This weekend, tens of millions of Americans are heading off to the beach, the lake, the mountains, or wherever the barbecues and beers await. And for many holiday travelers these days, that means scouring Airbnb to find that perfect oceanfront cottage that sleeps eight, comes with a washer, dryer, Wi-Fi, and free parking on the...Read More
Google is fun to say, but DuckDuckGo — at least for me — is a lot more fun to use. While I can’t repeat the name as a verb (I can ‘Google it’ on Google; I don’t know what I’d say for a DuckDuckGo search), the upstart search engine has quickly become my go-to on a day to...Read More
For April Fools Day this year, Google created a version of Pac-Man that you could play inside Google Maps, to the delight of everyone who wanted eat power-pellets on the roundabouts of their hometown. Although this Pac-Man experience is now sadly defunct, people have been building games around Google Maps for years: trivia games, hidden...Read More
Google knowingly manipulates search results according to a research paper published Monday from several academics. The study presents evidence that the search giant sets out to hamper competitors and limit consumers’ options. The paper lands as Google prepares to release its response to the European Union investigation, which rests on similar claims about Google’s comparison-shopping product. The paper was authored by Tim Wu,...Read More
Along with a tweak in the application design guidelines, Google has updated its own applications for Android with a subtle graphical tweak to remind users just who the driving force behind the ecosystem actually is. Not only are splash screens now an acceptable part of Android design, Google is making immediate use of them in a defensive move against...Read More
More Info Find out more For information about Google’s new data processing center in Jackson County, including employment, see www.google.com/jacksoncounty  STEVENSON, Ala. — Goodbye coal. Hello Google. Alabama officials Wednesday welcomed a $600 million plan by Google to build a data processing center as a replacement for a soon-to-be-shuttered coal plant here. Google, the...Read More
When Google tells you hey, heads up, we’re launching an ad-supported version of Google Music tomorrow, you immediately come to a single question: What would Taylor think? Barely 36 hours after Swift’s Tumblr letter went viral, prompting Apple to do an about-face and promise to pay artists during the three-month free trial of Apple Music,...Read More
Facebook and Google are building enormous neural networks—artificial brains—that can instantly recognize faces, cars, buildings, and other objects in digital photos. But that’s not all these brains can do. They can recognize the spoken word, translate from one language to another, target ads, or teach a robot to screw a cap onto a bottle. And...Read More
At the Nest press announcement this morning for its new wireless camera and features, Google had nary a mention. Briefly, Nest noted the imminent collaboration with Google’s new software system, Brillo. That was it. Nest has been adamant that it runs separately from the Mountain View mothership, particularly with its customer data. But tucked in its press release,...Read More
Google’s manual action for Thumbtack’s unnatural links only lasted about a week and now they are back, ranking as well as ever. Last week, Thumbtack’s co-founder confirmed with Search Engine Land they had a manual action issued by Google over unnatural links pointing to their site. But less than a week later, the Google Capital...Read More
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