Google owns a lot of popular territory on the web, and not all of it bears the obvious “Google” tag. Sites like YouTube, Blogger, Picasa, and Orkut are just a few examples. However, it may become more clear to users when they’re on a Google property. The company is set to change the names of [...]
Archive for the ‘Blogging’ Category
Blogger Gets a Revamped Design
Blogger is one of the top sites on the web, largely because so many bloggers host their blogs on a sub-domain of blogger.com itself. There’s little doubt that Google made a wise choice when they purchased Blogger in 2003. Since that time, the interface, functionality, design possibilities, and far more have been updated. Recent changes [...]
Empower your Readers with a Voice – Tips and Tools
Blogs are all about collaboration, not just speaking to a nameless and faceless audience. As such, finding ways to empower your readers with a voice becomes an important aspect of creating the most effective blog. There are many considerations to make when facilitating conversation in your blog, including design considerations and offering the right mediums [...]
Google Adds the “Inside Search” Blog
Those who pay close attention to the world of search are likely aware that Google, far more than any other tech company, uses its blogging resources to give information to the public. Beyond its Official Google Blog, the company runs a blog for almost every product as well as a blog for their non-profit actions, [...]
Blogger’s Big Bug-Out
There’s something safe about a blog. It’s your private space on the web, where you can speak your mind freely, and rest assured that your voice will be heard, even remaining on the web permanently – for better or worse. Perhaps that’s why users of Blogger were so disturbed, infuriated, and/or frightened when Blogger crashed [...]
Blogger Gets Big May Updates
May 5th is Cinco de Mayo, a day for celebration of independence, democracy, Mexican heritage, and new Blogger updates. Google’s blogging service, Blogger, made some major upgrades on May 5th, and users can take advantage of those features starting immediately. They include bug fixes, geo-location tagging, and a new interface for image and video uploads. [...]
UberMedia Creates a New Microblogging Platform
UberMedia is the well-known technology development company that is responsible for creating many Twitter applications that users use today. Many of the applications created by the company are notably responsible for over 10 percent of the daily activity use by members on the social networking site. Although the relationship between Twitter and UberMedia has been [...]
Vacancy: Editor In Chief for Search Engine Journal
If you love to read breaking news, read this article. But if you love to actually deliver breaking news, maybe there’s a place for you at the Search Engine Journal! The EIC of Search Engine Journal will be in a highly visible role as the voice and face of SEJ. You have to be U.S.-based, [...]
Google Reviews Its Official Blog Post Popularity
Google has many ways of communicating with its users. Some, like announcements embedded on the home page or at the top of any Google account page, are frequently seen by every kind of user. Others, however, are designed for more exclusive audiences. The Google Webmaster videos and specialized blogs, like the Google Mobile blog, are [...]
5 Jingles With Perfect Examples for Writing Successful Slogans & Jingles
In the advertising world, a slogan is everything. Nothing sells a product, or promotes it better, than a slogan that stands out to the consumer. Many times, the best way to sell a slogan is by setting it to a tune. The marriage of a good tune and a good slogan, can turn a little [...]
