Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Online Marketing News: Video Trends Map, Content Recommendation Engine & New Google+ Layout - and my blog posts review

The world of tech is always moving. Let's take a look at which companies have been making news.

One hot conversation starter has been Xbox and Kinect. Let's check it out shall we?
- Microsoft Reveals Xbox One, Next-Generation Gaming from techland.time.com
- Here's Your New Xbox One: Microsoft's All-In-One Home Entertainment System from techcrunch.com
- Xbox One Will Kind Of Block Used Games from www.webpronews.com





What else is there? Well, there's Google and Matt Cutts:
- New Google Maps UI Calls For Shifts In SEO Tactics from searchengineland.com
- Online Marketing News: Video Trends Map, Content Recommendation Engine & New Google+ Layout from www.toprankblog.com
- Keep It All Straight and Get Started with the Locals: Yahoo Local, Yelp, Google+ Local by @highervis from www.searchenginejournal.com







Google+ and Search engine optimization were mentioned a good deal too:
- Google+ in the SERPs Increasing; Authorship Adoption High [Data] - "Since doing so, much has been written about the importance of ensuring search marketers have taken steps to set up authorship in Google+" - said searchenginewatch.com

Let's finish up by finding out about Flickr and Yahoo! Inc..
- Yahoo Drops Flickr Pro To Compete With Facebook, Still Offers Two Paid Tiers For Ad Haters And Power Users - "The bookend to Yahoo's Big News Day - a major refresh of its photo sharing site Flickr - will see the company drop its Flickr Pro pricing tiers as part of a bid to compete better with Facebook/Instagram and the rest of the crowded market in the online photo space" - said techcrunch.com



















Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Bloom.fm Is A Mobile-First Music Streaming Service That's Playing To A Different Tune

Companies, technology, media ... great, huh?

In our first little grouping, let's take a look at the websites discussing Flickr and Caterina Fake:
- Yahoo Drops Flickr Pro To Compete With Facebook, Still Offers Two Paid Tiers For Ad Haters And Power Users from techcrunch.com

Google Play has been getting a lot of press as well:
- Bloom.fm Is A Mobile-First Music Streaming Service That's Playing To A Different Tune from techcrunch.com
- New Google Play All Music Access Service Unveiled from technorati.com





The next topics I'll be covering are Google+ and YouTube, LLC.
- Online Marketing News: Video Trends Map, Content Recommendation Engine & New Google+ Layout - "New Google+ Layout: Hangouts, Photos and Stream Reminiscent of Pinterest Google announced a major update to their social network this week that changes the way Hangouts, photos and the Google+ stream are viewed by users" - said www.toprankblog.com
- Google+ in the SERPs Increasing; Authorship Adoption High [Data] - searchenginewatch.com

What else is there? Well, Google and YouTube, LLC were in the press a fair amount:
- Google Glass Year In Review - "It's been a little over a year since Google started teasing something it called "Project Glass."" - said techcrunch.com
- Google Notifies Sprint Of Spam Penalty; Seeks Advice In Google Help Forums - searchengineland.com
- Google News Snippets, YouTube Embedded Videos Face Legal Challenges in Germany - searchenginewatch.com



















Saturday, May 18, 2013

Now With More Than 1.5B Page Views A Month, Secret Sharing App Whisper Launches On Android - plus my very own blog posts summary

What's been happening in the realm of tech? Who are we checking out?

In our first little grouping, let's check out the websites taking about Search engine optimization and Search engine marketing:
- Mistakes Made When Researching Keywords from technorati.com

Google has been getting a lot of press as well:
- Google I/O 2013 Is All About Cleaning Up the Mess and Filling In the Gaps from techland.time.com
- Behind The Scenes Of The Big Google Maps Redesign And Its Technical Challenges from techcrunch.com
- Online Marketing News: Video Trends Map, Content Recommendation Engine & New Google+ Layout from www.toprankblog.com





