SEO Updates, Tips, News

More Views With New Google Map Widget

2011-01-25T14:03:00.000+05:30

In our January 18 post we mentioned about Google making changes in its Google Maps UI. Well, the tweaking is over, the changes made, and here is the update. The Google Maps team proudly proclaimed on 19 January that they “added more than ten different ways to explore the world around you, including photos, transit and traffic information, as well as satellite and terrain views. We’ve now updated

Google Instant will count ad impressions

2010-11-08T20:30:00.000+05:30

The launch of Google Instant is said to bring about some change in search queries data. This is because, when a keyword is typed on Google Instant, it keeps displaying search results until the user stops typing. It dynamically updates to display search results according to the terms typed by the user. This means that people possibly will see or visit a website at a much faster rate, most likely

New Personalized Search By Bing, Based On Facebook Likes

2010-10-18T18:10:00.000+05:30

Bing and Facebook have joined hands to provide a more personalized touch to the search experience of the users. Based on the Likes of their Facebook friends, this would be a whole new experience for the users.There would be a “Like By Your Friends”module to the search results. If you are also logged in your Facebook account while searching on Bing, depending upon your seacrh query, you may see

“Links To Your Website” in Google

2010-10-16T15:58:00.000+05:30

“Links To Your Website” in Google Webmaster Tools will now inform you about the domains that link to your website, besides the other updations. The overview page will now show three main sections:Domains which link most to your site.When you click on “More >>” , it gives a list of the doamins that link the most to your website.Further, “More >>” link under each domain gives a list of the pages

Google, CIA Look into Future

2010-10-15T19:29:00.000+05:30

Google and In-Q-Tel, an investment vehicle which forms part of the CIA, have both been revealed as backers of Recorded Future, a company tracking and analysing Web content to report on trends and make predictions about future events. The search giant made the injection, said to be just under ten million dollars and roughly matching that of In-Q-Tel, via its Google Ventures investment division in

Microsoft (+) Facebook to counter Google

2010-10-14T12:25:00.000+05:30

1/ Microsoft links with Facebook to counter Google Facebook and Microsoft announced a partnership Wednesday that will give the results on Microsoft's Bing search engine a social twist — and could help both companies compete against a common adversary, Google. The new feature allows people who use Facebook to see Bing search results that incorporate information from their friends, like restaurant

Top 10 Online Marketing Mistakes

2010-10-12T17:29:00.000+05:30

1. Writing content for search engines It’s amazing how many website owners create content that is aimed at the search engines. Laced with keywords, this content is often almost impossible for website visitors to read. Forget about writing for search engines. Concentrate on your target audience. Write for real people. 2. Confusing link building with spamming Link building is important for the

Google shuts down on Nov 12 (11/12) this year

2010-10-11T10:21:00.000+05:30

1/ Google to End GOOG-411 Service in November GOOG-411 was the first speech recognition service from Google and helped provide a foundation for more ambitious services now available on smartphones, such as: • Voice Search - search Google by speaking instead of typing.• Voice Input - fill in any text field on Android by speaking instead of typing.• Voice Actions - control your Android phone with

Chrome 6 Issue Corrected

2010-10-09T10:52:00.001+05:30

Chrome version 6.0.472.55 was an incremental update to a new version of Chrome released on September 7 and announced here. There was a bug in the JavaScript engine that reported the wrong type of some JavaScript objects in a very specific case. This caused Chrome to incorrectly execute Google Analytics' JavaScript, providing an artificially high visitor count for some websites, for their visitors

Google's url shortener (Update)

2010-10-05T23:42:00.003+05:30

1/ Will Google's url shortener change search engine optimisation?Google has just upped the prominence of its url shortening software by giving it its own web address - goo.gl. But, will the move make any significant difference to website optimisation? There are a number of url shortening services out there on the internet, the most prolific to date being tinyurl.com. While long web addresses,

Google algorithm changes (New Update)

2010-10-01T10:54:00.007+05:30

1/ Changing SEO algorithms and why content is valuableSearch engine algorithms always change. Online companies need to be prepared for these changes to make the necessary search engine optimization (SEO) adjustments. Usually, companies who are quick to react on the changes get an advantage over those who are slow. The best SEO practices are always changing, because search engines are constantly

Facebook Friends Where You Are

2010-09-27T01:15:00.003+05:30

The new Facebook Application called Facebook Places was launched in Canada on Friday September 24 2010 and countries where it is available are increasing monthly. It is working, Facebook has said, to be in all countries where Facebook is available by the end of 2010.If you're worried about people being able to find out where you are, now would be the time to update your privacy settings. It's not

Get Better Ranking in Google Instant

2010-09-24T06:49:00.004+05:30

Google instant is not changed the SEO. It simply change the approche for search engine marketers to how the websites appear in search & with the best way. Given below are some ways how to ensure your ranking good in google :1/ Keyword in your brand name2/ Domain Age 3/ Hosting4/ Start thinking like searchers 5/ Include Google Suggestions6/ Locally optimized for generic keywords 7/ Online

