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LIFE Magazine’s Photo Archive Now Available in Google Image Search

Kathy — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:02:17 +0000

Just announced yesterday, Google and LIFE have partnered to bring more than 10 million of the magazine’s archival photos to Google’s image search. Many of these photos have never been seen before, and about 20 percent have been uploaded so far, with the rest to become available over time. Influential 20th Century photographers such as [...]

Using YouTube Channels to Build Your Brand

Kathy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:02:55 +0000

Video is becoming an increasingly vital and important component of internet marketing, and I thought I would take a look at three hotel brands that are currently using this medium as part of their campaigns. With Universal Search and blended search results (videos, photos, news items) appearing towards the top of the organic rankings, a [...]

Tech Award Laureates Honored at Gala on November 12th, 2008

Kathy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:20:05 +0000

Last night, as part of an annual humanitarian awards program to recognize technological contributions to society, the recipients of the Tech Award Laureate for 2008 were honored at a black-tie gala at The Tech Museum in San Jose. Each year, 25 Laureates are selected from a group of candidates, and of those selected, one winner [...]

Google Earth Introduces Ancient Rome in 3D

Kathy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:55:56 +0000

Through a cooperative collaboration with the Rome Reborn Project of the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia and Past Perfect Productions of UCLA, Google Earth has developed a 3D representation and architectural tour of Ancient Rome in the year 320 AD. With this new feature/layer, you can fly [...]

‘Tis the Season to be Social: Shopping for Bargains Online

Kathy — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:50:54 +0000

Holiday Shopping & Social Network Marketing in 2008 The main finding of a new nationwide survey of 1,000 online consumers conducted by Guidance and Chicago market researcher Synovate is that this year, social networking will play a bigger role in how people find out about holiday shopping bargains. Nearly 30 percent of online shopping respondents [...]

The Biggest Loser This Election Week? It’s a Search Engine Called…

Vikram — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:03:59 +0000

Yahoo! (Seriously) The biggest loser this election week is none other than good old Yahoo Inc, which was left at the altar by Google on Wednesday. Ironically, Google announced its decision just one day after it was reported that the Google and Yahoo were willing to reduce the scope of the agreement to appease antitrust regulators in [...]

How Successful Search Engine Marketing Can Take You to the White House!

Vikram — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:00:37 +0000

Congratulations to Senator Barack Obama, who is now the President Elect of the United State of America. Search engines and technology paid a crucial role in his journey from Chicago to the White House. What can we learn from his targeted and effective online campaign? Here are some of the online strategies that worked for him. Get [...]

Google Maps and the 2008 Election

Kathy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:11:34 +0000

Google has provided maps to help us keep up-to-date on the 2008 election, and they can be found here: Google Election 2008 Maps. Available maps include a map of search queries from May 18th to October 23rd, 2008, plus maps that chronicle the journeys of the individual candidates. I’ll post the election map below, [...]

The “Non-Voter” Video. A Successful Viral Video Campaign.

Kathy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:33:26 +0000

The people at MoveOn.org have created a viral video that many of you may have seen by now. No matter what your political leanings, the video is pretty hilarious and very well done, and a great example of the use of technology to spread a message. The basic message of the video is [...]

Google’s Halloween Logos

Kathy — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:07:16 +0000

Take a look at the evolution of Google’s Halloween logos over the years, starting with the year 1999. They seem to have gone from cute to scary. The 2008 logo (at the bottom) was designed by Wes Craven, legendary horror director. Which is your favorite? addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebigwaveblog.com%2F2008%2F10%2F31%2Fgoogles-halloween-logos%2F'; [...]