Google+ and YouTube, LLC were brought up quite a bit too:
- Google's New Hangouts App Has an AT&T Caveat - "Jared Newman / TIME.comEmailPrintShareFacebookTwitterTumblrLinkedInStumbleUponRedditDiggMixxDeliciousGoogle+CommentTo use Hangout video chat on an AT&T Android (operating system) phone, you must be connected to Wi-Fi" - said techland.time.com

The rest? Well, Android and Nvidia Corporation were in the press a fair amount:
- Now With More Than 1.5B Page Views A Month, Secret Sharing App Whisper Launches On Android - "With a launch on Android's Google Play store this week, Whisper is going to be available to a whole bunch of new users, particularly in its key demographic of young adults aged 18-24" - said techcrunch.com





















Friday, May 17, 2013

Mistakes Made When Researching Keywords - plus my very own links synopsis

Companies, technology, media ... it's all good isn't it?

In our first little grouping, why don't we check out the sites discussing Google+ and Twitter, Inc.:
- Google I/O 2013 Is All About Cleaning Up the Mess and Filling In the Gaps from techland.time.com
- Online Marketing News: Video Trends Map, Content Recommendation Engine & New Google+ Layout from www.toprankblog.com
- Google Maps Gets a Brand New Look from searchenginewatch.com



Google and IPhone seemed to come up a great deal too:
- How An Ex-Googler Built Facebook For Glass from techcrunch.com
- How To Break Up With Google in 3 Easy Steps by @hubshout from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Exploring The New More Dynamic, More Social Google Maps from searchengineland.com







Google Maps and YouTube, LLC were talked about a lot as well:
- Businesses Should Make Sure They Didn't Miss These Google Announcements - "Maps One of the biggest announcements to come out the event was a complete overhaul of Google Maps" - said www.webpronews.com
- Google's Three-Hour I/O Keynote Boils Down To These Highlights And One Theme: Foundation - techcrunch.com
- New Google Maps Interface Launching At Google I/O Today? - searchengineland.com

Let's finish off with a look at Search engine optimization and Google Inc..
- Mistakes Made When Researching Keywords - "Your search engine optimization strategy is nothing without well researched keywords" - said technorati.com

















Thursday, May 16, 2013

Google I/O 2013 Is All About Cleaning Up the Mess and Filling in the Gaps - as well as my own links synopsis

Just what has been going on in the realm of technology? Which organizations are we checking out?

One interesting topic of conversation is Google Maps and IOS Let's take a look at shall we?
- Google I/O 2013 Is All About Cleaning Up the Mess and Filling in the Gaps from techland.time.com
- Google's Three-Hour I/O Keynote Boils Down To These Highlights And One Theme: Foundation from techcrunch.com
- New Google Maps Revealed At Google I/O from www.webpronews.com



What else do we have? Well, there's Google and Matt Cutts:
- I/O 2013: One Google, Under Page, With Unification And Usability For All from techcrunch.com
- Google: Nearly 2 Million AdWords Campaigns Are Now Enhanced, Early Results Are In from searchengineland.com
- CEO Larry Page Takes the Stage in Surprise Google I/O Appearance from searchenginewatch.com







Did you notice all the discussion about Google+ and Google AdWords? Here are the best bits:
- Is Google+ Really a Brand Ghost Town? - "Google+ is struggling to attract brands, and the brands they do attract are neglecting their pages, according to aReutersanalysis published this week" - said searchenginewatch.com
- Wired Revisits Story Of Federal Sting & $500M Penalty Over Google's Pharmacy Ads - searchengineland.com
- Google+ Gets 41 New Features, Including Stream Redesign [Google I/O 2013] - www.webpronews.com

Let's finish off with a look at Google Play and YouTube, LLC.
- Google Launches Paid Music Streaming Service - "The company yesterday announced Google Play Music All Access at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Chris Yerga, Android (operating system) engineering director, unveiled the service, which will take on Spotify and Rdio with its subscription based music offering" - said searchenginewatch.com
- Google To Announce Spotify-Like Streaming Service At Google I/O [Report] - www.webpronews.com