Facebook Testing a “Stalker Button”

2010-09-03T22:44:00.002+05:30

Facebook is apparently testing a new subscription feature that would allow users to receive alerts any time a specific friend takes certain actions on the social network.AllFacebook reports that it has noticed the new feature popping up on friends’ profiles. Facebook told the blog, “This feature is being tested with a small percent of users. It lets people subscribe to friends and pages to

Google Working on Pay-Per-View Movies

2010-09-03T15:36:00.002+05:30

It’s taken the better part of a year, but Google’s discussions with major movie studios about a YouTube pay-per-view movie service are coming to fruition.The Financial Times claims that by year’s end we could see YouTube transform from an online destination for user-generated content into a full-fledged, international on-demand movie service.Rental prices haven’t yet been set, but sources told

India Threatens Ban On Google, Skype

2010-09-01T11:37:00.001+05:30

Having given RIM a 60-day reprieve from a ban on Blackberry messaging traffic, Indian authorities have now set their sites on Google and Skype.As they did with RIM, authorities in the country are demanding access to data that flows across Google's and Skype's servers. "The notices to these entities will be issued beginning Tuesday and all of them will be asked to comply with the directive or else

Google Buys SocialDeck Mobile Game Firm

2010-09-01T00:10:00.001+05:30

Google shows no signs of stopping its social networking start-up shopping spree--it acquired social gaming service SocialDeck on Monday.SocialDeck is a social gaming company that makes games for various mobile platforms (including Blackberry and iPhone) that are playable across multiple devices and social networks. For example, you can play a game on your iPhone and then switch over to Facebook

Google’s Latest Acquisition Is All About Facebook

2010-08-28T10:07:00.001+05:30

Google has acquired Ångströ, a service for delivering intelligent search results about a person’s professional network. It has also hired its founder, likely in an effort to build a legitimate competitor to Facebook.“With the help of investors like CommerceNet and advisors such as Avery Lyford, our team shipped apps to discover hot new photos on Facebook, improve Caller ID by using LinkedIn

Why Do Search Engines Encourage Ethical SEO?

2010-08-27T21:18:00.000+05:30

It is a common perception in SEO that online business owners have to battle and manipulate the search engines in order to get their websites ranked highly. This is not true.The search engines encourage the use of white hat SEO techniques and businesses running ethical SEO campaigns are more likely to achieve the top positions in the search results. There is one significant reason why search

Now, aircraft for sale on Facebook

2010-08-27T18:15:00.001+05:30

From being a bonding tool for college students to becoming a social networking utility boasting of more than 500 million active users, Facebook has indeed come a long way. But, selling airplanes on the website? That's something that even Mark Zuckerberg could not have foreseen.The Facebook Marketplace application (app), launched in 2009 as a marketplace for 'anything and everything', has also

SEO companies now prioritize local SEO

2010-08-27T12:31:00.000+05:30

With the immense growth of the online channels reaching more has become important and now with the emergence of the newer techniques in the marketing dynamics local SEO has been proved as one of the most important techniques in search engine optimization. Well, the fact is it is perhaps the best time to acquire customers by micro targeting areas, which you can serve with your products or service.

Common search engine optimization (SEO) mistakes

2010-08-26T23:40:00.000+05:30

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is largely an inexact science. Search engines such as Google have to keep their rating and ranking formulae closely guarded secrets, otherwise they would be exploited by everyone and search results would soon cease to have any intrinsic value. This does not mean, however, that there are not quality tips which can be followed with regard to effective SEO, nor does

3 Ways Businesses Can Maximize Success With Social Media

2010-08-26T11:50:00.001+05:30

The explosion of the web and social media is the fastest change in human history. No longer are people passively listening and viewing advertisements; now they are "twittering" and posting their opinions on Facebook and other social media sites. For small businesses, social media's ever-emerging presence is a dramatic game-changer that can have a big impact on their bottom line."The stats

Google Makes Change to Orkut as Facebook Wins in India

2010-08-25T23:42:00.003+05:30

Facebook appears to have overtaken Google’s Orkut in India. At the same time, Google has rolled out new changes to beef up Orkut as it continues to work on a broader social-networking service.In 2004, Google launched social-networking site Orkut, which didn’t take off in the U.S. but made strides in two large overseas markets, India and Brazil.But in July, Facebook had nearly 21 million unique

Google adds phone calling to Gmail

2010-08-25T23:39:00.001+05:30

Google's Gmail isn't just a mailbox -- it now doubles as a phone. Users of Google's Web e-mail service can now call any phone in the U.S. or Canada for free (and make international calls for almost free) from within their browser.Google announced this feature in a blog post a few minutes ago. It seems to be built off the voice and video chat feature Google added two years ago, as it requires

Google acquires visual search engine Like.com

2010-08-25T23:34:00.000+05:30

Google officials reported that the Like.com will continue to operate separately from Google operations. The Like.com specializes in visual search technology which allows people hunt online for bargains using pictures of clothing, handbags, shoes or other items they might desire."We are pleased and excited to welcome Like.com to Google, where they'll work closely with our commerce team. We are

Your Facebook Friends Are Watching You—Did We Just Move Closer to 1984?

