Google looks at making use of white space for mobile devices. Google's search box magically grows and grows. Will Microhoo happen? AOL's decline, newspaper decline, Google to get chatty on webmaster issues and much more, in today's show.
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- White Spaces:
Google's Second Bite At The Wireless Apple
Now that the 700MHz auction is over and Verizon and AT&T are the winners of the largest spectrum blocks, Google is placing renewed emphasis on its shared bid for a piece of unlicensed TV "white spaces." We've written about the so-called "white space coalition" previously.... - Google's
Search Box Grows As Needed: Yahoo & Live Search Don't
Google Operating System noticed that Google will increase the width of the search box, if your query is long enough to warrant a wider search box. Note, Google does not expand the search box as you type. It only happens after you search. I measured Google's search box on my... - Is Yahoo
Hoping For Justice Department Intervention To Stop MicroHoo Merger?
If you're getting tired of the relentless back and forth about whether Yahoo has any more options to avoid a Microsoft takeover, so are we. And I would imagine so are Yahoo and Microsoft employees. With News Corp. publicly saying it won't bid against Microsoft and AOL seemingly fading as... - Is Microhoo A
Done Deal?
Lately, a merger between Yahoo! and Microsoft is looking more and more probable. Not only have reports been flying around that Yahoo! and Microsoft are in negotiations, but Yahoo!’s SEC filing last week (Tuesday March 18 2008) has added significantly more fuel to the merger fire.... - Dead Man Walking -- AOL and Time Warner -- AOL Troubles, Fast Company
- Out of Print, New Yorker
- Blogs & Mainstream Media: We Can & Do Get Along, Daggle
- Google
Webmaster Central To Host Live Chat Event on Friday
Adam Lasnik announced the Google Webmaster Central team will be hosting a free live chat event this Friday. The live chat session will enable webmasters to call in and ask questions to Google, while watching Google Webmaster Central members respond to their questions in real time. The live chat session... - Change Your
Address In The Google Plusbox In 5 Simple Steps
Google's enhanced listings for local search results are called the "PlusBox" because clicking the plus sign opens an inline box with additional information about a business. Over the past several weeks I've written about the problem of erroneous address information appearing in the Google PlusBox (here and here), and recently... - Social Media
Optimization: Submit it, But Don't Forget It
When putting together a social media campaign, you should consider many different things before you actually submit your content. You need to think about creating good social media accounts, quality content, and which social media site to submit to. Finally you get to the point you can submit your...
