On September 24, Muppets creator Jim Henson would have been 75. And in his honor Google has rolled out its latest amazing Doodle a little early. The Jim Henson Doodle features six original Muppet characters whose shapes suggest the Google logo. But as you mouse over them, you’ll find that they respond just as if...Read More
With the recent WordPress security vulnerabilities, hacked themes, exploits, and all sorts of madness floating around, it was only a matter of time before search engines started to pipe in and penalize “vulnerable†sites. If your site is clean and clear, you have nothing to worry about, right? I don’t think so. Considering that WordPress...Read More
Even if the Justice Dept. were to establish that Google is a monopoly, it would be hard for anyone to prove that the company’s free services have injured consumers By Mathew Ingram Much has been made of Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s admission on Wednesday that the Web giant might be a monopoly, which came during...Read More
WordPress.com recently underwent a series of renovations to attract more bloggers and visitors. The latest is the inclusion of a new “Follow†button, which the company introduced on Wednesday.According to the company, the new button helps bloggers increase page views of their pages, as well as to retain the viewership. The button will appear in the...Read More
New Research From Perfect Market, Newsknife and Local SEO Guide Reveals Insights Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) September 22, 2011 Today at the Online News Association conference in Boston, MA, Perfect Market, Inc. (www.perfectmarket.com), Local SEO Guide and Newsknife released a new survey detailing never before seen insights into how articles are ranked by Google News (www.googlenewsrankingfactors.com)....Read More
Since every marketing dollar counts, especially in this tough economy, how can you get the most out of your search investment? Here are three critical questions every B2B marketer should be asking their agency or in-house search marketing team, to hold them accountable for results. Keyword Targeting Methodology Every effective search program is built on...Read More
Google, in seeking regulators’ approval for the ITA deal, said it would use ITA technology to “benefit passengers, airlines, and online travel agencies by making it easier for users to comparison shop for flights and airfares.’’ ITA, based in Cambridge, Mass., makes software that provides online flight and ticket information aggregated from the airlines. Article...Read More
Google officially rolled out its Google Wallet mobile payment system on Monday. We’ve been using a Sprint Nexus S 4G with Google Wallet for the last six weeks. Google Wallet is still in its infancy, but the system already shows a lot of promise. Right now, Google Wallet only works with Citi-Mastercards and the Google...Read More
This is the second blog post I’ve installed using the new WordPress blog system on SFGate.com. I’ve got to say, it’s about time. The Movable Type system was a full seven years old, or more to the point, the version City Brights bloggers used was seven years old. It had a few problems. First, commenting....Read More
When it comes to being social, Google CEO Larry Page is apparently very particular. Who, therefore, could be surprised that social networking isn’t quite as vital to his being as, say, burying the whole of Facebook in a very large vat of custard? The difficult thing is that everyone believes the whole world will soon...Read More
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