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Don't Kid Yourself--Project Glass Will Produce An Advertising Bonanza For Google
Forbes
Video One of the first questions about Project Glass, the augmented-reality glasses that Google debuted in fine style this week with a skydiving stunt in San Francisco was whether we'd see ads plastered on the tiny screen in front of our faces. Google ...

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Google Strikes Deal Over 'Jewish' Search Suggestions
PC Magazine
Google's auto-complete search function can be a blessing or a curse, the company found out in April, when the Internet giant was sued by French anti-discrimination organizations.

Google & Ecommerce: 10 Things Business Owners Need to Know Before July
Search Engine Watch
Google Shopping Fifty percent of Google Product Search traffic will be switching to paid GoogleShopping by July 28. Online merchants who aren't ready for the switch will face some serious repercussions. Below we break it down and present all the ...

'Google Now' personal assistant represents search giant's answer to Siri
Apple Insider
Android's new voice search adds "cards" that resemble the custom user interfaces that Apple implemented with its own Siri voice-activated personal assistant. According to a side-by-side comparison of voice recognition queries on Google's and Apple's ...

Google's “Voice Assistant” Not Quite Siri-Smart But Most People Won't Notice
Search Engine Land
But Siri isn't really “voice search.” Siri is a version of “artificial intelligence” with a voice front end, provided by Nuance. Google's voice search is speech-to-text and (now) text-to-speech on top ofGoogle's Knowledge Graph and search index. There ...

Siri vs Google search in 1600-question street test
9 to 5 Mac
As noted by Phillip Elmer-DeWitt at Fortune, Apple analyst Gene Munster published a note to clients today that contained the results of a Siri vs. Google search 1600-question showdown. While it is not exactly a test of how well the companies' various ...

9 to 5 Mac

Minneapolis street test: Google gets a B+, Apple's Siri gets a D
Fortune (blog)
So when he wanted to know how Siri stacked up against a Google (GOOG) search, he (or his staff) asked an iPhone 1600 questions, 800 on the busy streets of Minneapolis, 800 in a quiet room. Piper Jaffray published the results Thursday in a note to ...

Groupon Exposes Customer Emails In Google Results…Again
TechCrunch
Screen shot 2012-06-29 at 06.47.30. A while back we wrote about a flaw in Groupon's email link encryption, which revealed the emails of some Groupon users when “addx” was added into a Google search of Groupon's site. We've been alerted that is still ...

How to use Google's search tools to get better results
Geek
29, 2012 - Google Search is one of the most commonly used online tools. It's so closely tied to daily web browsing that many people ... On the left sidebar, way down at the bottom, there's a single line of text that says “Show search tools” — click it ...

Google Said to Face U.S. Probe Over Motorola Patents
Bloomberg
A U.S. antitrust regulator is investigating whether Google Inc.'s Motorola Mobility unit is honoring commitments made to license industry-standard technology for mobile and other devices on fair terms, three people familiar with the situation said.

Google Glass Team: 'Wearable Computing Will Be the Norm'
Wired News
Even though I followed Google's I/O Conference from across the country, the event made it obvious that a company created with a strict focus on search has become an omnivorous factory of tech products both hard and soft. Google now regards its ...

How Google Pulled Off Insane Project Glass Stunt Demo
PC Magazine
Probably because Google is the kind of company that likes to let us behind the curtain to see how the magic really works (to a certain point—you'd have an easier time persuading Coke to divulge its secret formula than getting Google to spill on its ...

Use Google Now with Caution, Security Experts Say
PCWorld
Google Now, the smart assistant in the latest upgrade of the Android operating system, draws an uneasiness among security experts evaluating the risks the search-based feature for mobile devices brings to businesses. Similar Articles: SXSW: Privacy ...

Mobile search major focus at Google I/O
Brafton
Google I/O featured major announcements about the future of search on smartphones and mobile SEO. ... As such, leveraging a content marketing strategy that focuses on mobile SEO best practices can help businesses rank well.Google's Pierre Farr ...

Brafton

Siri still can't match old-fashioned Google search, analyst says
BGR
Fortune reports that Piper Jaffray has conducted a little study comparing Siri and Google in terms of both query comprehension and response accuracy,

Google: PH ranks first in 'same sex' search
Inquirer.net (blog)
The Philippines may be a predominantly Catholic country, but that has not curbed the Filipinos' curiosity about same-sex marriage, which remains illegal in the country, the most recent “Insights” report by search giant Google showed.

1600 Question Test Shows How Bad Siri Really Is
Gizmodo
1600 Question Test Shows How Bad Siri Really Is Pitting Google search against Siri using a monster 1600-question test shows how useful Siri really is: not at all. Google answered correctly 86 percent of the time. Siri achieved just 68 percent accuracy ...

Can Google Now take on Apple's Siri and win?
Digitaltrends.com
Basically, Knowledge Graph is Google's effort at semantic search: It attempts to understand the intent behind a user's question and provide a direct answer by tapping into pre-compiled databases of information. (This is the same approach used by ...

Digitaltrends.com

Google: It's not just 'search' any more
San Francisco Chronicle
On Wednesday, we met Google the mature hardware maker, taking on Apple and Amazon (and to a lesser degree Samsung and other sometime partners) with its home-baked tablet and Apple TV-like media hub. [...] services allow businesses and research ...

