Google+ – Come a long way but still a long way to go
{lang: ‘en-GB’} I’ll be honest, I do try and keep much of what I write on this site UK centric, however I came across this data from Comscore which I found particularly interesting and certainly worth covering in light of recent statistics concerning the continued ‘growth’ of Google+. Of particular note were the following -Google+ [...]
Google testing email subscription in SERPS
{lang: ‘en-GB’} It would appear the evolution of the Google Serps into the conversion funnel continues unabated with recent posts suggesting Google are now trialling email subscription options within Adwords – as long as your logged into Gmail Source: EuBlog This in-ad subscription option allows organisations to capture an email address opt-in without the person [...]
Google+ goes corporate – Now open for business (oh and Places, brands and others)
{lang: ‘en-GB’} Finally Google is doing what many of us said they should have done before, and opened Google+ up for commercial brands. Like many Google launches this is being phased out – however at the time of writing I was seeing the new feature live and kicking here in the UK. Using the ‘Create [...]
Another half-baked Google product bites the dust
{lang: ‘en-GB’} For many of us in the SEO industry, SideWiki was one of those products that Google launched which was met with a mixture of wariness and excitement. Sidewiki was launched on 23 September 2009 as a browser plugin packaged with Google Toolbar. Sidewiki was Google’s attempt at web annotation, whereby users could leave [...]
The day Google took on SEO, CRO and Analytics
{lang: ‘en-GB’} Sometimes I see Google make decisions which make absolutely no sense at all – and today is just one of those days. Increasingly I can’t help feeling we see Google make decisions purely on the basis of increased revenue and that is there perogative – as at the end of the day its [...]
Googlerola – Is the Google – Motorola a disaster in the offing?
{lang: ‘en-GB’} I was amazed like many to read today that Google had purchased Motorola for $12.5 Billion. Its a massive acquisition for Google, and its one that may have caught many by surprise. Its no secret that Google sees mobile as a big part of its future however the acquisition of a mobile hardware [...]
Another manual update – Google Panda 2.3 live
{lang: ‘en-GB’} I recently did a great event in Leeds as part of the Leeds Digital Festival organised by Simon Wilson from Twentysix, with some of the best search minds from the region including Lee Allen from Stickyeyes, Andy Heaps from Epiphany Solutions and Ben Bisco from Home James to name a few (as well [...]
Google loophole – food for thought
{lang: ‘en-GB’} It was during a quick beer this afternoon, that my good friend Ryan Mckay told me about James Breckenridges post regarding the Google Webmaster Tools bug. For those that don’t know, there appears to have been a bug that allowed any verified Google Webmaster Tools user to remove pages, even if the site [...]
Google+ – Here today, gone tomorrow OR Here to Stay
{lang: ‘en-GB’} Google+ has now been around for a little while now having arrived to what can only be described as a mixed reception. It appears to be a bit like Marmite – some love it, some hate it – so we decided to speak to some of the leading minds in the search engine [...]
Ford lead new wave of Google promotion with +1 campaign
{lang: ‘en-GB’} Google+ has been with us for just over a week – with a mixed reception. However no sooner has it landed than we are seeing innovative use of the tool via an innovative campaign from Ford Europe which allows participants to win a copy of the racing game Dirt. The premise of the [...]
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