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Google Passes on GooglePleaseHire.ME Guy’s WTF Marketing

It’s official: Matthew Epstein has landed his dream job. But it’s not with Google. After a month of self-described OMG PR stunts…

By Miranda Miller · 08 Sep 2011

Local

Google Buys Zagat, Gives Itself Extraordinary Rating

Google has bought Zagat, an innovator of user-generated restaurant surveys. Google promises that Zagat ratings and reviews, which are behind a paywall,…

By Danny Goodwin · 08 Sep 2011

Mobile

Google Narrows AdMob to Mobile Apps

In the face of Google AdSense for Mobile and AdMob feature cross-over, Google has decided to make a clear break between the…

By Rob D Young · 08 Sep 2011

Industry

S. Korea FTC Raids Google Over Android Practices

Korean officials raided Google's Seoul offices on September 6 to investigate claims that the company is engaged in anticompetitive practices with their…

By Rob D Young · 08 Sep 2011

SEO

Supersized Google Sitelinks: A Review & Early Optimization Tips

Are bigger sitelinks better? It seems Google is pulling snippets from the meta description tag, though Google does randomly pull from other…

By Chris Boggs · 08 Sep 2011

SEO

Search Engine Algorithm Research & Testing

With so many variables, it’s hard to devise tests that show an effect on individual ranking factors on Google and other search…

By Peter Van Der Graaf · 08 Sep 2011

Industry

Google Makes Huge Bid for Hulu Plus Licensing

Some early details on the Hulu bidding war have been released. With bids in the $1.5 billion to $2 billion range, the…

By Rob D Young · 08 Sep 2011

Industry

New Blogger Interface Is Live

Blogger has delivered a new, cleaner look and a fully redesigned editor – a facelift that Google first promised in March. This…

By Rob D Young · 07 Sep 2011

Industry

Google Adds Offline Support for Gmail, Docs, Calendar

An Internet connection is now optional, as Google is giving Gmail, Docs, and Calendar users offline access to its tools. The first…

By Rob D Young · 07 Sep 2011

Social

Man Threatens Google VP Marissa Mayer on Twitter, is Arrested

A man has been indicted for sending more than 20,000 violent, offensive, bizarre, and profanity-laced tweets - including personal attacks - to…

By Frank Watson · 07 Sep 2011