The Fastest Online Payment Processor? It’s Google
If you are thinking about changing your online payment provider, you should take a moment to look at an interesting infographic from application performance management company New Relic. Turns...
Use Bing’s Beautiful Backgrounds as Your Rotating Google Wallpaper [Google]
Chrome: Prefer Google's search but wish you had Bing's beautiful daily images? With the "Bing wallpaper for Google homepage" Chrome extension, you can set Bing's wallpaper to automatically load on your ...
Answer: Where on Earth? [Search Research]
Googler Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up l...
Gmvault Backs Up Your Gmail and Restores It to Any Gmail Account [Gmail]
>Windows/Mac/Linux: Although there are a bunch of ways to backup your Gmail, including really easy to use Windows app MailStore, cross-platform program Gmvault takes the cake for being feature-rich a...
Why Google needs the Motorola deal for tablets
China is expected to rule soon on Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola, with the deal already approved elsewhere. It needs the deal, especially for tablets, says Goldman Sachs, because the costs are too high to be the default search engine on Apple's iPad.
How to Hide Your Tweets from Google [Privacy]
Provided you occasionally Google yourself you're probably well aware that your Twitter account is placed pretty high on Google's search rankings. Because of that it's usually best to make sure you're no...
Strata Week: Google unveils its Knowledge Graph
In this week's data news, Google updates its search features with a Knowledge Graph, while the U.S. House of Representatives de-funds surveys that helped businesses construct theirs.
Four short links: 17 May 2012
The Mythology of Big Data (PDF) -- slides from a Strata keynote by Mark R. Madsen. A lovely explanation of the social impediments to the rational use of data. (via Hamish MacEwan) Scamworld -- amazing deconstruction of the online "get rich quick" scam business. (via Andy Baio) Ceres: Solving Complex Problems with Computing Muscle --...
Gmail Adds Contacts to Its Search Bar, Makes Emailing, Calling, and IMing a Snap [Gmail]
Gmail added a useful little feature to its search feature today, adding details for all your contacts to your search results for quick access. More »
More Google+ In Gmail: Improved Circle Integration, Circle Search and Quick Access To Contact Details
The folks over at Google just love their Google+ social network and more and more Google+ features have been creeping into Gmail lately as well. Today, Google is bringing even more of Google+ to its email client. With today's update,...The newest phone app teens will hate but parents will love
With a reported 11 teens killed while texting and driving per day, parents are turning towards apps to limit their kids phone use behind the wheel. SecruaFone offers one for iPhone and Android handsets that diables some features when in motion, but it doesn't stop there.
Potential Post-IPO Issues For Facebook: Mobile Revenue, Overvaluation, Google AdSense
The road ahead may be rough for Facebook, post-initial public offering. At least that is the speculation of Michael Mothner, founder and chief executive officer of El Segundo, Calif.-based online marketing firm Wpromote, who wrote about his predictions...
