May 15, 2009 | bruceb, Google
The Google search box on the bruceb favorites page now returns exactly the same results as a search on the main Google page. You’ll get images where appropriate, plus the new options to refine your search results. If you’re really, really sensitive to change, you’ll...
May 13, 2009 | Google, search
Google does not change its search results pages very often. Today it added a deceptively simple new “Show options” link that gives you some very deep ways to refine your searches. When you click on “Show options,” you’ll get a variety of ways to generate different...
May 11, 2009 | business, Google, Internet, search
Small businesses should pay close attention to this article about a recent change in the way Google reports search results. Apparently Google recently began analyzing the IP address where a search originates and giving higher placement to local businesses, even if the...
Apr 26, 2009 | business, Google, Microsoft, web_services
Kaiser is taking an interesting step to make your medical records available to you in a flash. Let me give you some background, then tell you about yet another of the ways that the world is changing around us. Technology is going to play a major role in the health...
Apr 21, 2009 | Google, Internet, web_services
There’s no shortage of places to create an online presentation of yourself – Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Windows Live Spaces, and many more. When you’re going to look for someone online, though, you still probably start by typing their name into Google. Today Google...
Mar 12, 2009 | Google, Internet, mobile, phone, web_services
After years of uncertainty, Google announced Google Voice yesterday, the expanded version of its phone service GrandCentral. As a GrandCentral subscriber, I’ll be upgraded to the new service soon; it will be open to everyone in a few weeks. I am delighted and a bit...
