Last week was an exciting week in tech. The 3 bigs, Facebook, Twitter, and Google made some very relevant announcements that will have an affect on us all. The first major announcement was Twitter Lists, which went live to all users on Friday. I agree with Scoble, Twitter Lists are the most significant upgrade to [...]
Categories: Reflections
For quite some time now, we’ve entertained the possibility of one of the big boys (Facebook, Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo) buying Twitter. That was until Twitter’s stifling 1 Billion dollar valuation earlier this month. Twitter astronomic valuation, combined with mainstream media’s crush on the service, means that Twitter isn’t going to roll up into an [...]
Categories: Reflections
Tagged: bing, facebook, google, msn, rev share, twitter search, yahoo
You got to hand it to Google. They had all of us buzzing in a Steve Jobs like fashion over Google Wave; that is, until they unveiled it. It didn’t take long before Robert Scoble panned the launch on his blog, and other tech influencers followed suit. People were very unimpressed. My speculation is that [...]
Categories: Reflections
Tagged: communication, google, google wave
If you are looking to compare the upcoming changes to Google search, known as Caffeine, you can do so side by side here: http://www.facesaerch.com/caffeine/ I’ve played with several keyword phrase comparisons and this is what I have noticed: (1) Your Brand’s profile on Twitter and Facebook is ranking higher than it was, and in some [...]
Categories: Reflections
Tagged: google, google caffeine, seo
Google launched Place Pages last week, a wiki-like web page for every business and place in the US. There is nothing especially innovative here, considering for Google’s knack for blowing us away with product features. What is important to note about this launch is how it might help your marketing efforts and search engine placement. [...]
Categories: Updates
Tagged: business, google, place pages, search, seo