Category Archives: Google

Newsflash: Google Search just went Social

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Michael Carney

Send to Kindle Hot off the press TODAY from Mashable: Google Merges Search and Google+ Into Social Media Juggernaut As Google Fellow Amit Singhal noted on the Official Google Blog: “We’re transforming Google into a search engine that understands not only content, but … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Search

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleCheck out the video below, which gives an interesting overview of Google Search — where it’s been and where it’s going. A notable absence: social search, which is the most significant new development in search today.

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Tracking Phone Leads from Adwords

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleAn interesting innovation from Google Adwords: phone lead tracking.

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Google launches Google+ Pages for Business

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleFinally, Google+ has launched Google+ Pages for Business. To bring you up to speed with this new offering, we’ve just launched our newest ecourse, Marketing Through Google+. Click here for details. Oh, and check out this video to whet your … Continue reading →

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First Click is the Deepest

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleIf you’ve ever worried about the position of your website on organic search engine results (i.e. not paid listings, just those natural results chosen by Google et al), you may be aware that where your site appears amongst … Continue reading →

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Christmas In AdWordia

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleKeen to get some last-minute Christmas traffic heading to your website? Perhaps the answer lies in judicious use of advertising tools such as Google AdWords. We scanned the seasonal horizon to see if we could pick up some … Continue reading →

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Newspapers Debate: "What do we do about Google?"

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleThe World Association of Newspapers (WAN) asks the question — and offers a potentially fiery debate — at its upcoming World Newspaper Congress in Hyderabad India (December 1-3). Should we, asks WAN: Applaud our gains in web site … Continue reading →

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Google Wave invitation FREE with subscription — plus iPhone app news

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleYay! We just received our invitation to Google Wave and have (of course) activated it. HOT OFFER! We now have 20 [UPDATED: NOW 16 9 DOWN TO OUR LAST 3! ALL GONE, SORRY] Google Wave nominations to share, … Continue reading →

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Google Android: Another giant leap for the G-Men?

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleBeing only slightly tech-obsessed (though our wives might agree to differ), we haven’t paid too much attention so far to Google’s Android mobile phone offering. To be honest, we hadn’t even felt compelled to invest in the ubiquitous … Continue reading →

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Google Wave Invite: Received Yours Yet?

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleHas geekdom come down to this — that we’re defined (or demeaned) by the presence or absence of an invite to participate in a software release? Thus has it always been with Google. Were you one of The … Continue reading →

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