Archive for the ‘Google’ Category
Catching Up & November Summary
As much as I enjoy it I’ve been horrible about posting to my blog lately, and I’m blaming Twitter.
I find that I’m spending a lot more time on Twitter these days and the speed (of information transfer and to post) and audience size just blow away my blog. On average, I get more comments and.
Google’s Chrome OS
I don’t want to say that Pete & I were right or that we predicted this over a year ago, but… I don’t know how to finish that sentence. In my original post titled, ”Google’s OS (aka Chrome),” I wrote, “Hopefully Microsoft sees this as the threat to XP that it is”. Today, Google announced the.
Google Latitide to Status/Blog
A close friend (“cc” aka Chris Crosby) sent this to me yesterday but I’m just getting around to checking it out this morning;
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-ways-to-share-your-google-latitude.html
Two items:
“Google Talk location status (beta) automatically updates your Google Talk or Gmail chat status message with your Latitude location.”
“The Google Public Location Badge lets you publish your Latitude location on your blog.
Google’s AdWords Title Limit >25 Characters
Interesting to note, but a non-actionable item; Google will display >25 characters in the title line if it’s a result of Dynamic Keyword Insertion (“DKI”) but cannot confirm the maximum amount. I’ve seen examples of 29 characters but Google still recommends that nobody plans on so many. The only takeaway is perhaps not to cutoff.
The End of Google’s Culture?
This morning a highly publicized post from a top Designer at Google (http://stopdesign.com/archive/2009/03/20/goodbye-google.html) illustrated some details about the culture of Google and their analytical dependence on data. I was curious to see if the issue was as significant as John Battelle mentioned on his blog. A quick review of employee postings on GlassDoor.com.
Interview with Eric Schmidt & Marissa Mayer
I have my Tivo setup to record any program containing “Google” in the description, and I wouldn’t have learned about these otherwise. Charlie Rose recently inverviewed both Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, and Marissa Mayer, V.P. of Search Product and User Experience.
I’ve linked to the 7 minute highlights, but you can find the full one.
Google Latitide Privacy: +1 for Google
Here’s a very important note on Google’s belief of privacy:
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/03/exclusive-google-takes-stand-location-privacy-alon
The key point; “Google has confirmed that its policy will be to require a wiretap order before tracking a Latitude user’s location for law enforcement.”
It’s good to see that they still follow their, “Don’t Be Evil” motto. I’m sure this will prove to be an.
Google’s Picasa to Launch Face Recognition
Big day for Google: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-10026577-39.html
With a face recognition feature set to launch at noon PDT Tuesday, Google’s Picasa Web Albums will help users label their photos with the names of subjects. That and other changes to the photo-sharing site are joined by a new beta version of the accompanying Picasa 3.0 photo-editing software.
The “name tag”.
Google’s OS (aka Chrome)
Hopefully Microsoft sees this as the threat to XP that it is:
http://www.google.com/chrome
I haven’t played with it too much yet, but is this a replacement for FireFox? My friend Pete (Yettas) claims it’s extremely fast, which is the biggest complaint I hear about FF.
March ‘09 Update: Aside from the questionable first sentence of this blog post.
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Matt is an experienced search engine marketer and analyst. Over the last five years he’s managed small, regional campaigns and international, multi-million dollar campaigns. An active philanthropist, Matt has also been.
