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Google recently made a notable change to local search to give users more relevant results.
Google has added a “change location” link to the left panel on its search results pages, providing an accurate location setting so users can find more local businesses in their area.
This feature has been launched across the globe in 40 different languages and will…
With a sucessful search result partnership that has lasted almost a decade, AOL & Google have formally announced that they will extend the existing deal by another 5 years.
Google will now be the exclusive search provider for AOL’s global properties for at least the next 5 years and will continue to feed to the orgainc search results of AOL.…
The internet world is buzzing with excitement over the latest Google news!
Reportedly, Google is testing a new feature which keeps updating the result page in real time for your search as you type your search query.
This new feature was first spotted by UK SEO consultant, Rob Ousbey and Google’s Ambar Pansari and Marissa Mayer confirmed the feature in…
For Google, 2009 has been the year of UI testing. There have been more tests on Google’s Search Engine Results Page this year than any other that I can recall.
And it appears the testing is paying off. Many of the changes which were tested this year look to be securing permanent positions and will be appearing in early 2010.…
Ever wondered what data Google stores about you through the Google services you use? In a bid to appear more transparent with the information from your Google account, the Google Dashboard has been launched.
It’s a one-stop shop for browsing through most of the Google services you’re using and it shows you everything Google knows about you. There’s no need…
Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, FriendFeed & Flickr are all pretty common names in the social networking world, but now social and search are about to combine thanks to Google.
At the Web 2.0 expo last week, Google’s Vice-President of Search Marissa Mayer surprised everyone with the announcement that Social Search is coming via Google Labs.
This new search feature will allow…
There aren’t too many people these days who haven’t heard of Twitter. It’s the social networking phenomenon that’s sweeping the world by allowing users to update their profile with real-time information.
There has been speculation recently on how Google can use the information “tweets” from Twitter to their advantage.
In a recent interview, Google’s VP Search Products & User Experience,…
It would seem that the power of Twitter and other microblogging sites is having an impact on Google especially in the development of new products!
We only recently showed you how to dominate searches through social media profiles, which seems like great timing with a report from CNET News that Google is preparing a microblog search engine for…
At the annual Searchology gathering, Google’s Vice President of Search Products, Marissa Mayer announced a number of new tools that will add to the overall search experience.
The collections of tools are called Search Options, which, as Google puts it, will “let you slice and dice your results and generate different views to find what you need…
Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President of Search Product and User Experience was interviewed recently on all things Google and I thought I would share some of her thoughts.
It’s quiet a long interview, so I have pulled out some of the areas of most interest.
Mayer was asked where she thinks search is at, in terms of its lifeline. She…