San Francisco Chronicle

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Houston Chronicle (blog)
Minneapolis street test: Google gets a B+, Apple's Siri gets a D – An analyst tests the personal assistant feature of iOS against Google's traditional search and finds the latter to be superior. Gene Munster says Siri must do at least as good asGoogle ...

Houston Chronicle (blog)

Google bans gun sales on US shopping center
Daily Caller
Gun shoppers begrudgingly give Bing a try. ... Google is banning the sale of weapons and ammunition within its shopping center, causing firearms owners to second guess their use of the search giant. The company announced on May 31 that it would be ...

Daily Caller

Will Google's Personal Assistant Be Creepy or Cool?
New York Times (blog)
Google's new personal assistant service, called Google Now, raises some interesting questions about the line between when tech is helpful and when it makes users uneasy. The service will do things like remind an Android owner that they have a lunch ...

Google Announces Offline Document Editing
Hot Hardware
Google is continuing to take advantage of its I/O conference to announce new features for many of its products. One of the most requested features for GoogleDocs is finally here: offline editing. With this new feature, you can now create and edit ...

Hot Hardware

How to Get YouTube Views from Google Rankings Topic of Digital Marketer Article
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
There are easy ways to skyrocket a video to the top of Google search results, and they are described in the latest Special Report by Digital Marketer. Known as the brains behind some of the most influential and innovative online marketing ideas of...

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

In Google vs. Siri comparison, Siri left at a loss for words
allvoices
Piper Jaffray tech analyst Gene Munster conducted an exhaustive analysis on the accuracy of Siri's answers compared to Google's search results. The analysis rated Google with a B+ (86%) for accuracy of answers, while Siri scored a D (62%) for accuracy.

Siri Shows Increasing Promise, But Accuracy Falls Short of Google Text Searches
Mac Rumors
On the accuracy side, Google's 86% rating is derived from comScore data showing that Google generates 1.14 search result pages per search, suggesting that roughly 86% of time Google presents the data the user is looking for within the first few results ...

Mac Rumors

Apple's Siri Gets a 'D' Grade, Google Search Gets 'B+' in 1600 ...
By iPhoneHacks
Apple's Siri Gets a 'D' Grade, Google Search Gets 'B+' in 1600 Questions Test. ... Not surprisingly, Google's search came out on top, answering correctly 86% of the time, whereas Siri managed to answer only 68% correctly. Munster asked 800 ...
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The results are in: Google Search destroys Apple's Siri | TalkAndroid ...
By Robert Nazarian
tagged apple, Google. Every since Apple unveiled Siri, they tried to make us believe it was this amazing product that could never be wrong. Steve Jobs led us to believe it was as good if not better than Google search, and many people have ...
Android News, Rumours, and Updates

Siri's search accuracy graded as a D, Google text search gets a B+
By Christian Zibreg
Curious to figure out which is more accurate for searching, Apple's Siri or Google's traditionalsearch engine, Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster pitted Siri's voice-activated search against Google'sold-fashioned text-based searching. He and his ...
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Video: Siri vs. New Google Voice Search – Droid Life
By Kellex
At the Google I/O keynote from day 1 (watch it here at the 20:00 minute mark), the Android team took the wraps off a new product called Google Now that was powered by a new version of VoiceSearch (our hands-on). During the demo of it, we ...
Droid Life

Random Test Reveals Google Text Searches Are More Accurate ...
By Gary Ng
Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray has published the results of an unscientific test to put Siri against Google text searches. iPhone 4S and new iPad users.
iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's...

How retailers are using content to combat Google Panda « Helium ...
By Anne Campbell
When the Google Panda algorithm update rolled out in February 2011, it had a significant impact on internet retailers, and many of them are still feeling the affects more than a year later. According to a recent survey by search engine ...
Helium Content Source

Google Cars - Search Engine Watch
By John Rampton
In the San Francisco Bay area, where I live, Google has quietly launched what is being referred to as Google Cars – a new addition to Google's comparison ads (those “Sponsored” ads appearing between the PPC ads and organic results).
Search Engine Watch

Siri Still Isn't As Accurate As Google's Text Search | iSmashPhone
By 8bitjay
apple-siri. A study from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster found that Siri's search isn't quite up to par with that of Google's when if comes to mobile. Given that Siri is still in beta, that it's likely to be part of the problem. Here's how the tests were ...
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What Small Business Owners Need to Know About Google's Updates
By Anchor Wave
Google named its two most recent updates, Penguin and Panda. ... Google is making a good-faith effort to change the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) industry for the better, by rewarding only organic, high-quality marketing tactics. To be ...
Anchor Wave Internet Solutions

Google Search On Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Vs Siri On iOS 6 ...
It has taken a day or two, but now videos are beginning to crop up comparing Apple's Siri on ...
www.redmondpie.com/google-search-on-android-4.1-jelly-be...

Siri vs. Google Search (Jelly Bean) - YouTube
Siri vs. Google Search (Jelly Bean) Siri is how Apple persuades consumers to buy the ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDsOtdRtG0Q

Siri vs Google search in 1600-question street test | 9to5Google ...
While it is not exactly a test of how well the companies' various voice services stack up against one another (since Google Search queries were typed-in and not ...
9to5google.com/.../siri-vs-google-search-in-1600-question-str...

Google launches a MOOC for learning search « NeverEndingSearch
The folks at the Google booth here at ISTE, just led me to their new free online searching course. Registration for Power Searching with Google, a short course ...
blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/.../google-launches-a-mooc-for...

