Google Today: Yellow Pages, or a High Local Google Ranking?
“Local search is an important priority for us, and we’re focused on helping businesses be discovered and helping consumers find the right local business,” a Google spokesperson told ITBusiness.ca in an e-mail interview. “One key component of that is the Local Business Center to allow business owners to have control over their listing.” If you’re [...]
Google Today: Google’s Impact on Social Networking
Google News is without a doubt the reason why we where we are today. And, the social networking aspect of Google News has helped us tremendously. Joe Vallee and Dennis Bakay measure the impact Google, Facebook and Twitter have had on social networking for websites. If its traffic you’re after, this makes for an interesting [...]
Google Today: Online Privacy Faceoff
The difference between how Facebook and Google have addressed privacy issues offers a stark contrast. While Facebook has quickly responded to criticism and backlash, and has implemented additional changes to try and accommodate concerns, Google CEO Eric Schmidt dismissed privacy concerns entirely. Tony Bradley compares the approaches taken by both Google and Facebook with regards [...]
Google Today: Can You Take A Hint?
This fall we’ve seen lots of government agencies decide to make the switch to cloud computing, joining the many businesses already using Google Apps for email and collaboration at work. Today we’d like to officially welcome another customer to the mix: the City of Los Angeles. Starting today, Los Angeles will be equipping 34,000 city [...]
Google Today: A New Wave from Google
Google released a preview version of its latest tool this past October. There was much anticipation around Wave, which developers promised would revolutionize the way we communicate and collaborate. Google capitalized on this anticipation by limiting who would be allowed to use Wave; upon making the preview available, they sent out a limited batch of [...]
Google Today: Get your Goggles On…the Future of Search is Bright
The days of staring at a statue, monument or building in a foreign city and wondering what it is and when it was built could soon be over. Search engine giant Google is testing out a new way of searching for information by simply taking a picture. The future of search is bright. Get your [...]
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