'Create a site with a different address' feature has been removed by Google Page Creator. This feature was introduced by Google on 21st September. With this feature one could create changed subdomain on Google Pages. The feature does not exists there anymore. You can view screen shots. It is little surprising as their help page still talks about subdomain feature. Some people feel that Google has dropped this feature owing to many spam pages being created by web spammers or their experiment might have failed and must be trying something new.
According to reporters of DM News, Google is planning a large scale corporate reorganization. Google is planning to have a structure like IBM. An IBM like structure would mean there will be one global director for every account. Director will be entrusted with the responsibility of bringing resources to sell according to needs of company. Resources will be like Print, Display, PPC, Radio, Video etc. There is no conformation or denial of this news from Google officials.
Unlike Firefox 1.5, Google AdSense Firefox Referral program has excluded the new Firefox 2.0. An email regarding this information was received by a Forum member send by Google. In the mail Google says “Thanks for writing in about the Firefox plus Google Toolbar referral button. We currently offer Firefox 1.5 in our referral download. We can’t yet say if or when we will offer Firefox 2.0, but I’m happy to pass along your comments to our engineering and product teams.”
Google AdWords along with some other PPC engines are giving free coupons in free clicks at events of
eComXpo. New users of Google AdWords will get coupons worth $50 in free clicks. New users can access these free coupons in two easy steps. Visit the web form and give your email address and URL of website you want to advertise through Google AdWords. After hitting the button 'Send me a coupon,' Google AdWords will send an email with coupon code and instructions for starting your account on AdWords.
Google on its Official Google Webmaster Central Blog informed about changes in their webmaster guidelines. Change was initiated through change in one of their algorithms. In the blog Vanessa Fox said:
“Don't use "&id=" as a parameter in your URLs, as we don't include these pages in our index.
Google has launched its Custom Search Engine . Google Custom Search Engine will enable users and publishers to build their own specialized search indexes and meet their audience requests better. Bloggers can use the customizable search engine and include revenue sharing structure like Google AdSense search box.
Google AdWords comes in two editions: "Starter Edition" and "Standard Edition." As Google AdWords explains : with the starter edition you can advertise a single product or service with simplified options. It is recommended for those who are new to Internet advertising. You can at any time graduate to Standard edition. Standard edition allows use of full range of AdWords features and functionality: advanced bidding options, multiple campaigns, conversion tracking, and more. It is recommended for experienced Internet advertisers and medium- or large-sized businesses.
Some changes have been noticed in the rankings of Google images. A WebmasterWorld thread reports these changes.
"Last Monday Google image search was giving me 32% of all referrals. Today it's 16%. So definitely a big change," reports a member. There are speculations that the changes are a part of new algorithm.
According to a Adweek article, Google is expected to secure 25 percent market share by the end of this year.
"According to eMarketer, Google will see its ad revenue soar to more than $4 billion by the end of the year — a number that matches the record ad spending pulled in by the entire industry during the most recent second quarter, and roughly a quarter of the $16 billion predicted for Internet advertising by eMarketer for 2006 overall.
Google has added some new features to Google AdWords. Inside AdWords explains these:
"1. Last thirty days' date range for reports
In addition to viewing data from the last month, you can now view performance data for the last thirty days. This date range is a new selection in the settings section of the create report page.
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