Google To Launch New Top Navigation: White Top & Box Bar
This morning, Google is rolling out a new top bar navigation style worldwide. They have not yet announced it…
Two Months Later, Google Alerts RSS Option Returns
Over two months ago, Google quietly dropped support for Google Alerts delivery via RSS/feed. It was believed that it was dropped because of the demise of Google Reader and that has not changed.
What has changed is that the RSS/Feed delivery option ha…
Give Examples: Is Google Lying To Us?
If any of you read some of the comments left on the stuff I write here, you will see some of the anger and actual hate some webmasters have towards Google and even myself. They think that I am paid by Google to feed you things that they want you to hea…
Google Glass XE9 Snagged My “How Do I” App With “How To” Video Results
Google released an update to the Glass software codenamed XE9, the update is tremendous and adds a ton of search and other features…
Apple Siri On Google Glass: Don’t Wink At Me
Apple Siri has added some cute responses when you go ahead and say “Okay Glass” to it. Here are screen shots of the various responses you may get back from Apple Siri when you pester it with Google Glass related prompts…
Field Trip: Location Search Via Google Glass
Field Trip, the neat location aware software that gives you ideas of places to visit while traveling, now is officially on Glass.
Google’s Timothy Jordan announced it on Google+ saying…
Google Palestine Hacked
Google Palestine, www.google.ps, has been hacked by HackTeach Lover’s. Visiting Google.ps will show you a message about Google Maps…
Google: We Want Your Feedback On Search Policies. Really?
Google posted on their blog asking searchers to fill out this form to provide feedback to Google on their search policies…
Google Definitions Adds Synonyms, Sample Uses, Origin & More
Google has pushed out a major upgrade to their definitions user interface, adding an expandable box with synonyms, ways to use the word in sentences, the origins of the word, translation, use over time and more…
More Google Search Interface Tests In The Wild
Google, as always, is testing user interfaces and here are two more tests. The first is Google is testing a “next” button, instead of showing the pages available…
Google Now Adds Ability To See When Your Employees Get To Work
Google announced on Google+ that they have upgraded Google Now features to add in seven plus new types of Google Now card notifications…
Google Search Text Previews Test
Google seems to be testing a new feature where you can hover your mouse cursor over a link in the search results by the URL of the snippet, and it will overlay a text preview and summary of the search result…
Google’s Matt Cutts Defends Google’s 20% Time
A hot story at Quartz named Google’s “20% time,” which brought you Gmail and AdSense, is now as good as dead was all over the internet. Google quickly responded officially that 20% time is still part of the culture at Google…
Afrikaans, Greek, Hebrew & Serbian Added To Google Translate App
Google quietly announced on Google+ a couple of enhancements to the Google Translate App for Android…
Google Sitelinks With Borders
Chris Ainsworth posted a screen shot of a Google user interface test in the Google search results on his Google+ page. He noticed a subtle change for the sitelinks for branded search results. Specifically…
Google Now A Personal Assistant? Adds Search For My Things.
Google announced a new feature rolling out to U.S., English-speaking users on desktop, tablet and smartphone that makes Google act as your personal virtual assistant. Yes, you don’t have to type…
Google Not Provided Over 70% With Apple iOS Passing More Referrer Data
As I reported at Search Engine Land, Apple mobile Safari in iOS 7 and in some cases, other iOS versions, is showing more referrer data now than it did prior. Back in the day, Apple for some reason stopped showing in many cases that traffic came from Go…
Google’s Page Speed Insights Tool Updated
Ilya Grigorik, Google’s Developer Advocate for Google Chrome and all things speed on the web…
Google The Stop Watch
I’ve been using Google since I was a teenager and I had no idea it had a stop watch/timer. Maybe it is new…
Google Tests Sitelinks That Expand Out
Two SEOs spotted Google testing a new design for Google Sitelinks. The new design has sitelinks that expand and show sub-sitelinks in a gray background area. Google tested something similar on mobile sitelinks a few months ago…