There is no limit to Google+. The number of users is growing rapidly, updates are now spreading more quickly and finally we have business pages, so now business pages are popping up rapidly. Everything is big when it comes to Google+, even the discussion whether or not it will succeed. Opinions differ, but in general you can say that the expectations are that Google+ will succeed, even if you aren’t using it now. After all, sooner or later you are going to end up using it… right…?
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Five Reasons Why SEOs Should Legitimately Be Scared of Google
Am I the only one who is starting to think Google might have it in for SEOs? I’ve never been one of the tin foil hat brigade who thought the posse up at mountain-view have always been out to get the search industry, but these five recent events have lead me to start to think otherwise.
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Think Insights – Google’s latest research tool
While on the one hand Google is making some forms of data less accessible (*coughSSLsearchcough*), in other areas Google seems intent on making data more accessible and easy to use.
As a part of its ever-expanding Think initiative, Google has now launched Think Insights for the public. Positioned as an “information and resource hub for marketers”, Think Insights provides a wealth of market research, industry trends, and consumer behaviour data in easily digestible forms. (more…)
Google+ For Businesses: What The Industry Thinks (2)
So Google+ has finally launched Google+ for businesses yesterday. We are seeing a lot of businesses adding their pages at the moment, but there is still doubt whether or not Google has rolled out a killing feature or that its just something which should have been there from the start.
We have asked several people in the industry what their thoughts on the new feature are. Below you can find the second part of the responses we’ve had so far. These are all from Facebook.
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Google+ For Businesses: What The Industry Thinks (1)
So Google+ has finally launched Google+ for businesses yesterday. We are seeing a lot of businesses adding their pages at the moment, but there is still doubt whether or not Google has rolled out a killing feature or that its just something which should have been there from the start.
We have asked several people in the industry what their thoughts on the new feature are. Below you can find the first part of the responses we’ve had so far.
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Finally Google Rolls Out Business Pages: An Overview
It has taken Google a while, but finally it is here: Google+ Pages for Businesses. Yesterday Google officially launched the new Google+ Pages. In the next two days everybody will get access to the feature we have all been waiting for.
We are already seeing a lot of people creating business pages at the moment and a lot of blogs blogging about it, so it doesn’t make sense for us to discuss the same. Instead we will try and give you a quick overview of what has been written and we will highlight a few things. Off course you can also take a look at our very own Google+ Page which we set up as soon as it became available to us. (more…)
Is Google A Monopoly?
The game Monopoly is about one thing: get as much property as you can. Make sure nobody can beat you and make sure that you will earn the most money. In ‘real’ business however that is not allowed. If you become too powerful, they will try to stop you.
Microsoft has had accusations of being a monopolist and now Google is also under fire. But are they really? This infographic might give you an idea. (more…)
Google Showing “Sources” in Preview Area
Another Google Test has been spotted. The preview-section which Google uses on the right hand site of results in the SERPS, is in this test used for a different kind of information: sources.
Meanwhile Google also consists on pushing their own products, especially Google+ and YouTube. There is some nice integration of Plus and Google being rolled out. (more…)
Update: Google Indexing Facebook Comments. Confirmed by Matt Cutts (Google)
Update: Google’s Matt Cutts has confirmed that Google is indexing the comments (see below).
Google seems to be indexing Facebook comments which are used on blogs. The Facebook Comments are setup using Javascript and iFrames which usually should prevent it from being indexed. The website Labnol.org however found some comments on TechCrunch which are indeed being indexed.
Some tests show however that not every comment is being indexed. So far we can see that the profiles that are indexed at least have to be open to the public and permit subscriptions. But even then not every comment is indexed. (more…)
Google Now Warning You of Duplicate Content in Webmastertools
Google is working on improving Webmastertools. There seems to be more integration with for example Google Analytics and they are delivering more ‘service’ to website owners by handing them information they didn’t ask for.
Yesterday Google announced the latest improvement in that. They are now warning site owners if Google thinks a page is considered to be duplicate content and therefore not showing up in the search results. (more…)
Google Puts A Limit On Google Maps API, Bad News for Travel?
It looks as if Google is (partly) changing the way they are making money. Where before they made money by advertising or sponsored items in their specific products (think for example the sponsored listings in local), they now are charging for products or usage of API.
Where the launch of the paid version of Google Analytics and the according to some related ssl-issue already gave people some topics to talk about, Google now has announced it will be monetizing yet another one of their products: starting January 1 2012 Google will be putting a limit on the free usage of the Google Maps API. (more…)
Google+ Available for Apps Users and Google introduces ‘Ripples’ and Trends
Google today launched a few major updates on Google+ making the service finally available for Google Apps users, which also means that businesses are now able to use it.
At the same time Google launched several new features for Google+. The most important one of those changes is “Google+ Ripples”, which will allow you to see how posts get shared around Google+ in a graphic way. Google also introduces “What’s hot” their own version of trending topics. (more…)
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