For a long time Google has been trying to overcome the issues of a stale index. Query Deserves Freshness (QDF) was implemented to cover breaking / topical news and Google Caffeine was specifically designed to provide quicker indexation of new and more varied content. Now with the imaginatively named Freshness update, Google takes freshness to a whole new level. Read the rest of this entry »
Keeping up to date with the Google Freshness Update
Posted by Malcolm Slade on November 23rd, 2011Featured, Google, Industry News
Epiphany Solutions Teams up with Four-Time World Champion and The Jane Tomlinson Appeal
Posted by nicole.barbosa on November 23rd, 2011Lace up your trainers and head to Leeds on Wednesday, 21 December for ‘Run with Chrissie’ in aid of the Jane Tomlinson Appeal and featuring four-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington. We’ve been a partner of the Jane Tomlinson Appeal since early 2011 and are proud sponsors of this event, the first of its kind in the UK.
Amazon to Launch a Kindle Smartphone?
Posted by S Baker on November 22nd, 2011
Reports out this week suggest Amazon will soon be launching a Kindle smartphone to rival the iPhone and other Android based phones. This follows the news of the Kindle Fire tablet in the US last week, which on pre-orders alone, is severely denting the iPad’s sales. Read the rest of this entry »
Paid Search Ads at Bottom of Results Page
Posted by Aimee Roberts on November 22nd, 2011Google has recently started to show paid search adverts at the bottom of the results page. According to the Adwords blog, they are assessing the results for each search to determine where is best for the adverts to show. Read the rest of this entry »
Is There an Ideal Business Model for Non-Profit Digital Journalism?
Posted by Fay Nyberg on November 21st, 2011
In several of my blog posts, I have touched on the subject of how and if digitally-placed journalism can sustain itself, as well as the impact of the audience on the way content in the electronic world is produced. Unsurprisingly, this has long been – and continues to be – a hot topic for experts; an article from Roy Greenslade directed me to some research on the topic by the Knight Foundation, which has published a report on efforts being made by non-profit sites in the US. Read the rest of this entry »
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