2010-08-22T15:18:00.001+05:30

George Orwell’s novel 1984 begins with Winston Smith, the main character, seeing posters saying BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU. In 2010, that could be replaced with FACEBOOK IS WATCHING YOU. Or rather, YOUR FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK ARE WATCHING YOU. You and your friends can now post where you are and share this information, if you so chose.Facebook showed off the power of this new location feature at

Website Auditor: Advanced On-Site Diagnostics Assistant

2010-08-22T14:37:00.001+05:30

I have done detailed reviews on SEO PowerSuite Tools previously: both SEO SpyGlass and Rank Tracker have got some highly positive feedback from our readers. Today I am pleased to review another new tool I have just tested and found cool: Website Auditor.Website Auditor is a multi-feature on-site diagnostics assistant that can help you in various tasks:Site architecture and internal linking

Google Tests New Feature: Search As You Type

2010-08-22T14:23:00.000+05:30

Google is testing a feature that displays live-updating search results as you type your search query, no keystroke on “Enter” or “Return” required.When you start typing, the search box is relocated to the top of the site. Results are changed to match what you type as you go, kind of like a Firefox page search, Spotlight on the Mac, or Windows 7’s “Search programs and files” field in the start

Coming soon at a theatre near you, a film on Google

2010-08-21T17:58:00.003+05:30

A film on everyone's favourite search engine Googleand its founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin is in the making.Groundswell Productions, who made the Sean Penn starrer Milk, has acquired the rights to Ken Auletta's book Googled: The End Of The World As We Know It, which will be the basis for the screenplay, Deadline reported online.The film will looks at the two men's ethos on how money can be

Google wooing Germany on Street View

2010-08-19T17:21:00.000+05:30

Massive, full page adverts by Internet giant Google appeared in the most recent weekend editions of some of Germany's largest newspapers. What does Google actually do? And what exactly is Street View? Asked the advert, offering detailed responses.It isn't a routine advertising exercise by Google.After successful forays into privacy-conscious parts of Europe, including the UK, it is in Germany

Facebook users warned over "dislike" button

2010-08-17T14:23:00.002+05:30

A warning has been issued to Facebook users that a chance to install a "dislike" button on their profile is a scam. Installing the button allows a rogue application to access the member's profile page, which then posts spam messages, according to the BBC. The button also lured people into completing an online survey. The social networking site offers a "like" button which allows users to rate

Facebook Buys Chai Labs

2010-08-17T14:01:00.000+05:30

Facebook has bought Chai Labs, the latest in a string of acquisitions where the company's talent is at least as important as the technology.What Chai Labs does is unclear from its website. The company says it has an "in-depth focus on a handful of verticals" and helps web publishers "easily customize and launch scalable, search-friendly sites."However, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company was

Google helps find all solutions to Rubik's Cube

2010-08-15T23:01:00.002+05:30

Rubik's Cube is a little like Carrot Top. You're either into it or you stare, uncomprehending, as others express their enthusiasm.Still, there are people all over the world who are desperate to discover all the different ways in which you can solve this infernal puzzle. These people are often called mathematicians.So, according to AFP, an international group of these mathematicians begged some

Google Boosts Social Net Tools with Slide Buy

2010-08-08T13:23:00.001+05:30

A new, more social Google is on the way. Google confirmed reports it is headed into the world of social media Wednesday with its purchase of Slide.Slide is a media company that develops games, widgets, and applications designed specifically to be used in social media. Remember SuperPoke? The Facebook application that lets you throw virtual sheep, or blow a kiss at your Facebook friends? That's

Google Earth Used to Bust Illegal Pools on Long Island

2010-08-04T20:23:00.001+05:30

To build a backyard pool in the Long Island community of Riverhead, homeowners must fill out paperwork and submit to inspections. But not everyone has been following the rules, as town officials found recently when they fired up Google Earth. They reviewed the Internet search giant’s satellite images and busted some 250 illegal pools in and around the town.The town’s building inspector, quoted in

Behind Facebook's success

2010-08-04T10:22:00.000+05:30

From a start-up six years ago to the world's largest social networking site, Facebook has come to define contemporary social communication in the digital world. The exceptional popularity of this social networking site (SNS) in tricky cyber terrain is evident from the fact that the number of its active users has crossed 500 million. The imagination boggles: if Facebook were a country, it would

