feedback
Everywhere you look in search engine optimization sites, the word of the day seems to be “Panda.” Or, if you prefer, “Farmer” – since the...
Microsoft Now Owns 30% of Search
It’s very difficult to get consistent figures on who owns search. After all, what do we include? All page visits, or only ones that result in...
Levy’s “In the Plex” Puts Google Under the Microscope
While there have been plenty of writers who claim to give you the “inside scoop” on what’s going on at Google, one of the more...
Google Docs Adds Pagination
Every time I get writer’s block, I head somewhere else to write. I don’t just mean grabbing my laptop and going to a coffee shop,...
How To Analyze Modified Broad Match Keywords in Google Analytics
Keywords are at the heart of Paid Search (at least in the current SEM environment). Therefore, choosing the right keywords along with implementing the right...
Google Makes Hefty Donation to Science Museums
In a world where at least some level of philanthropy is expected from all corporations, it’s difficult to say that throwing millions of dollars around is...
Google Clarifies URL Shortening’s Impact on SEO
URL shorteners have become more and more prominent in recent years, with the four character “j.mp” hitting the scene alongside established shortening services like “goo.gl”...
Google Expands Experiment for “Hotel Ads” in Maps, Places
The travel and hospitality industry remains one of the most profitable “per action” on the web. After all, not only do these companies have a...
Google Chrome Goes Completely “SPDY”
Let’s play a little game of word association. When I say Chrome, what’s the first word that comes into mind? There are plenty of options:...
Google Challenges Users’ Search Prowess with Daily Trivia
Most trivia games around the world focus on one specific capability: the accumulation and recall of (typically useless) facts. That’s why people who cheat at...
Common Sense: The Secret Ingredient of any SEO Campaign
It’s a section of the brain that seems to be disintegrating through generations, and even those with high IQ’s don’t always have it. It’s something...
Google Acquires PushLife for Music Synchronization
Google makes enough small purchases that a lot of them, seeming almost irrelevant at first, fly under the radar. However, for those who know about...
Google Drops Street View in Germany
Google just lost a legal battle for Street View in Switzerland. While that particular battle didn’t ban Street View altogether, it did make the service impractical,...
Google Gets the Go-Ahead on ITA Acquisition
We’ve discussed the Google/ITA deal several times over the last, oh, year. There’s been plenty to talk about; after all, the merger itself is huge news, and...
Google Tech Incubator “Umbono” Comes to South Africa
Google has helped back companies, research, education, and other major projects around the world. With the help of Google’s advanced technology, property space, and –...
Google Merges Hotpot with Places
In the past I’ve described Google’s Hotpot service as an “evolution to places.” This moniker has been both very accurate and somewhat misleading; Hotpot and Places...
Bing Releases iPad App
Those who know me (or my opinion-based content here) know that I tend to favor Google, the practical monopoly that may or may not be evil. However,...