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Googlers Ditch Facebook Over ‘Privacy Issues’

April 23rd, 2010

In an ironic twist on recent privacy concerns, Matt Cutts and other Google engineers are apparently exiting Facebook en masse. According to Cutt’s Tweet: The reason for the defection? Facebooks newest release of private information via sharing with other networks, including Social Plugins, Open Graph Protocol, and Graph API, all of which Facebook says enhances [...]

 
 

Google Maps Victimized by Spam

April 22nd, 2010

Undaunted by recent events, Google continues to roll out new apps. Google Buzz is still in play, despite users refusal to use it, and Google Chat is now opening up doors into other uses. GoogleMaps has been hit with spam, and continues to come under attack as Google Street View fails to meet EU standards [...]

 
 

Should Google be Dismantled?

April 21st, 2010

High profile anti-trust groups are calling for Google to be split into smaller companies, claiming their monopoly of the search market is insufferable. The charge is lead by Consumer Watchdog, a consumer advocacy group that has targeted Google before. The group has indicated that they will be callingĀ  on the US government to open an [...]

 
 

Google In Trouble Globally – Again

April 20th, 2010

First it was Street View. Then China and the huge hubbub over censorship. Then the YouTube bullying video. Then came Google Buzz. Americans and UKers had a bit of a fit, effectively killing the app, but the real whammy came Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal: Privacy officials from 10 countries Monday sent Google [...]

 
 

Local Listings Increase Business

April 16th, 2010

One more thing you should discuss with your SEO firm is local business listings in multiple local listing websites. This is extremely important if you are a business dependent upon local consumers for your revenue. If you claim your listing you can protect it from hijacking by competitors and you can also use your local [...]