Google is preparing to stomp into yet another market: Home services. To do so, the search giant is scooping up the technical team behind Homejoy, the startup that connected online users with professional cleaners. As Re/code reported today, Homejoy will cease operations at the end of the month in the wake of multiple employee reclassification lawsuits. Around 20 members of Homejoy’s...Read More
Whether you’re just starting out as a journalist or already know the ropes, a blog is a useful means of demonstrating your ability to write well, generate stories and think visually in terms of design and multimedia. There are many great blogging platforms to choose from, and what you pick is mostly down to personal...Read More
Google is looking for an SEO expert who can help the company perform better in Google search rankings. The job posting is reportedly found at the company’s Careers page.(Photo : Kristina Alexanderson | Flickr) Google is seeking an SEO manager who will work with a number of cross-functional teams to improve its stand in search...Read More
“Not that many big brands have very publicly supported and endorsed the transgender community. It’s a role we want to play as a brand,” says Google’s vice president of marketing Arjan Dijk.(Photo: Google) SAN FRANCISCO — Google aired a powerful commercial on national television about the emotional journey of a transgender man moments before Caitlyn...Read More
Nearly 20 percent of websites worldwide are hosted by WordPress, and nearly 20,000 WordPress posts are published each day. These posts are not just from basement bloggers. In fact, business sites are five times as likely to use WordPress than news sites, and the top 48 percent of Technorati’s former top-100 blog list use WordPress. In fact, SAP, The New...Read More
Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Google is hiring an SEO manager, based on a recent job posting on the Google Careers portal. The job listing is for a “Program Manager, Search Engine Optimization.†The description of the job makes it clear that this is about marketing: As a Program Manager for Technical SEO, you will work...Read More
Google Inc. is slowing down as it grows up. With revenue growth ebbing, profit margins shrinking and shares flat, Google is curbing hiring and seeking ways to run its sprawling empire more efficiently, according to recruiters, venture capitalists and others familiar with the matter. New Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat, who joined the company in...Read More
The more I use WordPress, the more I love it as a platform for building beautiful and robust websites. But it probably wasn’t until I was invited to speak at WordCamp in 2014 that I began to truly appreciate the awesomeness that is WordPress. Being with so many knowledgeable people whose sole goal is to...Read More
At the most basic level, when we think about SEO, we think about how we can ensure our site (or our client’s site) is found in the search results for specific terms we think our customers are looking for. We work tirelessly to make sure a site meets technical SEO standards and that the right content is...Read More
The latest update to Google Maps on Android is one of those things that honestly should have happened a long time ago, but surprisingly didn’t until recently: Now you can send destination info directly to your mobile device from the desktop. Just like on iOS. And as Android Police points out, it all sounds pretty...Read More
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