Search Engines
‘Top Search Queries’ Data in Google Calculated – Here’s How They Do it
Google is updating the way their Top Search Queries data is calculated in Webmaster Tools. Previously it was an average of all the spots you would rank for. For example, if you have a site about tents and a person does a search for tents where your site appears in position 3, 6, and 12. ...Check Out the Google Maps Weather Feature
Google Maps is playing a little catch-up to Bing and has rolled out weather information. This new feature can be found by selecting it as a layer on the map. The weather will then be shown in very localized areas as small weather themed graphics such as a sun or clouds accompanied by the temperature. ...Get to know the Magnifier – Music Beta by Google
The music industry is getting a lot of attention this month at Google. If you’re in the music business then this comes with good news and bad news. Music Beta (by Google) has been quietly growing and now has a new feature they’ve named Magnifier. This feature showcases a different artist each week and provides ...Google’s Instant Pages – Analytics Skewer?
A few months ago Google released a feature called Instant Pages in their newest version of their Chrome browser. The idea behind this technology was that Google could predict which page in the search results you would most likely click on and then pre-render or pre-load the page for you. This made it so that ...Focus, Focus, FOCUS For Google
Google is shifting focus from everything to almost everything, and to prove it they’ve decided to clean a little house. All around the Google-verse you may have noticed that certain features no longer work or have simply been removed. Here’s a list of some of the Google products that are either being shut down or ...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 able to identify through ...Bing Making a Deal with Baidu? – Something’s cooking
Bing landed what could be a huge deal with the Baidu.com (Pronounced “Buy-Do”) Search Engine on July 4th, as reported by The New York Times. While few details are out on this deal, Baidu is saying they have signed a deal with Microsoft for Bing to power their English Language Search on Baidu. Baidu is ...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 click ...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 ...Certifications
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