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Google released its annual web spam report yesterday, documenting some of the company’s spam-fighting activity in 2016. One of the most eye-catching data points for me was that Google has sent out over 9 million messages related to web spam in 2016; that number was more than double the 4.3 …

Anyone familiar with online reputation issues is surely aware of Ripoff Report, a site long considered one of the most destructive on the web when it comes to people’s and companies’ reputations. Ripoff Report has a well-established practice of refusing any and all demands to remove defamatory materials from its …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google: We sent 9M web spam messages in 2016, more than double 2015 totalApr 19, 2017 by Barry Schwartz While more messages were sent, Google said …

Google Earth has been on autopilot for the last few years as Google busied itself with other things. Now, the product is getting its first major update since 2012 with staggeringly cool 3D maps, guided tours, and a whole lot more. You don’t even need to download anything special to …

Today’s Google doodle honors Esther Afua Ocloo, an entrepreneur and women’s rights activist who helped women — first in Ghana, and eventually around the world — start their own businesses. Born in Ghana on April 18, 1919, Ocloo’s first venture in business was as a teenager, when she began selling …

Aiming to grab the attention of more basketball, hockey and baseball fans, Google will now include Google Posts from NBA, NHL and MLB teams directly in Knowledge Panels. According to an announcement Monday, any Google Posts from NBA, NHL and MLB organizations will be included within the Knowledge Panel that …

In my last article, I explored a patent which focused on how Google learns to influence and control users. This patent described a system to adjust and correct users when their system determines that said user is making a mistake. In this system, we saw Google influence users and suggest alternatives when it deemed a user …

Google Maps users on iOS are getting a feature that’s new to them, but not to users on Android or desktop computers. It’s called Timeline, and Google first rolled it out during the summer of 2015. Timeline is sort of like a life log tool — it tracks all the …

Google launched a new Google Earth for the web and on Android today, complete with interactive guided tours, 3D images and a new “I’m feeling lucky” feature. For its newest version of Google Earth, Google partnered with storytellers, scientists and nonprofit organizations to create Voyager, a showcase of interactive guided …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New Google Earth delivers guided tours, 3D images an ‘I’m feeling lucky’ featureApr 18, 2017 by Amy Gesenhues It’s currently only available on Chrome and Android, …