I have spoken in the past about how the major search engines, notably Google and Bing, have made clear their desire to become search engines of verbs rather than of nouns.  For those that aren’t as geeky about grammar as me, nouns are naming words attributed to people, animals, places, things and other abstract ideas. Verbs, Read Blog…

After an initial launch in June, Google+ is now officially open to businesses.  The launch was announced a few days ago on Google’s Official Blog and some brands and businesses have already made the most of the opportunity including Toyota, FC Barcelona, H&M and The Muppets.  So, what the search engine optimisation and internet marketing communities Read Blog…

Google+ have finally allowed Businesses and Brands to create pages to promote themselves. Further details can be found here: http://searchengineland.com/google-pages-now-open-for-businesses-brands-places-more-100217 It’s still early days for Google+ for Brands but here is the A-Z of brands that have already jumped on the bandwagon.     A – is for ‘Angry Birds’   B – is for Read Blog…

Google recently came under fire for authorising a new smartphone app designed to help parents work out whether or not their son is homosexual. The ‘Is Your Son Gay?’ app has drawn criticism across the board for aiming to provide an answer to the question parents have apparently ‘been asking for perhaps too long’, with Read Blog…

With Facebook set to announce an extensive range of new features at the ‘f8′ conference this Thursday, it comes as little surprise that Google has finally opened its doors to the public.  The move was announced in a series of posts across the Google Webmaster blogs and a few new additions have appeared on the Google Read Blog…

In one of the most unsurprising announcements of recent weeks, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that Facebook will be launching a host of new features, including a new video messaging service powered by Skype.  At face value, this may appear to be a direct response to Google+ and the ‘Hangout’ video messaging service that they offer. However, at Read Blog…

First of all, let me start by saying that something seems wrong with Google+, it doesn’t look awful.  In fact, it looks accommodating and user-friendly; two words you would never have associated with a Google social project before.  Perhaps the most significant feature of Google+ is that it doesn’t look like an anti-Facebook, in fact it Read Blog…

Getting a site accepted as a Google News source is a very hard task indeed, and it’s not for everyone. If you are targeting Google News as part of your SEO campaign, it’s important to realise it’s not just about content. If you want any hope of success, you have to have the right look. Read Blog…