One of the bigger pieces of search industry news today is that Google has released an algorithmic change they’re calling “Megasitelinks.” A Quick Primer on Google Megasitelinks Aside from having a completely uninspiring codename, here’s what we know about Google Megasitelinks: Megasitelinks are part of 30 search quality improvements Google worked on in December, 2011. … Read more
Earlier today Jim Spencer from JBS Partners commented on Google’s decision to acquire Motorola’s mobile phone business. His comments got me thinking about why Google would pay $12.5 billion — offering the company a 61% premium on their going rate — to get a deal done now. Jim was careful in his commentary, indicating that … Read more
Tweet As the first couple of weeks wind down to a close, Google+ seems adamant on being more than just another flash in the pan. 10 million strong have joined the ranks at Google+ and Google co-founder/CEO Larry Page was certain to highlight these and other impressive numbers on the company’s quarterly earnings call Thursday. … Read more
Having already eclipsed the 10,000,000 user mark (including more than 2 million in the past 32-34 hours) – it’s clear that Google+ has more consumer support and interest than projects like Wave, Orkut and Knol. With an incredible start out of the gate my mind has continued to race with thoughts as to how Google … Read more
Google+ invites have circulated for a couple of weeks now and as the exclusivity begins to wane, curiosity of Google+’s evolution is on the rise. One thing that seems incredibly common is that Streams are too frequently populated with updates on Google+ itself – something that many users have begun to find quite annoying.
Suspiciously absent in all the Google+ talk is an active discussion of how Google plans to make money with their social network.
I never thought I’d come back to the blog after a two year, one month and nineteen day hiatus to blog about Tom, the awkward looking friend we all popped our MySpace cherry with. But I have, and with that said, I’d like to buy Tom Anderson a beer for providing some interesting perspective on Facebook, Google+ and the topic of social media innovation.