I’m a google gadget freak… I admit it. My iGoogle homepage is so jam packed with cool stuff, so much so its getting hard to locate the gadgets I need! This week another very cool Map driven mapplet and gadget were made available from the Weather Channel – now weather on demand is even more accessible to me.
Trends Available In Google Checkout
Google has created a version of its Trends search comparison tool that allows people to look at Google Checkout and what people buy with it.
Google’s Conversion Optimizer Leaves Beta
The AdWords tool automatically adjusts one’s CPC bids up to a maximum CPA to find the most optimal bids for an ad auction.
Google Maps Getting More and More Popular
According to Hitwise, Google Maps is growing in popularity rapidly. While they have a long way to go to overtake the leader in the maps sector, Google Maps is the only major map site to see an increase in traffic over the last year.
Google vs. MSN on Paid Links and Cloaking
Don’t buy paid links! Paid links are bad! Don’t cloak either. Search engines don’t allow it. You’ve all heard this before right?>>> What are your thoughts on paid links? Do you agree with Google’s hard line? Comment here…
Google Maps Gaining On MapQuest
Like Google, MapQuest entered the vernacular as a verb. As in: I mapquested it. The AOL-owned online map service is still the top site of its kind, but that position is threatened by Google Maps, which is, um, en route to surpass it.Caution: More bad puns likely.
Why Google Might Have Changed AdSense Referral Terms
Lots of talk today about Google changing the terms of their referral units for Google Adsense. Good coverage by both Darren and Jeremy. Lets take a little look at why they might have done this.
Google Maps Shows New Hampshire Results
Want straightforward news about New Hampshire’s primary? So do I. Yet within about seven seconds of turning on the television this morning, I heard someone begin a sentence with "If you buy my book . . ." In contrast, Google Maps offers a neutral representation of events.
Ex-Bush FDA Reps Criticize Google On Health Search
The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI) has concerns about searching the Internet for health-related information, but we have concerns about CMPI.
Are Google Results Hazardous To Your Health?
First thing’s first: I’m suspicious of the pharmaceutical industry in general. A lot of people are, but as a journalist, suspicion is part of the job. Also, I have the researcher’s tendency toward cyberchondriasis, so take my non-medical expertise for what it’s worth.Which isn’t much. I put that out there so others won’t have to.