Archive for June, 2014

Happy Birthday, Bing: Microsoft’s Search Engine Turns 5

2014/06/03

Today marks the fifth birthday of Microsoft’s Search Engine, Bing. Here’s a brief look back Bing, from its launch in 2009, how it has grown to adapt to mobile and social media, and how the search engine sees itself evolving in the near future.

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A New Easter Egg In Google Maps: Travel By Loch Ness Monster

2014/06/03

There is a new easter egg on Google Maps, one that gives you travel and transit directions by Loch Ness Monster. If you get directions from Fort Augustus to Urquhart Castle when in Google Maps, Google will show the option of traveling via Loch Ness Monster. You can try it yourself by clicking here…

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Mobile Is Dominating The Consumer Purchase Decision Process, According To New Study by @mattsouthern

2014/06/03

According to the 3rd Annual U.S. Mobile Path-to-Purchase Study findings released today by xAd, mobile is now dominating the consumer purchase decision process. But what’s surprising is that nearly two-thirds of mobile-driven purchases happen offline.

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How to Not Be Offended By Algorithms by @annebot

2014/06/03

After a slew of dehumanizing experiences with my cable provider I cut it off and went rogue. I purchased two devices for my home entertainment, Chromecast and a Roku player. Between the two devices I have access to games, live TV, and just about anything I want to watch

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Apple Adds DuckDuckGo as Search Option to Safari in OS X Yosemite

2014/06/03

Privacy-focused DuckDuckGo received a huge boost yesterday from Apple when it was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that the startup search engine will be included in Safari in the new OS X Yosemite, coming this fall.

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Apple Sticks It To Google By Adding Bing In Spotlight Search

2014/06/03

Yesterday at the Apple WWDC event, which you can watch over here if you missed it, Apple showcased the new Spotlight feature in their preview of OSX…

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Right To Be Forgotten Requests Keep Coming, Now 41,000

2014/06/03

As of the end of last week there were roughly 12,000 requests that had been officially submitted to Google under Europe’s judicially created “right to be forgotten” (RTBF) rule.

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China Engaged In Total Censorship Campaign Against Google

2014/06/03

The cat and mouse game between China, Google and the internet continues. Today and tomorrow are the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Fearing another anti-government uprising, every year at this time China cracks down on its citizens’ ability to access information about the..

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The Complete @Buffer Guide to Customer Service via Social Media by @courtneyseiter

2014/06/03

Ready to do something really groundbreaking and revolutionary in social media marketing?

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A Recipe for a Tasty Semantic Search & SEO Salad

2014/06/03

Stop trying to salt your content and meta data with keywords, thinking that’s all you need to get to the top of search engines. And that doesn’t mean just concentrating on synonyms, either. Instead, focus on conveying the concept of your pages

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