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New Youtube is here
Google has just updated the new design of Youtube with a layer of Social. The default home page shows subscriptions (center). In the right column are recommended videos. In the left column you have access to all Youtube Channels including Google+ account with videos of your circles that appear in the center of the page. [...]
Written on 18 Nov 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle Music officially launched
Google has just launched its MUSIC Service with a Store in the United States. You can have up to 20,000 songs that can be played on any device (mobile, laptop, tablet). Google Music will also allow to buy songs at about $1 each. Google has an agreement with three of the four majors : Universal, [...]
Written on 18 Nov 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle Verbatim : Search a term without any filter
Google just added the “Verbatim” option in its search engine. It allows you to search an exact word or phrase without Google applying any filter. It will replace the old “+” that is now used to find pages from Google Plus directly in the search field (Direct Connect). By removing the filter, this means ignoring [...]
Written on 17 Nov 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle + Pages for Businesses unveiled
Google just unveiled Google + Pages for Businesses. These pages are intended for local commerces, businesses/organizations, brands and products, Arts/Artists & Sports Groups. Category “Other” is also available. These pages are the equivalent of Facebook fan pages. For the moment we can not say they are very advanced but we can hope that improvements will [...]
Written on 07 Nov 2011 by Vincent AbryDo a Barrel Roll Easter Egg on Google Search
Just type “Do a Barrel Roll” in google search (google.com or .ca or whatever you want) and see what happens. It works when you have typed the “b”. Nice Easter Egg. Nice trick Google !!
Written on 04 Nov 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle Ads now in footer in SERP
It was already tested on some pages in August : Now Google Adwords ads will be shown at bottom of Search Engine Result Pages instead of sidebar. And you know what ? They are doing this because click-through rate is higher in footer than in sidebar. Before : Now : Microsoft Bing has been using the same ad placement [...]
Written on 03 Nov 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle introduces Ads Preferences Manager
In a few weeks, users connected to a Google Account will see next to the advertisements in search engine and in gmail a link named “Why These Ads“. Google will then explain in a more transparent way, how they display targeted ads for you (based on what they know about you, your places, your preferences, [...]
Written on 01 Nov 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle Doodle for Halloween
This year Google has decided to celebrate Halloween with a time lapse video as the Doodle instead of its logo. Mountain View teams have selected some huge pumpkins (up to 1000 lbs each!) and 8 hours of work were needed for the staff to make this exceptional Halloween G-O-O-G-L-E Logo. There are imaginative people at Google! [...]
Written on 31 Oct 2011 by Vincent AbryWhat’s Hot in Google + : Most Popular Posts and Ripples
Google announced some new features in Google + like Whats Hot Posts and Ripples, in addition to support for Google Apps. What’s Hot displays the most popular posts or current trending images, content and videos on google +. A really interesting feature that will allow to see the most shared or commented posts. You could already see something [...]
Written on 27 Oct 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle + available with Google Apps
It’s official: Google just announced that Google Plus now supports Google Apps Accounts for Businesses and Universities. Google + may be particularly attractive for internal business video-conferences through Hangouts. How to setup Google + on Google Apps ? This must be done manually (full explanation here) unless you have chosen to automatically enable new services (in this case [...]
Written on 27 Oct 2011 by Vincent AbryMatt Cutts : “SEO is NOT Spam”
For Matt Cutts, Search Engine Optimization is not SPAM. Wow! That will give plenty of work for all web agencies around the world. :-) Besides, Matt adds that SEO can make the Web smarter, cleaner with helping users to better find what they want in the search engines. Because the machine (Google) is not yet [...]
Written on 24 Oct 2011 by Vincent AbryHere is the new Gmail
New Gmail has arrived : completly redesigned, auto-adjust to the size of window, adjust chat and label size with mouse, profile pictures in threads, adjust template in 1 clic (comfortable, cozy or compact), new advanced and intuitive search engine, and finally new themes with HD pictures.
Written on 20 Oct 2011 by Vincent AbryNew Google Reader with Google + integration
Google will unveil a new design and new features for Google Reader next week. Reader will have a complete redesign (smaller logo, more space between items, so like the new gmail… personally I don’t like) and an integration with Google + social network. Users will be able to share easily their favorite RSS feeds with [...]
Written on 20 Oct 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle Analytics adds Flow Visualization
At Web 2.0 Summit, Google took the opportunity to unveil a new feature in Google Analytics : the Flow Visualization. It will track the paths taken by visitors onto a website since their starting page to their last viewed page. This new feature will be activated in the days to come in the user accounts. Visitor Flow This tool allows you to see the flow of visitors and scenarios chosen to navigate. It comes as a visual graph with links between the main nodes of traffic. [...]
Written on 20 Oct 2011 by Vincent AbrySamsung Galaxy Nexus unveiled with Android 4.0
Google Samsung event took place in Hong Kong a few hours ago and they just unveiled the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. (Note that the original name Nexus Prime is abandoned) Specs : 4.65 inch screen 1280 x 720 pixel Super AMOLED, 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, [...]
Written on 19 Oct 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle Translate for Android : instant translation [Revolution]
New Android App Google Translate is a true revolution : Conversation Mode allows to translate speech back and forth between 14 languages. [via]
Written on 14 Oct 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle Analytics goes Real Time
Huge News in the Web Analytics Space today. Google Analytics is now available in REALTIME. Not once a day, once per hour, once per minute. But LIVE. Just like tracking tools like Statcounter. And it’s still FREE guys. If you are an american web influencer, then the new Analytics should be already live in your [...]
Written on 29 Sep 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle is 13 years old today
Google today celebrates its 13th birthday with a nice Doodle : On September 27, 1998 Sergey Brin and Larry Page settled in Susan Wojcicki’s garage at 232 Santa Margarita Menlo Park. With them already an employee named Craig Silverstein. The company itself was created September 4, 1998, and the domain name Google.com was bought one [...]
Written on 27 Sep 2011 by Vincent AbryGoogle News “Standout” Tag :
Google now allows editors to have their top content featured in Google News. Using “standout”, publishers can tag up to 7 posts per calendar week. This premium content can be “original reporting, deep investigative work, scoops and exclusives” but it’s pretty subjective because at the discretion of editor himself… To mark the content as exceptional, [...]
Written on 26 Sep 2011 by Vincent Abry