Google Docs Becoming Web Version of Microsoft Word 2003
I don’t know if the Google Docs developers are intentionally doing it or is it really the way to develop Google Docs into a full-blown...
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Arnold Zafra writes daily on the announcements by Google, Ask.com, Yahoo & MSN along with how these announcements effect web publishers. He is currently building three niche blogs covering iPad News, Google Android Phones and E-Book Readers.
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Mail Trends is a useful Gmail Trending Tool, if only it was easier to use
Mail Trends is a Phyton-based tool that lets you generate a visual representation of various statistics of your Gmail accounts. The code was developed by...
Yahoo joins Google, MySpace and others in the OpenSocial Movement
Yahoo just announced that it is finally joining the Google-led OpenSocial Movement. Likewise it is also joining a new non-profit organization spearheaded again by Google...
Google Pulls Paid Ads from Search-within-Search Results Page?
When Google launched its search within search feature, there was not too much reaction about it. One of the harshest reactions was a guest post...
Learning About Locations through Wikinear
Wikinear is a simple application that lets users to locate Wikipedia entries for locations nearest to where a user is currently located. It was designed...
Google Loses Some Search Numbers in February
The latest search engine results from comScore showed the almost the same trend in terms of ranking. Google still topped the charts beating once again...
Yahoo Turns to Radio Ads to Attract Search Engine Users
Is the number radio-listening population in the U.S. that significant for Yahoo to consider running (or airing) ads on radio programs to promote its search...
Google Wants to Heal the World through Non-Profit Organizations
Google has launched its web portal for non-profit organizations. With various Google web tools available for non-profit organizations to use in their advocacy, development and...
Can Yahoo Deliver with its Detailed Financial Plan for 2008?
If there is one company that should be reading Yahoo’s 2008 financial plan, it’s got to be Microsoft. The detailed financial plan for 2008 which...
Top Search Based Facebook Apps to Help You Find Anything
The intermixing of search and Facebook is minimal in terms of web search, as when I was browsing through the list of search oriented Facebook...
Google launches open source code browser
The Google Open Source blog is announcing about the new source code browser for Google code’s project hosting feature. The browser features easier navigation through...
Microsoft Eyeing Ad Yield Management Solutions Provider, Rapt
Microsoft announced that it is planning to buy Rapt Inc., an advertising yield management solution for digital media publishers. Microsoft is planning to integrate Rapt...
Google to Launch Ad Manager Service
Google is launching a new service that aims to help web publishers, specifically those with small-to-medium size sales force, manage their direct ads serving. Ad...
Alltop Launches, Do We Need Another News/RSS Aggregation Site?
Guy Kawasaki has launched his new news aggregation site, Alltop. This service from Guy’s very own words is an “online magazine rack” that displays news...
Is Yahoo Joining the OpenSocial Alliance?
Citing a source with direct knowledge of Yahoo plans, NYT is reporting that Yahoo is seriously considering plans to join to Google-led OpenSocial Alliance. Launched...
Yahoo Opens Ad for Adobe Program to All Publishers
If the lack of hype over Yahoo’s new advertising program is an indication of its impending failure, then the Yahoo Ads for Adobe may soon...
Repackaged Google Custom Search Launches as a New Vertical SE
At first look Topicle may seem to be a new vertical search engine. But taking a closer look would reveal that it is just a...
Direct URL Visit Brings More Site Earnings
This is could be yet again another blow on the effectiveness of SEO and PPC as a study conducted by Engine Ready, an Internet Marketing...
AdWords to Incorporate Landing Page Load Time to Ad’s Quality Score
AdWords account holders will have something to expect some time next week when AdWords starts measuring the loading time of an ad’s landing page. Loading...
Google Analytics Now Measures Audio Ads Performance
This is the second part of the announcement made by Google Analytics a couple of days ago regarding benchmarking and opt-in settings. The latest enhancement...
EU Regulators Close to Granting Google’s Acquisition of Double-Click
Looks like the European Union is set to allow Google’s $3.1 billion acquisition of Double-Click as speculators have predicted. The EU ruling might even come...
Industry Benchmarking and Data-Sharing Features in Google Analytics
Google just rolled out industry benchmarking and data-sharing features for its web analytics tools. Industry benchmarking lets analytics users compare their websites traffic data with...
Yahoo’s Struggle to Avoid Microsoft Takeover Continues, Speeds Up Talk with AOL
As Yahoo continues to struggle in trying to avoid a possible Microsoft takeover, its search for an ally continues as well. Despite pressures on the...
Yahoo Announces New Mobile Content Service, onePlace
Yahoo continues its drive towards making a strong present on the mobile web with the unexpected announcement of the Yahoo onePlace. Touted as a revolutionary...
Microsoft Upgrades adCenter Analytics Tool
Still remember Project Gatineau? Microsoft’s analytics tools and its direct answer to Google Analytics. Yes, it’s still alive and working despite the lack of announcements...
Microsoft Expands Online Business Services
The battle for online business application software is about to heat up as Microsoft is set to expand the coverage of its Online Business Services....
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Unite on Cross-Submission of Sitemaps
In trying to help webmaster’s life easier, at least the three top search engines could agree on something. As announced in their respective webmasters’ blogs,...
Google Resurrects Jotspot, Renames it Google Sites
Remember that Wiki Collaboration Software Jotspot which Google acquired in 2006? Finally Google has resurrected and renamed the collaboration tool into Google sites, Google’s own...
Google Now Powering Opera Mini Mobile Search
Users of Opera Mini as the default browser of their mobile phones will be surprised to find out by March 1 that the mobile phone...
Google AdSense Updates Terms and Conditions
If you are an AdSense publisher, don’t be surprised when the next time you login to your AdSense account, a new window will be displayed...