Siri still can't match old-fashioned Google search, analyst says ...
From Yahoo! News: Fortune reports that Piper Jaffray has conducted a little study comparing Siri and Google in terms of both query comprehension and ...
news.yahoo.com/siri-still-t-match-old-fashioned-google-search...

Video: Google Search vs. Siri, and the winner is.. | DroidMatters.com
John Rettinger of Techno Buffalo has made a video comparing Google'sVoice Search and ...
www.droidmatters.com/.../video-google-search-vs-siri-and-the...

Siri vs. Google Search: Test Shows iPhone Assistant Isn't A Google ...
Siri might be going to summer school. Piper Jaffray analyst and noted Apple fanatic Gene Munster decided to pit Siri against Google's web search in a supreme ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../siri-vs-google-search-test_n_163...

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How to Find Your Previous Google Search Queries [Quicktip]
Google has been the search engine of choice for many of your burning (and not so burning) questions. Preference for it is so popular, that whenever you ask.
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Google Now advances search, aims for Apple's Siri

Google Now advances search, aims for Apple's Siri
Computerworld
With its new Google Now smart assistant, Google hopes to take search to another level -- and take on Apple's Siri.

Google Nexus 7 vs. Amazon Kindle Fire: Small-Screen Tablet Showdown
PC Magazine
At Google I/O 2012, the search giant announced its newest mobile operating system, Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean," and with it a new 7-inch tablet aimed not at the current top dog, the new Apple iPad, but rather at the budget-friendly Amazon Kindle Fire.

Google Takes Chromebooks to Best Buy, Ramps Cloud Offerings
PC Magazine
The search giant is going the brick-and-mortar route with second-gen Chromebooks and will add iOS and Chrome OS to its stable of Google Drive-ready operating systems.

Google releases Chrome browser for iPhone, iPad
USA TODAY
Chrome on Apple's iOS mobile operating system (though only iOS 4.3 and higher) allows Chrome fans to use the search browser across all their devices. Googleannounced the new Chrome apps Thursday at the Google I/O developer conference in San ...

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Does Google Now Plunge Into the Uncanny Valley?
PC Magazine
Google's new mobile search tool, Google Now, may be diving into that valley, using the terrifying amount that the Web knows about us to act a little bit like a friend, but maybe more like a stalker. From a purely engineering standpoint, Google Now ...

Google Now Comes Online (Well, Its Homepage Does)
TechCrunch
Google Now, the smart personal search assistant announced yesterday at Google I/O, has now come online. Well, the landing page for the service has come online, that is. The new site introduces the key aspects to Google Now, which arrives in Google's ...

What are the Most Expensive Google PPC Ad Words?
MarketWatch (press release)
It was recently revealed that Google makes 97% if its revenue from advertising. The sale of keywords significantly contributes to this, as businesses of all sizes are keen to rank highly in Google's search results. But what are the most expensive ...

Hands-on with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on the Google Galaxy Nexus
Mobile Burn
Here at Google I/O 2012, the search giant handed out Galaxy Nexus smartphones to attendees that were updated with a preview version of the new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. We got our hands on one and gave it a quick tour to check out the ...

Google Glass & Now: Utopia or Dystopia?
ExtremeTech
If you didn't watch the Google I/O keynote presented by Vic Gundotra, Hugo Barra, and Sergey Brin, let me quickly bring you up to speed. Google Now is an Android app that uses your location, behavior history, and search history to display “just the ...

ExtremeTech

LIVE From Google I/O, Day 2: The Web Rules
Forbes
It's all about the Web here on Day 2 of Google's annual I/O developer conference–Google's Web. In contrast to yesterday's focus on the search giant's Android mobile operating software, today will focus on the power of the Web, in particular Google's ...

Forbes

Google Chrome and Drive come to Apple iOS devices
CNET
Google is making it easier for Apple fanboys and fangirls to use Google's browser and storage service. Read this blog post by Marguerite Reardon on Internet & Media.

Google Takes On Siri With Android 4.1 Voice Search
Complex.com (blog)
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean contains a response to Apple's popular Siri artificial intelligence feature for the iPhone and iPad, but it's not what many expected. Rather than simply creating their own AI assistant to compete with Siri, Google smartly ...

Google's Nexus 7 tablet: What the critics are saying
MSN Money
Google (GOOG) finally opened the curtains to reveal its shiny new tablet, the Asus Nexus 7, at itsGoogle I/O conference in San Francisco. The 7-inch device is the search giant's maiden entry into the tablet hardware space, which is currently dominated ...

Bing Will Improve Organic Search with Encyclopaedia Function, says Search ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Bing users can expect an improvement in their organic search results following the announcement that Microsoft's search engine will partner with the Encyclopaedia Brittanica. The update has been developed as a response to Google's ... on your ...

Google Chrome Now Available for Apple iOS Devices
DailyTech
Google Chrome to finally makes an appearance on the iPad, iPhone. ... The Verge and AnandTech are reporting that Google Chrome will finally make an appearance on iOS devices starting today. This means that fans of the popular browser will now be able ...

DailyTech

Google Sees the Promise in Hardware
New York Times
By selling Google-branded devices, the company also aims to protect its core search business as competitors hover. Facebook is deepening its partnership with Microsoft'sBing search engine and Microsoft just announced plans for its own branded tablet.