Twitter to suggest the People you want to Follow

2010-08-03T12:39:00.000+05:30

As it is a difficult task to find like minded people from millions of Twitter users, the new feature 'Who To Follow' will enable you to see Follow Suggestions on its web page just like Facebook's 'People You May Know' feature.The new feature developed by Twitter's user relevance team will suggest people you are not following currently but you find interesting. The suggestions list will appear

Facebook, Twitter Eat Up 23% of Americans' Time

2010-08-02T21:54:00.001+05:30

Nielsen surveyed 200,000 users from June 2009 to June 2010 and found that the amount of time users spent on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social sites grew from 16 percent to 23 percent. That means almost one quarter of all American Web users are using social networks.Social networks and online games have eclipsed Web portals like Yahoo and e-mail in use, according to a new report from

Google, Microsoft focus on regional languages

2010-08-02T20:16:00.000+05:30

As you enter the Google office in Gurgaon, you are drawn by the overwhelming smell of fresh ground coffee. It’s Thursday, yet employees are moving around in jeans and tees. But before skeptics start frowning at such apparent manifestation of Western culture, the 30-something product manager of Google India, Jagjit Chawla, quips: “We are gearing up to benefit for

YouTube Gives Users 15 Minutes of Upload Time

2010-07-31T18:19:00.001+05:30

YouTube, looking to make room for the 24 hours-plus of video uploaded to its Website every minute, has boosted its upload limit to 15 minutes from 10 minutes. In extending the minute limit for user-generated broadcasts, the Google-owned concern is meeting the No. 1 request of its amateur video makers.Many of these self-made auteurs are looking to make a career of video production, and

Google, CIA Look into Future

2010-07-31T13:22:00.000+05:30

Google and In-Q-Tel, an investment vehicle which forms part of the CIA, have both been revealed as backers of Recorded Future, a company tracking and analysing Web content to report on trends and make predictions about future events.The search giant made the injection, said to be just under ten million dollars and roughly matching that of In-Q-Tel, via its Google Ventures

Microsoft gets angry at Yahoo-Google tie up

2010-07-31T13:07:00.002+05:30

AS THE COMPANY that almost missed the Internet, Microsoft has reacted angrily after finding out that Yahoo Japan decided to go its own way and choose Google for its search and advertising partner.The Japanese arm of Yahoo, a third of which is owned by US parent Yahoo announced that it will use Google's search and advertising engine to power its portal. Surprisingly, Yahoo still remains the top

Yahoo! hosting 24-hour 'hacking' event in India's tech hub

2010-07-24T11:00:00.000+05:30

Global search engine Yahoo! is hosting a non-stop 24-hour 'hacking' event from Saturday noon in this tech hub where about 300 whiz-kids will use its web tools and services to develop new applications, a company official said Friday.'About 300 developers across India will participate in the 24-hour hacking event, which involves using our web tools, services and application programming interfaces (

Google Buys Green Energy

2010-07-24T10:56:00.001+05:30

Google has announced on its blog that the company has entered into a 20-year green Power Purchase Agreement with a windfarm in Iowa.The deal includes 114 megawatts of wind power from the NextEra Energy Resources facility in Story County, Iowa, at a predetermined rate. The power is enough to supply several energy centers for Google.The contract will also, according to the post, allow the wind farm

Facebook crosses 12-million user mark in India

2010-07-23T15:03:00.001+05:30

Social networking site Facebook today said that it has crossed the 12-million user base mark in India.Even as people continue to share their lives on the social networking site, the company has surpassed the 12-million user mark in India, Facebook said in a statement.While users in India upload more than 53 million photos in a month, mobile usage also increased nine-fold in the past year, it

Google’s Growing; Why Not Yahoo?

2010-07-23T13:03:00.000+05:30

So here’s the one question that Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Carol Bartz seems unable to effectively answer: Why can’t the company show any revenue growth? * In the June quarter, Google (GOOG) posted 24% growth on a gross revenue basis over a year ago, or 25% growth excluding traffic acquisition costs. * In the same period, Yahoo posted 2% revenue growth, or zero growth ex-TAC.Another comparison: *

Google to show 1000 images in Image Search

2010-07-23T12:37:00.002+05:30

Now it will show up to 1,000 images per page, and text ads with imagesThe new change will help the user to view 1000 images on a page and scroll through them without having to click in and out of pages.Google has also offered new ad format, called image search ads, to advertisers by allowing them to insert an image into their text ads.Google image search has more than 10 billion pictures, which

Google shutters Nexus One webstore

2010-07-22T17:10:00.000+05:30

Google has shuttered the Nexus One web store, ending its days as a direct phone seller.Last week, the company said it would close the store after unloading one last Nexus One shipment from the manufacturer, and now it's closed. "Sorry, folks," the site says. "The Nexus One is no longer available for purchase directly from Google."You can still buy the phone through carriers, and registered

