Archive for June, 2011

Apple Takes to the Cloud, Rivaling Google

2011/06/07

Back before Google launched the Android platform for mobile phones, Google and Apple were very buddy-buddy. But if the Android OS hadn’t already killed off the chances at friendship, one of Apple’s recent announcements certainly did: They’re entering the cloud.

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Bing Dives Into Your XBox

2011/06/07

It’s very difficult to fault a company for cross-performing and cross-optimizing their various products, but with the big technology companies there’s also a barrier: some product lines are just categorically different. So, while you can mention Chrome on YouTube and optimize Gmail for features of both, there are a limited number of ways you could play with – for example – Blogger and Google TV as synergistic services

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Google, Bing, Yahoo!, and Others Set for IPv6 Day

2011/06/07

Are you excited for the holiday that starts at 5:00pm Mountain Time today? It’s just a few quick hours away, and I’ve certainly been stockpiling  my confetti.

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Google Calendar Adds Appointment Slots

2011/06/07

Google Calendar is an excellent organizational resource, whether you’re accessing it for personal or professional reasons.

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Google Earth & Maps Update Major U.S. Locations

2011/06/07

The last time we updated you on the goings-on at Google Earth and Google Maps, it was because Osama Bin Laden was dead. Google took that opportunity to give us some new imagery of the Obottabad region where the U.S

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Where To Use Twitter’s New Follow Button

2011/06/07

This week, Twitter launched the instant follow button for websites to make it even easier to connect visitors to Twitter accounts.  This button joins the dynamic Facebook Like button that allows for logged in users to instantly connect to the social site without leaving the website. The main…

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The 1970’s Just Called. They Want Their Internet Back.

2011/06/07

Tomorrow is World IPv6 Day.  Many Internet giants including Google, Facebook and Bing are part of the over 400 companies joining the Internet Society for the event. What is IPv6? In February, the last  IP addresses was sold.

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Google Panda 2.2 Update Underway?

2011/06/07

As I noted in the June 2011 Google report, there is some early indication that Google is doing a new Panda release now. A WebmasterWorld thread has people taking notice of the ranking changes as of last night after 6pm EDT.

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Google Music Beta Widens Launch To Mixed Reviews, Apple Counters With iCloud

2011/06/07

Google sent out invites to Music Beta – their new cloud-based music service they announced during Google I/O last month – and whilst the number of tweets covering the announcement reached into the thousands, the reviews are mixed. One has to won…

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Key Problems With Current Social Link Graph Signals

2011/06/07

With the roll out of Google +1 Buttons For Websites, almost all the key players in the on-page social button space are ready for the fight to truly be joined. Facebook, Twitter, Google, and old stallwarts Sharethis and Add-This all provide content creators with the ability to embed shareability,..

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