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Social

Google News Gets Social, Adds +1’s

Google News visitors who are logged into their Google account will now sometimes see socially promoted data on their news spotlight. The…

By Rob D Young · 28 Nov 2011

Industry

Google, Bing Launch TV Commercials For Holidays

Google and Bing are making a splash offline with their traditional television advertising spots; Bing with a series of holiday-themed animated shorts…

By Miranda Miller · 28 Nov 2011

Industry

Google Marks Egypt Elections with Doodle

Today, Egyptians began voting in the first election since dictator Hosni Mubarak was ousted. To mark the occasion, Google Egypt posted a…

By Frank Watson · 28 Nov 2011

Industry

Google Searchers Use Autocomplete Most, Ignore Google Instant [Eye Tracking Study]

New Rosetta study tests assumptions about five Google search features – Instant, Instant Previews, Places, universal search, and autocomplete – with the…

By Miranda Miller · 28 Nov 2011

SEO

Beyond SEO: Retaining the Visitor

It isn't all about rankings and traffic anymore. Visitor retention and conversion optimization are becoming the new focal points in the SEO…

By Josh Mccoy · 28 Nov 2011

Analytics

Google (Not Provided) Results Impacting About 9% of Traffic

The amount of data being hidden due to Google's SSL search decision has been climbing steadily but is now leveling out. Recent…

By Rob D Young · 28 Nov 2011

Industry

Google Chromebooks Get Price Drop, Updates, In-Flight WiFi

Google's cloud-based computers are getting a holiday-season push. Chromebooks get a price drop, the Chrome OS gets some in-demand tweaks, and those…

By Rob D Young · 27 Nov 2011

Social

Google+ Adds Community Guides for Organizations

Google is pushing to get more celebrities, politicians, non-profits, and other organizations onto Plus by providing "community guides." These free guides showcase…

By Rob D Young · 26 Nov 2011

Industry

Volunia Search Engine: A ‘Radical New View’ of Search

Volunia, an Italy-based search engine, is preparing for its early beta stages. It promises to be a "radical new view" of search,…

By Rob D Young · 26 Nov 2011

Local

New Google Map Ads Stir Controversy

Google recently added bubble ads to select Google Maps locations. The choice to create new ad space has caused controversy, with some…

By Rob D Young · 25 Nov 2011