Using Google to the full
Google is so much more than just a search engine, granted it is probably the best search engine to use and everyone wants to be on the first page of their search terms, but it can do much more and here are a few examples which you may find very handy:
Different Types of Files at [...]
Policing web advertising
Advertising on the internet is you would have thought a serious business, but with revenues for the year 2007, the figure was around $36 billion which is a lot of money, but still only around eight per cent of the annual advertising spend across the globe, so there is much scope for improvement or is [...]
January 25, 2008Google translator messes up
Even the mighty Google machine gets it wrong sometimes, despite the amount of cash they have to spend on their various projects like the very handy Google Translator. But when you type in your piece of text how do you know that what is returned is correct?
The example given is a dedication at the sad [...]
New search from Google
The great thing about Google is the fact that they are always looking at improving the service that they offer, which in business is a great thing for both customers and the businesses future.
This new so called experimental search is a glimpse into what we could be seeing from Google in the future, or if [...]
Some great web apps
If we listen to the news, then we would think that the internet is made up of just a few popular websites, who have attracted attention from the bigger companies who have been liberal with their cash when buying a stake in these popular sites.
But this is not a true picture of the internet today, [...]
Master gmail like an expert
Becoming a master of gmail could be a few simple steps away if you were interest in becoming a master gmailer in the first place that is.
By following this course you will be able to master the following skills:
Features:
Creating Labels in Gmail
Creating Filters in Gmail
Learning the keyboard shortcuts is essential to becoming a Gmail Jedi [...]
What’s next for Google?
The problem with success is that you have to keep moving forward. Bringing out new innovations and just generally taking over the world, this is what we have come to know about Google, but what’s in store for us in the future?
Here are some predictions:
1. ‘You’re Watching ABC Google’
2. Get Your Free Google PC
3. ‘Come [...]
Instant translation on IM
Instant messaging is great, unlike email if both parties are online at the time they can communicate in almost real time effect, but what about if the person that you are speaking to does not read or write in the same language as you, this could make things difficult is not impossible making it impractical [...]
December 12, 2007You Tube expands its profit sharing
The reward for placing a video on You Tube is going to be more than just becoming famous, from now on video creators will be able to earn money too.
You Tube will be paying a share of the advertising revenue earned, user will be able to decide which of their videos will have the ads [...]
The problem with Gmail is:
There is a problem with gmail, and that is you cannot have a gmail account or your account gets cancelled which is causing some people so many problems to the point where they cannot even access their own emails, which could relate to jobs etc.
However this is fortunately an error, I say fortunately because that [...]
Google now has “Body Search”
This is one is on the debatable side of search, it is supposed to bring together people in a very strange way, like the “Match my Organ” this needs little explanation expect that it has nothing to do with musical instruments!
On a positive note, there will be 3D images of the human body which relate [...]
Google still number one for webmasters
Despite all of the ups and downs with Google, the most famous search engine in the world is still the number one choice for webmasters; they build, and market their websites with Google in mind, while disregarding the rest of the search engines.
The simple question to ask is why? And the answer is as equally [...]
What is great content?
There is a path to follow that will make your website show up in a great place on the search engines results for your desired keywords etc, but in order to get there, it is necessary to make the site conform to certain parameters in order to tick all of the search engine boxes, but [...]
November 14, 2007Go Daddy integrates Google tools
The domain and hosting company Go Daddy will be piloting a new type of service which will see users being able to integrate the Google Webmaster Tools service directly without any need to download or install themselves.
The idea is that this will not only save users time and hassle in integrating the service into their [...]
Googles games means advertising heaven
Webmasters of games and other related sites may find that Google will have some great advertising opportunities soon with the purchase of the ad firm Adspace who place in game adverts; this is a serious advertising opportunity as the ads can be placed to appeal to certain groups of people depending on what the game [...]
November 9, 2007Traffic from search engines
The very first thing that needs to be done is submit your site to the search engines. Sure you can wait for the site to be spidered, but why wait, time is money and you are in business. You can add you site to any search engine that you want, but make sure that it [...]
November 1, 2007Google puts price on results
The French based blog, Zorgloob has discovered what the Google guys see when they do a search. The results returned are as normal except for the slight difference of a dollar value placed at the end of the listing.
The figures are said to be related to Adsense, but these figures also turn up in the [...]
TV Links shut down
Some people may be familiar the UK based website TV Links, it was a great site that provided links to thousands of music tracks, TV shows, documentaries, films, and music videos, some of these are from Google and You Tube, I say was because the site is no more.
Apparently the site has been closed down [...]
Google helps manage site links
A site is what appears on a search, you may have seen them. They offer the searcher to go directly to a certain page on your site. But sometimes this is not what you want, because you need your visitors to look through your site, not go directly to one page and then disappear.
Well you [...]
How many Subscribers in a Feed?
This has become a hot topic, you would only need to read the comments to the posting on Google System to how there are those for Google and those against, which is how it should be. However in this case it’s about finding out how many subscribers there are on certain website feeds. This is [...]