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The Best of Google Tricks & Search Results
Jamie Lane | January 26th, 2012
Google is always releasing new products and features, even different versions of their logo on a regular basis. A very small part of their releases include tricks and entertaining search results. Many of these tricks and results have been around for some time, while others are relatively new, nonetheless if you haven’t seen these fun results, take a minute to browse our top 10 examples. And the drumroll please… 1. Google “Do a Barrel Roll” – Type this phrase into Google and don’t look away! This was developed by an advanced Google programmer who wanted to show how advanced browsers are today. 2. Slay The Dragon – In Google Docs, open any spreadsheet and when you press Shift+F12 (Shift+Function+F12 on a Mac), a message will pop up announcing “Dragon slain! Congratulations, you’ve slain the dragon!” 3. Google “Askew” or “Tilt” – I wonder how much more traffic “TILT” branded products and locations are receiving these days? 4. Gravity Trick – Visit MrDoob.com, do a search and have some fun watching your Google page crumble due to gravity. 5. Creative Google Map Recommendations – Get directions from Bejing, China to Tokyo, Japan. You won’t be able to read most of the results but check out number 30! 6. Google “The Answer to Life the Universe and Everything” – If you are ever feeling lost visit Google and they will help point you back in the right direction. 7. SPAM – This is an oldie but a goodie. Log into your Gmail Continue reading…
Google – Behind The Numbers (Infographic)
John Vantine | December 5th, 2011
Did you know that Google’s 2010 revenue (29.3 billion) is more than that of the combined GDP of the 28 poorest countries in the world?
A whopping 97% of Google’s revenue comes from advertising?
$2.5 billion of Google’s revenue comes from mobile ads… And that number is expected to double by the end of year?
Read more fascinating facts from the search giant in the following infographic!
How To Make A Mobile Friendly Website
Marcy Zuendel | November 28th, 2011
Ever wonder how your website looks on a mobile phone? Well Google was asked this question many times and created a website – HowToGoMo.com – dedicated to showing users how their websites look and perform on mobile phones. On this site Google promotes it’s new initiative “GoMo” or “GoingMobile”, providing viewers a one-stop resource to learn about the importance of going mobile, information on mobile trends and best practices, case studies on optimizing sites for mobile, and tools to help make your site mobile friendly. The coolest feature of the site by far is the GoMoMeter, a tool that allows you to type in your website address and view what your site looks like on a smartphone. We did a sample test on our site, and here is how we faired: After submitting your site, the GoMoMeter provides a quick snapshot of how your site looks and performs on a smartphone. A comprehensive report is also available to download, giving you more in-depth information on what is working on your site and what areas need improvement in order to make it more mobile compatible. The report covers mobile issues such as page loading time, navigating without scrolling, thumb-friendly links, and more. It also provides actionable tips to help you with the areas that your site is lacking in, and lists vendors that can help you with building a mobile friendly site. Mobile has become the fastest growing field online and users are expecting to have their mobile experience as good Continue reading…
Murdering People: The Google-Safe Way
Dom | October 5th, 2011
To be clear, Wpromote is in no way saying that murder is acceptable or something one should do. Also, the views expressed in this post are solely those of Dom. While usually this statement is supplied in the cases when people are offended, so that those people know who to send their disapproval towards, the previous statement is also there so you know who to send your praise towards. Quick recap: if you hate it, let him know (that bastard); if you love it, let him know (that delightful rapscallion). On September 29th The Guardian, a UK News source, reported that a family was sentence to prison (and various youth facilities) for plotting to kill their grandfather. Investigators recovered past searches, on Google, that the family made while plotting against their 89 year-old grandfather. Reportedly the searched phrases included: “how to kill someone” “10 easy ways to kill someone with no trace” “can you kill someone with a punch?” “easiest ways to kill old person” “if you hit someone across the back of the head with a brick will they die or just get a bruise?” Worst. Family. Ever. Now, maybe it’s because I am in the search based industry, and the internet is basically my job provider, I couldn’t help but think…idiots! Don’t people know what not to do when planning a crime, and in particular, planning a murder? Apparently not. And that is why I have decided to put together… 5 Things to Avoid Doing on the Internet Continue reading…
Tags: Dom Gazzuolo, google search, murdering people, search history
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Fun With Google Search By Image
Michael Block | June 24th, 2011
Google has a new Search by Image function and, if you haven’t used it yet, you’ve got to give it a try. If you haven’t heard about it yet, I’ll let this soothing, disembodied female voice explain it for me: Get it? Okay, now that you’ve been given a crash course, let’s have some fun with Wpromote’s executive head shots. Below, I’ve matched up the Wpromoter with the first result in Google’s search by image. Let’s start with the big dog, Michael Mothner, Wpromote’s CEO: It appears that Mothner has more in common with former Turkish National Soccer Team goalkeeper, Rüştü Reçber, than just his tenacious will to win. According to Google Search by Image, they share dashing good looks as well! No, you’re not seeing double. On the left is our Controller, Ali Quinn-Angel, and on the right is renowned Romanian professor of history, Dr. Gelu Neamţu. They actually are not related in any way but, according to Google Search by Image, they’re practically twinsies! Our Director of Marketing, Jamie Lane, is right at home putting together decks for potential clients, organizing the sales team for conferences and getting the word out about Wpromote’s services. In Google’s opinion, she might also find herself at home on the high seas as Captain of the infamous Black Pearl. By the way, Google, if you’re wondering, telling a woman that she looks like a hand-drawn Chinese poster for one of the Pirates movies is not as big of a compliment as you might think. Continue reading…
Tags: Google, google search by image, Wpromote
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Site Speed Report Now Available In Google Analytics
John Vantine | May 6th, 2011
On Wednesday, May 4th, Google rolled out a new Analytics feature: Site Speed reporting. If you’re an Analytics nerd/data junkie like myself, this is exciting news. Back in 2010 (on April 9th, to be specific) Google announced what many of us had already suspected – that site speed is a factor in their algorithm, and can have a direct affect on your rankings. From that point on, more and more webmasters started to take load time seriously. The weight of page speed (as a signal) in the overall scheme of things was ripe for debate. Some SEOs seemed to feel that it wasn’t very significant, but this was mostly speculation. Regardless, it was established that it was something that people needed to pay attention to. Now that Google has implemented speed reporting directly into Analytics… Well, it’s pretty clear that everyone should be paying attention. Webmasters can use the Site Speed report to measure load times across their sites. So how is this useful? Well, beyond the obvious benefit of having this useful data conveniently available in your analytics account, you can now view it in the context of other analytics data. A few ideas: View load time by page type Compare load time by geographic location Compare load time by ISP Compare load time by browser/operating system Compare load times of different mobile devices Compare load time of users that have logged in vs those that have not logged in View load time of your top pages – especially Continue reading…
Tags: google analytics, google analytics beta, gtmetrix, page speed, site performance, site speed
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