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Archive for April, 2011
Britain Slips Down Internet Freedom League Table
21, Apr 2011Britain is in danger of slipping into the “partly free” category of internet-using countries, a report has revealed. We’ve slipped down to fifth in the freedom index, with a score of 25 points (0 being totally free, 100 meaning you’re probably living in North Korea and don’t know what an internet is) – just 5 [...]
While we’ve not noticed Panda having much of an effect on our clients, Google’s competitors have already started to complain. Ciao.co.uk, a company owned by Microsoft, is leading an EU court challenge on Google’s dominance. And since Google’s Panda update was launched in the UK, Ciao’s online visibility has plummeted. An independent report by Searchmetrics [...]
Google Earnings On The Up
15, Apr 2011We’re used to explaining to clients that being listed on Google can help them turn a profit online, but as Google post their own financial results, we’re amazed at just how much money the world’s largest search engine makes. Since co-founder Larry Page replaced the controversial Eric Schmidt as Google CEO, revenue has increased massively. [...]
Microsoft Starting Streetview Programme
14, Apr 2011As we’ve noted before, anything Google can do, Microsoft can do to a slightly lesser standard a few years later. Not content with accusations that Bing is stealing from the Google algorithm, Microsoft have decided to unveil a brand new, never-before-seen addition to their maps functionality. Only joking – they’re launching their own version of [...]
- In: FirstFound News|Google|Photography|Technology
- Tags: bing, google, Microsoft, streetside, streetview
Google Panda Update, 24 Hours On
13, Apr 2011It’s been over a day since the long awaited Google ‘Panda’ Update was unleashed upon the English-speaking world. That means the first lot of testing is in, and SEOs accross the country are starting to share their findings on sites like Twitter. FirstFound’s Views So far, we’re not seeing any major issues on client’s sites [...]
Search Engines Celebrate Space Pioneer
12, Apr 2011It is fifty years since Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was strapped into the cockpit of Vostok I and launched into space. On his return, the cosmonaut was made a Hero of the Soviet Union and gained worldwide fame and adoration. To mark Gagarin’s pioneering flight, the major search engines have commissioned logos and backdrops to help [...]
- In: FirstFound News|Google|SEO Comments|Technology
- Tags: bing, gagarin, google, katrina bowden, space, vostok, Yahoo!
Milton Keynes Lagging Behind In 3G Race
11, Apr 2011It’s official. Milton Keynes is the worst place in the UK to do anything through a 3G mobile broadband connection. Despite stiff competition from Leicester and Huddersfield, Milton Keynes claimed the “slowest 3G broadband connection in the UK” crown with an average speed of just 1.73 Mbps. In context, that means if you’re reading this [...]
Computer Thought-Control is Here
8, Apr 2011This isn’t a Google Instant style over-reaction, scientists at the Washington School of Medicine in the USA have announced that they’ve developed a computer that can read thoughts. Users can move a mouse cursor around a screen by thinking of different sounds, such as oo, ee, ay and ah. Each sound corresponds to a direction, [...]
Yahoo In Decline?
20, Apr 2011Last week we announced that Google’s takings were on the up. However, the future doesn’t appear to be quite so rosy for one of the other big search engines, Yahoo. Despite using Microsoft’s search technology to improve advertising revenue, Yahoo’s profits are down by 28% when compared to the first quarter of 2010. And further [...]