Google Search Share Falls Again in China

2010-07-22T13:50:00.000+05:30

The fallout from Google's decision to stop censoring its search results in China has brought a continued decline in the company's search business, according to a research firm.The search engine giant saw its market share drop 6.7 percent in China for the second quarter, Analysys International said in a report on Wednesday. Google now holds 24.2 percent of the Chinese market, a significant change

Cloud-Based Music Services: Google Music

2010-07-07T16:44:00.000+05:30

It is not a secret to anyone that two giants – Apple and Google – are in the middle of tough competition: both of them are developing cloud-based services like iTunes.A web page for Google music has been published in the Chinese language. It promised music in a la carte as well as streamed forms. This Google’s active market actions started after the company plunged into its official contingency

The dark art of blackhat SEO

2010-07-06T18:58:00.000+05:30

Showing Google one page and users another, creating thousands of pages with slightly duplicated content and setting up "doorway pages" stuffed with keywords are just some of the methods Tegtmeier uses.These SEO strategies are all completely against Google's terms of service, but Tegtmeier is unfazed."We don't want to get our clients just one number one, or number two, but numbers one through 20

Crawl, Index, Rank, Repeat: A Tactical SEO Framework

2010-07-06T17:24:00.000+05:30

In our first article in this series, which focused on SEO from the perspective of the search engine crawling experience, we explored the primary aspect of the crawl, index, rank methodology. We then went on to discuss the second aspect of this fundamental SEO concept, the indexation process. This article will focus on the third aspect of the crawl, index, rank methodology: rankings.But first, a

5 Tips for Internet Marketing

2010-07-06T14:35:00.002+05:30

For a while different authors from Weblinx have been posting tips and tricks we have used to optimise our website and client websites. Each post has had it’s fair share of views and comments which have mainly been positive and if any comments were negative we learnt from our mistakes and tried harder to impress.The problem with blogging is that after a while our posts vanish into deeper pages

2010-07-06T14:35:00.000+05:30

Google acts to fix YouTube flaw exploited by hackers

2010-07-05T23:14:00.001+05:30

Hackers placed code in the comments section, under targeted videos, that would run when people watched the clip. In some cases, a pop-up screen appeared reporting that the Canadian singer, Justin Bieber, had died in a car crash. Google, which owns YouTube, said that it had fixed the problem "about two hours" after it was discovered. "We took swift action to fix a

Google Maintains Huges US Market Share Lead For Online Video

2010-06-26T10:28:00.000+05:30

Google Inc.'s (GOOG) websites remained the top destination of U.S. online-video viewers, according to comScore Inc. (SCOR), with 14.63 billion views of video, or 43.1% of the total. The search-engine giant's popular video site YouTube was the main source of the traffic. Google has been under pressure to boost revenue from YouTube, which the company bought several years ago for $1.65 billion.

Microsoft's Bing Goes Hollywood

2010-06-25T11:09:00.000+05:30

On June 22, Microsoft's (MSFT) Bing search engine began letting users locate and watch TV shows without leaving the site, a feature meant to keep people from going to the likes of Google (GOOG). Bing now offers access to 20,000 full-length episodes of 1,500 TV programs posted at Hulu, YouTube, and network sites. Using Microsoft's Zune music service, Bing also provides one-time access to 5 million

Will video sites stop filtering content?

2010-06-25T10:51:00.001+05:30

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - One question that needs to be asked a day after Google's landmark win over Viacom in the YouTube copyright-infringement case is whether Google could have gotten away with doing less about protected content on its video-sharing platform. Judge Louis Stanton noted in his ruling throwing out Viacom Inc's $1 billion lawsuit that Internet service providers (

Pakistan court orders ban on Google, Yahoo, Hotmail

2010-06-24T10:51:00.001+05:30

A Pakistani court has reportedly ordered a ban on nine websites, including Google, Yahoo and Hotmail for allegedly posting blasphemous material, though officials on Wednesday said they had not received any such instructions.Media reports said the Bahawalpur Bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to immediately block nine websites,

Seo Web Design- A Magical Bless For Your Business

2010-06-23T11:37:00.001+05:30

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How to Optimize YouTube Videos

2010-06-23T11:17:00.003+05:30

The best piece of advice that I can give for optimizing video on YouTube, is that, it is NOT about metadata and text alone. It is no longer enough to rely on titles, descriptions, and tags for getting videos ranked. This may still work for very long-tail keyword queries, but there are now many different YouTube ranking factors, both on-page and off-site. YouTube optimization, especially for

e Google, Facebook defensive as debate begins on bill updating online privacy rules

