The media frenzy over swine flu may have died down a little since earlier this year; it’s no longer a top headline on every other news site, at least.
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Google Tries To Save You From Swine Flu
10 November, 2009
Published by Robert Phelps in Google
Google India Closes Office Due To Swine Flu
15 July, 2009
Published by Robert Phelps in Google
The H1N1 flu virus has hit Google India, and although things aren’t as bad as they might have been, it’s having some rather significant effects: around 100 people have gone to a hospital for swine flu tests, and a Hyderabad office will remain closed for two full days. We’ll try to get the rest of the unpleasant news out of the way in one shot.
Google Helps Promote Indian Elections
7 April, 2009
Published by Robert Phelps in Google
India’s 15th general election is fast approaching, and Google’s determined to help anyone wanting to either participate in or monitor the event.
Google Suggest Goes Worldwide
1 April, 2009
Published by Robert Phelps in Google
Google Suggest was released in the U.S. about seven months ago, and when it came to search terms like “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” the tool could be a helpful, allowing you to type just seven letters instead of thirty-four.
Google Introduces Rich Media/Video Ad Templates
1 April, 2009
Published by Robert Phelps in Google
Google has introduced some new templates for rich media and video in the AdWords Display Ad Builder . Advertisers using the platform should take notice to these if they are looking to get consumers more engaged with their ads. Google provides a step-by-step walkthrough of how to use the templates in the following clip: One benefit that comes with these new templates is the ability for advertisers to easily display multiple products within one ad.
Local Google News Feature Recently Expanded
28 March, 2009
Published by Robert Phelps in Google
Here in the United States, we’ve been enjoying the local news section in Google News for a while now. Last year, Google launched this feature allowing people all over the country to see news pertaining to their local city aggregated in its own section on Google News just like the World, National, Business, Entertainment, etc. categories
Google India Launches Sharing Through Noticeboards
11 March, 2009
Published by Robert Phelps in Google
Google India has introduced a Firefox extension in Google Labs called Google Noticeboard, which is designed to help people access and share info over the Internet via public digital noticeboards. The application is aimed at communities with access to shared computers. They can use the noticeboards to exchange messages related to community announcements, social interactions, etc
Report: Gmail Now Bigger Than YouTube
10 March, 2009
Published by Robert Phelps in Google
Social sites may be surpassing email in usage , but some fairly surprising data from Hitwise shows that visits to Gmail have surpassed visits to YouTube. The news comes at a time when Gmail can use some good news as complaints about downtime have recently mounted. “Both websites are receiving more visits than one year ago, with a bigger increase in the growth of visits to Gmail,” reports Heather Dougherty of Hitwise.