Google Docs Improves Discussions, Adds Soft Delete, & More
When it comes to technology territory, the power, potential, and necessity of Google Docs can’t be underestimated. The venture into the cloud gives Google an...
Rob D Young
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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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Google’s Blogger Goes More Mobile
Google’s Blogger is, by far, the most popular platform for blogs. But the service, despite its continuing growth, has been confined to the desktop environment...
Yahoo! Invests in Middle-East Web Media
In North America, Yahoo! is a great site for aggregating data but it’s really not a search or web advertising site. Those sectors of its...
Why Google Gets Gamed (and Why That Won’t Stop)
Google is facing a big problem with spam. That’s not a secret. In fact, it’s why Google released a bloodthirsty Panda into the wild to...
Google Unleashes Chrome 12
IE just hit version 9, Firefox hit version 4, and Chrome – the newest kid on the block – is already at version 12. That’s...
Google Fights Against Kazakhstan’s Policy – but Why?
Google is fairly selective about the political battles it takes up. After all, its multi-million a year U.S. lobbying budget can only be stretched so...
Google’s Authorship Markup and Its Implications for SEO
Google has been at the forefront of rich markup for search engines, having multiplied both their support for rich data and the portion of the...
Google +1 Comes to Product Search
We knew that Google was trying to get their +1 button out to as many contact surfaces as possible. Starting with webmasters is just that...
Google Maps Adds Alerts on Public Transit Delays
Google Maps has made itself an invaluable tool for many users, especially those who have an Android device and use it for directions – and...
Apple Takes to the Cloud, Rivaling Google
Back before Google launched the Android platform for mobile phones, Google and Apple were very buddy-buddy. But if the Android OS hadn’t already killed off...
Bing Dives Into Your XBox
It’s very difficult to fault a company for cross-performing and cross-optimizing their various products, but with the big technology companies there’s also a barrier: some...
Google, Bing, Yahoo!, and Others Set for IPv6 Day
Are you excited for the holiday that starts at 5:00pm Mountain Time today? It’s just a few quick hours away, and I’ve certainly been stockpiling my...
Google Calendar Adds Appointment Slots
Google Calendar is an excellent organizational resource, whether you’re accessing it for personal or professional reasons. And Calendar isn’t standing still. The recent addition of...
Google Earth & Maps Update Major U.S. Locations
The last time we updated you on the goings-on at Google Earth and Google Maps, it was because Osama Bin Laden was dead. Google took that opportunity...
Why Google Android Is Just Less Secure than Apple
Every so often I get the pleasure of announcing more malicious software being found in the Android market, or a gaping security hole being revealed,...
Google to Webmasters: Build a Mobile Version, Already!
For those who missed the memo, 2011 is the year of the tablet, while 2010 was the year of the smartphone. Both markets are increasing...
Google Docs: A Phisher’s Best Friend?
Okay, I’ll admit it. I have, on more than one occasion, been curious if I could “phish” some personal data from people on the web....
Google and China Get in (Another) Shouting Match
We recently discussed the advanced phishing attacks on Google accounts of numerous U.S. officials, military leaders, and journalists – not to mention Chinese activists –...
Google Snippets Get Confused on Religion
Even saying the word “religion” on a search engine blog seems like stepping on a landmine and hoping it’s a dud. When technology and spirituality...
Google’s Failed Partnerships: Facebook, Media, and Beyond
In our last two entries we covered some of the major talking points from Google Executive Chair Eric Schmidt’s interview at D9 this year. As...
Google’s Eric Schmidt on Privacy
In our previous entry we went over some of Eric Schmidt’s key points from his interview that opened the D9 conference in RanchoPalos Verdes, California. Certainly the...
Google’s Eric Schmidt on the New Platform War
Since Eric Schmidt stepped down from the position of Google CEO, handing the power seat over to Larry Page (one of Google’s two original founders),...
Google: Your Teen’s New Sex Ed Teacher
There’s been no shortage of controversy about sex ed over the last few decades, and the introduction of the web – along with its many very...
Google Honors Richard Scarry with a Doodle
Google Doodles – the fun, date-driven alternative logos located on Google homepage – may have started as a bit of a joke back in 1998. However, they’ve...
Why Facebook Will Not Launch a Search Engine
I swear if I hear one more person telling me that Facebook is going to “beat Google,” I’m going to punch a baby. I will...
SEO Ranking Factors Get Their Own Periodic Table
Right from the start, let me just tip my hat to the great folks over at Search Engine Land for this monumental creation: a periodic...
Microsoft to Release Office 365 This Month
It really hasn’t been that long since Microsoft announced that their Office 365 was ready for beta. I myself got my beta invite, which I...
Google Pushes for Greener Data Centers
Google is an expert on data centers. Why? They own and operate so many of their own – for search, yes, but even more for...
iOS Surpasses RIM, Google Android Still Leads
Months ago I was already talking about how the real mobile platform war was between Google Android and Apple iOS. This may have seemed cruel, or...
Google Expands SERP Images and Videos
While the web is a place to search for information – and search sites originally conceived of the internet as primarily info aggregation – our...