New York Times

Google Drive coming to iOS and Chrome OS
CNET
Watch Google Drive coming to iOS and Chrome OS videos on CNET TV: Google's Clay Bavor announces Google Drive for iOS and Chrome OS at Google I/O in San Francisco. Users can make their files available everywhere, add people, and give them edit ...

Google Drive iOS App: Essential Features Missing
InformationWeek
Google Drive for Apple's iOS platform hits the iPhone and iPad, but you're better off using the browser-based version. ... Google released a version of its Google Drive service for the Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch on Thursday. It also made ...

Google on iOS: All about the ecosystem
Macworld
Google announced on Thursday that it's bringing its Chrome browser and Google Drive cloud storage services to iOS. But given that Chrome will be limited in what it can do, why is the company even bothering? ... While it's released apps like Google ...

Wajam Places Adds More Social Search Results to Google Maps
Search Engine Watch
An update from social search engine Wajam integrates their location-based social search with a new Google Maps interface. Users of the service can now see social recommendations from friends on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ on an interactive map.

Google provides peek at Internet-connected glasses, begins selling them to US ...
Washington Post
SAN FRANCISCO — Google helped create a world brimming with digital distractions for people spending more of their lives tethered to the Internet. It's a phenomenon that seems unlikely to change so Google is working on a way to search for information, ...

Jelly Bean: What You Need to Know About Android 4.1
Businessweek
At its I/O conference, Google unveiled the next update to Android version 4.1, aka Jelly Bean. The update, which will first become available as an over-the-air download next month for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S, brings a lot of nice improvements and ...

Google eyeglass-embedded computers to go on sale in 2014
Chicago Tribune
Google , owner of the world's most popular search engine, will sell eyeglass-embedded computers to consumers by 2014 after incorporating feedback from developers, said Sergey Brin , the company's co-founder.

Google and Graphene Frontiers Move Into Science Center Port Business Incubator
MarketWatch (press release)
PHILADELPHIA, Jun 28, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Search giant Google and startup Graphene Frontiers are at very different stages of development, yet they have much in common. Both have taken space in the University City Science Center's ...

Google Play Is Central to Google's Android Mobile Strategy
ReadWriteWeb
Google has been stepping up its game around content discovery and distribution for some time. The Android Market is gone, replaced with Google Play. The latest round of announcements from Google's I/O developer conference make it clear that thesearch ...

ReadWriteWeb

Leading Specialty Retailer Moves to Mercent to Drive Sales on Google ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Other shopping destinations supported by Mercent Retail(TM) include eBay, Sears, paid searchplatforms (Google AdWords, Microsoft AdCenter), product ad platforms (Google Product Search(GPS), Amazon Product Ads, and Google Product Listing Ads (PLA ...

Google IO 2012: Jelly Bean, Nexus 7, Google Glasses and Nexus Q
SlashGear
Google's IO 2012 keynote has been and gone, and while the developer event as a whole isn't over, you can certainly tell where the focus is by what made it onto. ... that will make more of a difference for end-users. The new notifications system should ...

SlashGear

Google Now and Search Revamp: The Most Exciting Updates in Android Jelly ...
PC Advisor
But Google Now goes steps beyond Bing Search. Going on a trip? Google Now will help you navigate the airport by telling you what terminal to go to, if there's a delay and do currency conversions for where you are heading. Driving to an A's game? Google ...

Google Compute Engine: Hands-On Review
InformationWeek
Google brings a great deal of credibility to its IaaS offering, as users will be able to run their applications on the same infrastructure that Google uses for its Internet-scale, battle-tested Web services, like Gmail, Maps, and Search. In my current ...

Video: First Look at the New Google Voice Search and Google Now ...
By Kellex
If you watched the Google I/O keynote from today, then you were probably as blown away as we were with their new Voice Search and Google Now offerings. The Voice Search now responds back to you, provides you with cards that have ...
Droid Life

Google Tells You All About How To Use Search Funnels ...
By Chris Crum
“Search Funnels uncovers a crucial part of the path to conversion by showing all of your Google search ads that a user either saw or clicked on, before they converted for you,” says Rosen. “However, you may be interested in understanding ...
WebProNews

New Google Voice Search: Why it leaves Siri speechless | Electricpig
With one eye on Siri, it's vastly improved its Voice Search, making it quicker and more accurate, with the might of the Google search engine behind it. If you're in any doubt, here's why it's more than a match for Apple's voice-activated assistant.
Electricpig.co.uk - The UK's...

Google Search vs. Apple's Siri: Voice-Off Battle | TechnoBuffalo
By Jon Rettinger
But before the new and improved Siri arrives, Google is unleashing an upgrade to its search that, well, blows Apple's tech right out of the water. Built from the ground up in the new Android Jelly Bean update, the new search engine accepts ...
TechnoBuffalo

How Google May Re-Rank Search Results Based the Context of ...
By Bill Slawski
A Google patent shows how Google may re-rank search results based upon the search context of what you click upon in search results. ... Search Engine Optimization | WebiMax. Call Today for a FREE Consultation .... Both Google and Bing have a number of ways they might re-rank searchresults other than this context sensitive ranking. For example, on a ... with it's search results. This pop's up If Google can pull this off, they could shake up SEO in a big way and I for one can not wait.
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Google Now brings contextual search and on-the-fly reminders to ...
By Kelly Hodgkins
It uses your search history, calendar entries, location and more to provide you with information that is relevant. For example, you won't have to worry about traffic on your morning commute becauseGoogle knows where you are going and will ...
IntoMobile

