A big change has just come to Google Adsense, and this may have a huge impact on advertising platforms such as Aleavendo, a gambling pay-per-click (PPC) service, which until now has looked to be a dominant PPC advertising network for gambling…
Target Surfers by Age and Gender with Adwords
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I guess this is a new feature, at least, I had not noticed before. Just logged in to Google Adwords and saw a new announcement: “New! Reach people based on their age and gender Reach customers based on their age…
Google Plus Friend Recommendations Springs To Life
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There has been a lot of discussion in recent months about how Google plans to start using social to promote web pages. Well, one way seems to have recently popped up – recommendations through the G+ buttons on websites.
Mom, I have Google Translate – Why Do I Need to Learn Any Languages?
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Your kids can find answers to everything online. If they need to find something out, they just Google it, and you do the same thing. Google (and other search engines) have made it a cinch to connect with the information…
Google Penguin Receives A Cold Reception
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Last year, on 11th April 2011, my main site (certainly not this one!) was mercilessly ripped to shreds by the now infamous Google Panda update. I lost over half my traffic and three-quarters of my revenue overnight. I was so…
Google Analytics Help Needed – Where Are My Old Reports?
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I am reaching out for help on this one. Today Google finally switched off its old Analytics interface. Now, I am sure that the new version will provide many useful tools, but unfortunately the few tools and reports that I…
Google’s Motive Behind the Mobility Acquisition
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On the morning of August 15, 2011, a glaring headline in every newspaper caught the attention, and baffled, many technology buffs: “Google Buys Motorola Mobility.” The Players For anyone that does not know better, Google is a technology behemoth and…
Google Blog Posts from the Last 6 Years
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I have blogged about Google a lot since firing up the Webo blog in 2006. I have decided to compile the blog posts here in one handy and easy to read page. I may add an index to the top…
Google Streetview in the News
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When Google Streetview was launched it caused all sorts of controversy. I took a good long look at it and found a few amusing things myself. Here is what I found. Google Proves that Sunglasses and a Moustache is a Good…
Google Analytics Developments and Issues
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This page covers Google Analytics changes and developments and it presented in reverse chronological order (latest news on top!). Google Analytics Accounts are Being Updated Nov 21, 2011 Please note – this blog post serves to vent my frustration mostly. It is…
New Google Homepage Design – Planning for a New Google?
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Google have updated their homepage with new drop-down and fly-out menus. Gmail continues to look more like Google+ and even Blogger has had a makeover. The less said about Google Analytics the better, but that and Adsense have also had…
Google Pages – Like Facebook Pages but Better
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Google Pages are being rolled at as I type this. Google Pages are really like a combination of Google Places (Maps) and Facebook Pages. They are designed to allow people to set up causes, business profiles, fan areas etc. Pages…
What does it take to get a job at Google?
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Highlights of the Google Job Application Infographic Google receives over a million resumes each year They hire 4000 – 6000 people each year Every resume / CV is screened Recruiters conduct initial telephone interviews if you pass …. On site…
New Google Search Results Layout
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Just seen a new Google search results layout. Rather than the traditional view with the the “cached” and “similar” links below the description snippet, now you click a big grey arrow to the right of the result to open up…
Google Flight Search is Launched
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A while back I blogged about Google buying ITA Software. In fact, it was only in April 2011, but seems much longer ago for some reason. Anyway, today Google have given us a first look at the new product that…
