Category Archives: News
Google Launching Futuristic HUD Glasses Later This Year
According to a recent New York Times article, Google is planning to launch technologically advanced glasses with a heads-up display later this year. The futuristic glasses, which will appear similar to Oakley Thumps sunglasses, will continually stream … Continue reading
Weekly Webinar Roundup 2/22/2012
Many of the webinars this week offer basic techniques for the web programs or services the company provides. Raven Tools and SEOMoz both give in-depth webinars concerning their programs. For the hour it takes to watch, is well worth the time to try and… Continue reading
Google Purchases Patents From Former Competitor
When Cuil launched in July of 2008, they claimed to be the world’s largest search engine and to have figured out a more advanced method of generating web results than Google’s PageRank. The search startup, which was founded by industry vete… Continue reading
Google Under Fire: Tech Giant Bypassed Safari Users’ Privacy Settings
Due to recent changes, Google’s privacy policies have been closely scrutinized by industry experts, government regulators, and consumer advocacy groups over the past several months. On Friday afternoon a Stanford graduate student and tech researc… Continue reading
SOPA Version 2: JotForm Domain Seized Without Due Process
On Wednesday, the Secret Service seized the JotForm.com domain and left hundreds of thousands of websites with “broken” forms. Although it was the Secret Service that initiated the investigation, it was Go Daddy (JotForm’s domain registrar) that … Continue reading
Public and Social Community Remember Whitney Houston
With the passing of International star Whitney Houston there has been tremendous reaction by her many loyal fans and supporters. As most of the reaction comes from people that have supported her through the years, companies and webmasters have even tak… Continue reading
Facebook Launches Verified Accounts: Nicknames and Pseudonyms Now Allowed
Facebook, which has been built on the premise of people using their birth names rather than pseudonyms, will soon allow prominent public figures and celebrities to use a nickname instead of their real name. In the past, Facebook has had a “real n… Continue reading
Facebook Action Ads: Designed for Investors or Advertisers?
When Facebook announced the Open Graph at the f8 conference last September, marketers immediately realized that the additional Facebook actions would eventually lead to new marketing options as a result of increased social context. Now, Inside Facebo… Continue reading
Weekly Webinar Round Up for 2/15/2012
Open up some space on your daily planner for some of the webinars this week. If you see webinars offered that would be of interest to SearchEngineJournal.com readers, please email them to me at [email protected]. Thanks! Raven Tools Walk… Continue reading
Google Wallet is Easy to Hack and Exploit
Google Wallet, which initially launched in September of 2011, has decided to temporarily suspend its provisioning of prepaid cards as a result of two newly discovered security vulnerabilities. Recently, a security research team uncovered a potential … Continue reading