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Google Buys Video Technology Company Green Parrot Pictures

Google (GOOG) has acquired Green Parrot Pictures, a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of digital video.

 

Google tool helps find Japan earthquake victims

People are desperately trying to reach loved ones in areas of Japan affected by earthquake; Google is trying to help.

 

How Google Finds Your Needle in the Web's Haystack

Most search engines, including Google, continually run an army of computer programs that retrieve pages from the web, index the words in each document, and store this information in an efficient format. Each time a user asks for a web search using a search phrase, such as "search engine," the search engine determines all the pages on the web that contains the words in the search phrase

Senh: If you really want to know, AND you like math, go ahead and read the article. If not, I double dare you.

 

Google Acquires BeatThatQuote for $61.5 Million

Google has broken new ground in the personal finance realm with the purchase of UK price comparison website BeatThatQuote for $61.5 million (£37.7 million GBP).

 

Google Cranks Up M&A Machine

Google's mergers and acquisitions chief said he plans to be aggressive this year, despite challenges that include soaring valuations for some Web start-ups.

 

Bits: Android Pulls Ahead in Smartphone Race

Bits: Android Pulls Ahead in Smartphone Race

A new report released Thursday by Nielsen, a market research firm, said that the Google Android platform had become the most popular operating system among United States smartphone users.

Senh: That's pretty amazing for Google, who kinda came to the game late, but is finally leading the pack.

 

Google's New Search Algorithm Change Took Out 40% of My Google Traffic

Mon, 02/28/2011 - 1:51pm — senh
Google's New Search Algorithm Change Took Out 40% of My Google Traffic

Last Thursday, Google launched a new tweak to their search algorithm. It was targeted at content farms, which many consider to be spammy sites whose content are created solely to attract search engine traffic for specific keywords.

I do notice more and more of these sites on Google’s search results. For me, the main offender is ezinearticles.com. Most of the articles I get from there are completely useless. They’re just keywords being repeated over and over again with a bunch of fillers. I can see why Google wants to push those sites further down their search rankings.

 

Bits: Google Pushes Down Ranking of Low-Quality Sites

Bits: Google Pushes Down Ranking of Low-Quality Sites

Google said its latest algorithm change is so big that users will notice different, higher-quality search results.

Senh: No wonder. Traffic to my site dropped by 30% from Wednesday to Thursday. The example used in the article from eHow is borderline, but here's a better example: http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Social-Media-Optimization-Needs-to-Be-Done&id=5720775. There's absolutely nothing useful from that article. All it does is mention the keywords "social media optimization" a bunch of times. There aren't tips on how to do the optimization. There's no even a real discription of what it is.

 

Nokia, Microsoft in pact to rival Apple, Google

Nokia, Microsoft in pact to rival Apple, Google

Technology titans Nokia and Microsoft are combining forces to create smart phones that might challenge rivals like Apple and Google and revive their own fortunes in a market they have struggled to keep up with.

 

Google Closes In on Next New Networks

Google is in final-stage discussions to acquire online video site Next New Networks, people familiar with the matter said.

 

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