Google's latest holiday-themed Easter Egg. When performing a Google search for "Let's go caroling" on an Android or iOS device, the first result includes the question "Which carol would you like to sing?" along with a list of the following five carols: "Jingle Bells" "Up on the Rooftop" "Deck the Halls" "O Christmas Tree" "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Selecting one of the carols delivers a karaoke-style music player. The song's music plays while lyrics are displayed below the control buttons
Friday 20 December 2013
Link Building Died ?
Some say it died; some cry blasphemy at that statement — but whatever side of the fence you’re standing on, you can’t argue that the link building of 2013 was anything like the link building of 2011 and even 2012. Google got smarter, users savvier and the algorithm harder to game.
The traditional “10 blue links” SERP is rarely spotted anymore; instead, it is cluttered with Google Shopping, image results, map listings or news results… or sometimes a mix of all of them. That invariably made link building harder because you didn’t know what you were building for.
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The traditional “10 blue links” SERP is rarely spotted anymore; instead, it is cluttered with Google Shopping, image results, map listings or news results… or sometimes a mix of all of them. That invariably made link building harder because you didn’t know what you were building for.
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Google Again Updates iOS App With Improved Maps Integration
http://www.onevisiontechnology.com/
On the heels of a very recent iOS Maps update, Google has further updated and optimized its search app for iOS 7. Some of the changes are cosmetic: “iOS 7 styling and true full screen browsing” for example. There’s also improved image search for the iPad and better integration with Google Maps.
Google Now also seems more “prominent” but I could be mistaken; there are no apparent changes to Google Now on the official “what’s new” list.
Google Maps is nicely integrated into Google search results (I don’t remember the old experience frankly because I infrequently use the Google Search app). By comparison if you’re using the search box in the Safari browser, with Google as default, you have to endure a less than optimal experience with the HTML version of Google Maps or engage in a two-step process to get to the Google Maps app — assuming it’s installed.
Losing its position as the ”default” mapping app on the iPhone has hurt Google Maps’ standing among iOS users and in a strange way helped open up space for competition in mapping that wasn’t there when Google was the undisputed, “go-to” mapping tool across smartphone platforms.
According to comScore data Google Maps was the eighth most popular mobile app (Android + iOS) in November. Nielsen had it at number five for the year.
Ref: Searchengineland.com
On the heels of a very recent iOS Maps update, Google has further updated and optimized its search app for iOS 7. Some of the changes are cosmetic: “iOS 7 styling and true full screen browsing” for example. There’s also improved image search for the iPad and better integration with Google Maps.
Google Now also seems more “prominent” but I could be mistaken; there are no apparent changes to Google Now on the official “what’s new” list.
Google Maps is nicely integrated into Google search results (I don’t remember the old experience frankly because I infrequently use the Google Search app). By comparison if you’re using the search box in the Safari browser, with Google as default, you have to endure a less than optimal experience with the HTML version of Google Maps or engage in a two-step process to get to the Google Maps app — assuming it’s installed.
Losing its position as the ”default” mapping app on the iPhone has hurt Google Maps’ standing among iOS users and in a strange way helped open up space for competition in mapping that wasn’t there when Google was the undisputed, “go-to” mapping tool across smartphone platforms.
According to comScore data Google Maps was the eighth most popular mobile app (Android + iOS) in November. Nielsen had it at number five for the year.
Ref: Searchengineland.com
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