I’ve just started to play around with some of the more advanced functionality of Google Spreadsheets to import data from other services such as Adwords and Analytics and one of the experiments left me with a little tool that will pull in the traffic a keyword has received each month for the previous 12. I’mRead the Rest…
Google seems to be on an update frenzy at the moment what with the SERP integrated website blocking feature being rolled out, the secure search roll out to logged in users and the new Google Analytics features announced over the last few months (and there are many more!). The latest change is in effect an upgradeRead the Rest…
A new feature of Google we’ve noticed recently is the ability to block sites from within the search results – further extending the personalised search service that Google gives its users. While this feature was officially announced in March 2011 it’s the first time we’ve seen it in the wild so we thought we’d includeRead the Rest…
On Tuesday October 18th, Google announced on their official blog that over the next few weeks visitors to Google.com who are signed in to their Google account will be redirected to a secure version of the search engine (SSL Search) as found here: https://www.google.com Amy Chang from the Google Analytics blog said: “As search becomesRead the Rest…
It’s been a busy time for those of us that live inside the reports of Google Analytics. The last few weeks have seen great new features being rolled out to help website owners and marketers get a better understanding of how users arrive and interact with a website. I’ve provided a link to each ofRead the Rest…
Music is a powerful force. Augmented to video and strong imagery it becomes even more so. If one adds Social into the mix, then it goes beyond power and into a new realm. Understanding this power and harnessing it is the next stage of evolution within the entertainment industry. Read Reggie James’s new blog postRead the Rest…
Over two years ago Microsoft and Yahoo! agreed a deal to become partners, known as the Search Alliance. Part of the deal is that Bing would provide the search algorithm and search results in Yahoo! Originally the deal was to include delivery of paid search (PPC) adverts, but due to dificulties merging the platforms theRead the Rest…
Google have recently announced the launch of the ‘Art Project’ – a Google Street View style website that lets you browse some of the worlds finest art galleries, from the Tate Modern in London to the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid. High Resolution images of the masterpieces within these galleries allow you to zoom inRead the Rest…
Paul Butler, an intern at Facebook has generated a visual representation of its 500 million users and their connections with each other. The lines shown in the map above link pairs of friends in cities across the world and after a little tweaking of the rendering process a picture emerged that shows how much ofRead the Rest…
Ever since Google announced the launch of Google Instant on September 8th the search marketing community has been alight with rumour, speculation and in some cases down right doomongering on the future of search engine optimisation. While it’s still very early days the dust has started to settle and we’re starting to get a pictureRead the Rest…