Google Announces Free “Power Search Strategies” Class
By James Johnson
Want to learn how you can better utilize Google to create advanced searches that yield the results you want? Google on Wednesday announced a new free course.
The Inquisitr

Google Now revamps search integration in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ...
By Rie
Google Now revamps search integration in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Google just officially unveiled its next iteration for Android — Jelly Bean 4.1 — and now we're getting to see the various “buttery” improvements the company's worked into the ...
2dayBlog

The Future of Google: Search, Sales, or Showmanship? : Beyond ...
By Stephen E. Arnold
I wanted to raise one question, triggered by the flood of information about Google's demonstration day at Google I/O. “What is Google?” google on tightrope copy copy. I am okay with whatever Google does. The company does not have a material impact on my life. For many, however, Google is the Alpha and the Omega of “the future.” I scanned the ... It's about building genuine knowledge into our search engine. Google+ is fueling Google's compensation program. Google+ is being ...
Beyond Search

The Retro Google Desktop
By Alan Henry
Harkening back to the days when searching Google meant sending in a postcard and waiting for the subsequent results to be delivered in a manilla envelope to your door (okay, that never happened), Flickr user HoaxCap put together this ...
Lifehacker

Google vs everyone: an epic war on many fronts — Tech News and ...
By Colin Gibbs
So far, it has announced massive upgrades to its search platform, the newest version of Android (Jellybean), the Google Glass, the Nexus 7 tablet and a new multimedia device, Nexus Q. It is also likely to introduce a new cloud offering at its ...
GigaOM Pro

Maximizing Progress: Voice Search ~ Comparing Siri to Google Live...
By Joost Bonsen
Exponential Innovations Everywhere. "The Most Interesting Blog in the World". * * *. Joost Bonsen's Opinions on How Money, Ideas, and Talent can. Enable Health, Wealth, and Happyness for Each plus. Achieve Liberty, Prosperity, and Vitality ...
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A Crash Course in the New Google Trusted ... - Search Engine Journal
By Nii Ahene
Officially moved out of beta on June 7, 2012, the Google Trusted Stores program makes it easier for online shoppers to purchase from trusted e-commerce stores. Google assigns a score to participating sellers after monitoring their customer ...
Search Engine Journal

Take advantage of Google mail search tools both powerful and ...
Google provides powerful tools to search mail with advanced text commands or via a simple searchform.
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Google Now and Search Revamp

Google Now and Search Revamp: The Most Exciting Updates in ...
PCWorld
Google searched for the prime minister of Japan to demonstrate the new search features in Android 4.1.But Google Now goes steps beyond Bing Search.

Android Jelly Bean: Siri versus Google Voice Search
The Mac Observer
Google showed off its new Jelly Bean version of Android OS on Wednesday, and one of the features the company highlighted was Siri-like voice search.

Google redesigns mobile search
CNET (blog)
Watch Google redesigns mobile search videos on CNET TV: Google's Hugo Barra demos a brand-new search experience for Android at the company's Google ...

With Google Now, Google search is getting ready for Project Glass
GigaOM
Google just unveiled a major revamp of its mobile search experience, dubbed GoogleNow, at its Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco. Google ...

GigaOM

Android Jelly Bean Update Redesigns Search, UI
PC Magazine
At its Google I/O conference this morning, the company introduced Android 4.1 (Jelly ... a smoother user interface, improved voice input, and big search changes.

Google confirms Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, set to arrive next month
Los Angeles Times
Jelly Bean features a redesigned search app with a new feature called Google Now that promises to make your smartphone more aware of what information you ...

Google Now's Personalized Search With Automated Results ...
Fast Company
Today, at its Google I/O developer conference, Google unveiled its latest innovation in the search space: Google Now. ... mobile devices--everything from location to calendar to browsing history--companies ranging from Foursquare to Bing to ...

Fast Company

Google announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with improved touch ...
Mobile Burn
During the Google I/O 2012 keynote, Google formally announced the new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. The new platform features improved ...

Google Now: A Smarter, Mobile Search Offering Tailored To Your Life
Co.Design
So far, searching for content on a phone has been designed around the experience of searching for content on a desktop. Google's search bar still leads you to ...

Google says new 'Jelly Bean' version of Android coming in July
Computerworld
IDG News Service - Google has taken the wraps off the next version of its Android operating system, known as Jelly Bean, which adds improvements to search, ...

Google Announces Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean'
PCWorld
Google Announces Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean'. The next major update for Android, due in mid-July, will feature upgraded search, better responsiveness, and more.

Google I/O: Jelly Bean, Nexus Tablet, Project Glass
InformationWeek
At Google I/O, Google unveiled the next Android OS, a 7-inch tablet device ... when Barra revealedGoogle mobile search improvements that represent an ...

Google Intros Google+ Events, Tablet App
PC Magazine
SAN FRANCISCO—Google on Wednesday introduced Google+ Events, a new social planning service available on the search giant's one-year-old social ...

Google Builds a Brain that Can Search for Cat Videos
TIME
Google X scientists created a neural network to simulate the human brain learning, and the Google brain taught itself how to recognize a cat on the Internet.

