The Guardian newspaper have today written an article titled Is Google a Grinch or a good guy?, which asks many UK SEO’s (myself included) for their views on the recent Google paid link debate.
Facebook To Tweak Status Updates
Compared to anything you’ll see coming from the BBC or CNN, this is admittedly a pretty minor piece of news. Yet it’s nonetheless nice to hear that Facebook plans to drop the word “is” from its users’ status updates.
Google Checkout & Gmail Updates
I was browsing through the Google Blogs using my Yahoo Pipe and noticed that there have been a couple pieces of cool news item floating around at the the Gmail and Google Checkout blogs.
Bloglines Mobile Updates
First, they added support for logging into Bloglines via OpenID. While I’m not a big fan of OpenID in practice, it is a good idea in theory, so if you’re a big fan of that theory, go ahead and use it.
Cutts: Don't look for PageRank updates soon
Google’s best contact with the Internet at large, Matt Cutts, slipped into the DigitalPoint Forums to drop a juicy tidbit about PageRank into the discussion, says Search Engine Roundtable. Sayeth Matt on DigitalPoint:Â “Here’s what I’ve said about directories recently: “Q: Hey, as long as we’re talking about directories, can you talk about the role […]
Google Moon Gets Major Updates
When I think of incredible sights, a bunch of bumpy gray rock is not the first thing that comes to mind. But toss in some astronauts and a few lunar rovers, and now we’re talking. And now Google’s showing – an updated version of Google Moon has become available.
Orkut Adds “Updates From Your Friends” Box
Roughly ten days ago, Robert Scoble suggested that Facebook would, in a few years’ time, defeat Google. Pretty much everyone within hearing range responded with something along the lines of “fat chance,” and I agree with ‘em. Still, Orkut is just now introducing a feature that Facebook had about a year ago.
Google Earth Provides Updates, Answers
There’s a fresh post on the Google LatLong Blog, and it’s titled, “Where in the world is…(Answers).” You see, the post informs readers of various geographic locations that were hinted at earlier. But if Google was asking (perhaps rhetorically), “Where in the world is an updated image?” the answer would be, “just about everywhere.”
GMail Updates Aren’t Half-Apps’ed
Google added a handful of new features to its Google Apps web-based platform, including the ability to migrate old email gathering "metaphorical dust" to Gmail accounts.
Google Finance Cashes In Updates
Some new features arrived in Google’s Finance site, with the big addition being content from events like earnings announcements and analyst calls.