Clearly this is massive news, Google are apparently moving into the hardware market, having had huge success with their Android software. So why Motorola and not HTC or Samsung? It comes down to patents, Google Android has been under a lot of pressure recently due … Read More →
The future, it seems, is video chat. It feels more like going Back to the Future though as we’ve been here before. Remember when 3 first launched with video calling on their first NEC handsets way back when? Mashable quite rightly highlight that Myspace tied up … Read More →
It’s been a massive week in social media and search as the Google beast woke up and flexed its muscles. Hot on the heels of the roll out of their +1 functionality (see Omar’s post here http://wearemba.com/2011/06/28/google-plus-one-1-the-minute-guide/) , they began the soft launch of Google+ offering … Read More →
Over the past few weeks Google announced some pretty significant innovations aimed at providing a better user experience and faster search results. However -in my view- the most important announcement was the launch of the Plus One (+1) button. Plus 1 is Google’s late entry into the social search space. This space is … Read More →
In the Facebook Effect Mark Zuckerberg is quoted as suggesting calling us out on the fact that we don’t really care about the world. “A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.” That’s the … Read More →
To get your hands quickly and easily on plenty of relevant, thought- provoking and informative stimulus – organised around industry verticals or by topic – you could do worse than start at one of Google’s latest beta offerings Think Insights Plenty of studies, articles, videos … Read More →
OK, so I’m sure Joe didn’t actually plan this campaign himself, but every credit to Big Talk Productions and their agencies. I was scrolling through the settings of my Nexus S this morning and noticed that I’d opted in to interest based targeting via AdMob. … Read More →
Following its debut in the US, Panda has now hit our shores. On Monday April 11th, Google announced the roll-out of its infamous algorithm in the UK market. Search Metrics and Sistrix have both since published initial lists of winners and losers. Here’s the Lowdown on Panda Losers… 1) Content Farms/MFA … Read More →
Do as big G says, but not as they do. Today as you probably know, Google bought beatthatquote.com for just under £40 million. Despite their link profile looking more dodgy than any content farm hit in last week’s farmer update. Check out this link profile. … Read More →
Google’s Sitelinks on Steroids: Tips & Advice for Brands
Last week, Google announced its “expanded and improved” sitelinks. This significant change mainly affects ”navigational” searches (i.e. where punters use Google to search for a brand site rather than type the url into the browser!). As a result, “navigational searchers” will now receive an expanded mega listing with up to 12 choices for deeper … Read More →