Posts Tagged ‘Google’
Fight for the Middle Class (I): Google On Call?
12 Aug. 2010 | Author: 
Technically, Google seems to have finally gotten it: whoever wants to win over the middle-class has to work for it. Somehow, the idea has caught on that the world doesn’t belong to Google, as a new “service-offensive” shows. Read the rest of this entry »
Google and the Social Problem: Reviews instead of a Wave
Google is still treading on eggshells when it comes to its social media route. Wave has finally been put to rest and Places is getting an extra treat for business owners: they can now directly respond to user ratings. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Events, Lokale Suche per Smartphone, Social Media, Web Communities, World Wide Web, Discussion, Local Search per PC, Local Search on the go, Local Search per Mobile phone, Local Search, Search Technologies, News, Local Search Engines, Virtual world | 
Tags: Bewertungsportal, Citysearch, Communities, Google, Google Places, Qype, Wave, yelp | 
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Now Even More Social: Check-Ins by SCVNGR
Check-ins have actually always been social: whether through Foursquare, Gowalla, and whatever other programs that are out there, checking-in and letting your friends know where you are and what you’re up to is just about the most “social” feature available by location-based sevices. So what does it mean when competitor SCVNGR is talking about “social check-ins?” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Blogroll, Lokale Suche per Smartphone, Social Media, Web Communities, World Wide Web, Discussion, Local Search per Mobile phone, Localization technology, New Search Machine Interest, News, Practical features, Virtual world |
Tags: Android, Check-in-Dienste, Communities, Foursquare, Google, Gowalla, iPhone, Location Based Services, Mashable, SCVNGR, Smartphones |
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Nothing New for Foursquare, but SCVNGR is On a Roll
In an interview with CkickZ News, Foursquare has officially denied that there are no plans for any data partnerships with Google, Yahoo, or Bing as reported by the Daily Telegraph. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Social Media, General, Practical features |
Tags: Android, Applikation, Bing, Check-in-Dienste, CkickZ, facebook, Foursquare, Google, iPhone, SCVNGR, Twitter, Yahoo |
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Google Unveils Image Search Ads — Your Ads Now With Picture Thumbnails
Google seems to be unstoppable. A new Google Images-integrated product has been launched by the search engine giant: Google Image Search Ads. Advertising has now become much more efficient, accessible, and much more visual. Read the rest of this entry »
ReachLocal at the Nasdaq: Is the Stock Market Tsunami Coming?
ReachLocal pulled in more that 54 Million US-Dollars with its start up at the Nasdaq a few days ago. Speculation is already running wild within the market: when is the competition joining in? And is this going to be a new market? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Social Media, Local Search, lokales SEM |
Tags: Apple, Börsen, Google, lokales Internet-Marketing, Microsoft, Nasdaq, ReachLocal |
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Sleeping Beauty Woken: Google Latitude Attacks Foursquare (Or Not…)
Hopefully not too late: Google opened its new localization service Latitude using the API of other developers. Mountain View has (finally) opened itself up to check-in features modeled after the main competitor Foursquare. Read the rest of this entry »
Study: Local Search Engines Under Usability-Check
Just how user friendly are local search engines? This was proofed by Sonja Quirmbach, the search engine expert from the Deutsche Telekom, with Dr. Dirk Lewandowski, professor at the Hamburg University of Applied Scientists. Participants took Google Maps, Bing Maps, and the local search from T-Online under the scope. And the winner? Google. Here is the entry from Sonja Quirmbach:
Posted in General |
Tags: Bing Maps, Deutsche Telekom, Google, google maps, Hamburger Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, local search |
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Street View Won’t Launch Until All Discrepancies Edited
Google confirmed to the German Minister of Consumption, Ilse Aigner, that its map service Street View will not launch until all discrepancies submitted by citizens and communities are removed.
Posted in Local Search, New Search Machine Interest, Local Search Engines |
Tags: Google, Straßenansichten, street view |
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Gowalla: Friends Served on the Tablet
The check-in service Gowalla released a special application from the iPad at the end of April. Whoever downloads the free software can now see exactly where their friends are and what they’re up to with the help of Google Maps. Read the rest of this entry »
