Just like with search patents. Google has filed for a patent, which, if developed, could bring a wearable smartwatch device to its hardware lines. While Google made no mention of its Glass platform in the filing, such a wristband device could...
If you're an avid SEO professional, you likely pay close attention to any new Google patents that are attached to the Search or Search Quality teams. Well, Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts brings up the topic of the many Google patents in...
Google acquired the six patents at issue when it bought Motorola Mobility. Google searches predict market moves – BBCAnalysis shows there is potential big profit to be made by tracking search volume for certain terms.
So I study patents from Google, Bing and other Information Retrieval scientists. For most of us, the average search engineer at Google IS smarter than we are. So we need to stay realistically humble when we analyze what Google is doing or even...
After the conclusion of the FTC investigation, Google voluntarily made changes to some of its practices, including how it handles search and patent issues and agreeing not to sue willing licensees over standard essential patents.
Vringo made headlines last November when it successfully sued Google and AOL for damages based on online search-related patents. Microsoft has become the latest company to face a suit from Vringo subsidiary Innovate/Protect (I/P) engine over search...
One other area of Google’s business practices under review by the FTC was Google’s use of patents. Google allegedly “reneged on its FRAND [fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory] commitments and pursued – or threatened to pursue – injunctions...
Authorship Patents Especially if you read the patents on Authorship and Content which states; Read the patents and you can see this is not only possible, but the patents discuss it. Remember Eric Schmidt mentioning people needing multiple...
You need to be looking ahead to where things are going; read the patents (for example, this one on Agent Rank gives some very clear signs) and make sure you're testing all of the time. The problem we've had with SEO in the past is that there was a...
Google is said to have been talking to the FTC over exclusive search agreements with publishers and alleged used of patents to stop rival smartphone makers from entering the market. The FTC wants Google to resolve its concerns over the firm's...
For instance, today, if you search on Google for "what does Bill Slawski say about patents? Eventually, a semantic search engine will be able to get past that limitation, understand the meaning of your question, understand the meaning of those...
In all, 3M patents and technology are used to make inhalers, stethoscopes, H1N1 masks, fire retardants, high tensile cables, autocare products, Post-it notes and industrial strength glues that are used in high-rise buildings and even for building...
Google, however, has a hatful of relevant patents that will ensure it has a very big say in how this all plays out. Search patents are increasingly being used to measure relevance and connections. Topic Sensitive PageRank: Is more of a link quality...
Trademarks and patents Starbucks Ireland” – their main keyword – had been nearly completely demolished in Google's search results: All that fighting competitors for positioning is now replaced by your company’s embarrassing news as the new...
As for potential social signals that could be used for search rankings, Bill Slawski highlighted a post about Google's acquisition of some Groupivity/Appmail patents. Looking at some of the so-called 'FriendRank' patents from Google, they talk...
Some of the most interesting Google patents were the series on historical elements. Google spam patents: What you should do is become more knowledgeable in how search engines work and the history of Google.
Yahoo is also involved in a patent dispute with Facebook, the threat of which forced Facebook to buy $550 million in patents from Microsoft. A rudimentary Google search reveals a Stonehill College alumni announcement stating that Thompson's degree...
Google promises the new integration means patent searches will load twice as fast, feature Google Doodles, and "soon" expand to include patents from other countries. Rather, the Patent Search homepage is being redirected to Google.com.
SEO by the Sea has a good rundown of Google’s patents related to combating web spam. Except Google called it an algorithmic update that’s targeting web spam – a.k.a.keyword stuffing and link schemes, in the process causing some big search ranking...
Is Microsoft planning something against Google with its new arsenal of patents? Microsoft and Google do have a history of battling over patents. AOL will retain patents related to advertising, search, social networking, content generation and...
