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...
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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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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...
Google Retiring PowerMeter and Health
There can be no doubt that Google is an innovator. The real question is how many of those innovations actually see success. Historical turns and...
Baidu Buys Qunar.com for $306 Million
Baidu, the leading search engine in China, is expanding its technical reach by purchasing companies in a number of other technology fields. The most recent...
Google’s Schmidt Predicts Broad NFC Adoption by 2013
In the Cannes Lion ad conference, Eric Schmidt made quite a stir on a number of fronts. One of his most ambitious declarations, however, relates...
Blekko’s Rich Skrenta Discusses Zorro Upate & Curation
It’s hard not to have a soft spot for Blekko. Not only have they willingly stood up against Google, Bing, and every other search site that...
Google Sued for Showing Defamatory Results
In New Dehli, Arindam Chaudhuri filed a major lawsuit against Google and several other sites for publishing and distributing “defamatory, libelous, and slanderous articles.” His action created a maelstrom...
Who Should Buy Hulu?
Yahoo! may have gotten the ball rolling on the Hulu sales deal by coming at them with an offer, but Hulu leveraged the position by pushing for a number...
Is Yahoo Seeking a New CEO?
Carol Bartz was named the Yahoo! CEO in 2009. She has been a major part of efforts to change the company’s floundering position, and her voice was likely...
Google: The First Company to Hit One Billion Monthly Unique Visitors
While the world of web technology is far more about loyalty, revenue, and a few other less-than-easy to track metrics, Google has nevertheless earned some...
Study Shows Google Directly Informs 15.4% of Brand Conversations
According to a study sponsored by Google and run by Keller Fay, Google is directly involved as an informational resource in 15.4% of all conversations...
Google to Integrate Real-Time Chat with Chrome
Fans of Gmail likely know that the service allows for simple video chatting directly in your browser. While the Gmail-based video and voice chat isn’t seen as a...
Google Docs Integrates More Deeply with Office & Box.net
For a cloud-based service like Google Docs, one of the major challenges is integrates fully and effectively with the popularity productivity mechanisms already in place....
Yahoo! Display Ads Falling to Facebook
Yahoo!, long known as the leader in the display ad industry, is going to be handing over its seat if trends continue and predictions are...
Google and Sun Microsystems: The Costly Non-Purchase
Google has passed up a few potential buys that, as has been proven by history, it absolutely should not have passed up. Facebook, for example?...
How Non-Standard TLDs Will (or Won’t) Impact Search Results
A decision from the Internet Global Coordinator on June 20th ruled that domain names could be sold with an open-ended top-level domain extension. Rather than...
Google Street View Frozen in India
In late May, Google made its way into Bangalore to continue its Street View project – taking panoramic images of the streets while blurring out...
Google Adds 5 Indic Languages to Translate
Google Translate has been a highly useful project for the development of the web, scholars, and anyone who wants to understand a page that isn’t...
Google Music (Beta): A First Look
Google Beta invites have been sent to users the world over and, at long last, to yours truly. This article takes a look at the...
Yahoo! App Search Gives Android a Boost
Earlier this month, Bing released a lineup of search features that left Google out in the cold; Bing was allowing users to quickly find, install,...
The Improved Google Analytics Map Overlay
Few things are as important as analytics if you want to succeed on the web – which is probably why Google worked hard to develop...