Posts Tagged ‘google’
Gmail’s new look
Cleaner, more modern
From improved conversations to more customization and updated themes, Gmail is now cleaner and more modern.
New themes
Explore the brand new themes and customize the look of Gmail. Learn more.
Improved conversation view
Conversations have been redesigned to bring the content of your messages to the forefront, and profile pictures make it easier to see who you’re talking with at a glance. Learn more.
Customizable in new ways
You can now choose how many messages are on your screen at a time by choosing from three different display densities: Comfortable, Cozy and Compact.
More control
And you also have more control over the size of your chat window. Just drag it to the desired size
Google, Microsoft goes public with patent spat
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer
Tech heavyweights Microsoft and Google are acting like a couple of feuding starlets in a public online spat over – wait for it – patents.
It’s not the first time Microsoft and Google have gone at each other’s throats, nor is it likely the last.
But with Twitter and blog posts, the dispute is playing out in public in a way that wasn’t possible in 2005, when lawsuits over an employee Google hired from Microsoft revealed the bitter rivalry between the two.
Now, Google is accusing Microsoft, Apple and others of launching a “hostile organized campaign” against its Android operating system, which runs smartphones that compete with iPhones, BlackBerrys and Windows-based mobile devices.
At issue are thousands of patents from Novell Inc., a maker of computer-networking software, and Nortel Networks, a Canadian telecom gear maker that is bankrupt and is selling itself off in pieces. Last month, a consortium that includes Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. prevailed over Google Inc. with a $4.5 billion cash bid for the Nortel patents.
Google lost out after a strange bidding process that included what published reports said was an offer for a billion times the mathematical constant “pi.”
“Their response seems to be to whine about the process,” technology analyst Rob Enderle said.
Enderle was referring to a scathing blog post by Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, who wrote on Wednesday that Microsoft was banding with others to acquire “bogus patents” to make sure Google can’t get to them.
SEO scams ‘the new snake oil salesmen’
I’m sure if you own a website that in your mail, just about everyday is a company selling Search engine optimization services. What I find interesting is when you check on their own sites they are often not even ranked or indexed in Google. No wonder they have to spam our email boxes. They also usually promise to put you on the first page of Google in short order.
If any of these companies violate one of Google’s terms by using black hat methods you pay the ultimate price by being penalized, suspended or even banned from Google’s index.
Just be careful and do your research on these companies. Ask them for websites they have optimized and check out their ranking in Google. Do keyword searches for the websites and see how they have done. Call the companies to verify they actually did the SEO work they claim they performed.
Search engine optimization should be incorporated in any website from the beginning. There are many techniques and search engines often change their policies. A good web design and hosting company offers ongoing optimization and keeps track of your web traffic statistics. This is a value added service and is usually billed along with your hosting.
Be careful and believe the old saying “If it sounds too good to be true it probably is”