Archive of Google

17Nov2010
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Google product search gets a revamp this Xmas season

Without fail every year retailers start the Xmas shopping season earlier and earlier. This entices consumers to start looking for gifts even earlier though the real purchasing doesn’t really start until December. Still there are two ways customers can purchase, online (ecommerce) and offline (in stores). Personally shopping online is far easier as you can easily research and find what you’re looking for and compare prices, brands and reviews. Though I do admit shopping in shops adds a tan

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15Nov2010
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New Google Instant Search Preview Display

We’ve seen some pretty major updates to Google in the last 10 months or so including Google Instant Search and the new display network advertising. But now Google have enhanced their service even more with the inception of Instant Search Preview Display. This new service allows the user to preview the webpage before they click on a search result. Initially this was available on every hover on every result. However it has now been refined so that the user has to click on a small magnifying g

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08Oct2010
Author
DSM Design
Category
Google
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Google Doodle celebrates John Lennon’s 70th birthday

We've all grown to love the Google logo changes and today is no exception as Google celebrates the 70th Birthday of guitar legend John Lennon with an awesome YouTube Google Doodle. John Lennon started his first band named as “The Quarrymen” which later on evolved into “The Beatles” in 1960. During the height of his career in the band “The Beatles”, he made critically acclaimed albums, including John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and iconic songs such as “Give Pe

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01Oct2010
Author
Chris
Category
Google
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Introducing Goo.gl URL shortener

There's plenty of other URL shortners available out there but here's Google's offering which is pretty awesome, although perhaps not the shortest. Check it out below! Try our short URL here: http://goo.gl/vV7H

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Does google instant affect seo?

Google instant won’t affect the SERPs as the basic algorithm hasn’t changed, but how users find your content is going to require further consideration from SEO’s. Search performance will come as a result of changes in the user experience, not the ranking algorithm.

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27Sep2010
Author
Chris
Category
Google, Web and Tech

Google search with My Location

Google has recently launched the ability to search with My Location meaning users can find nearby outlets or resources by speaking into their handset. The official description from Google HQ: "Search for things nearby without entering your location. Just type or speak what you're looking for." Sounds pretty cool huh? Well here's a silly video from Google to make the concept even clearer, whereby a guy searches for Pizza in no less than a 100 places. Some believe that by speaking th

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