Google has just increased its security for brands with an update to Google Drive. In the Driver's seat Now users can prevent users from downloading, copying or printing shared documents. The feature can be accessed via the Information Rights Management tool in Drive. Safety first The update will help brands who share documents with multiple …
From day one, Facebook users have always been able to login as themselves. By contrast, Google users have to deal with multiple logins and accounts across numerous devices. Cookies are good enough for me This means Google must algorithmically infer who the actual user is, and assemble this information in the cookie. Since Facebook knows who the user is …
Much maligned, often misunderstood, Google+ holds a unique place among the social platforms. Google+ has the active (some might say pushy) endorsement and considerable resources of Google behind it, and on paper should have had every chance to succeed. Yet a few years on, it's not unkind to say that Google+ has failed to live …
Google has just made it easier for individuals and brands to protect their online privacy with the launch of a new Accounts hub. Aladdin's Cave Google revealed the updated security boost in a blog post. "Today, we’re rolling out two significant improvements to our privacy and security tools: a new hub for managing your Google …
Apple has just pipped Google to once more be crowned the world's most valuable brand. Appleword The tenth annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study found Apple is now worth US$247 billion, a rise of 67% year on year. This leap is largely attributed to strong iPhone 6 sales. Google took out second spot …
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You can accuse Google+ of many things, but lacking tenacity is not one of them. After mixed attempts at grabbing eyeballs from Facebook and Twitter, the plucky network has launched a Pinterest-esque service Collections. Click and collect Google+ Collections lets users create boards comprised of images, video and other content that are based around a particular …
Google has officially launched a new Search Analytics Report aimed at giving marketers more insights into their website traffic. Data dump The update replaces the Search Queries Report, and allows users to compare mobile traffic acquisition before and after Google's recent mobile update. Other nifty features include the ability to compare search data across devices, which …
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While we might use it every day without thinking, some quarters believe Maps might have done more to change our lives than any other product from Google. So today we're taking a journey into the pulsating heart of Google Maps. Maps to the Stars Maps had humble beginnings, in Sydney of all places. It was …
Let's face it, searching on mobile can be frustrating at the best of times. Rejoice because Google has heard your cries and just rolled out an update making mobile search more streamlined. On-the-grow Google announced the news in a blog post. "To help mobile searchers understand your website better when we show it in the …
How mobile-friendly is your site? From late April, it could have a huge impact on your traffic acquisition from organic search sources. Google is soon to expand its search algorithms to include mobile-friendliness as a ranking factor in response to the growth of searches performed on mobile and tablet devices. Unlike many algorithm updates in …
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