Tag: Google

Google Never Tried to Buy WhatsApp, Says SVP
The rumor coming on the heels of the biggest acquisition in recent memory–Facebook's $19 billion buy of messaging service WhatsApp–was that Google also wanted to snatch up the wild...
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Google: You Don’t Have To Dumb Your Content Down ‘That Much’
Google's Matt Cutts answers an interesting question in a new "Webmaster Help" video: "Should I write content that is easier to read or more scientific? Will I rank better if I writ...
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Demand Media Earnings Continue To Suffer Google’s Wrath
Demand Media reported its financial results for Q4 and fiscal 2013 on Tuesday. The company continues to suffer at the hands of Google algorithm changes (it just so happens that thi...
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Here’s A Prototype Google Smart Watch That Never Saw The Light Of Day
It's been rumored for a while now that Google has been working on a smart watch. As it turns out, Google actually had a prototype at one point, but it was scrapped....
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You Can Now Vote For American Idol Directly From Google Search Results
Google announced on Wednesday that American Idol fans can now vote for their favorite performers directly from its search results. The company announced a partnership with Fox, whi...
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Google And Yandex Partner Up On Display Ads
Yandex, Russia's leading search engine company, announced that it has struck an advertising partnership with Google, which will see Google's DoubleClick Bid Manger connect to Yande...
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Google AdWords Adds ‘Flexible Conversion Counting’
Google announced a new AdWords feature called flexible conversion counting, which is described as an improved way for advertisers to count conversions that "really matter". Goo...
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Google Street View Gets More Imagery From Under The Sea
Back in 2012, Google teamed up with The Catlin Seaview Survey to add underwater imag...
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We Now Have a Report of an Assault by Google Glass Haters
UPDATE: An earlier version of this article sported the title "We Now Have a Report of a Google Glass Hate Crime." Of course I wasn't seriously giving it the gravity of a true h...
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Have Google’s Results Improved After 3 Years Of Panda?
Monday marked the three-year anniversary of the day Google first announced the controversial Panda update. So much has happened since then. So many sites have felt the effects....
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Google’s Cutts Talks EXIF Data As A Ranking Factor
Google may use EXIF data attached to images as a ranking factor in search results. This isn't exactly a new revelation, but it is the topic of a new "Webmaster Help" video from the...
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Google Makes Deal With Local Publishers In U.S.
Google and The Local Media Consortium, which is made up of 800 newspapers and 200 local broadcast outlets from 41 member companies throughout the U.S., announced a strategic partne...
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High-Speed Internet: Should Google Bother?
It seems these days that Google is trying to have a finger in everything and anything. Therefore it was only a matter of time before the company decided it should seriously conside...
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YouTube Launches Design Tweaks, Emphasizes Playlists
YouTube announced a few design tweaks, which it says are designed to make it easer to find what you want to watch, and to collect playlists. The guide now contains all the play...
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Google Acquires Spider.io To Get Better At Fighting Ad Fraud
Google announced on Friday that it has acquired spider.io, an ad fraud-fighting technology company. Google will include this technology in its video and display ad products as a co...
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