The internet was swept up yesterday morning in rumors about the potential announcement of a Facebook phone, long awaited by analysts who expected Facebook to enter the hardware market to compete with Apple, Samsung and other smartphone makers.
If you logged online yesterday morning and forgot to check your calendar, you may have had some pressing questions. Is YouTube really shutting down? Is Google going to start allowing users to search for smells? As you’ve realized by now, no, the sky isn’t falling – it was just April Fools day.
A recent study, conducted in 2012, of 3,000 adults in the United States found that more and more individuals are using their mobile device to search the internet. More specifically, the results of the study concluded that tablet searches increased by 19% while and searches on smartphones increased by 26%.
Apple Acquires WiFiSLAM, according to Reuters, was acknowledged by Apple as they stated that they are in the final stages of their acquisition of WiFiSLAM, a tech startup focused on indoor tracking.
Despite having just one-sixth of Google’s search market share, Yahoo isn’t giving up on search just yet – not even close. In fact, the company just announced the acquisition of Jybe, a startup company that analyzes trends across a variety of social circles in order to offer personalized recommendations to members of those social circles.
Are you planning on moving your website? Many site owners hardly give it a second thought when they decide they want to move some pages around on their site, or even move their whole site to a new domain. Unfortunately, these types of moves can play havoc with your standing among search engines, especially if you don’t take the proper steps first.
