September 27, 2013
About a month ago, Google quietly released Hummingbird – a change to the Google search algorithm. Unlike the Panda and Penguin Updates (which only tweaked the existing […]
December 14, 2008
Why would someone pay for something that's available for free? Because it offers just a bit more than the basic services in terms of branding, storage and flexibility!
July 3, 2007
I wanted to be sure I could take my calendar information with me on my iPhone. Since I’m not a Microsoft Outlook user anymore, I had […]
July 2, 2007
Ok, the new hasn’t worn off. In fact, the more I work with it, the more I love it. I’m working to find the online, web-based […]
June 20, 2007
Ever wonder how secure your online information with various companies may be? This month a report from Privacy International stated that Google’s privacy policies were suspect. […]
June 4, 2007
Recently, Forbes released an article about a company offering “reputation defense” on Google, the world’s most popular search engine. By carefully promoting positive PR on Google […]
March 26, 2007
Ok, maybe I’m a little slower than others, but I’ve not tripped across any posts about the new dynamic Google themes for my Google Personalized home […]
February 25, 2007
I found an interesting blog-style website with the tagline "Tutorials, Tips and Advice for Google Users" which I found to be entertaining and worthy of investigation. It is a user's-eye-view of all things Google all in one place!
February 22, 2007
Google has just announced that it will offer an online-based office suite to large businesses. The suite, in direct competition with Microsoft Office (during the current Vista push) will offer email, calendar management, spreadsheets and word processing tools for a competitive $50 per year per user -- far below the current cost of maintaining the latest version of office.
February 9, 2007
You know, I love Google's offerings. I use alot of them. I have a gmail account. I use Google Docs, analytics, customized search pages. Google IS my home page.
I've always felt that the sign of a good education was not what you know as much as how good you are at being able to "ferret out" any information you need on any topic. I thought this before the invention of Google, and I think that Google has enabled the masses to be more "educated" by my own definition.
Google is how I work and play without having to store an inordinate amount of detailed information in my head -- I know how to find it... on Google. But there have been a few people (myself included) lately, that have become a bit concerned with the sheer mass of information Google now possesses about individuals.
I've always felt that the sign of a good education was not what you know as much as how good you are at being able to "ferret out" any information you need on any topic. I thought this before the invention of Google, and I think that Google has enabled the masses to be more "educated" by my own definition.
Google is how I work and play without having to store an inordinate amount of detailed information in my head -- I know how to find it... on Google. But there have been a few people (myself included) lately, that have become a bit concerned with the sheer mass of information Google now possesses about individuals.
November 10, 2006
Most of you have probably heard of -- even played with -- the new Yahoo! Real Estate Search Tool, but I'd be willing to bet that very few of you have seen a "sneak peak" of the new Google Real Estate tool.
It's still in what I'd call "pre-alpha" -- although I have no idea what the Google developers are calling it -- and has been discovered via the back end by some people so geeky they make me look chic!
November 10, 2006
In my series on reviewing some of the coolest offerings of free online tools by the daddy search engine, Google... I just love SketchUp. It's a CAD-style drawing device available online for download. The price is right, the features are cool and it's like creating SIMS houses! If you want to check it out...
October 22, 2006
This last couple of weeks, I've been working with a peer using a new "beta" offering from Google. It's called Google Docs and Spreadsheets and, I must say, it rocks!
How do I use it, and why do I recommend it for people who work remotely? Why is it a good fit for those who travel alot? Because it's a web-based FREE way to collaborate on documents and spreadsheets and then download them in a multitude of file-type options... like .doc (MS Word format), PDF, .odt (Open office format), RTF (rich text format) or even HTML. You can export spreadsheets in .xls (Excel format), CSV, .ods (open office), PDF or HTML.
How do I use it, and why do I recommend it for people who work remotely? Why is it a good fit for those who travel alot? Because it's a web-based FREE way to collaborate on documents and spreadsheets and then download them in a multitude of file-type options... like .doc (MS Word format), PDF, .odt (Open office format), RTF (rich text format) or even HTML. You can export spreadsheets in .xls (Excel format), CSV, .ods (open office), PDF or HTML.
May 3, 2006
Google's most recent update, dubbed "Big Daddy" has left the folks over at SearchEngineWatch.com complaining and comparing horror stories. And they are not alone...
January 19, 2006
You gotta love it... the Bush administration is making another full frontal attack (pun intended) on American's privacy -- this time under the guise of protecting children from porn. The "federal government is trying to force Google to reveal all searches conducted in a one-week period, as well as records for 1 million Web addresses" according to an article released today by MediaPost.com.
December 6, 2005
Well, it's finally started to happen. I've been telling my clients for many, MANY months to be more careful with their use of gratuitous links and spamming the search engines (in particular Google) through these methods. I've been expecting the blast to happen in the last three or four rounds of algorithm changes for Google, and I'm honestly disappointed that it hasn't happened sooner. But, that tide is now turning, finally.