So, by now you’ve heard about Google+ and the +1 button that shows up next to Google search results. This is obviously a way of “liking” a certain search result, and it’s there to help others make better clicking choices (that’s really not worded properly, but you get the gist). Read more…
By now we’re sure you’ve heard about Google +. It’s Google’s latest foray into doing something that isn’t just search results. And we got in on the beta testing (as far as you know, we’re pretty important), so we’ve had a chance to check it out a little bit. And Read more…
A report in Reuters today says that Facebook and Google are looking at purchasing Skype to bolster their video chat services. Supposedly, they’d be paying around $3-$4 billion. But, is video chat really that great? When do people ever use it? They use it to talk to family members and Read more…
Anyone out there using Google Video? Didn’t think so. Then you won’t have to worry that Google announced this weekend that its shutting down Google Video. It makes perfect sense since Google owns YouTube, which is the largest online video content website anywhere with 144.1 million unique visitors per month. Read more…
About a month ago, we mentioned that Google was tweaking its algorithm to create more relevant search terms. They wanted to weed out these content farms and essentially try to clean up some of the slop that’s out there. worldpiweek.org/pay-day-loan-scams Now, Google is implementing these changes in English language searches. Read more…
According to a report in the Wall St. Journal on Wednesday, Google has big changes in mind for their YouTube website. They want YouTube to be better prepared for the increasing amount of televisions that are connected to the internet, according to people who are familiar with the situation. Payday Read more…
Usually, when Google tweaks their algorithm, the changes are so subtle that most don’t notice them. But last week, however, Google made its biggest tweaks in quite some time. The changes are expected to affect 12% of their search results. “Our goal is simple: to give users the most relevant Read more…
For most of the holiday season, JC Penney’s website ranked very high for many different products in Google searches. However, they got knocked down a few pegs when Google caught on to what they were doing. Or at the least, what their SEO firm was doing. All long, they wondered Read more…
At the Inside Social Apps conference, Facebook CTO Bret Taylor said that moving forward, mobile will be the company’s “primary focus.” And apparently, it’s not just lip service. Facebook confirmed recently that they purchased the mobile ad firm Rel8tion for its first mobile ad effort. “Mobile is inherently social,” Taylor Read more…
For the second time in a month, Google Adwords advertisers are upset over drops in quality scores. Some are claiming that this has resulted in higher costs, but we haven’t seen that yet. “We don’t believe it to be a new issue, but are looking into [the situation],” a Google Read more…