Tag: google
Logo Remix: Subzero, Moogle, Shell…Ring A Bell?
Most of these logos, created by gamer Steve Napierski, are remixed in a way that you would immediately recognize the real brand behind it, others might take a second look. I didn’t get Belmont = Dupont and Tonberry = Burberry … Read
Google Now Analyzes Ad Placements – Improves Search Ranking Algorithm
Yesterday Google announced a major(!) upgrade to its search ranking algorithm which will drastically change the way designers and more importantly online marketeers will think about their website layouts. In Google’s ongoing effort to help users find more high-quality websites … Read
Top 15 Brands On Twitter 2011
Hootsuite, the social media management dashboard, released an infographic showing the top 15 trending brands on twitter from 2011. To round out the trendiest topics they also included Topics, Tags and in Memorium Trends. Interesting to note MySpace is still … Read
Let It Snow, Google
Google’s got a creative and tricky search result once again. After “tilt” or “do a barrel roll” it’s now “let it snow”. People who aren’t celebrating christmas can type in “hannukah”. Google started with those tricks some time ago but … Read
Good Content Trumps SEO Says Matt Cutts
Matt Cutts from Google has been asked if Google would favor sites that are built following SEO Best Practice techniques, and, that there must be many technically poor sites that actually have fantastic content which shouldn’t be penalised. His answer:
Best Pivots in Business: Did you know Berkshire Hathaway was into Textiles?
There is an interesting discussion and outcome at Quora: users were asked what they find the best pivots in business. Did you know that Berkshire Hathaway produced Textiles before getting into the private equity business? Or Sony producing Rice cookers … Read
Online Checkout – In Real Life
Great Google Analytics commercial: Shopping online is meant to be easy. Find out where your customers are “checking out” with Google Analytics.
Google Super Bowl Ad: Parisian Love
For the first time ever Google showed an advertisement during the Super Bowl. As guessed correctly by John Battelle it was “Parisian Love”, a cute story around a guy searching for topics around Paris. I like it. What do you … Read
Google Harms You
Check out the screenshot I just took: “This site may harm your computer” What is obviously a mistake is written underneath each title of a search result. Not only for the keyword “Google” but also for any other search query … Read
Google Adds Image Ads To Sponsored Search Results
Google’s sponsored search results now include products and images. A search for diamonds displays a text ad from Blue Nile and on click more information plus an image ad without leaving the page. The same applies for Google’s sidebar ads.
Woot Ad on Google Finance: Marketing Stunt!?
Combine Google Finance, the stock market freefall and an advertisement which pops up on a search for “Goog” (Google’s Nasdaq symbol): “Before you jump out of that window, why not spend your last remaining dollars at Woot?” If it’s a … Read
