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Google TV Is Here

Chris Jones — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:36:19 +0000

Google officially unveiled Google TV today before a live audience at its Google I/O Conference. Suffice it to say, it’s as cool as you you’d think it would be. Maybe even cooler.

Take a look:

First Look At Google Chrome OS

Chris Jones — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:42:37 +0000

The much talked about and much anticipated Google Chrome operating system is almost upon us. Lifehacker has a blow by blow of all the particulars, but you can check out the promo video from Google below.

It really does sound like a great idea in theory, but I’m going to have to use it before I’m sold. That said, if it works as advertised I can see it becoming the industry standard on netbooks at least. This is something Microsoft is no doubt concerned about.

Google Search Syntax Tricks

Chris Jones — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:31:15 +0000

Most people when they’re searching for something on the web will simply enter whatever it is into the Google search bar and get the results. Fortunately, Google has become better and better at making sense of what you type and delivering you the most relevant search results. You can pretty much type anything in Google now and it will know what you’re talking about.

That said, sometimes you might need to drill down a little further and be a little more specific with your search.

That’s where search syntax comes into play. If you use special search syntax with Google you can sometimes get better results depending on what you’re looking for.

Most people know the basic syntax like using quotations around a phrase to find that exact phrase. If you want to find every instance of the word – social media – then you want to type “social media” into Google. Without the quotes it will show you every instance of the word “social” and the word “media” as well as “social media”.

That’s an easy one you probably already knew, but there is much more advanced syntax you can use as well.

PC Tips Box has a very good article about Google search syntax that covers the basics and the advanced.

Google Planning To Make The Web Faster

Chris Jones — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:04:03 +0000

According to Mashable, Google is working on a research project aimed at replacing the HTTP protocol that the web is built on and replacing it with something faster. The new protocol is allegedly called SPDY as in “SPeeDY”.

Google supposedly even has a prototype web server and chrome client with built-in SPDY that they’ve been testing.

What Factors Influence Video Rankings On Google Search?

Chris Jones — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:55:09 +0000

Google’s Matt Cutts was recently asked what factors influence video rankings on Google search? Here’s what he had to say:

Video: First Look At Google Voice

Chris Jones — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:31:48 +0000

Here’s a sneak-peek at Google Voice from the good folks at Butterscotch:

Google Adds Powerful New Search Options

Chris Jones — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:53:43 +0000

The meteoric rise of Twitter has caused some to wonder if Google’s days are numbered. Some say Twitter search has already surpassed Google in terms of importance.

While I agree that Twitter search is incredibly important, I wouldn’t count Google out anytime soon.

Google has shown itself to be extremely nimble in terms of staying in front of emerging technology trends and putting out new tools and services to take advantage of them.

Therefore it’s no surprise that Google has developed a set of extremely powerful new search options including real-time search.

Take a look this demo from Google:

Google To Acquire Twitter?

Chris Jones — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:00:08 +0000

According to TechCrunch, Google is in the late stages of negotiations to acquire Twitter. This news comes on the heels of Twitter’s recent rejection of an offer from Facebook.

It makes total sense that Google would want to get their hands on Twitter, because of the growing power of Twitter search. Twitter search is well on its way to becoming the most important search engine in the world.

Obviously, Google’s mantra of “don’t be evil” is starting to ring a little hollow these days especially if they end up acquiring Twitter. Google is amassing an unprecedented amount of data and power over people’s lives.

What do you think? Is it a good or bad thing for Google to acquire Twitter?

SEO Tips From Google’s Matt Cutts

Chris J. — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:43:44 +0000

One thing the Internet certainly has no shortage of is advice about SEO. Bloggers in particular often times swear by certain SEO strategies which may or may not have any real value, but simply seem like they do. However, one source of advice on SEO is prized above all others. This source is prized because it holds the keys to the castle so to speak. SEO guys spend their time trying to figure out how to legally manipulate this source to get it to do what they want. The source I’m referring to is of course Google. When Google gives advice about how to get better search rankings on their search engine — you should do what they say.

Google’s oracle of all things SEO is a guy named Matt Cutts. He’s an engineer at Google and head of their webspam team. He wrote the original SafeSearch program for Google to protect kids from adult material. The bottom line is that Matt knows what the hell he’s talking about when it comes to Google and how to get better rankings.

Take a look at the following video. Matt Cutts talks in great detail about how to achieve better search rankings with your WordPress blog. This from the 2007 WordCamp in San Francisco, and even though it’s a couple years old the tips he gives remain just as true today.

Google SearchWiki: What It Means For You

Chris Jones — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:44:04 +0000

Andy has a great post over at Marketing Pilgrim that looks at how you can use Google SearchWiki to your advantage.