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Locals commuting in San Francisco and Los Angeles have probably already seen Google testing autonomous cars. The highly modified Toyota Prius that Google has been using wouldn’t go un-noticed and there are several in testing. In 2010 Google logged over 140,000 miles of autonomous driving with passengers in the car to assist as little as […]
I was going to title this post with something a bit more ‘Apple’ but the real problem with malware is popularity. Recently Apple had to fight off a rather annoying malware attack from an application called Mac Defender that masqueraded as a useful utility for Apple’s OSX. Users duped into installing the fake application were […]
Before the Panda Algorithm update from Google, using articles was part of an effective SEO strategy and was commonplace. Articles were submitted to syndication sites that would link back to the website specified in the article’s bio at the end of the article. After the Panda update, major article sites such as Ezinearticles and eHow […]
Bing has announced that they have created a whole new level of Facebook integration into their search results and have “designed a new way to experience search, focusing on great design, task completion, instant answers, and vertical categories like shopping and travel to help you make decisions faster.” Bing states in their blog post that […]
A new user data-logging bill that is being introduced is heating up the Net Neutrality deabte. Rep. Lamar Smith of The House Judiciary Committee, is preparing a bill which would require internet service providers to retain information about their users to aid in criminal investigations. The bill is designed to help increase criminal charges and […]
This is one of those cases where we get to see why rumors are just rumors. Last week we reported that a potential deal between Facebook and Skype was on the table. Today, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft and Tony Bates of Skype have concluded a deal with Microsoft purchasing Skype for $8.5 billion. This […]
"Hiii Every-body!" Since the release of Google’s Panda algorithm update in February, Webmaster’s have been attempting to determine what it will take to get their websites back to their former rankings. The Panda update designed to help to reduce the amount of webspam that had been saturating the SERPs for years. The update was designed […]
Google continues to be dismissive over the public’s concerns regarding the ability of its mobile devices to send precise user locations back to its servers. Google has been collecting the location information from millions of mobile phone and devices stating that the information was "extremely important" to the direction of the company’s future. Andy Rubin, […]
It’s been a fortnight (two weeks) since the Panda was unleashed in the UK. As predicated, there was and still is a lot of wailing and bemoaning from sites that have been hit hardest by the newest Google algorithm update. After the significant weeding out of spammy, low-quality content sites from the SERPs with Panda, […]
