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Google Drops Newspaper Archives
Print news is dead. No offense, it’s just kind of dead. Like a zombie, it still wanders around hoping to munch on readers and convince...
Google Releases “Advisor” Financial Comparison Tool
The average credit card debt for those who have credit cards is now at $14,743, which runs on an APR of over 14%. Translation? Over $2,000...
Google eBooks Adds Define, Translate, and Search Features
Google has been a big name on the electronic book circuit. Of course, for a long time that’s because they were so heavily involved in...
Google Integrates AIM Even More Deeply
Most people don’t think of Google as an instant messaging company. Maybe that’s just because Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, and other technology companies had their fingers...
Yahoo! Research Attempts to Predict Viral Videos
There are roughly 9,286 different methods to market something online. One of the most useful, however, is viral videos. A small budget can turn into...
Baidu Sued by New York Activists
There aren’t many markets left where Google isn’t the dominant player (in fact, we’re down to three or four, depending on how you look at...
Bing Webmaster Tools Drops Mandatory Silverlight
Once upon a time, there was a big argument about Silverlight’s place in the world. This Microsoft utility was a great option for web apps, especially ones...
Microsoft BPOS Steals Back San Fransisco
Earlier today we talked about Google’s great victory over Microsoft in Virginia; Google received the business from more than a dozen government groups in Virginia,...
Google Apps Secures Virginia
One of the major battles between Microsoft and Google is taking place at a government level, and no, I don’t mean the Olympic-class lobbyists both companies employ....
Google’s Blogger Releases “Tip Jar”
There are only two types of Blogger in the world: those who need money from their blog, and those who want money from their blog. Even the...
Google Launches Official Search Blog
Google has a massive list of blogs at their disposal (roughly a hundred, in fact), and for those keeping an eye on the mass movements,...
Likeonomics: How Facebook Is Changing Online Business
Likeonomics (n.): The study of how affinities and passions affect the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The Keyword Made The Web What...
Google’s Eric Schmidt: UK’s Anti-Piracy Could Be “Disastrous”
As the U.S. debate rages on about the appropriate policies for preventing piracy, the United Kingdom is on schedule to implement controversial countermeasures. More specifically,...
Google Leasing Another Mountain View Location
If Microsoft is Redmond, then Google is most certainly Mountain View. Yes, just like Microsoft, Google has locations around the globe. But, also like Microsoft,...
Google Map Maker Goes on a College Tour
Google Maps are a very popular way to get around these days, especially with the increasing popularity of Android-powered devices (primarily smartphones) that can so...
Microsoft BPOS Crashes, Hard
One of the big Microsoft-Google battles taking place right now is the war for cloud productivity services. From web-based email to document creation, both companies...
Could Microsoft-Skype Mean the End of Carriers?
For those who haven’t already heard, Microsoft has purchased Skype for over $8 billion. There are plenty of reasons why Microsoft was smart in making...
SEOnky: SEO Q&A Community to Join!
We at SEJ always encourage SEO knowledge exchange, therefore I was happy to come across the site which I am sharing today: SEOnky is a...
Bing Rankings Cheat Sheet
Ranking In Bing: What You Need To Know Google is important but they aren’t the only player out there. According to recent numbers, Microsoft’s Bing...
Organizational Sediment
“This is just like television, only you can see much further.” Chauncey Gardner / Being There When I started my job search that landed me...
The International Importance of Mobile Search
Mobile search marketing is perhaps the biggest growth area in digital marketing right now, and there’s a good reason for that. The foreign language internet...
The Google Translate Song (Oh Yeah, It’s Viral)
It’s not often that two of my great passions intersect, but that’s precisely what they’ve done with a recent viral video. This YouTube release, dubbed...
Google Docs Adds Pivot Tables
Google Docs is undoubtedly a powerful tool. They were the flag-bearer in the online document creation and editing genre, and though their absolute dominance may not be...
Blekko Wins Over Flipboard
Those who have paid attention, with neurotic intensity, to my entries over the last few months (and why wouldn’t you?) know that I enjoy Blekko. I...
Google Still Silent on Facebook Subterfuge
Google and Facebook are kind of like brothers: Cain and Abel. Which one is which I’ll leave to your imagination and taste, but there’s no...
Experimental Google AdWords Format in Testing
For Google, AdWords represents the foundational advertising model, not to mention the primary mode of income. Billions are spent each year on advertising through Google, and with...
Finding Your Online Customer Base
It’s amazing; with the vastness of the Information Highway, there are still potholes to fill. An article on finding your online customer base is one...
Bings Unrolls Even More Facebook Features
For a long time, everyone was shouting that Facebook was Google’s biggest competitor. I scoffed at this, loudly vocalizing my opinion that Facebook was irrelevant...
Google News Gets a Facelift
Google News has become a trusted source for information on the web. The history of the service is of interest; it began as a response...
Google Reports $64B Economic Contribution to Businesses
Google is taking a moment to celebrate small business week (this week, that is), which may seem a little odd at first glance. After all,...