Getting Inside Some of the Web's Finest
Google has taken another step forward in visual and image search after acquiring UK-based startup Plink. Having only launched 4 months ago, Plink is a visual search engine which you can download as an Android app and take a photo of a picture to find out more information about it. Plink has a lot of info in their official blog post, but it appears as thought he developers will keep Plink available for download but instead shift focus towards Google's equivalent Google Goggles. … [Read more...]
As many fans of the popular social media blog Mashable know, over the past month or 2 they have been messing around with a new Google Buzz button. Allowing you to share stories over Google Reader which publish into Google Buzz, this small widget has grown in popularity and it seems like every blogger is looking for one! The problem is, Google hasn't released any official API for Buzz yet and many are struggling to get any widget working properly. Code hasn't been released by Mashable or any … [Read more...]
As much of a shock as this comes, Darren Rowse has actually sold ProBlogger. In an official press release held on the blog, Darren announces Google had offered to buy the blog and add it to their Blogger line of applications, to which Darren had rightfully accepted. Darren will continue to work with this other blogs, namely Digital Photography School which he has mentioned overall brings in more traffic and money than ProBlogger. Darren's also planning on launching a new project Fools Media, … [Read more...]
Since Google Buzz launched a few months ago, it has had some very impressive early adopters. Mashable and TechCrunch have been the first of many larger blogs to jump on board, with many smaller blogs following suit. But just how has Google ramped up enough media coverage and PR to have such a successful launch? Clearly we can consider Buzz still in its beta stages, as there are many steps this feature can take in a new direction. I've got a few thoughts for Google as well, and I would love to … [Read more...]
Mashable is one huge blog, a very large competitor to Inside the Webb and what I wish we could be someday! They run some amazing articles about social networking, social media, tech news, and everything internet related. They usually have articles hitting the front page of Digg and Delicious, gaining well into 1500+ ReTweets and tons of Stumbles: bottom line, their blog is huge! What I've noticed recently is how much they're started to endorse Google Buzz. Now this isn't anything new, as Buzz … [Read more...]
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