Posts Tagged ‘Google’

CueBlocks at the 2012 DevFestX, Gurgaon!

Monday, February 6th, 2012

The GTUG (Google Technology User Group) Delhi is organizing the DevFestX, the X-tended version of the popular Google-inspired DevFest for developers from Feb 11th through Feb 12th 2012 at the Google office in Gurgaon, India and we’re going to be there! Want to know more? Visit: http://www.devfestx.com/gtug/delhi/2012/sandbox.php#

CueBlocks along with other industry specialists will be taking on the stage to decipher and deliberate Google’s amazing applications and game-changing technology. So we along with the folks from GTUG Noida, Marketado, Google, Mahindra Satyam, Hashtash Studios, Booz&Co., the Saltlist, will be enjoying some real development fun at the DevFestX.

Is being there enough?

Not for Aman Alam, our very own Android-struck developer who will be giving a talk on ‘Understanding OAuth and implementing ‘Sign-in with Twitter’ in your Android applications’. Way to go Aman, make all of us proud!

Other speakers at the DevFestX are: Michael Van Ripper, Program Manager, Developer relations at Google, Rajdeep Dua, Lead Developer Advocate at Google India, Badrinath Kulkarni, Android Developer, Bangalore, Ashish Sharma, Principal, Booz&Co.

DevFestX talks will be followed by what seems like an exciting hackathon session on the last day where the developers will be brainstorming to create a viable code. Which, by the way is nothing less than out-in-the-park fun for the development community.

CueBlocks is looking forward to being part of DevFestX and thanks DevFestX for giving us the opportunity to contribute.

We wish the organizers a successful venture and all the very best!

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Google+ – The New Social Sphere

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

Rumor is – Google launches Google + (https://plus.google.com/+/), the new social media platform which is said to be Google’s answer to our very own Facebook. The new social network is at present being tested with a limited people but is expected to be out anytime. In less than 24-hours, Google+ has already exceeded its capacity for limited roll-outs. So what does Google has on the platter for us, read on to find out.

Google+ is called a social project and there is a reason for it. With Google+, the search engine master has brought the concept of sharing to all its products. Google+ once open to everyone will be available right from the grey Google taskbar, which after its new addition will be wearing black.

What else? Google+ also has a recommendation button, called ‘+1′ (http://www.google.com/+1/button/) which is already available for use. You can easily locate one right there, placed side to side with the historic ‘Like’ button. Google+ adorns a neat, white and spacey design with simple, self-explanatory icons spread neatly across the page, which is very much in tune with Google’s minimalistic design approach for all its products.

There’s more – Google has named its social features Circles, Hangouts, Sparks, and Huddles, just  what’s it like in the real social circuit!

Things to look out for in Google+

  • The +1 button
  • Instant photo upload
  • Group video chatting
  • Photo editor
  • Huddle (a circle messaging feature)

While Google has got more to pull out of its bag, the limited version has already created a ‘buzz’. The conclusion to the predictable and eventual Google+ vs Facebook debate is already underway even before the launch! Let’s see if FB should be putting on the thinking caps yet.

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What ever you love, Just Google it!

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Yeah you are right! The Big G launches its newest product (right before the hard-to-contain teasers of Google Plus) – WhatDoYouLove!

What do you love? (http://www.wdyl.com/) is also a search medium but with a totally new zing to it. Yes, now you do not have to browse through a number of search results to find (not your love but) what you love.

‘What Do You Love’ search engine allows you to just type in what you love in the search box and what you get is absolutely pleasing to eyes. 20 different widgets on a single page show you everything related to your search. The search results on the WDYL page include:

  • Google News
  • Translators
  • Maps
  • SketchUp
  • Patent Search
  • YouTube
  • Google Voice
  • Google Books etc.

The idea here is to allow a user to find everything he wants to know about his search on one single page.

