Tag: "Google"
Apple iAD’s live in Australia, incorporating Google ads
Whilst we haven’t heard much from Apple on the iAD advertising platform lately – if you use international applications on your iPhone in Australia you will notice some of then now have iAD’s. I noticed Echofon (Twitter client), has put ads at the top of the screen near the search button – possibly getting people […]
Read More | ShareGoogle removes support for IE6 in Docs and Sites
Google has now also joined the movement to kill off Internet Explorer 6 . Google is removing support for IE6 in its two main services Docs & Sites. Google has already removed support for IE6 in YouTube and it was already advising users with IE6 like older browser to upgrade to new browsers like in […]
Read More | ShareWho’s watching you on the Internet?
Over the last year or 2 there has been more and more talk of internet privacy and how it impacts us all. For example, if you have never updated your Facebook privacy settings – everyone on the internet can view you photos, profile, info, wall posts, friends etc. Almost 1/4 of Facebook users don’t know […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Chrome Store arriving this October
Google is launching Google Chrome OS and its e-commerce webstore is becoming available October this year. Google Chrome apps are online or by downloading the extension plugins as a link to Google Chrome. As you know, Google Chrome OS is actually more of a browser. It has the link to the application, which operates online […]
Read More | ShareOracle Suing Google Over Android OS
Oracle Corporation is suing Google over the Android Operating System. It is claimed that Google has infringed on Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property patents, that Oracle purchase in the Sun Microsystems acquisition. The Java code is also copyrighted and Oracle is saying Google never paid a license to use the software. Oracle is requesting monetary compensation […]
Read More | ShareTrojan Virus hits Android Phones
There have been reports surfacing across the web that the first virus has been detected on Android phones. Computer Security company, Kaspersky, has found a an Android app called ‘Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a’ The app basically pretends to be a media-player application, but once installed sends SMS messages to premium high cost numbers without the owners knowledge. Often, […]
Read More | ShareMobile Search Market Share, July 2010 [STATS]
![Mobile Search Market Share, July 2010 [STATS]](https://www.socialmedianews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mobile-search-market-share-google.png)
Pingdom.com has recently conducted a random study of mobile users and their searching behaviour. Google currently has 98.29% market share in mobile search. The shares by Yahoo and Bing in comparison are minimal. Apple devices are probably contributing to around half the Google traffic being generated. Here is the graph from Pingdom. Bing and Yahoo […]
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 | ShareHow is Social Media Changing Marketing?
As the universe of social media continues to gain influence among the population in this age of technological revolution, the question of how the dynamics of real-time communication has an impact on our lives. The initial abundance and abundance of consumer data available as a result of unbridled growth and use of social media (SM) […]
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