Google: Comment spamming is bad for you
Google Webmaster Central Blog has an interesting blog post about comment spam.
Google states that comment spamming is bad for you even if you end up getting more incoming links.
The basic concept is that Google spiders are smart enough to see trends of comment spam and might [...]
Google SearchWiki is connected to Google Bookmarks!
Google Operating System has reported the integration between Google SearchWiki and Google Bookmarks.
If you promote a web-page on Google search engine result pages, that page is stored in your Google Bookmarks.
Another interesting thing is that Google uses that search’s keyword as the bookmark’s tag.
This sort [...]
Mininova goes legit. Remove all pirated media torrents!
Mininova has been one of the most popular torrent search engines on the web.
This is going to change now.
Mininova has removed all torrents related to pirated digital media content from their website.
The service is now hosting legitimate torrent files.
They had to take this drastic step after they [...]
JavaScript code to get access to new Google!
Mashable has posted the JavaScript code that you can run on your own web browser to get access to the new Google.
Here is the code:
javascript:void(document.cookie=”PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com”);
You need to load Google.com on your web browser. Then run this code in the address bar.
Refreshing would get [...]
Iraqi government now has an official channel on YouTube
Iraqi government has now launched their own official channel on the Google owned video sharing service YouTube.
This channel was launched after the visit from Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Schmidt has already announced that Google would launch online a photo archive of the Iraqi Museum early next [...]
Google Profiles can now be used as OpenIDs
Google engineer Brad Fitzpatrick has just revealed that they have updated Google Profiles and it is now compatible with OpenID architecture.
Users can now sign-in into any website with their Google Account which accepts OpenID authentication.
OpenID project is designed to provide a common login to multiple services [...]
Vik Singh latest to leave Yahoo
Yahoo has lost yet another high profile individual named Vik Singh.
Vik Singh is known as the man behind Yahoo Boss service which enables anyone to create his own search engine.
Yahoo Boss has been such a success that it now power more than 1 billion searches every month. [...]
Yahoo! Search Assist updated with new features
Yahoo might be close to outsourcing their search engine to Microsoft Bing but they continue to enhance it to make it more powerful.
They have now updated their Yahoo! Search Assist service with new features.
The aim is to make it easier for the user to get the [...]
Adconion acquires Joost
Joost is no longer operating as an independent service. The company has been acquired by Adconion.
Adconion gains access to the technology that powered the Joost video streaming service in addition to its content library along with the trademark to the brand name.
They are retaining around a dozen [...]
OutLoud by OutBrain is a new way to market your content
OutBrain has announced the launch of their new sponsorship program named OutLoud.
The concept behind this new service is simple. You pay USD 10 per month for an article that you pick.
OutBrain would promote that article on their service which is used by thousands [...]