WDYL has all the results you want and the way you want
Pictures, videos, maps, trends, calender entires and other important things can now be found on one destination and that is WDYL. Google WDYL is also being hailed as the dashboard consisting all Google products for all you want to know about your search. With this Google has tried to make search for some particular product, place and brand more detailed and quick view. Users now have the choice to search either for result oriented Google search or for more attractive, detail based wdyl.com search. If the search is related to something/ someplace very specific, you can use http://www.wdyl.com/ and go on about exploring and enjoying at the same time.

Why WDYL?
Many are of the view that Google has used this new search tool to advertise its products and services like Google Voice, Google Patent Search, Google Groups, Google Trends etc. The motive is to make users familiar with the very useful services Google offers. And what can be better than a well presented display of all of those on one single page. When people see the quality of results delivered to them with such a tool, they would want to use other services too.

We don’t know how will it influence Internet Marketing strategies or eCommerce marketing techniques but it sure is exciting to think about the future where we may replace ‘google it’ with ‘heart it’.

In all we don’t know if it is actually really useful for many of you but it definitely looks good and has a catchy name. To start, see if the results for Scotland make it your dream destination!
http://www.wdyl.com/#scotland.

Enjoy hearting it ! :)

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Bing-Hoo to Search!!!

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Microsoft’s Bing search engine is expected to power Yahoo’s search site (both paid and organic search); it is already in the testing mode. Yahoo has confirmed that they have started with the in-house testing for Bing powered search results. An excerpt from a news feature reads:

“Though much of our testing is already happening offline, this month we’ll also test the delivery of organic and paid search results provided by Microsoft on live Yahoo! traffic.”

So users will soon be able to see Bing powered results on Yahoo Search! The transition is expected to happen anytime over the next couple of days or may be months. The powered results are expected to influence competition among search engines vying to provide users with precise, relevant and accurate results. Is Google listening or can continue to enjoy the biggest slice of the search pie (read users). Hmmm.. this only time will tell.

Yahoo holds a large chunk of advertisers – undoubtedly a win-win situation for the Bing-Yahoo transition! Wherein Microsoft will be taking charge of algorithmic search serving platform & search advertising marketplace for both the companies. The search alliance covers algo search (web, image and video), search advertising and contextual advertising. None of the aspects of display advertising, vertical searches or site searches, such as queries on Flickr or Yahoo! News will be included in this alliance reports Yahoo Transition FAQ’s

Visit http://www.clickz.com/3640998 for more about the yahoo-Bing transition buzz or check out http://advertising.yahoo.com/transition/en_US/managed_faqs if the buzz has sparked questions in your mind!

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Top 9 Principles of Link Building

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Google is coming down strongly on websites using paid link programs. Although this refers to the participation in link ads without “nofollow” links, we should consider what good link building is today.

For search engines to treat you worthy of top ten placements, good inbound links are a requirement because these “votes” make you popular. But it is not JUST the volume, but the authority of these inbound links, that make the difference. Search engines evaluate a website based on how useful it is to the end user – the SE surfer. Thus, it is important for SEs to know if you are directing web visitors to industry related websites as well or not. They are also looking for common threads that binds the site to link to and your own.

Here are 9 Link Building Principles that are really simple steps you should take to get more inbound links and get into SE good books.

1. Include the TITLE of your link text (read ‘anchor text’) in the title of the page that you are linking to.
2. Try and impress high PAGE RANK websites or webpages (usually, high PR means an authoritative page) so that              they want to link to you.
3. Submit your website to industry related DIRECTORIES.
4. Participate in your industry related forums – leave COMMENTS on industries related BLOGS. Please DO NOT                Spam. Do this only if you have something intelligent to say.
5. Join and participate in SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES and build your network (read “traffic source”!).
6. Take out PRESS RELEASES.
7. Write good ARTICLES.
8. Participate in your industry related FORUMS & DISCUSSION BOARDS.
9. SOCIAL BOOK MARKING. This serves two purposes – it gets you incoming links and it popularizes your website in your community.

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