Buzzfeed Business Section to Launch
Buzzfeed has announced the launch of a Buzzfeed business section. The social news and entertainment organization, which claims 40 million unique visitors each month, has hired veteran reporter Peter...
View ArticleAnimated GIF Filter Comes to Google Image Search
Google Image Search has a new animated GIF filter that allows users to search for animated GIFs. Announced on the company’s Google+ page, the new search filter is accessible through the Search Tools...
View ArticleRio SEO Integrates Facebook Open Graph Into Local Search Tool
Rio SEO has announced the integration of microdata for Facebook Open Graph search into its local search optimization tool. The upgrade to the company’s Local Search Solutions Tool also allows the...
View ArticleMarketWired Rebrand Reflects Growing Importance of Social Media Analytics
MarketWire is re-branding as MarketWired, reflecting the addition of social media monitoring and analytics services to its newswire and press release distribution services. The new branding...
View ArticleSEC Gives Green Light to Social Media Investor Announcements
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that companies may now use social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook, to announce important information in compliance with Regulation...
View ArticleMobile Search Moves Beyond Google
Current mobile search trends reveal that Google is getting increasing competition from apps when it comes to search. Though Google continues to dominate the search market, mobile users tend to use a...
View ArticleUpdated Facebook API Offers Engagement Help for Brands
The Facebook API has been updated to allow developers to create tools that help brands monitor and respond to comments on their Facebook pages. The new API allows developers to set up different comment...
View ArticleGoogle Announces Quick View for Mobile
Google has announced the Quick View badge for mobile search results. The badge, which is an experimental feature, appears next to some search result listings and allows mobile users to see a preview of...
View ArticleGoogle Tag Manager Announces 300 Percent Traffic Growth
Google Tag Manager has experienced growth of nearly 300 percent in traffic and 120 percent in enterprise users since the start of 2013, according to the Google Analytics blog. Launched in October 2012,...
View ArticleFacebook to Acquire Waze
According to a report from Reuters, “advanced talks” have begun for Facebook to acquire Waze for a purchase price between $800 million and $1 billion. Founded in Israel in 2008 by Uri Levine, Waze...
View ArticleRob Murray Named President of Skyword
Skyword, a leading content marketing and production solution provider, has appointed Robert Murray, formerly of iProspect, as President. In this newly created role, Murray will direct the company’s...
View ArticlePinterest Seeks to Allow Artistic Nudity
Pinterest is planning to relax the first clause in its acceptable use policy to allow pinners to post images featuring artistic nudes. The current policy bans images that include “nudity, partial...
View ArticleGoogle to Acquire Waze
Google Inc. is in the final stages of a deal to acquire Israeli-based app Waze for $1.3 billion, says a Reuters report. While neither company has commented on the deal, it is widely expected to be...
View ArticleGoogle Acquires Mapping Service Waze
Google has acquired Israeli community mapping startup Waze. Though the final acquisition cost was undisclosed, earlier reports suggested a purchase price around $1.3 billion. Vice president of Google’s...
View ArticleGoogle News Gets Updates in Advance of Google Reader Shutdown
Google Reader is now gone. Will the search giant’s recently announced updates to Google News fill the gap? The July 1 shutdown of the popular RSS reader was announced by Google in March as part of a...
View ArticleFacebook Releases Graph Search to U.S. English Users
Facebook has announced in a blog post the rollout of its Graph Search product to those using the site in U.S. English. According to the social networking site, the rollout of the tool, which is...
View ArticleHippflow Launches Google Glass App
Investment updating service Hippflow, dubbed “Twitter for Startups,” has created a Google Glass app.Hippflow provides an easy way for startups to keep investors, stakeholders, project managers and team...
View ArticleGmail Regains Voice Calls with Google Hangouts Update
Users of Google’s email service can once again make voice calls following an update to Google Hangouts. Voice call functionality was an important part of Google Talk, but was removed when Hangouts was...
View ArticleYahoo Takes Top Spot from Google in ComScore Report
Yahoo has beaten Google to the top spot in comScore‘s latest list of top U.S. web properties. This is the first time that the web giant has achieved the top position since May 2011. The website...
View ArticleMicrosoft Launches Ad-Free Bing for Schools Program
Microsoft has announced the launch of the Bing for Schools pilot program. The educational technology initiative aims to educate students about using search, to put technology into schools and to give...
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