Archive for August, 2014

Google AdWords Enables Multiple Currencies For Conversion Tracking

2014/08/23

Many web sites that sell products or services these days sell them in multiple currencies and now Google AdWords will let you track those conversion values in the currency you sell them in. Google quietly announced on Google+ that now you can add currency information to your conversion values…

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Google’s Matt Cutts Ice Bucket Challenge & Challenges His Spam Team

2014/08/23

Virtually everyone I know is doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and more importantly, donating to ALS. Yesterday, Google’s Matt Cutts did his and then challenges members of the search quality team. He challenged Brian White..

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Google Acquires Gecko Design, Designers Of The Original Fitbit by @mattsouthern

2014/08/23

TechCruch reports that Google has acquired Gecko Design, the firm responsible for the mechanical design of the original version of the fitness tracking device Fitbit. Gecko Design was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

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Instagram Becomes A Serious Business Tool With A Suite Of Useful New Features by @mattsouthern

2014/08/23

Instagram says inspiring and empowering brands to create beautiful imagery that engages its 200 million members is something the company is always striving for. It’s no surprise that the one thing Instagram hears over and over again from businesses is that they want more insight into how people engage with and respond to their photos and videos. Instagram has announced that businesses will finally be getting what they asked for.

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Bing Image Widget Tool

2014/08/22

Bing has added a new tool to create an “image widget” out of the Bing Image search results. Bing says that the “Bing Image Widget enhances your web site with the power of Bing Image Search and provides your users with beautiful…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 22, 2014

2014/08/22

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

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SearchCap: AdWords Currency Conversions, Bing Image Widget, & Shopping Campaigns

2014/08/22

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Google Shopping Campaigns Countdown Is On: Transition Surprises And Tips From The Experts Tick tock, we’re in the final countdown before the big…

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How Google Treats HTTP 418 – I’m A Teapot

2014/08/22

Google’s John Mueller was having fun this morning when he posted on Google+ “Time for HTTP 418. Every site should have one.” The HTTP 418 server status code was an April Fools Joke back in 1998…

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Google Search App Adds Ability to Easily Switch Languages in Voice Search

2014/08/22

Users of the Android Search app can now easily switch among up to five languages when using voice search simply by adding those languages in the app’s settings.

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