For website owners, a spot on the first page of Google’s search results for a given query is the holy grail. Google uses a proprietary algorithm to determine a site’s influence on the web and assigns it a “Page Rank,” named after Google co-founder Larry Page.
Though the full details of how the Page Rank system works are a …
For those of you who made an online purchase on Cyber Monday, congratulations you helped set the record for the biggest shopping day in online history. About $1.3 billion dollars was spent the Monday after Thanksgiving alone, up 16 percent since last year, according to comScore.
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Before you try to buy that counterfeit knockoff to save some bucks, know that two of the largest governments in the world might be keeping a closer eye on eye on you. Yesterday, the US made several moves to block web sites that were known to sell counterfeit items and goods that infringed on intellectual property rights. China added that …
European Union regulators are looking into Google’s business practices to see if their model has not forced many search engines out of business by using their dominant position in the market. Reports alleged that the company purposely put their rival websites lower in their search engine results to drive down traffic to those sites, …
When you’re a tech journalist, writing about Black Friday is obligatory. But the whole idea drives me nuts. So for this week’s Technologizer column for TIME.com, I decided to wait until the week after Thanksgiving, and then share five tips for opting out of Black Friday but still getting good deals on gadgets.
But I could have added a …
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has taken the wraps off of Jumo, a social networking site focused on helping people find and support reputable charities. Hughes told the New York Times that he hopes the site will do for charities “what Yelp did for restaurants.”
Eligible charities must be certified as tax-exempt organizations to …
It’s official: Axl Rose is still bitter. The lead singer of Guns N’ Roses is suing Actvision, the company that made Guitar Hero III, for $20 million because he claims they promised that former bandmate Slash would not appear on stage with him in the video game, according to Variety.
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Netflix is poised to take over the entertainment industry, according to the New York Times.
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“Right now, Netflix is a distribution platform, and has very little competition, but that’s changing,” Warren N. Lieberfarb, a consultant who played a critical …
Chances are if you have a kid between the ages of 6-12, he or she wants an iPad this December. A survey conducted by Nielsen found out that the Apple device was the most requested tech “toy” of the holiday season.
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Nielsen asked children what device they wanted in …
If you’re one of the people who like taking advantage of Groupon’s deals, your holiday is about to get better. In addition to posting a deal of the day, Groupon will also post Grouponicius offers, additional items that would make great gifts for the season.
There will be a total of 650 deals throughout this season, according to …
It seems that Google is trying to take another acquisition: Groupon. All Things Digital has sources saying Google is in talks to buy the social buying website. Yahoo has attempted to do the same in the past, and Google is offering more than the reported $2-3 billion the other company offered last year.
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If you’re flying home for the holidays you might be able to plug into the Internet for free courtesy of Google.
Google Chrome announced that they have partnered with Virgin America, Delta and Air Trans to offer Gogo Wi-Fi gratis on all domestic flights from November 20 to January 2, according to Forbes. The service will only be free …
