(click image for larger view and for slideshow) Google on Tuesday filed a motion asking the judge hearing Oracle’s copyright and patent lawsuit against Google to declare a mistrial. Google’s legal team on Monday indicated it would seek a new trial when the jury returned an incomplete verdict. The jury found that Google had infringed...Read More
(Credit: Automattic) The newest version of WordPress for Android (download) has just dropped, and in addition to all the bug fixes and performance tweaks, it brings with it a few big features that should please longtime users. With WordPress 2.1, users can now edit comments. Thanks to a new Edit button that brings up fields...Read More
Google’s autonomous vehicle cruises the Las Vegas Strip. (Image courtesy of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles)Google’s self-driving car is growing up right in front of our eyes: The fledgling autonomous vehicle program recently passed its driver’s license test in Nevada, the first license of its kind in the United States. Obtaining Nevada’s self-driving car...Read More
Google has stirred up some fear by sending out the following message within Google Webmaster Tools, resulting in several discussions in the Internet marketing community on the current effectiveness of negative SEO. It was previously known that Google would send messages notifying a site owner if their site was pointing to what would be considered...Read More
Click photo to enlarge SAN FRANCISCO — A federal jury on Monday found that Google’s (GOOG) popular Android mobile software infringes on copyrights held by tech rival Oracle (ORCL), but it deadlocked on the question of whether Google was excused under the legal concept of “fair use.” While rejecting some allegations brought by Oracle, the...Read More
We sure have come a long way in the search engine optimization (SEO) business. It seems like only yesterday (actually it was 1998) I was gaming Alta Vista for search rankings. I would find pages that ranked highly for two word keyword phrases and I would replace each instance of the keyword with my own...Read More
Google is negotiating with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over how big a fine it will have to pay for its breach of Apple’s Safari internet browser, a person familiar with the matter said. The fine could amount to more than $US10 million, said the person, who declined to be identified because the talks...Read More
The jury has reached a partial verdict in the copyright phase of Oracle’s intellectual property dispute with Google, and the judge has given them more time to try to resolve the remaining issue. The jury foreman told the court on Friday that the 12-member panel had reached unanimous agreement on all but one of the...Read More
More than 1,000 WordPress blogs have been modified to redirect visitors to sites serving malware, affiliate and pay-per-click redirectors, and low quality PPC search result aggregators, through the WordPress’ automatic update feature. The discovery was made by Denis Sinegubko, the founder of the helpful Unmask Parasites website, who points out the irony of webmasters trying...Read More
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, May 04, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Whether they have yet experienced a drop in their organic search rankings or not due to Google’s latest algorithm update, ‘Penguin’, brands should audit their SEO strategies swiftly to minimise the risk of any activity being interpreted as web spam by the search engine, advises...Read More
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