Category: Google
Facebook upgrades Android app
Facebook has done a much needed upgrade to their Android Facebook application. Android is now the 2nd most popular mobile operating software so it makes alot of sense for Facebook to upgrade their once bare bones application to something more powerful, similar to the iPhone app in terms of features. One feature that is still […]
Read More | ShareGoogle to release more updates of Google Chrome
Google has said they want to release a stable release of their browser, Google Chrome, every 6 weeks. No Doubt this is being done so new features can be rolled out to its users faster and faster. The pre-beta release of Internet Explorer 9 really is light years ahead of the competition with very sophisticated […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Mobile Search and Ads Growing Rapidly in 2010
Not only has the volume of Google mobile search more than quintupled over the last two years, but the clickthrough rate for its click to call mobile ads are 6-8% better than ads on search without a number or URL associated with it according to Mike Steib, director of the new platforms at Google. Steib, […]
Read More | ShareQ2 2010 Google Revenues
Google has now released its second quarter 2010 earnings. The main highlight ofthe news is that their revenue grew 24% year-over-year to $6.82 billion. Looking at Q1 2010 results there was not much growth. In Q1 Google reported $6.77 billion in revenue. Some more details on the latest Q2 earnings report: – Google-owned sites generated […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Privacy Commissioner shames Google
Australian privacy commissioner Karen Curtis has said Google broke Australia’s privacy law when it collected private Wi-Fi data. Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, previously shamed Google over their ‘creepy privacy policies’. Curtis commented: ‘Collecting personal information in these circumstances is a very serious matter. Australians should reasonably expect that private communications remain private’. The Australian Federal […]
Read More | ShareGoogle’s Social Media History
Over the years Google has made many attempts to join the social media realm. Some successful some not. There have been rumors lately that Google is launching a product Google Me which will be a Facebook competitor. Lets look at Google’s history with social media to date: – Feb 17, 2003, Google buys Pyra Labs […]
Read More | ShareCost of mobile apps? Apple, Android, BlackBerry, Windows, Nokia, Palm
Its interesting to look at all the mobile smartphone Application stores and see the percentage of paid apps to free apps. A recent report by Distimo has found that more than half of all paid applications are about $2 of less. BlackBerry is however the exception as they do not allow application less than $2.99. […]
Read More | ShareBing and Google Click thru Rates, CTR
While Google still dominates the world of search engines, Bing made some noise quiet since its introduction, slow growth of market share each month. Some experts believe the Internet will soon be released Google "search engine Caffeine" is partly a response to Bing. If you search online you will find SEO professionals, who have been […]
Read More | ShareiOS and Android Developer numbers [STATS]
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There are alot of developers now developing apps for both the iOS and Android operating systems. AppStoreHQ.com put together a survey of all their developers on both the iOS and Android and the stats looking something like this: – 43,185 iOS developers – 10,199 Android developers – 1415 developers building apps on both platforms. Apple […]
Read More | ShareGoogle acquires ITA Software for $700million USD, enhancing Travel Search
Google has purchased ITA Software (www.itasoftware.com), a company known for its airfare search and pricing system QPX. The ITA Software is used by many US and international airlines. The acquisition was done in $700 million USD, cash. No stock purchase this time from Google. This is an area Google feels they have some ground to […]
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