Category Archives: Google Tools

A Final Goodbye Wave to Google Wave

On April 30, 2012, Google will be shutting down Google Wave. Google Wave represents a short lived experiment for Google and their attempt to redefine communication on the web. Google Wave offered tools which would make online collaboration easier than … Continue reading

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SEO Question: Explaining the Google Site command

Kevin on FaceBook asked me: “Google sitelinks: How to make some pages more important then others ? atm. the wrong pages show up in my google sitelinks.” Thanks for the question Kevin. The ranking within Google’s site command results are … Continue reading

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3 Factors that Will Affect Your Rankings

The following might surprise many people, but I have to state I don’t use any SEO tools. There are many out there SEOquake, SEMrush, MajesticSEO, SEO Spyglass, but I chose not to use them. I should state that I do … Continue reading

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Going in Circles With Google+

At the heart of Google+ are its circles. A circle in Google+ is a categorization of a contact. Default circles include: family, friends, business, following. With Google+ you have the ability to create additional circles, so that you can custom … Continue reading

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Google+ vs. FaceBook: How Anti-Social is the New Social

When FaceBook became accessible to everyone, I was one of the first to join. I saw the potential as means to connect with classmates and old friends. However, immediately I realized that I didn’t want to connect with just anyone. … Continue reading

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Adding Google Toolbar to FireFox 5.0

Recently, Firefox updated its browser to 5.0. Usually, updates are a positive experience where you get new functionally and better performance. However, my experience was much to the contrary. Firefox 5.0 currently doesn’t support the Google Toolbar addon. As a … Continue reading

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How to Import Your LinkedIn Connections into Google+

Currently I am working on writing a Google+ eBook. Here is a brief article from the book that will be released soon. Google+ is Google’s recent attempt to break into social media. With 1 million people joining it per day, … Continue reading

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10 Steps to Getting In Google News

Google News is an important information source on the web. Getting into it can mean considerable traffic to your site. However, it is not an easy process and Google has strict guidelines. Here are 10 steps that you need to … Continue reading

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Google Realtime Search

At the end of June Google’s contract with Twitter to provide it’s Realtime information expired. Twitter is seeking $70 million from Google to renew the contract for 2 years. The question is will Google be willing to pay or will … Continue reading

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Web Site Analytics Part 2 Understanding Bounce Rate, Duration, & More

This is part 2 on useful terms to understand in your web site analytics or Google analytics. Bounce rate: This is usually a percentage and tells how frequently people come into the site immediately leave without viewing more than 1 … Continue reading

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