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Stop Malware – Google Exterminator!

Malware is no joke and if you’ve had a run in with it lately – you’re not alone. Hundreds of thousands of personal computers infected with malware loaded through a fake anti-virus program have been flooding the Internet. The problem was so pervasive that even Google’s servers were affected. They were ...

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Why So Late of An Entrance Google Chromebook?

After months and months of waiting, the ChromeOS laptop is finally a reality. So far there are positive reviews that make the Chromebook a worthy opponent in the laptop world. Right now you can buy a Chromebook from Amazon or BestBuy Online with a few locations available for walk-in purchases. However, there ...

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Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button Nemesis – Google’s ‘+1′ Button

As announced in the May updates, Google has released the +1 button to the public and now it’s available for use on your Web site. The button allows signed in users to recommend your site to their friends, with the click of a button – much like Facebook’s ‘Like’ button. Before users had to ...

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Panda/Farmer Update Rolls Out to the UK

Following the highly publicised rollout of the Google Farmer (Panda) update in the US, Google announced that the same algorithmic change had been rolled out to all English-language Google users. However, alongside the update a further enhancement was included to take into account sites blocked using the Chrome Personal Blocklist widget. Google commented on the Webmaster ...

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About.com Is Pandatized?

About.com was Google’s latest target in the Panda/Farmer Update killing spree. Google has once again stated that this update was a small one and only affects less than 2% on the results. (Not such a small amount if you’re that 2%). Since the update was released several sites have complained that they have had big traffic ...

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Google Business Photos Now Officially Launched!

Last year Google teased Place Page owners with a possible Google Store View allowing customers to virtually walk into businesses while using the Google Street View function of Google Maps. The testing was short lived and we were left thinking it was discontinued. Well Google seems to have had a change of heart. They’ve officially launched ...

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A Strong Push For Google Wallet – Paypal Watch Out!

At the end of May Google gave a formal announcement of the release of Google Wallet using NFC. NFC chips allow a user to simply tap their mobile device against special payment pads to process their transactions within the store. The goal is to get enough adoption from merchants and users alike that Google Wallet will ...

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Google Now Owns BeatThatQuote.com

Yup, you heard that right…but a site that violates most of Google’s own guidelines?!!? Com’on! Google recently purchased the popular UK comparison site for the price tag of $61.5 million. It seemed like just another day at the Googleplex…at first. Within what seemed like moments after the purchase, angry SEOs across the net pointed out all the ...

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Another Algorithm Update Coming Up?

OK so the Panda/Farmer was really sick and this is starting to sound scary now! Google has just recently cracked the code(in my opinion) with the Panda algo update  and now they are really hitting us in the face. Oh well, paranoia mode…:) You see, Google’s Matt Cutts addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tabbyfied.com%2Fseo%2Fanother-algorithm-update-coming-up%2F’; ...

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Google Quits On Real Estate Experiment

Google has decided that their experiment into identifying in maps what homes are for sale or rent was not successful. They disabled this option on February 10, 2011. Google indicates that you can still see their hand in this area. A few examples, home-seekers can get directions, transit times, aerial and street view imagery to ...

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