Aug/075
Do You Ever Wonder Where Google Gets All That Gmail Storage Space?
I just noticed this message at Gmail's sign up page:
Oh, and you still have over 2794.251155 megabytes (and counting) of free storage.
Made me wonder where google really gets those storage space. Well, I actually found the answer. Here's a nice artwork from Joy of Tech.
Apr/070
Optimize Your Google Base Data Feeds for Success
For all you Google Base fanatics out there, I have one very important question for you? Are you optimizing your Google Base data feeds for success? If not, I would like to explain a few basic things for why and how you should optimize your feeds before submitting them to Google Base.
The following items will explain some important things to consider prior to submitting your data feeds. If you apply these, you will be sure to bring more success from your Google Base data feed submissions.
What is Google Base?
Google Base is a place where you can easily submit all types of online and offline content. The items you submit can include labels and attributes that help describe what you’re uploading so people can easily locate your items.
Apr/074
Google TiSP (BETA) – April Fool’s Joke. :)
Did you notice the text in google's home page just under the search box where it says "New! Get FREE breakthrough broadband with Google TiSP (BETA)."? Well, it's google's new April joke. 
This must the funniest April Fool's joke that google did.
Here's what the site says about Google TiSP (BETA):
Apr/071
Matt Cutts’ Blog Hacked?
I just learned earlier from a guy named Pierce in DP forums that Matt Cutts' blog has been hacked. Some members say it's just an April Fool's joke but I don't think Matt would do such joke as it is against Google and not very funny. This one is certainly an April Fool's joke. And this one. And this one, and this one, and this one...:)
From one of Matt's latest posts he noticed some weird errors after upgrading his blog from WordPress 2.0.x to 2.1.2.
Apr/070
Why Almost Everyone is Wrong about Google Alternatives
If you're reading this, you're probably already advertising on Google. Or at least considering it. Am I right?
What if I told you that there are a couple of alternatives to Google AdWords Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising that could only cost you between 10% and 33% per click? How can this be?
It's no secret that Google has the vast majority of click traffic on the internet - and as unhealthy as that is, its not going to change anytime soon. Most PPC specialists will tell you if you're not advertising on Google, you're history.
But with some clicks going for more than $15 each, for high-end and lucrative products and services such as computer servers and credit card merchant accounts, isn't it time to look for effective alternatives? Serious advertisers should consider alternative pay-per-click services.
Apr/070
Google Sitemaps And Your SEO Strategy
Like many of you, I am always trying to find as much information as I can on Search Engine Optimization. And also like many of you, I am doing it myself. I read online and buy books on search engine optimization and many of them all say the same things, just in a different way.
Sadly with most search engines the solution is simply the number of links pointing back to your site. The search engines feel that they can control the quality of their search results by focusing on the websites that have a large number of links pointing to them. Simply put, it's a popularity vote. Their reasoning is that if nobody else thinks your site is important, why should they index it.
Mar/071
The Yahoo Ambassador vs Google AdWords Qualified Individual Program
Which Program is the Right Program for You?
There are many different programs available to a person who is interested in enhancing his or her professional standing when it comes to Internet marketing. Through this article, you are presented with a consideration of becoming a Yahoo Ambassador vs. Google Adwords Qualified individual. Armed with this information, you will be able to determine which of these two courses makes the very best sense for you today.
Through the Yahoo Ambassador program, which costs fifty dollars US to take the examination and receive the certification, you are able to utilize the Yahoo Ambassador logo as part of your own efforts to attract clients to your Internet marketing services. Through the Yahoo Ambassador certification program, you learn what tools are available to you through Yahoo to assist you in providing appropriate services to your PPC clients or customers.
Mar/070
Yahoo Bombing?
I found this from Digital Point Forums about a weird results from Yahoo! Search
How did that happen?
Mar/070
Ann Coulter Tops Zeitgeist This Week
Here are the latest search stats from Zeitgeist
Gaining Search Queries: Week Ending March 10, 2007
- ann coulter
- 300
- elizabeth hurley
- lunar eclipse
- captain america
- iditarod
- frenchie davis
- lottery
- daylight savings
- acc tournament
I'm not sure if I know Ann Coulter but searching for it in Google I found out that she's a best-selling author, columnist and a political commentator.
Ann Hart Coulter (born December 8, 1961) is an American best-selling author, columnist and conservative political commentator. She frequently appears on television, radio and as a speaker at public and private events.
Known for her controversial style and unabashedly provocative views, she has been described by The Observer as "the Republican Michael Moore", and "Rush Limbaugh in a miniskirt". Coulter has described herself as a "polemicist" who likes to "stir up the pot" and makes no pretense at being "impartial or balanced".
Oh I see. So if you are into internet marketing and always on the look out for new potential keyword that might bring in some traffic if you optimize for it, try ann coulter.
Let's see how much traffic will this post bring.
Mar/076
Google Backlink Updates
Google is finally showing backlinks to my new sites. Using the link: command my MySpacetopia.net shows 56 backlinks while my EarthWeaver.info shows 12. Not Bad. I'm hoping for either PR5 or PR4 for these sites.
Some users at DP Forums and Webmasterworld have also noticed the backlink updates. Check out these forum threads:
http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3273599.htm
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=261568
Mar/072
Google OS for Mobile Phones?
Just last year, we heard rumors about Google talks with Orange about a million dollar partnership to make Google phone. It would have been nice to have a Google-branded phone where you can access Google services like Gmail, blogger, calendar, maps or even Adsense wherever you are.
