Back in June Google lost control of the Blogspot.in domain name. It was reported about in many tech blogs and publications. This error on Google's part caused millions of blogs to break 9to5 Google reported Spotted by The Next Web and BleepingComputer, Google apparently let the blogspot.in domain lapse in early June, with Google no longer in control of that domain. Rather, it’s now being … [Read more...]
Google update was a bug
It's Google Wednesday! I am kidding of course but here is our second Google story today. A couple days ago there was a lot of reactions to what was seen as a major update for Google search. It got a lot of people flustered and wondering what was happening with their websites position in the serp. Barry Schwartz over at Search Engine Roundtable wrote about one of the biggest updates he had … [Read more...]
Googles vs Google
It seems before the search juggernaut came along there was a children's company called Googles Children’s Workshop. In 1997 they registered the trademark GOOGLES. They of course also registered the domain name Googles.com. The website did not launch until 1998 when that little company in Mountain View came on the scene. While they have many tm's Google's first tm looks to have been given in … [Read more...]
Google parent Alphabet Q1 2020 earnings – $6.8 billion profit
Alphabet Inc, (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) the parent company of Google reported Q1 2020 earnings. Alphabet earned $6.8 billion in profit on sales of $41.2 billion. The stock was down 3.3% on the day and now up in after hours, After hours 1,286.50 +52.83 (4.28%) The Verge reports: Google Cloud and YouTube revenues, which Alphabet began disclosing for the first time back in February after the US … [Read more...]
Google will now require advertisers to verify their identity
Google to require advertiser identities In a blog post today Google announced that advertisers must verify their identity. In a move for greater transparency and to stop bad actors. They will start this in the U.S. and then expand it globally. Here is a look at how you will be able to understand more about the advertiser of the ad you are viewing. From the blog post: This change … [Read more...]
Google launches Coronavirus website
Google had a couple blips but has now released their coronavirus website. The website is currently only in English according to The Verge who covered the launch. Covid19.com is now pointing to Who.int with a ton of info From the article: The website is at google.com/covid19. It does have useful resources, including a card that mimics what you see above. Google’s post announcing the site … [Read more...]
Google banning ads on a host of government documents
Google is going to be banning ads on a whole host of categories that deal with government documents and other services. Mark Irvine at Wordstream reported that Google has long had a problem with those operating in a so-called grey area. They do not like people making money charging for a service that is otherwise free. Personally I had a document I needed to get and the government website I … [Read more...]
