One of India’s court has just ruled that 21 online technology companies, including Facebook and Google, must remove content that is deemed offensive by Indian standards. The Indian branches of Facebook and Google have already complied with the ruling in New Delhi, removing pages that are considered to be socially or religiously offensive. Authorities in [...]
Last week Google announced changes to the data from top search queries. As of Wednesday, January 25th, 2012, Google’s Top Search Queries feature has been updated to better match expectations about rankings. Prior to the update all URLs from your site for a given query were reported by their average position; now the report will [...]
If you’re a new user to any Google Products, you will automatically be added to Google Plus, too. Of course, you’ll need a Gmail account in order to sign in to any Google Products, and it’s during the registration/initial sign-in that you will receive a subtle message letting you know that you’ll also be set [...]
Google’s fifth annual Doodle 4 Google kicked off on January 21st. Each year, Google hosts a contests that invites students in grades K-12 to created a themed drawing. Google selects one winner from each state, then five finalists, and then the lucky national winner. The winner receives a $30,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 technology grant [...]
Google is turning a more critical eye to the above-the-fold ads you have placed on your website. Fresh from Google’s post on Inside Search: We’ve heard complaints from users that if they click on a result and it’s difficult to find the actual content, they aren’t happy with the experience. Rather than scrolling down the [...]
Wow, have you seen Google Browser Size? The Google Lab powered site demonstrates with a very neat overlay the percentage of users who can view your website past certain resolutions. Check out this screenshot: As Google Browser Size demonstrates, only 50% of computer users will be able to see a full layout that is 1050px [...]
So, who’s been googling what in 2011? Well, the results are in! According to Info Tech, here’s what people were looking for in 2011: General searches: 1. Rebbeca Black 2. Google + 3. Ryan Dunn 4. Casey Anthony 5. Battlefield 3 6. iPhone 5 7. Adele 8. Fukushima Nuclear Plant 9. Steve Jobs 10. iPad [...]