TIME

Google Launches Nexus 7 Tablet Starting at $200
PCWorld
Google claims the Nexus 7 offers up to 9 hours of continual video playing and up to 300 hours standby time. The search giant's new tablet weighs about 0.75 ...

Google Launches Google+ for Tablets, Google+ Events App
PCWorld
Google Launches Google+ for Tablets, Google+ Events App. The search giant hopes users will begin using Google+ on their tablets (event iPads), and to ...

Google Now: Can Google Win Search For Good By Making It Less ...
WebProNews
Google's new version of Android, Jellybean, comes with improved Knowledge ... “We've redesignedsearch from the ground up in Jelly Bean, with a new user interface and .... Google condenses an amazing amount of SEO strategy into a 10-minute video ...

Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
CNET
So Google pulled the wrapper off of its new flavor of Android, version 4.1 Jelly Bean, at its ...According to Google, Jelly Bean is built to harness the power of mobile ... With Voice Search it's clear Google is gunning for Apple's Siri in a big way.

Google's Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: Sign of dev maturity, market share
ZDNet (blog)
Google outlined its latest version of Android, code named Jelly Bean, and there are a bevy of upgrades to improve performance, a few smart search tools, better ...

ZDNet (blog)

Blog: Details from Google's keynote event
USA TODAY (blog)
-Google unveiled Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean, which should be faster and more intuitive than its predecessor. -Google unveiled the Nexus 7 tablet, ...

USA TODAY (blog)

Google I/O: Jelly Bean, Nexus 7, Nexus Q, & Skydiving With Project ...
Search Engine Watch
Lots of news coming out of Google I/O, the company's annual developer conference. Android Jelly Bean will feature Google Now, a revamped mobile search experience with improved voice searchand ... Search Engine Watch. SEO News ...

Google Now revamps search integration in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Engadget
Google just officially unveiled its next iteration for Android -- Jelly Bean 4.1 -- and now we're getting to see the various \

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean improves speed, voice search and more
msnbc.com
Google has announced Jelly Bean, the next version of the Android operating ... Google Now, a predictive search engine, that (if you let it, they were careful to ...

Jelly Bean Google Voice Search challenges Siri
SlashGear
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has introduced a Siri-battling voice feature, a super-speed recognition tool that produces results in a streamlined infographic-style UI.

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Google Redesigns Local Mobile Ad Formats ... - Search Engine Watch
By John Lee
First a bit of background: the local ads in question are a function of Location Extensions that are managed through Google AdWords. Location Extensions can show local data in the map block ofGoogle search results. But where advertisers ...
Search Engine Watch - Latest

Google Announces Search MOCC
Google has announced its own "Massive Online Crash Course" MOCC - five hours of interactve video tuition about search techniques- starting on July 10, 2012. The course, Power Searching withGoogle, is the latest initiative from Google to ...
I Programmer - full contents

Google Now announced: a new way to search on Android - Pocket-lint
By Hunter Skipworth
Google I/O is in full swing and Android news is flinging about left right and centre. Among the announcements is an exciting new way of searching added.
Pocket-lint

Google I/O: Introducing Google Now - Jelly Bean's Knowledge ...
By Jon Mitchell
Photo by Eliot Weisberg/ReadWriteWeb. Creative Commons licensed. A new feature in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean called Google Now builds on Google's new Knowledge Graph search, which recognizes the things, people and places you're ...
ReadWriteWeb

Jelly Bean: Google Now, Project Butter, enhanced notifications and ...
By Dustin Earley
Google Now and the new Jelly Bean flavored enhanced Google search is hands down the most exciting feature to come out of I/O so far. When asking Google simple questions like what's the weather, a card will pop up and tell you the ...
Android and Me

Google reaches deal with anti-racism group over 'Jew' search ...
By Agence France-Presse
Internet search giant Google has reached a deal under legal mediation with French anti-racism groups which objected to the search engine suggesting users add “Jew” to searches for prominent names. Both sides confirmed the deal had ...
The Raw Story

Google Announces Voice Search To Take On Siri | Pocketnow
By Jaime Rivera
As Google I/O moves forward, Android 4.1 Jellybean owns the spotlight, and there are a ton of great features being demoed as I type. One of the features that wowed us the most is their new GoogleVoice Search. It not only responds to your ...
Pocketnow

Google announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at I/O 2012 | Current ...
By Eric Leamen
Google has also transformed the Google Search experience on Android, and they've made it a lot like Siri. Using the Voice Search button, users can now ask questions like “Who is the President of China?” or “What is a robot” and Google ...
Current Editorials

Learn to power search with Google's free online class - Neowin
By Nathan Tsui
Google has announced a free online course to teach users how to use advanced search techniques on the world's most widely used search engine. Registration is open now.
Neowin

Google officially unveils Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, rolling out OTA mid ...
By Jordan Kahn
Google moved on to a new feature called “Google Now”, a search product of sorts that utilizes customizable cards such as “Sports” or “Flights” to keep you up to date on data that is important to you and also provide personal assistant-like ...
9to5Google

Google Testing New Navigation Interface: New Ad Location To Come?
Some Google users are noticing a new Google search interface with top down navigation ...
searchengineland.com/google-testing-new-navigation-interfac...

