Is Google So Big it’s Bad?

Google now controls over 70% of searches. I’m a fan of Google and have been a fan for about as long as Google has been online. I love the company and their culture. Google is an innovative company and has done some great things, but… When is too big bad? One reason I love Google [...]

Can Corporations Really Do Good?

Yesterday I noticed that Google had linked to a page with information about registering to vote. While the linked-to page was a little confusing I was still happy to see this. At Google’s core it really wants to be a socially responsible company. With its rapid and enormous growth this has been difficult and they’ve [...]

Google Confusing the Hell out of Me

I built a site on a highly searched for topic and built the best site with the best information.  For months Google kept me number one for targeted keywords.  Then they dropped me to the second page.  I’m sure they will put me back on the top again, but why remove me if they are [...]

Googles Makes More Enemies

I like Google.  At least for now.  Everyone likes Google until they get banned.  What I don’t like about Google is how easy it is to get banned and how vague their reason is for banning you.  I just read an interesting article by Robyn Tippins about Google making more enemies.  It’s worth checking out.

Google News for Facebook

Google is now jumping into the Facebook arena by creating a news feed feature for Facebook users.  While I image some will use this feature I don’t see it as something that is going to hit Facebook like a tidal wave.  Google is smart to look for ways to embed themselves into Facebook, but I [...]

Google Keeps on Changing the World

In Google’s most recent earnings call Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, talked about some new technologies they are working on to improve the conversion process for advertisers.  Right now some clients are using a Beta version of a conversion optimizer which lets the advertiser tell Google how much they want to spend for a lead or [...]