Some of us noticed a few weeks back that a few weeks ago that Google began testing mobile-friendly icons in the mobile search results next to any site that was mobile-friendly. This could have been meant to give a little extra incentive to web developers and webmasters to create a mobile-friendly site, or who practiced good […]
As I’ve said before, Google never seems to sleep. They’re always coming up with something new for one of their services or for search. In this case, Google has given their mobile app an upgrade today. The search engine company has announced that there are some new voice commands that have made their appearance today […]
It seems that it can’t be stressed enough that being able to reach your customers on the go is very important. In this episode of Google+ Your Business, we will be joining the Google Small Business Community and +HostGator in a Hangout on Air that aired on September 25th. Watch the video and discover the power […]
When you’re in the business of selling products and services, you know there will always be competition to worry about. In an auction-based ecosystem, your competitors are the ones that are playing the important part in determining what the auction looks like for you and the keywords you’re using. As marketers, we know there are […]
If you are an online marketer and you think that mobile isn’t going to be that big of a thing, you’ve got another thing coming. Mobile is going to be a dominate force in the future, and already it has a really good foot hold on the search market. Hell, most of us say it’s […]
We all know what hashtags are now, right? It’s a word, or a small phrase with no spaces between the words with a hashtag (to you older folks, or those who aren’t into social media, that would be the pound sign on your telephone) preceding it. You can typically find these hashtags in social media […]
Previously, Google had announced that it would be displaying ads on Google Maps, as well as Google Maps for Mobile in the scrolling list view it debuted recently. The ads will appear above the organic listings, and will also include any potential location extensions and call extensions. The location extensions allow advertisers to include ratings, […]
Some of you may recall hearing from TechCrunch that a “stealth” startup called Relcy has been seeking to create a “native” search engine for the mobile platforms. So far, the post has mentioned that the company has raised $9 million in funding at this point. That’s not really much to laugh for a startup. Rohit Satapathy, […]
Google has recently decided to step up their campaign against sites using Flash, Adobe’s multimedia based web site technology. Flash has for a while now been known to not be friendly towards spiders or mobile devices. This is what has driven Google to come to a decision. Starting today, in an announcement by Google, warnings will be […]
It seems that for the past several years, mobile has become very prevalent in the online marketplace. Of course, some people would probably argue against it, but I think we can see pretty clearly that mobile has become a massive, massive thing as of late. Some would even say that 2014 is the mobile tipping […]