Jelly Bean Gets a New Google Search Experience
Google introduces a new search experience with “Google Now” and Knowledge Graph for Jelly Bean. 27th June 2012 by Drew Olanoff · Are you on Google+?
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Google's Search Results Requested To Be Removed - Inspirationfeed
Google received the highest number of items requested to be removed in its search results during the second half of 2011. Is it really alarming?
inspirationfeed.com/.../googles-search-results-requested-to-be-...

Google search API : The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Forums
Hello,. Any one have Idea how to use Google Search API for our application Content Search. In my application having lot of content in various tables in DB, ...
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SEO for startups in under 10 minutes (Google video)

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Google: Here's how to do SEO
VentureBeat
Google dominates the search-engine space in the U.S.. ... a new resource on its developer blog intended to help startups with the basics of search engine optimization (SEO). ... “Bing also offers webmaster tools, so validate your site there, too.

VentureBeat

Google $200 tablet unveils Wednesday: Latest rumor
New York Daily News
Computer tablet enthusiasts may not have to search any further than Google. Thesearch giant is throwing its brand behind the Nexus 7 tablet, which will run on ...

New York Daily News

Google TV Stages a Comeback
Philadelphia Inquirer
The first iteration of Google TV was panned and proved disastrous for hardware developers Sony and Logitech. Will a new, improved Google TV fare better?

Google to take wraps off $200 tablet, reports suggest
Fox News
The search giant is expected to reveal a Nexus-branded 7-inch tablet at its annual Google I/O developer conference, which kicks off tomorrow in San Francisco ...

7 Reasons Google Needs Its Own Steve Jobs
ReadWriteWeb
Google is known for its fantastically brilliant engineering talent. Larry Page and Sergey Brin developed the algorithms that made Google the king of the search ...

Google Brain-Mapping Project Learns to Find Cats Online
PC Magazine
Going forward, however, the "cat project" will move to Google's core search business and could be used for things like image search improvements, speech ...

Google's "Unsupervised" Self-Learning Neural Network Searches ...
DailyTech
Magic happens at Google Inc.'s (GOOG) X Laboratory, a secret research and development center located at an unknown location in the Bay Area of Northern ...

DailyTech

Google Pushes Out 2nd Panda Refresh of Month, Surveys Users on ...
Search Engine Watch
Google has confirmed Panda version 3.8 is live, noting that it affects less than 1 percent of queries ...Meanwhile, Google is also asking users to rate how satisfied they are with their search results. ...Reverse Engineering Search Engine Algorithms ...

Google Simulates Human Brain in Search for Cat Videos
Mashable
Encouraged by the success of the research, Google has transferred the project out of the X lab into its division that works on search and related services.

How to Get More (Qualified) Buyers to Your Website
Huffington Post
... get you traffic and what will get you blacklisted by this mega search engine. By now, you've probably heard about the Penguin and Panda updates, but there have been ... Basically Google is trying to keep search clean, which is great. ... it could ...

Google Seen Joining Tablet Fray Wednesday
Wall Street Journal
The Google (GOOG) I/O developer conference in San Francisco is expected to focus on ... One analyst said the search giant may also talk about cloud-platform ...

Search Engine Market Study Shows Top Search Engines
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
This decision by the reputable SEO company stems from search engine market ...data for May showing Google still as the top search engine, followed by Bing, ...

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Google Flights Exposed by World's First 'Meta-Meta Flight Search™
Sacramento Bee
Cheapflightsfinder.com revealed a new meta-meta search engine today that ... engines includingGoogle flights, Kayak, Fly.com, Hipmunk, Bing, Momondo, ...

Requirements: Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari
PCWorld
PriceBlink is a browser add-on with versions that work with Firefox, Google ... Once you click a specific product on the site, PriceBlink will search for other ...

Bop Design Discusses SEO and its Importance to Small Business
San Francisco Chronicle
According to Wikipedia, SEO “is an acronym for search engine optimization, ... The primary search engines that people use today are Google, Bing and Yahoo.

San Francisco Chronicle

Google Preps Cloud For New War On Microsoft, Amazon
Wired News
As a means of powering all its web services — from Google Search to Gmail to Google Maps,Google Earth, and Google Mars — Google spent years building ...

Big reboot in works for Google TV
Variety
Google TV is angling to get out from behind Apple TV's shadow and regain the ... Search giant aims to expand footprint with global rollout, improved equipment ...

How Google Is Teaching Computers to See
Businessweek
Google is attempting to teach computers to recognize human faces without telling the computing ...Solving it could help the search giant make huge strides.

Why Content Marketing is a Great SEO Strategy, Not a Short-Term ...
Search Engine Watch
If you want to increase your search rankings and organic traffic, it's important that you ... Search Engine Watch ... Google is now valuing authorship, natural links, and social signals far more highly.... The algorithms are looking to catch anything ...

Google prepares for big conference, new tablet rumored
SiliconValley.com
More than 5500 software developers and Google fans are headed for the ... this week, eager to learn about new developments from the Internet search giant.

Google I/O conference 2012 predictions: Tech giant to present its ...
Daily Mail
Google is likely to tell us about the Google Goggles project; their own Android ... Thesearch engine has a huge eye on Siri, Apple's voice-recognition system, ...

Daily Mail

Google I/O 2012: What to Expect – Google Nexus Tablet, Jelly Bean ...
iTechPost
Google's annual developer conference, Google I/O, is kicking off with a keynote on Wednesday, June 27, at 9:30 a.m. PT. The search giant's product portfolio is ...

iTechPost

Warning over Google's 'monopoly' as search giant tightens grip on ...
Daily Mail
Even if Google, the world's most popular search engine, offers concessions, it will still be under the EU spotlight after fresh complaints about its Android mobile ...

