Chinese Inmates Forced Into Gold Farming, Earning Money for Guards
There’s a fascinating piece in The Guardian this morning reporting that many Chinese inmates (at least in Jixi labor camp) are forced to play online games to build up credit for prison guards. […] Related posts: Gold Plated Smartphone, Nokia Oro Trending On Twitter India Today, @Nokia tweeted about Nokia Oro, a new smartphone that… […]
Google Panda Update Gets Animated (And Kind of Weird)
I stumbled across the above video today, uploaded by a HubPages author. HubPages, as you may know, was one of the sites hit hard by Google’s Panda update, and its CEO Paul Edmondson has been rather vocal about the update …
Panda Effects? eHow Not Ranking for Likely Google Trend
Looking at Google Trends today, I noticed that the phrase “how to write a resume” made the list. I couldn’t help but wonder if Demand Media’s eHow was dominating the search results for the query, given the site’s general how-to …
Are Some Sites Recovering From The Google Panda Update?
It would appear that some of the victims of Google’s Panda algorithm update are starting to see at least slight recoveries after using some elbow grease. A couple examples of sites that have gained some attention for upswings in traffic …
Web Success in the LinkedIn Era
By now everyone has heard about LinkedIn’s spectacular IPO this week, quite possibly the most significant public offering by a Web business since Google. Other Internet companies such as Groupon and Facebook are almost certain to follow suit in even grander fashion, but what makes the love for LinkedIn so striking is what it reveals […]
Google Search Suggestions Generate Controversy in Argentina
A court in Argentina granted an injunction filed by Argentinian Jewish organization DAIA to have Google block certain sites from its search suggestions in its Argentina search engine. The organization has deemed the sites to be anti-Semitic and offensive, and …
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Fun With Google Translate
Translation tools, while useful, aren’t always what you would call “fun to play around with.” But that’s not entirely accurate, as people have found a couple of ways to mess around with the audio language translation to make it a …
Amid Tensions Over Chinese Censorship, US Unveils Strategy for Cyberspace
We recently wrote about the growing tensions between the US and China over online censorship and internet freedoms. In part to address growing concerns like censorship around the world, the US has launched […] Related posts: Chinese Censorship Pushes Further Amid Foreign Concerns For those of you keeping an eye to censorship in… Indiatimes Unveils […]
Today Bing Forever Changes Search and SEO
Bing has made an announcement that might prove to be the biggest blow ever dealt to rival Google. Starting now, Bing will incorporate Facebook data into search results in the most personal and actionable social search to date. In short, search for something on Bing and, if you have activated Facebook results, you will see […]
Google and Tech Companies Fight Against New India Censorship Rule
The Indian government has issued new regulations for the censorship of online content that is causing some strong reactions in the IT industry. Some companies, including Google, are asserting their objection to the […] Related posts: US State Dept marks $19M to fight censorship in China, Iran Following Senator Dick Durbin’s letter to Baidu last […]
How to Cut PPC Costs by 53% (track conversions)
http://tinyurl.com/c32oaq This video shows why tracking results from PPC traffic sources and conversions is so critical. Take a few minutes to watch this blog video (showing you inside one of my CPA accts) and how properly tracking your PPC traffic sources leads you to conversion rates of 10% or more. So critical (and easy) to […]
Google ‘News Near You’ Comes to Mobile
Google began aggregating local news in its Google News service in 2008. When it first began, users typed in a city name or zip code and viola! News from their specific area was now available from a huge variety of … Continue reading →
Google's Blogger "20.5" Hour Meltdown
Millions of blog publishers using Google's Blogger.com service were unable to use the service mid-afternoon Thursday, although service has since been restored after 20.5 hours of issues. According to Google, during scheduled maintenance work Wednesday night, the service experienced some "data corruption" that impacted its behavior…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my […]
Google Chromebooks: How Will They Impact the Antivirus Industry?
Google has been touting the security features of its Chrome OS operating system since it was unveiled last year. Google hopes that both consumers and businesses will go for web-based computing model the operating system offers, which includes instant updates … Continue reading →