In our January 18 post we mentioned about Google making changes in its Google Maps UI. Well, the tweaking is over, the changes made, and here is the update. The Google Maps team proudly proclaimed on 19 January that they “added more than ten different ways to explore the world around you, including photos, transit and traffic information, as well as satellite and terrain views. We’ve now updated the design so that you can more easily see and switch between the various viewing options that are available.”
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Google recently announced that it will be linking to competitors video sites when someone searches for music video. In the post, Google said, “People often come to Google to find music videos, and this week we improved our results so now when you’re searching for your favorite band or album, you’ll find popular clips organized in a new way.”
Larry Page, Google co-founder bought a 59m luxury superyacht for €35 million ($45 million) from Sir Douglas Myers, a New Zealand businessman. The deluxe yacht named Senses, is reported to have been bought last month after it was listed on a boat international website.
The January 4 announcement of Toyota Entune at the CES (Consumer Electronic Show) in Las Vegas has Bing in it. It gives Bing its maiden in-car search capabilities deal. Entune is Toyota's latest navigation system which will be featured in select Toyota models this year. Below are some screenshots that Bing has posted.
Business owners will be delighted to receive this news. Google is launching a new website to help businesses grow and expand on the global plane. This website will serve as a central hub for Google’s tools and tips for businesses looking to expand to foreign markets.
This new site will help businesses, both big and small in various ways:
As we are again at the threshold of another year, Bing announces the list of the ten most searched queries of the year 2010. Let's take a look at the list of the planet's 'ten most sought after' of the year up till now.
Kim Kardashian turned out to be the most queried, beating Sandra Bullock, with an impressive margin of 20 per cent, who is at the second place followed by Tiger Woods, Lady Gaga and Barack Obama.
Search marketing software provider WordStream has just released a new suite of Quality Score management tools for AdWords advertisers. These tools, which are now incorporated into the company's flagship PPC product, are designed to help you boost Quality Scores while lowering overall PPC costs. These tools should make it much easier for AdWords users to develop more cost-efficient and effective campaigns whatever their experience level.
In an announcement, Bing said that it has made few updates to Bing Mobile iPhone and iPod Touch apps. The updated versions are most likely to be available in Mobile iPhone App at App Store quite soon.
The updated travel feature gives, a Bing user the advantage to make use of Bing flight price predictions on the iPhone. The price predictions helps to determine, whether the person should purchase or wait to buy a specific airline ticket.
The launch of Google Instant is said to bring about some change in search queries data. This is because, when a keyword is typed on Google Instant, it keeps displaying search results until the user stops typing. It dynamically updates to display search results according to the terms typed by the user. This means that people possibly will see or visit a website at a much faster rate, most likely without clicking or hitting the “enter†button. Also, long-tailed keywords now, are more likely to increase conversion rates. This is due to the fact that, a user who would type a long-tailed keyword, is possibly looking for very specific information. In this situations, Google Instant acts as a guide and navigates the user to the desired information.
Google's has launched Google Instant , which is believed to change the pattern of search on Google from now on. The unique features that it boasts of, is both useful for users as well as websites. Google Instant has the amazing ability to predict search queries and displays relevant search results instantly, even before the user completes, typing the search query.
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