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Google Maps Allows Users To Move Markers
Google Maps is great, but, if we’re to face facts, it is not spot-on. Addresses appearing on the wrong side of the…
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Google Could Be Accused Of Tax Evasion In China
America’s IRS has been the cause of more than a couple puddles of sweat. So what sort of effect might the Chinese equivalent have on a person? We may find out, as the Beijing Tax Bureau is apparently investigating Google for tax evasion.
Do You Have A Useful 404 Page?
Crashing into a 404 page not found result when arriving from a link where the visitor expected to find useful content could make or break that person's expectations of that site.
Facebook’s Memory May Be Too Good
Most Facebook users enter a lot of information into the site, and as it turns out, it’s not at all easy to make Facebook forget it. As a result, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is now eyeing the social network.
(Parts Of) Yahoo Europe Given Ultimatum
About two months ago, we reported that Google was interested in hiring a lot of new European employees. Now there's word that Yahoo's moving in the opposite direction; some European departments will have to either improve their performance or be sold or shut down.
Google Notebook Could Influence Rankings
Google has filed 3 new patents for its Google Notebook service which suggest plans to use Notebook listings as an additional factor in calculating Google's search engine rankings. Bill Slawski reported on the new Google Notebook patents; highlighting the points in the 3rd patent (Presenting Search Result Information) that refer to potential ties between Google Notebook content and Google's ranking algorithm.
