Archive for April, 2011

Usability & Internet Search Marketing: A More Unified Approach

2011/04/01

For years there were two camps – website usability and search engine optimization. Rarely did they acknowledge each other, let alone work as a team.

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30 day challenge: being thankful and going offline

2011/04/01

It’s been a while since I reported on any 30 day challenges , so it’s time for an update. 30 days of Being Thankful I knew that January, February, and March would be crazy, including a bunch of stuff at work, traveling, plus several conferences

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For April Fools, Google Goes Comic Sans & Ousts Helvetica

2011/04/01

Don’t tell Google that Comic Sans is dead. The company has announced it’s coming back for all products, at least for April Fools Day. The April Fools joke begins with a page explaining that Google has conducted research into various fonts and found through eye tracking that Comic Sans…

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April Fools Day Search Pranks

2011/04/01

Today is a fun day for many but horrid for reporters.

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April Fools: The Top 5 Viral Pictures of YouTube 1911

2011/04/01

YouTube has a tradition of celebrating April Fools Day as only the the largest worldwide video-sharing community can. Today, YouTube is highlighting the “Top 5 Viral Pictures of 1911.” Click to read the rest of this post…

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New: Google Improves Similar Image Search Filter

2011/04/01

Google has made improvements to the similar images filter they added back in 2009. Google explained the improvements include: Fresher similar image results More comprehensive results for similar filters Support for site command on similar filters Here is a screen shot of one of the results: To… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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April Fools Pranks 2011 – Google, Hulu, Groupon and more! #aprilfools UPDATED

2011/04/01

Continuing its tradition of making the world smile with faux products and service hoaxes, Google has a barrage of novelty in store for April Fools 2011. From special language choices, new ways of gesticulating to Gmail and old-time viral videos from 1911, Google has something to tickle your funny bone this year. Click to read the rest of this post..

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Search for Tweeted Links and Photos with PostPo.st

2011/04/01

Social search has been a hot topic for quite some time but seldom we come across a really great search start-up. The problem with social updates is that they are too messy and hard to make sense of. Therefore social media search engines are far from being perfect

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10+ Points About Google +1

2011/04/01

Google +1 hit the press yesterday and many are wondering whether Google can get a truly social product off the ground. However, the product announcement is more of an invitation to join an experiment rather than a Google-wide launch. The success of Google +1 really is in our hands.

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Official: Google Stops The Music Search

2011/04/01

Google’s Music Search, which launched with tremendous fanfare in October 2009, has been taken offline. But the company is suggesting that it’s not completely dead

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