Google is due to launch a music streaming and downloading service in November with the hope of challenging market leaders like Apple and Amazon. It will link to its social network, Google+, and would allow users to share their music with other Google+ members. (more…)
Google Blog Posts
ITunes, Spotify and Google Music: Is There Room for All Three?
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Google Plus Business Pages. Not Yet, But Soon.
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011Featured, Google, Industry News
Once the initial buzz around the launch of Google Plus and its rise to x million users had died down, a lot of people started to speculate about Google Plus Business Pages. When will they arrive? What will they contain? Can you already make them? (more…)
Making the QDF Factor Work for E-Commerce Sites
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Of all the little algorithms Google likes to implement, one of the easiest to manipulate to your advantage is the Query Deserves Freshness.
The QDF factor is a handy algorithm used by Google to bring forward the most up to date relevant content in relation to hot topics or trending subjects. (more…)
Is Google Plus Popular Enough to Really Rival Facebook?
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011The new social network Google Plus was set to rival Facebook and be Google’s answer to social networking. However in reality, popularity has slowed and many of the general public still don’t have a clue what it is.
It seems even Google CEO Larry Page momentarily lost interest in Google Plus, not posting publicly on the site from 15 August to 28 September. Now Larry might just be posting tales about nights out on the lash to his private circles, but publicly it doesn’t look good to the new users wanting to see what Google Plus has in store. (more…)
Google and Zagat: A Winning Merger?
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Last month Google bought restaurant review service Zagat. The merger has caused much debate as Zagat is a far cry from the digital-based startups that Google has previously acquired.
Zagat, founded in 1979 by Tim and Nina Zagat, is similar to other review services. Restaurant goers are asked to review their experience on a range of factors, these results are then collected by Zagat and are available in hard copy, and more recently digital form. According to Zagat their guides include ratings and reviews submitted by more than 350,000 people. (more…)
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