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NASDAQ:GOOG – Google Shares Up 9% In After Hours Trading

Google posted some impressive financial numbers today for the third quarter of 2010. Google earned $7.29 billion for the third quarter, which is up a whopping 23% year-over-year, and posted a net income of $2.17 billion. Google also reported having $33.4 billion in cash… now that’s a lot of cash! Currently, Google shares (NASDAQ:GOOG) are […]

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Bing Beats Yahoo, Is Now #2 Search Engine

Bing has surpassed Yahoo as the #2 search engine. Of course, Google has a commanding lead in the #1 spot, but still… a big deal for Bing. Nielsen says that Google’s August share is 65% (and growth is flat) but that Bing and Yahoo have now switched places: Although Google saw little change in its […]

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Google’s Instant Search And It’s Impact on Analytics

Since Google Instant Search launched earlier this week, a lot of people have been concerned with how their Google Analytics reports, specifically their keyword reports, would be impacted. The most common question asked is will Analytics show partial keywords in my reports. This question is based on the fact that with Google’s new Instant Search, […]

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Google Instant Search, Get Results As You Type (Video)

This is something I’ve meaning to write about all day yesterday, but unfortunately haven’t had the chance. But Google’s search engine is now producing real time searches that are instant, showing results as you type. It’s called Google Instant search. You now get search results appearing below the search bar as you type (see video […]

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Google Changes Ads to Purple Background

So have you noticed this yet? Google has changed the top sponsored results in the Google search results from a light yellow background to a purple background. Here’s what I’m talking about – notice the purple background in the top sponsored results in Google search: Why the change? Google has officially stated that the change […]

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Yahoo Marries Google in Japan

Hold onto your mouse, and make sure your keyboard is stable! Yahoo announced today that it will use Google technology to power its Yahoo Japan search engine and ad delivery system. This was attempted before in the US until the government squashed Yahoo’s efforts because of fears over a search monopoly. But regulators in Japan […]

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World Cup Dominated Justin Bieber in Google Search

Over the past 30 days, the World Cup has absolutely dominated the search engine trends beating powerhouses such as Justin Bieber and Twilight. Typically, Justin Bieber steals the show both in Google search and in Twitter trends. But over the last month, nothing – not even Justin Bieber – could come close to comparing to […]