Googles’ Link Shortening Service, Goo.gl, Now Open to the Public
Google’s URL shortening service, Goo.gl, has added new features and launched it’s open service and companion site today for public use. When the feature first...
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AOL Acquires TechCrunch and Mike Arrington is Really Excited About It
Yesterday the news broke that AOL had acquired TechCrunch, the technology-oriented and web properties community. A lot of speculation has been going around as to...
Google and Apple Extend Search Deal for iOS
Back in February, there was some speculation about Microsoft having a very good chance at landing a deal with Apple to become its default search...
Katy Perry and Elmo Video Leak; Youtube, Sesame Street PR Stunt?
It seems Elmo’s not the only one that is hot and cold towards Katy Perry. Yesterday a clip of the pop songstress and Elmo performing...
BlueGlass FL : Online Marketing Conference at Ft. Lauderdale’s Hard Rock
Search Engine Journal and BlueGlass are proud to announce yet another killer Internet Marketing conference put on by BlueGlass Interactive to follow up BlueGlass LA,...
Internet Explorer Users Can Now Download the Stable Version of Google Chrome Frame
In September of last year, Google Chrome Frame came out in an early version as a developer preview. This past June it was then released...
Microsoft to Reward Users of its Bing Search Engine
Microsoft launched a new search loyalty program today, called Bing Rewards. Similar to airline and credit card-style programs, Bing Rewards gives users credits for each...
Yahoo Announces Big Updates Coming This Fall
Chief Product Officer at Yahoo! Blake Irving announced on their blog today about some of the new updates Yahoo! users can look forward to this...
Google Fires Engineer For Privacy Violations
Gawker reported yesterday that Google dismissed engineer David Barksdale for breeching their internal privacy policies. Barksdale was a Site Reliability Engineer and with that position...
Google Acquires Quicksee, a 3D Video Tour Creating Software
As of yesterday MentorWave Technologies announced on their site that Google has acquired their product, Quicksee, for $12 million. There were rumors of the acquisition...
Bing’s Stefan Weitz Believes That While Google May Do Search Faster, They Do It Smarter
This week Google announced the introduction of Instant which is a definite revolution in the way we search. Integrating things like prediction, dynamic results, and...
Google Maps for Mobile Android Now Offers “Walking Navigation” and Update Search Bar
It looks like having to ask for directions from strangers on the street is going to become a thing of the past…if you are an...
Google Settles Buzz Lawsuit for $8.5 Million
About 7 months ago Google had a lawsuit brought against them by a Florida woman named Eva Hibnick over Google Buzz. Hibnick claimed that Google...
Yahoo Users Can Now Sign Up for Google Accounts With the Ease of OpenID
Yahoo users will now find it much easier to sign up for a Google account then before with the implementation of OpenID. With OpenID users...
Google TV Coming to a Console Near You This Fall
Adding another Apple-fighting feature to it’s roster, Google will be launching its web-to-TV service this fall in the U.S. and worldwide next year. CEO Eric...
Google’s Music Service to be Launched by Christmas? It Sure Seems Like It
According to sources very close to the project (as reported by Wired), Google’s Andy Rubin has been in talks with various music labels about a...
Consumer Watchdog Uses Google Analytics to Track User Behavior…Wait, What?
Yesterday I posted about a video being shown on a jumbotron in Times Square that showed Google CEO Eric Schmidt as a privacy peeping Tom;...
Reddit Prospers From Digg v4 Debacle
Since the release of the newest version of Digg, v4, launched last week, the less-than-warm reception has caused a massive influx of traffic to their...
Happy 2nd Birthday, Google Chrome!
Two years ago, Google launched Google Chrome – a browser based around the open-source program Chromium. Today, the latest version of the browser was released...
Google and AOL Renew and Expand Long-Time Search Partnership
After almost a decade of being in a search partnership, Google and AOL have announced this morning that they have come to a five-year contract...
Testing of Google Maps’ “Sponsored Icons” Comes to the U.S.
Google is in the beta testing stages of what they are calling “sponsored map icons” which will appear on Google Maps. These icons will show...
SVG Files and Documents Are Now Indexed by Google
Google has announced that they are now going to be indexing SVG documents and files. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based graphics format specifically...
Introducing Greplin: the Search Engine for Your Personal Online Life
Searching through the entire online world is already something we do, everyday. How about searching through your own personal online world? Y Combinator has just...
Users Still Able to Catch the Google Wave until 2011
Earlier this month Google announced that their real-time communication feature, Wave was no longer going to be developed by them. The communications and collaborations application...
Gmail Launches Email Overload-Fighting Feature
Starting yesterday, Google has begun rolling out its newest feature in Gmail – Priority Inbox. With this handy new tool, users now get a little...
Microsoft Adds Food Cart Finding Layer to Bing Maps
Apparently food carts are a very big deal in Portland, Oregon. So big in fact that Microsoft has developed a new mapping layer that allows...
TweetUp, Now PostUp; Name Change Reflects Expansion into Facebook and LinkedIn
Search engine meets advertising platform start-up, TweetUp, will now be known as PostUp, according to an article by Business Wire. Why, you may ask? Well...
Google Adds Blog-Finding Filter
Instead of just bringing up individual post containing specific keywords used in searches made by Google users, there is now a filter that brings up...
Watch the 2010 Emmy Awards Online
This Sunday, August 29th the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be airing on NBC at 8pm ET. The insanely popular awards show will be...
Google Fixes Bug That Leaves Some User Blacklisted as Spammers
Over the past few days, ending on Thursday, certain Gmail users were experiencing a problem with their accounts – specifically, having emails resent multiple times...
4 E-Commerce Digital Marketing Strategies For 2022
Forbes
January 11, 2022
If you manage e-commerce digital marketing campaigns, these strategies can save you time and help grow your traffic, sales and your bottom line. See More
Eight Ways Businesses Are Adopting Innovative Streaming During Social Distancing
Forbes
May 20, 2020
Streaming video technology is more important than ever. See More