Archive for June, 2011

Yahoo Builds App Search For PC, AppSpot For iPhone, Android

2011/06/16

Shashi Seth, SVP of Search & Marketplaces at Yahoo believes that mobile apps are like websites in the early days of the internet and will only continue to multiply just as websites have done — seemingly exponentially. Regardless of whether the analogy is 100 percent accurate everyone…

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SEOs Report Changes At Google UK

2011/06/16

A WebmasterWorld thread has reports from SEOs targeting Google UK saying that there are some significant ups and downs in the rankings for certain sites over the past week or so.

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Lunar Eclipse On Google’s Home Page

2011/06/16

If you go to Google now you will see a special logo for the Lunar Eclipse that is happening today. Google just added the special logo to the home page, maybe an hour ago

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Google’s “Me On The Web” Pushes Google Profiles — Take That, Facebook?

2011/06/15

Google has launched a new “Me On The Web” section within its Google Dashboard area, which seems designed to push more people toward creating Google Profiles, as well as create greater awareness of how things that leak out of Facebook and other social networks may end up on Google. The…

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Simple Answers: Are Facebook Likes Part of Google’s Algorithm?

2011/06/15

The QUESTION: Google has been open about using social data as a metric in the search ranking, but the company has only partnered effectively with a few social networks (and most notably Twitter). Facebook and Google have yet to partner up. But does Google still use Facebook  likes and  shares as a search ranking metric?

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Google Android’s Desserts Are Still Mixed Up

2011/06/15

I’ve mentioned before that I use a Google Android phone. Specifically, I use the Evo.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: June 15, 2011

2011/06/15

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

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Comparing Google’s and Apple’s Cloud Approach

2011/06/15

The cloud is a beautiful place, even and despite the war. What war, you ask? Why, the war that’s happening between Google, Microsoft, and Apple

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Google Invests $280 Million in SolarCity

2011/06/15

Google has already made massive investments in the clean energy sector, but the majority of investments have been in major projects like innovative solar technology, large-scale wind farms, and similar power generation centers.

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 15, 2011

2011/06/15

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Tweaks Interface For “Keyword Ideas” In AdWords Keyword Tool Google has changed the way it’s displaying “Keyword Ideas” in… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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