Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times

Posted by Steven Norris in Google, Internet

Was 2007 the year you wanted to learn how to kiss, crochet, skateboard, flirt or meditate? You’re not alone. Once again Google has compiled their fascinating annual lists of statistics to show us what has been on the mind of the global connected community, with their 2007 Year-End Google Zeitgeist pages. The boys and girls...

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Microsoft V Google

Rivals Microsoft and Google are at loggerheads again, this time over perceived ‘copyrighting’ infringements. An attack has been launched by Microsoft on the super-search engine Google’s book-scanning service, which is in direct competition to their own project, Live Search Books. Whilst Microsoft claims to adhere...

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Now Americans can “Google their Tax Dollars”

President George W Bush signed a law on Tuesday which allows for the creation of an online database for tracking government spending – within certain parameters. The idea behind the new legislation is to create greater transparency and accountability between government and taxpayers. Bush explained: “Information on...

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Now you can decide on how frequently Google crawls your site.

Just in from Bigmouthmedia comes a report that Google Sitemaps, recently re-branded as Google Webmaster Central,  has implemented a fantastic new feature, letting you decide just how often Google crawls your site! 5 Values are available, ranging from Fastest to Slowest. It needs to be kept in mind that the faster values use the...

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Now Showing at a Cinema Near You… GOOGLE?

The Googleplex Offices are renowned for the whiteboards that line the office walls. This is where the Google employees get to express themselves and write up ideas and thoughts – a kind of creative thinking outlet for the whole office! One of the ideas which came up on the boards recently was the screening of Google...

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