Google Social Strategy Staying Home for I/O
No social news for Google at I/O this week, as the company doesn't want to get everybody pumped up for a big letdown versus Facebook.
Google Social Search
May 9, 2011
Monday, May 09, 2011 12:01 AM/EST
March 14, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011 12:01 AM/EST
Google Circles Is Latest Social Unicorn
Google Circles doesn't exist, but I believe a Google social network product will come to light at Google I/O May 10.
March 7, 2011
Monday, March 07, 2011 12:01 AM/EST
Google Profiles Coming to Local Businesses
Google plans to offer Google Profiles for local businesses. This could help bridge the gap between businesses and consumers, and possibly draw more users to sign up for Profiles.
October 20, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 3:11 PM/EST
Google Search Getting More Social with Shared By Links
Google is providing "shared by" and "recent updates" links to Twitter tweets and Facebook and MySpace status updates for some popular queries. Don't think these tools will replace the original sources though.
October 22, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:38 AM/EST
Why Google Social Search Is Good and Bad for the Market
Google's entrance buoys the crowded market, lifting up the long tail of dozens of social search engines, from the fresh Aardvark to more established players Mahalo, ChaCha, Scour, Wink, etc. Or, it could crush them.
Search Engine News
- Google Signals First Day of Spring With Marimekko Doodles
- Google Facing Investigation Over Safari Privacy Issue: Report
- Google Search Is Undergoing Major Revamp
- Google, Microsoft Search Engines Retained Share in February: comScore
- Google Search Remains Popular, but Users Worry About Privacy: Pew
- Yahoo Smacks Facebook With Patent-Infringement Claims
- Google to Pass Facebook in Display Ads in 2013: eMarketer
- Google TV Voice Search Patents Seem Like Siri
- Google Buys Cuil Search Patent Applications
- Yandex Taps Twitter Firehose for Real-Time Search