2010-06-22T11:43:00.001+05:30

In the wake of a series of privacy missteps by Google, Facebook and other companies, a growing chorus on Capitol Hill is calling for major online privacy legislation and Silicon Valley companies are girding for the battle. Politicians in Washington, D.C., say they are increasingly concerned about how tech companies' treatment of personal data could infringe on constituents' online privacy. Even

Office Web Apps Versus Google Docs

2010-06-21T10:03:00.000+05:30

Let's start with word processing. Microsoft has made a big deal about the "veracity" of file formats--you can start with a document created in Word in Microsoft Office on the desktop, upload it to Skydrive, share and edit it there, then save it back to your local machine--and end up with the formatting looking just right. That is a good step forward, and in general, it has worked quite well for

Google faces trail in Spain over stolen data

2010-06-15T15:07:00.002+05:30

Internet giant, Google is to face a court trail in a Madrid Court after a complaint has been filed against the company for stealing data from Wi-Fi networks in Spain as part of its Street View project. A crime prevention association in the country said that Google has "illegally" stolen some of the private data from WI-FI enablednetworks in Spain. The Spanish Data Protection Association (AEPD)

Google makes big leap in search index with "Caffeine"

2010-06-10T23:37:00.002+05:30

Google has launched it's new index, dubbed Caffeine. It promises faster updates, faster searches, and expandability to match the growth of the Web. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers watch Google stick to the knitting.Your humble blogwatcher selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention Street Fighter FAQ...(GOOG) Charles Arthur drinks deep from the cup: Basically, Google is linking

Google may be investigated over privacy

2010-06-08T23:15:00.000+05:30

Google could face a criminal investigation for collecting personal wireless internet data from New Zealanders while filming for its Street View project. The privacy scandal has sparked fears that Google intercepted personal banking details and could link people's internet behaviour to home addresses. Assistant Privacy Commissioner Katrine Evans said her office would discuss with the

IRDA issues draft norms on phone, e-mail marketing

2010-06-07T19:05:00.000+05:30

Flooded with calls and e-mails over “wonderful” features of an insurance product? Repenting for accepting a not-so-great insurance cover you bought over distant modes of sales? IRDA is coming to the rescue. With insurance companies using more and more of telecom and online channels to reach customers and conclude policies, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has come out

9 Expert SEO Tips for Small Businesses

2010-06-06T00:56:00.000+05:30

Ignore the search engines at your peril. Today, with so many people flocking online to research purchases, to find suppliers, and to otherwise conduct business — knowing something about how to get traffic to your websites from the search engines is an essential part of marketing.Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer, or use SEO professionals to help you, it pays to know something about SEO. I

Facebook cited as evidence in most divorces in U.S.

2010-06-03T23:43:00.002+05:30

A new survey has found that social networking site Facebook is being cited in most divorce cases as the main provider of evidence of spouses cheating.The survey was conducted on some of the nation’s top divorce lawyers, and they revealed that their clients come to court armed with evidence they got from the website.“More and more I have clients coming in and I say, ‘What are you here today?’ And

Google Chrome OS to launch this fall

2010-06-02T18:59:00.001+05:30

After months of waiting since the official announcement last November, Google has finally picked a time to release the Chrome operating system: this fall.According to AFP, Google execs have confirmed that the open-source Chrome OS will be available for free, although no month nor date during autumn has been specified.It’s also yet to be known whether any new (or old, maybe) devices to be released

Facebook beats Yahoo, Wikipedia in pageviews

2010-06-01T14:50:00.000+05:30

The Facebook has defeated 999 other web-related opponents on Google's list of top 1,000 sites. In the midst of all this success, Facebook's co-founder Mark Zuckerberg says he's “not making decisions to maximize the amount of money” that he's making and that one of the most transformative things to build in the world is “something that helps people share information and stay connected.”According

Google TV

2010-05-24T14:52:00.002+05:30

Google unveiled a connected TV platform at its I/O developer conference in San Francisco last week. Dubbed simply "Google TV" and billed as "an open platform that adds the power of the Web to the television viewing experience," the new platform will, Google says, allow consumers to "search and watch an expanded universe of content available from a variety of sources including TV providers, the

New SERP scheme of Google

2010-05-20T18:36:00.001+05:30

Just about ten days ago, we reported on the launch of the new Google search results pages (SERPs). Some positive feedback has emerged, both from the general public and from search professionals, although users seemed mostly infuriated at the outset.So hit or miss ?On May 5th, Google unveiled its new search results page, deploying a whole range of tools including Universal search as a core feature

Business + best SEO = Success

2010-05-19T19:21:00.002+05:30

Business is all about grabbing an opportunity when it presents itself, gaining customers before structure is the way I like to do it, you limit the risk. The upside is always more profitable if you know what it is before you begin to structure the processes.So I am now the proud SEO’ er behind Claims.com, the Google of the claims market. We are looking to hit the ground running and from an SEO

