Archive for the ‘Google’ Category

Marketing benefits of the new social aspects of Google News

Feb 7 by Aidan Hijleh | add comment

With Google aspiring to be a major player in the social media space, it should come as no surprise to anyone that the search giant is using its leverage to push Google+ in whatever way possible. It appears as if the Mountain View, California corporation is at it again because its news discovery product more »

Smartphones on pace to near 1 billion by 2015

Feb 4 by Connor Livingston | 1 comment

The mobile-device explosion may be getting fueled in recent months by Kindle Fires and iPads, but smartphones continue to be the foundation of the incredible growth the mobile industry is experiencing. Apps and devices are fulfilling many aspects of our everyday lives in ways that weren’t even more »

Google tosses its hat in the political ring with Google Elections

Jan 2 by JD Rucker | 2 comments

With Iowa deciding on their choice for GOP candidate tomorrow, Google’s timing is much better this election season to roll out their political news and trends trackers at Google Elections. In 2008, they had a similar offering but didn’t release it until just before the conventions. The Dashboard above is, according to Frederic Lardinois of more »

Apps are rising on Windows Phones. Should they be taken more seriously?

Dec 28 by JD Rucker | 1 comment

I’ll never forget when my boss at the time showed me his shiny new Windows Phone. I liked the interface, the feel of the hardware itself, and the responsiveness of the internet even on the (dreaded) AT&T network. I nodded politely and congratulated him on his bold move away from the norm (something more »

Google+ predicts that it will have 400 million users by end of 2012

Dec 27 by Connor Livingston | 5 comments

They just passed 62 million users by adding 625,000 new users per day. Now, Google+ is predicting that they will have over 400 million users by the end of 2012. Are the numbers reliable? Some say no. Not really. Those who sign up through Android 4 must create or attach their Google+ account whether they intend more »

Social Media 2011: The bullseyes and blunders that dominated chatter

Dec 25 by JD Rucker | 2 comments

In the past, the best way to review the year was to look back through newspaper headlines and pick out the stories that were thought to be the biggest. It wasn’t an exact science and required intuition and subjective reasoning to decide what was most important to the people that year. Today, social more »

Who will buy T-Mobile now?

Dec 21 by JD Rucker | 3 comments

The unraveling of the AT&T merger with T-Mobile was not entirely bad for the fourth largest mobile carrier in the US. They get $3 billion. It isn’t enough to keep them afloat for more than a year or two, but it does buy them time to find someone else. It gives them time to formulate a plan-B. Unfortunately, more »

Android Developer Relations introduces training to help build better apps

Dec 16 by Rocco Penn | 1 comment

The Android Developers blog announced that they are launching a beta of Android Training, “a collection of classes that we hope will help you to build better Android apps.” As the battle between Android and iOS continues to expand and with Microsoft creeping up slowly behind them, the need for better apps more »

2011 through the eyes of Google (and therefore, the world)

Dec 15 by JD Rucker | add comment

Every year, Google composes a Zeitgeist report that attempts to capture the essence of the year and give a glimpse of what we can expect in the coming year. This year’s message was simple but fitting: “we made it.” It matches the sentiment shared by many through the tumultuous revolution around more »

Google has a Siri competitor around the corner

Dec 14 by JD Rucker | 1 comment

Google’s competitor for Apple’s Siri is codenamed “Majel” and could be launched before the end of the year according to AndroidandMe. Geeks are aware that Majel is a reference to Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and the voice of the computer on Starships as well as various more »

Google top execs offer to save NASA's Hangar One... to house their private jets

Dec 10 by JD Rucker | 1 comment

It is said that most acts of kindness are done with ulterior motives in mind. The offer that Google’s top executives – CEO Larry Page, co-founder Sergey Brin, and Chairman Eric Schmidt – made to NASA to save the iconic landmark may qualify. NASA needs $33 million to revamp the hangar. The Google execs, more »

Who is really using Google+?

Nov 30 by Rocco Penn | 2 comments

Google+ is the Facebook killer. Google+ is a fad. Google+ will break records. Google+ will fall flat. These and many other opinions are floating around and, depending on who you ask, fall under the category of personal preference and level of trust in Google and/or Facebook. In other words, nobody more »

Google describes the history and evolution of search

Nov 28 by Rocco Penn | 3 comments

Google has always kept their search algorithms close to the vest, but in recent weeks they’ve opened up a bit more than usually and given glimpses of what they do and how they do it. In August, they revealed a bit under the hood of Google search. Now they put together a 6-minute video that details what has happened more »

Google+ television ads are pointing people in the wrong direction

Nov 25 by JD Rucker | 12 comments

When I heard that Google had put out their first Google+ television commercial, I was both impressed and a little excited. “Finally,” I thought, “they’re going to make a push to bring Google+ into mainstream consciousness.” I watched the commercial and immediately facepalmed. Despite clear more »