In 2005, Businessweek has reported Google acquiring Android, a company who had at that time been working on an OS(operating system) for mobile phones. This could just be Google's initial step to push its wireless services. Simeon Simeonov posted about Andy Rubin, Android's founder, "has a team of about 100 people at Google working on the Google Phone". According to Simeon's source, Google's phone could be:
Mar/070
Google to offer more ways to prevent click fraud
Invalid Clicks – Google’s Overall Numbers
As part of our effort to provide you with more information on invalid clicks, we wanted to give you some additional background on how our systems, processes, and teams work together to manage click fraud for our advertisers, while also sharing what the overall landscape of invalid click detection at Google looks like.
What about publishers like me who use Adsense? Does Google have any plans on protecting their publishers as well?
sponsored by: Online Marketing
Mar/070
Antonella Barba Tops Google Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist This Week
Gaining Search Queries: Week Ending March 3, 2007
- antonella barba
- american idol
- oscars
- helen mirren
- jennifer hudson
- giant squid
- al gore
- national weather service
- babel
- Leelee Sobieski
Mar/072
ISULONGSEOPHIL.com Won The 1st Prize Again!
After winning the First Philippine SEO contest last Sept. 30, 2006, I won the 1st prize again for the Second Philippine SEO Contest. It was a very close fight between me and Marghil Macuha (marghil.blogspot.com), who won the 2nd prize.
Jan/070
Google PageRank Update
Just a few weeks ago(Jan. 9, 2007) when forum members of Search Engine Roundtable reported changes on Google's PageRank toolbar. I have checked my sites both old and new ones during that time but their PR didn't change. But today I'm seeing changes in my sites' PageRank. My myspace-layouts.linkchannels.com site jumped from PR0 to PR5, articlewheel.com from PR4 to PR5, and some other sites as well.
Jan/070
Google, YouTube and Copyright
In a rather stunning move, Google recently purchased the popular video site YouTube The question many are asking is how Google will deal with the potential copyright violations on the site?
To show you how much the Internet has changed in a relatively short amount of time, it is important to look back at the last big public medium that had copyright issues. In this case, we are talking about Napster. As you know, Napster was a system where music could be traded by people for free. This, of course, drove the record labels and artists crazy. If people were trading the music for free, royalties and revenues were not being produced. To quell the uprising, the music industry went after Napster and even individual users, claiming that the copyright for the musical pieces was being violated. As you also know, the record companies won the fight.
Now consider YouTube. From just about any angle, YouTube appears to be the Napster of the online video industry. The obvious difference is that many people will simply upload their own videos and creations to the site. In such circumstances, it's obvious that nobody can complain that there is a copyright violation because people have voluntarily put it up on the site. The problem that arises, however, is when people go ahead and upload videos and other matter from television, DVDs, and so on. Based on the various legal precedents set in the Napster case, it would appear that copyright claims can be made against YouTube.
Jan/071
YouTube In Trouble for 24 Television Show Postings
Google must be wondering what it has gotten itself into. YouTube is in trouble again after receiving a subpoena from Fox for posting episodes of the show 24.
Fox has a number of shows that are very popular with viewers. American Idol is obviously the biggest, but the Simpsons, House and 24 certainly carry their own weight. One of the big ratings winners for any television channel, including Fox, is the first new show of the season. Given this fact, you can imagine how unhappy Fox was to learn that the first episode of 24 this season was posted on YouTube before the premier was shown!
To say that Fox executives must be unhappy is a slight understatement. Talk about stealing the winds out of the channel’s sails! One of the biggest nights for the show was pre-empted! Well, Fox isn’t taking the situation laying down.
On January 18th, Fox petitioned a California court one the matter. The court issued a subpoena to YouTube to find out who the posting part is. The subpoena is based on a claim of a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. At this time, neither YouTube nor Google has indicated what steps they will take in response.
At this point, it is unclear whether Fox will actually sue YouTube for allowing the posting. Traditionally, YouTube has reacted to such complaints by removing the offending content. In this case, however, the horse is already out of the barn. The posting arguably spoiled the premier of the show, a big money maker for Fox.
Further confusing the situation is the presence of Google. Google has a history of fighting such subpoenas. It will be interesting to see if it imposes this theory on YouTube. Doing so would seem dubious since it would probably result in Fox bring a claim.
Ultimately, this situation simply portends further problems down the line for YouTube and Google. As these postings happen more and more, one can expect the artists and entertainment companies to eventually react as they did with the file sharing music situation. When will it happen? Who knows, but it should shake up the copyright field in a big way.
Richard A. Chapo is with SanDiegoBusinessLawFirm.com - incorporate in California.
Jan/070
Google Brings the Earth to Your Desktop
Google Inc. has launched a new software package that allows you to see satellite images on your desktop.
Google Earth lets you search for locations anywhere on earth and display 3D aerial images of major cities and tourist attractions. Google Earth is in development, but a free beta version is available for home users. Locations can be searched by address, intersections, cities, zip codes or countries and the images can be zoomed in close enough to see streets and buildings.
The images generated are 3D – you can rotate the view to see different sides of an object. You can navigate using a mouse or the keyboard, and view selectable layers to display information about local features such as roads, terrain, schools or golf courses.
Dec/066
MySpace Now Powered By Google
I just noticed myspace.com now showing the "powered by Google" logo. This comes as no surprise to me as the two company already made a deal just a few months ago. It was actually a $900M advertising deal with myspace. Myspace now uses Google's search engine along with the contextual advertisements that Google is serving.