Google Launches Ad Tool for Local Businesses

Google Boost

Google Adwords is a terrific resource for almost any type of business – given Google’s insane dominance over the search market. But now, Google’s making it even easier for local businesses to take advantage of regional search volumes with a new tool – Boost.
Using a Google Places account ( a free tool that allows businesses [...]

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The Jennifer Barbee Inc. Search Story

Here at JB Inc. – we love us some Google. Not only is it our go-to search engine of choice, we also use Google Apps for all our business needs: our email routes through Gmail, we use Google docs for sharing info, utilize Google calendar for scheduling, etc. We’re Google-icious!
So, when Google invited users to [...]

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Top 5 Ways Restaurants Can Utilize Social Media

Yelp for Business Owners

Even with the booming popularity of social media these days, there are too many small businesses who are still seemingly unaware of the immense benefits involved in understanding and utilizing these platforms. This is especially true for restaurants! As a special segment of the hospitality industry, catering to the innate human need for yummy food, [...]

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Google Insights for Search – a Gold Mine of Search Data

Facebook search stats

While Google is constantly releasing amazing new products, services & tools, they also have some older-but-wiser items that have been around for awhile, which you may not be aware of. One of these invaluable tools is Google Insights for Search, which launched wayyyyy back in 2008.
This incredible, free tool allows you to check [...]

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Google Launches ‘Instant Search’ to Make Your Queries Even Quicker

In our information-hungry society, apparently a few seconds is too long when it comes to a Google search.  The information monolith rolled out a new tool: Google Instant, which promises to shave 2-5 seconds per search. How will YOU spend your extra 25 seconds a day?
The premise behind Google Instant is that it predicts your [...]

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Google Drops in Search Share, and Yahoo Gains

Google Search Share

Has the King of Internet Search been bumped down a peg? Well, according to the latest report from Comscore, the mighty Google did slip .4% in search share. And who picked up the slack? Yahoo!
Yahoo may have been forgotten by many when it comes to search, since Bing and Google have been the buzzwords in [...]

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All the Things You Never Needed to Know, Part 1

Google

With the world concentrated on the top trends in search engines, Twitter trending topics and everything that is most searched on the internet, I wanted to pay homage to things that don’t get nearly enough real estate when it comes to searches:

1)    How to lose money on real estate
2)    Things I like about Lindsay Lohan
3)   [...]

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Search: It’s Not Just About Google Anymore

Twitter

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – search is no longer just about the engines. Proof? Twitter is now the world’s fastest growing search tool. According to Biz Stone (co-founder), the site sees 800 million queries per day. That adds up to more than 24 billion searches per month, which is “more [...]

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Happy First Upload Day, YouTube! Has It Only Been 5 Years?

YouTube

Just 5 years ago today, the first video was uploaded to the brand-spankin’ new site known as YouTube, according to Mashable.com. While the site actually launched in February, the first upload happened on April 23, and it was the beginning of a new world order when it comes to video sharing.
Isn’t it astonishing, it’s only [...]

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Google to Test Lighting-Fast Internet Speeds in a Handful of Communities

Google

Google, master of the internet, is initiating the “Google Fiber” project, designed to bring lightning-fast internet speeds to a small number of communities across the US, and it seems everyone wants in. This project has sparked the interest of a whole host of individuals and civic leaders, with many going to great lengths to get [...]

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