Google News has done a decent job of representing big stories, but when it came to local developments, your best bet was often to visit to some poorly designed and infrequently updated site owned by a nearby TV station. Now that may no longer be the case, as Google News is getting local.
Facebook Introduces Product Pages
Facebook’s Social Ads program already has some people upset, and at first glance, new product pages just look like another way in which users might be turned into billboards. But whether this is or isn’t the case, the pages are already catching on.
ShopLocal Introduces Online Retail Index
ShopLocal, a multi-channel shopping and marketing firm has introduced The ShopLocal Index, a market indicator focused on tracking the influence of the Internet on in-store shopping.
PayPal Introduces Pay Later Option
eBay owned PayPal has launched a new payment service called PayPal Pay Later that allows merchants to offer promotional financing.
Google Introduces AdWords Automotive Newsletter
Google caters to a lot of specialized interests and industries – with a market cap of almost $170 billion, the company can afford to be versatile. Yet a new AdWords newsletter addresses a topic about which I’m especially enthusiastic: cars.
The Pirate Bay Introduces New Image Hosting Site
They’ve misattributed a quote and shown a disregard for law and order – but then, what did you expect of pirates? The key thing is that a new, censorship-free image hosting site has launched, courtesy of the lads at The Pirate Bay.
PayPal Introduces Security Key
PayPal has introduced the PayPal Security Key for its customers at the eBay Live Conference in Boston.
Google Introduces AdWords Business Pages In AU
Compared to much of the rest of the world, the nation of Australia is pretty young – you might say it got off to a late start. Google’s doing its best to help the country’s inhabitants catch up, however, and in Australia and New Zealand, the search engine company recently introduced AdWords Business Pages in an attempt to get more businesses online.
AdWords Introduces Preferred Cost Bidding
AdWords introduced a new bidding option called "preferred cost bidding," an alternative to setting a maximum cost-per-click (CPC). In essence, for the advertiser with less time and/or fewer resources, the option puts AdWords management on Google’s shoulders.
Google Introduces My Maps
Google introduced a new feature to Google Maps: My Maps. The My Maps tab can be found at the left-hand side, and allows you to quickly create your own placemarks with information (including photos) as well as your own lines and shapes to mark areas. You can then share these maps with others on the web through a special link.