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Google Introduces City Sites: Will It Cause Partners to Rebel?
Google has been trying hard to get a secure position in the local scene. As Marissa Mayer described it, local was one of the important...
Is Google Wallet Doomed?
Google seemed to be mid geekgasm when they announced their Google Wallet program, a system by which users could make payments via smartphone. This wasn’t some payment...
Facebook Beats Google for Local Business Advertising
Local marketing has adapted well to the digital era, learning how to optimize for search engines, social sites, and even mobile apps. But while we...
Google AdSense Gets Policy Update
AdSense abuse is, like it or not, a part of the game. Google does do quite a bit to counteract that abuse, including monitoring of the AdSense network, giving...
Search Engines Haven’t Beat Yellow Pages – Yet
The popular conception seems to be that yellow pages serve their primary purpose by keeping uneven table legs more stable, elevating TV sets for slightly...
Google Docs Team Does Reddit Q&A
Google Docs is one of the more crucial platforms for Google, largely thanks to its role in pushing the limits of the cloud while simultaneously...
My Three Favorite Mobile Discovery Tools
Mobile discovery is becoming something that I am beginning to rely on more and more in order to find good link opportunities. While I do...
Google Product Extensions Come to Mobile Ads
Mobile advertising is a large and rapidly growing chunk of Google’s arena, especially thanks to the company’s work with the Android platform. While much of...
Google Adds Two New Features on YouTube Videos
YouTube is no small matter to the success of Google. Beyond the ability to integrate video with numerous other Google services (e.g., the recent adaptation...
Google Maps Showing Inappropriate Images in New Zealand
Google Maps works as more than a catalogue of locations; it works as a catalogue of history. The Google satellite imagery, which on a region-by-region...
Abrupt App Pulls from Google’s Android Market Cause Controversy
Google has made it clear ever since the launch of the Android market that their model is based on being an open market. Users can...
Google’s Neal Mohan Predicts Big Changes for Display Ads
Google wears more hats than Bartholomew Cubbins, but at the end of the day Google is just one thing: an advertising company. With the company’s revenue...
Google Panda 2.2? Why the Panda Obsession Has to Stop
Editor’s note: For the latest information on the Google Panda algorithm, please see: A Complete Guide to the Google Panda Update. I can absolutely understand why...
Google Deploys Largest Corporate Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
It’s already well known that Google is a “green” company, having invested heavily in sustainable power projects such as solar and wind farms, not to...
Bing Mobile SERP Adds App Discovery
Maybe it’s true that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” even in the world of modern business. Certainly, Apple and Google managed to...
Bing Is Filled with Glee
Some have popularity by nature, some have popularity because they earn it, and some have popularity because they piggyback on exploding trends. For the search...
Bing Adds Social Features to Mobile Search
Bing’s current position in the world of search is about as good as they could have hoped for when they re-branded back in 2009. Their...
Bing Maps Rolls Out Heat Map App
Of the various services offered on Bing that directly compete with Google, one where I believe Bing has a “feature lead” is in Maps. Google...
Google Celebrates World Oceans Day
It’s a day late for World Oceans Day, but it’s certainly not too late to celebrate. For one thing, Google only just released their lineup of...
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...
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...
The Rise of Social Relevance
Social media is arguably the most transformative revolution in communication since electricity enabled radio and TV broadcasts. If that sounds dramatic, it should. We’ve yet...
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...
Interview with Fraser Cain, Co-Founder of Keyword Strategy
Today we’re featuring all-around-amazing person, Fraser Cain, editor of Universe Today, a hugely popular astronomy blog, and co-founder of one of the best keyword management...