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The 5 Most Interesting Things About Google’s ReMail Acquisition

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:46:50 +0000

Email startup ReMail announced this afternoon that it's been acquired by Google and there's a pretty interesting story behind this cool technology that could inspire future developments in Gmail.

The news was announced by ReMail CEO Gabor Cselle on his blog today (we learned about it first via CenterNetworks). Gabor was a former Gmail intern and was YCombinator funded. There are even more interesting elements to this story than that, though.

via The 5 Most Interesting Things About Google’s ReMail Acquisition.

MediaPost Publications When Twitter Becomes The Clearing House For Business Data

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:21:48 +0000

f you were on vacation, similar to me, during the end of December you might have missed Twitter's big announcement. The company acquired Mixer Labs, the creator of GeoAPI, which provides developers with the ability to query data. That data can come from about 16 million businesses and thousands of points of interest. The technology also offers developers a layer on which to handle complex geographical queries and location-based services.

via MediaPost Publications When Twitter Becomes The Clearing House For Business Data 01/08/2010.

Apple and Microsoft May Join Forces to Fight Google’s Android Army

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:36:42 +0000

Microsoft was the only major player in the smartphone market to lose market share in a recent three-month analysis which concluded in October. Windows 7 Mobile is delayed and some are claiming that we might not see it until 2011.

via Report: Apple and Microsoft May Join Forces to Fight Google’s Android Army – InsideTech.com.

Top 3 SEO Tips To Dominate Search Engine Rankings – Twitterer Social Network

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:12:00 +0000

Since 1998 I've spent the first several months of each year looking for the very best search engine optimization (SEO) tips of the previous year's end. This year I've come across the best SEO tips yet.

via Top 3 SEO Tips To Dominate Search Engine Rankings – Twitterer Social Network.

10 Email Marketing Strategies to Dramatically Increase Your Sales – Twitterer Social Network

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:02:51 +0000

Consider this: About 99% of your website visitors will leave without buying anything from you on their first visit. But by creating a great opt-in offer you can at least get their contact details — and then use email marketing to follow up, build relationships, and turn them into paying customers.

via 10 Email Marketing Strategies to Dramatically Increase Your Sales – Twitterer Social Network.

Never too early: Making the most of Google Sidewiki

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:42:21 +0000

Heard of Google Sidewiki? It’s a Google toolbar that enables anyone to comment on any Web page for the world to see. Yes, any Web page. Including yours.

via SmartBlog On Social Media » Never too early: Making the most of Google Sidewiki.

Search By Sight With Google Goggles

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:01:28 +0000

Today, at their Search Event in Mountain View, Google demoed a brand new product set to launch in Google Labs: Google Goggles. Humorous name aside, the product looks to be a huge leap forward in the field of visual search — by which I mean, you point a camera at something and Google figures out what it is.

via Search By Sight With Google Goggles .