The leading story this week in the world of Google Maps is the rescue of a little girl taken by her grandmother for what was supposed to be a weekend visit – until granny told family they would ‘never see her again’. This prompted the guardians to call in law enforcement. Police were called [...]
Alternative Search Engines Rising in Popularity
December 22nd, 2008A recent report shows that 98% of search is divided among the top four search engines – but that remaining 2% is still a considerable number of people. A few search engines make the top 10 list that should be considered when optimizing work seems done – you might have a little wok left to [...]
Online Local Search Passes Paper Yellow Pages
October 12th, 2008It has finally happened. The internet has beaten out the phone book as the most utilized tool for local search. According to a recently released survey conducted by TMP Directional Marketing, the breakdown finally tipped in the web’s favor, even if only by a point: Search Engines (31%) Print Yellow Pages or White Pages (30%) [...]
Mobile Apps Set for Expansion
September 3rd, 2008The mobile networking scene is set to explode. The social scene has always been connected to mobile use, with texting, calls, photo and video share, etc – and now the main online social networks are expected to be showing increased activity on the scene! By 2013 there are expected to be 140 million mobile users, [...]
Google Customizing Further for Local Search
July 31st, 2008Google has built a reputation for being able to anticipate searcher needs and serve up the best results based not just on keyword input but other factors as well. Lately the focus has been on local search. With the expected explosion of mobile search looming, the idea behind localized search is faster access to the [...]













