Articles tagged with: Google
As I preface every Facebook post, it is difficult to tell how widespread a feature (or test) is because they are constantly testing new products to different segments of their massive audience.
A little over a year ago, I wrote about Facebook’s new vanity URLs and the immediate SEO boost that ensued.
Applications now being built atop:
– mobile web (html5, wap, etc)
– mobile platforms (iPhone, Android, etc)
– browser extensions (chrome, firefox, safari, etc)
– desktop apps (ie adobe air)
Below is a screenshot of a new homepage module showing on Facebook aimed at driving friend importation through Google / Gmail. The unit sits above the newsfeed and asks, Ryan, Who’s Missing? It then …
Strangely lost in last week’s iPhone 4 hype was Facebook’s announcement of their “Open Graph Search Engine”. It is very young and therefore inelegant – but it is significant move that Google likely is worried …
Google’s new homepage looks much different than their old, clean and simple homepage. The difference and opportunities for customization are a bit shocking and:
My day of short blog posts continues….
The below email from AT&T (‘Add an iPhone today’) is interesting because:
- it arrived in my inbox a few days ago (May 15)
Gizmodo has called the Google I/O conference “dizzying” – in part that’s because of their several product announcements. In part it is because they are taking direct aim at Apple and, as Gizmodo also says, …
For mobile news, the best reading each month is the AdMob Mobile Metrics Report (see previous coverage here). The March 2010 report is noteworthy for a few reasons and have a consistent theme: Android has …
The last week of tech news has revolved around: Twitter, Foursquare, Apple, Google (who today announced Google Places) and Facebook (who announced communities yesterday and has F8 tomorrow).
The common threads across each of these: …
During their Q1 earnings announcements, Google revealed some good tidbits about their business and strategic initiatives… which clearly include Android and Chrome:
- 34 devices from 12 OEMs are Android operated
- 60,000 Android devices are sold …
January marked the month where Facebook passed Google in visits and Yahoo in Uniques. Today, Compete released their February 2010 numbers and the trends continued:
1. Google remains the largest by reach (with 141m uniques) and …