The Basic Steps to get ranked

2010-05-18T17:25:00.000+05:30

1. Keyword in the URL Just make sure that your URL is in the form www.example.com/keyword (.htm or .php or .aspx or whatever). Avoid URLs without the keyword eg www.example.com/products.htm?id=12. For the URL it is best to have only the keyword and no other junk. 2. Keyword in the title It is also recommended to use the keyword in the page title, eg “Keyword (with some wording included) |

97% Business said SEO is Important

2010-05-16T19:11:00.001+05:30

Search engine optimization has become a top priority for digital marketing professionals, according to a recent survey from Practical eCommerce.Comments about the importance of SEO included "essential" and "imperative," but there was found to be a gap between the number of respondents who said SEO was important and the number that said they understand it.The survey found that 40.6 percent of

SEO For Beginers

2010-05-14T00:41:00.002+05:30

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is often considered the more technical part of Web marketing. This is true because SEO does help in the promotion of sites and at the same time it requires some technical knowledge – at least familiarity with basic HTML. SEO is sometimes also called SEO copyrighting because most of the techniques that are used to promote sites in search engines deal with text. the

Effective media cause campaign

2010-05-11T14:33:00.004+05:30

There are 5 way to effective campaign1/ Create a good theme2/ D'nt look at profit3/ Connect theme & non profit4/ Target your audience 5/ Follow up

Facebook Beat Google IN some COUNTRIES by traffic

2010-05-08T11:43:00.003+05:30

Did you know that if Facebook was a country, it would now be the third largest country in the world? It passed the U.S. earlier this year and is now eclipsed only by China and India in terms of raw population. That mind-boggling statistic — along with a few dozen more — are showcased in the video below, demonstrating social media’s explosive growth in recent years. * More than half of the

iPad Coming to Nine More Countries on May 28

2010-05-07T23:56:00.000+05:30

Residents of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, rejoice: The iPad will be available in your country on May 28.Pre-ordering for all nine countries starts on Monday, May 10, and all iPad models are available. Pricing varies depending on the country; in the UK, the suggested retail prices are: £429 (inc. VAT) for 16GB, £499 (inc. VAT) for 32GB, £599 (inc

Facebook Won the Web..........How ??

2010-04-23T14:28:00.000+05:30

With the launch of a universal “Like” button, Facebook seems set to own both our social graph and a map of our interests.In one fell swoop, the company may have wounded the popularity of Twitter’s (Twitter) retweets and built a personalization engine that allows Facebook (Facebook) to rival Google (Google) in both search and advertising.Did Facebook just win the web with a single button? That’s

Facebook shut its Lite site after just seven months

2010-04-22T16:08:00.001+05:30

The stripped down version of the original ran for around seven months. Facebook posted a note on its own fan page thanking those who used Lite, adding that it had "learned a lot from the test of a slimmed-down site". "I think a lot of the Facebook experience was left out of Lite, especially the monetisable parts," said Ray Valdes of Gartner Research. "The other part of this decision

SEO India - Google Local Business Services

2010-04-20T11:37:00.000+05:30

Google Local Business Listing offers top of the most local search results page. Most of the small business Houses take away a good share of revenue by listing their products and services in Google Local business listings. With Google Local Business listings, the prospective customers can find you and buy your products. Google Local Business Services vary from organic search listings as the former

Tata, Reliance in top 50 innovative companies list

2010-04-18T12:42:00.001+05:30

Two Indian corporate giants, Tata Group and Reliance Industries, have made to a new list of world's 50 most innovative companies, but it is US-based Apple Computer sitting on the top. Between them, Tata Group is better placed as the world's 17th most innovative compared to Mukesh Ambani-led RIL's 33rd position globally in this league. Having brought Mac computers, iPod music players and the

Google’s profit, revenue soars in Q1

2010-04-18T12:26:00.003+05:30

Internet search engine giant Google has reported a 38 per cent growth in net income at $1.96 billion in the three-month period ending March 31, 2010, on the back of rising demand.In the year-ago period, the company had a net income of $1.42 billion, Google said in a statement.The company’s revenue rose by 23 per cent to $6.77 billion for January-March quarter of 2010.“Google performed very well

Microsoft Mulling Over Cheap Windows Phone7 Phone

2010-04-18T12:17:00.000+05:30

Microsoft has indicated the possibility of it developing a low-cost, Windows Phone 7 based device designed for emerging markets. The low cost smartphone would be targeted at users from developing countries and would come with the advantage of a lower price, when compared to a "full-fledged" Windows Phone based phone. In fact, if all goes well, you might as well see the handset in flesh by early

Analytic.ly Provides Real-Time and Historical Twitter Analysis

2010-04-14T11:26:00.000+05:30

For brands, developers and curious users, PeopleBrowsr is rolling out an interesting new tool. Analytic.ly helps people and companies “visualize, study and measure” Twitter conversations happening all over the web through general and custom reports and graphs.Topics and trends are stored and indexed, so researchers (be they corporate or otherwise) can get data on conversations with some