Daily Mail

What to expect from Google's 'Nexus 7' tablet unveil tomorrow
DVICE
Rumors of Google launching a flagship "Nexus" tablet have swirled around since late 2011. It's highly likely that the search giant will show off the "Nexus 7" ...

Google seen joining tablet fray at meeting
MarketWatch
The search giant is expected to unveil its own branded tablet as well as a new ... SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Google Inc. is gathering its developers on ...

Google Search: Newer and Better | iPhone.AppStorm
By Justin Stravarius
I'm big fan of Google. I use almost all their web apps and the ones I don't use probably are geographically locked — but that's on the web. On the mobile, it's a totally different story altogether. From Google Reader to Calendar and Docs, all my ...
iPhone.AppStorm

Become a Google power searcher - Inside Search
By Inside Search
(Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog) You may already be familiar with some shortcuts forGoogle Search, like using the search box as a calculator or finding local movie showtimes by typing [movies] and your zip code. But there are many ...
Inside Search

Google vs. Bing: Battle of the Search Engines
By Emily Price
What search engine is best depends on how you plan to use it. While Google's search may be best for gathering information about your favorite sports team or a famous author, Bing may have the search giant beat in the realm of social and ...
Mashable » Tech

Why It's Important to Understand Google Ranking | Gilfus Education ...
By admin
June 26, 2012 | 8:19 AM | By Tasha Bergson-Michelson FILED UNDER: Learning Methods, Tech Tools, Google, Google ranking Question Mark Made of Puzzle Pieces by Horia Varlan Students rely heavily on ranking–or how search tools ...
Gilfus Education Group

Google Introduces New AdWords Look Globally - Search Engine ...
By John Rampton
Over the past year Google has been listening to advertisers and agencies and the feedback we have been giving. As a result, Google has released several new design changes to AdWords. These changes began rolling out last week.
Search Engine Watch - Latest

Tips & Tricks for Your Google Search – UW Bothell Learning ...
By Avalon Willows
On the surface, Google Search seems like a very simplistic tool…but did you know there is much more to it than typing in some keywords and hitting “enter”? In fact, you can use Google to search filetypes, within a url, conversions, current time, ...
UW Bothell Learning Technologies Blog

Google Maps Mania: Social Search with Google Maps
By Keir Clarke
Social Search with Google Maps. Wajam is social search extension for your browser that gives you access to the knowledge of your friends when you search with Google, Bing, Yahoo, Amazon, Yelp, Trip Advisor, YouTube and Ebay.
Google Maps Mania

Piwik vs. Google Analytics, A Comparison | realfreemarket.org
By FSK
When I first set up this blog, I tried adding the Google Analytics tracking code. However ... Around the time I started using this blog, Google Analytics overhauled their site design. ... For example, “node.js sucks” is very popular in Google search.
realfreemarket.org

Google Uploaded 9 Videos That Tell How To do Better SEO & Drive ...
By Qasim Zaib
Recently, Google released 9 videos that are aimed at guiding people in SEO, bringing their sites to SERPs, avoiding webspam, engaging audience, and more. Whether you are a newbie or a pro-blogger, you'll find these videos immensely ...
My Blogger Tricks

Will Google Unveil a New Search Interface? | ineedhits
By SearchNews
With sophisticated techniques to find which pages are popular and relevant while filtering out spam and other low-quality sites, Google has been delivering the best search engine results, according to many measures and surveys, since its ...
ineedhits

Become a Google power searcher | Official Google Blog
You may already be familiar with some shortcuts for Google Search, like using the search box as a calculator or finding local movie showtimes by typing [movies ] ...
googleblog.blogspot.com/.../become-google-power-searcher.h...

Google Just Rocked Nearly 1% Of Search Queries With A Panda ...
Google Just Rocked Nearly 1% Of Search Queries With A Panda Refresh. Google announced that it has pushed a new data refresh for the Panda update, which ...
www.webpronews.com/google-just-rocked-nearly-1-of-search...

Java script error on google search page - Google Product Forums
Java script error on google search page, Smith123456, 6/23/12 8:20 AM, Getting a Java script error on google search page. Today i am getting a java script error ...
productforums.google.com/d/topic/websearch/808oXrTZJWc

Unleash Google® Search to Find Most Open, Posted Jobs ...
The Personal Branding Blog offers branding and career advice from Dan Schawbel and his team of experts.
www.personalbrandingblog.com/unleash-google-search-to-fin...

INFOGRAPHIC: How a Google Search Works and What This Means ...
Did you ever wonder just how a Google search works? Why after typing just a few letters, Googleseems to know you're looking for? Or, perhaps more relevant ...
www.mednet-tech.com/.../infographic-how-a-google-search-w...

Google Local search, a social butterfly
Google Local search, a social butterfly. By Editor | Published: June 19, 2012. One of the problems with searching for a business on the Internet is that the results ...
www.techadvisory.org/.../google-local-search-a-social-butterfl...

Google: Why are my Google search results coming up in Telugu ...
All my account settings and Chrome browser settings say my language is English yet, when I search using Chrome's bar, results show up in Telugu. Visiting ...
www.quora.com/.../Why-are-my-Google-search-results-comin...

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