February 10, 2012

Google Launches US Election Tracking Hub

Google has launched an election site ahead of the 2012 presidential race, through which users can track candidates’ popularity based on numbers of Google searches, Google News mentions and YouTube video views.The new Google Politics & Elections page also

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Google News Brings Back Search The Web Option

In June, Google dropped the option to search the general web index from the Google News search box. Google redesigned the Google News search box to add the ability to search the general web index. Here is a screen shot: As you can see, you can click on

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Police search Western Galilee for blast site

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NewsReach blog makes waves on Google News changes

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Inside Google News: How to engage readers and increase traffic

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Google News Launches “Standout” Tag for Featured Content

Today at the Online News Association conference, Google introduced a new link rel attribute that news organizations can use to mark their best work. You can mark up to seven pieces of content per week. Google News will use this information as a signal

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Like Water For Google Juice

The water district responsible for 2 million people’s water supply in southeast Los Angeles County, Calif., was paying a communications firm to pass off positive, journalism-style articles as… The Atlantic – Publicists Trick Google News Into

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Press Release Traffic Booster Revised for Getting Articles Into Google News

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Google Attacks Microsoft and Apple on Patent Issues, War Is Brewing

It’s been building up for a lot of time, but Google’s and in particular Android’s problem with patents is bubbling up lately. So much so that Google has decided to speak up and it doesn’t mince words, accusing Microsoft, Apple and Oracle of conspiring to

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