Palm is For Sale

2010-04-12T12:09:00.001+05:30

Palm, the smartphone pioneer, is on the block. The company, which in recent years has been eclipsed by the iPhone (and to some extent by Google’s Android OS), failed to make much of a comeback with its most recent Pre and Pixi phones.Now Bloomberg reports the inevitable: Goldman Sachs and Qatalyst Partners have been tasked with finding a buyer for the ailing company, and bids may be sought as

16-year-old sues mother for hacking Facebook account

2010-04-09T19:37:00.000+05:30

A 16-year-old teenager, Lane New, from Arkansas, has sued his mother Denise New for allegedly hacking into his account on social networking website Facebook account, changing the password to keep him out and also posting insulting comments."Denise first hacked my Facebook and changed my password. She also changed the password to my email so I could not change it. She posted things that involve

Blogger Buzz: Blogger integrates with Amazon Associates

2010-04-09T19:36:00.000+05:30

Blogger Buzz: Blogger integrates with Amazon Associates

Google Gets Sued by Photographers Over Google Books

2010-04-08T17:00:00.001+05:30

Google Books, although an admittedly noble project as Google has framed it, is also a beleaguered one. Attacked first by writers and publishers, the immense online library is now the subject of a lawsuit brought by several professional photographers’ organizations.The American Society of Media Photographers, one of these groups, issued a statement today saying, “The suit[...] relates toGoogle’s

Kid Racks Up $1400 Debt in FarmVille

2010-04-08T14:15:00.000+05:30

Oh dear — looks like it’s time to add FarmVille to the list of internet addiction scares after a 12-year-old UK boy has amassed £905 in FarmVille debt. About £288 of that came from the boy’s own savings, while £625 was billed to his horrified mother’s credit card.The debt — which is equivalent to about $1400 USD — was racked up in all of about two weeks’ worth of gameplay. In the popular casual

Google Purchases Episodic

2010-04-06T12:06:00.000+05:30

Google purchased video service Episodic which is considered to be the fifth compny’s acquisition of the year. Episodic will help Google with Youtube video service.Noam Lovinsky and Matias Cudich were founders of Episodic which is considered to be a comprehensive platform which is used for on-demand video as well as broadcasting live to any web-enabled device or web.Episodic is an online video

Happy Birthday Twitter...........!!!!

2010-03-21T13:43:00.002+05:30

Twitter’s 4th birthday — exactly four years since Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sent his first Tweet and, along with Evan Williams and Biz Stone, started a phenomenon.Last month, Twitter hit 50 million Tweets per day, and last summer it was announced that “Twitter” would enter the Collins English Dictionary.Whether it’s breaking news, a local traffic jam, a deal at your favorite shop or a funny

Apple iPad App Development Spiking, Flurry Says

2010-03-17T01:13:00.000+05:30

App development for the Apple iPad spiked by 185 percent following the unveiling of the device on Jan. 27, mobile analytics company Flurry has found.Flurry also attempted to break down the app development by category. For example, on-line-centric companies developed 22 percent of the the iPhone apps, followed by companies founded to specifically create iPhone apps at 20 percent. About 19 percent

Google: Live online

2010-03-16T00:24:00.000+05:30

Indian Premier League, a property of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has expanded beyond the television screen in its third season. Until now, the $2 billion IPL brand has drawn revenues from TV rights, promotions and franchisees. This time, however, it is using live streaming on Google’s video sharing website YouTube to webcast the matches. Further, multiplexes will also showcase the

Tim Bray joins Google

2010-03-16T00:15:00.000+05:30

WEB GURU and until recently, Sun employee, Tim Bray has announced that he has joined Google and will be working on the firm's Android platform.In a blog post, Bray excitedly announced his new position, explaining, "Google and I have been a plausible match for a long time. Web-centric, check. Search, check. Open-source, check. The list goes on. We've talked repeatedly over the years, but the

The iPad developer's challenge

2010-03-15T18:44:00.001+05:30

iPhone and iPod Touch owners could breathe a sigh of relief when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad.Apple's highly anticipated tablet computer would not, after all, require purchasing all new applications. Instead, everything in the App Store would automatically work on the iPad. As Jobs explained, tapping one button on the iPad screen transforms apps made for the 3.1-inch iPhone/iPod Touch screen to a

Google to leave China over website censorship

2010-03-14T16:32:00.001+05:30

Google, the US-based search giant, is “99.9%” sure to withdraw its service from China over the negotiation impasse concerning website censorship, according to a local report. The China government noted on Mar 12 that there is no concession over the censorship issue in order to retain the internationally-known company.Google CEO Eric Schmidt noted on Mar 10 that Google’s negotiation with China