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El servicio de búsquedas por voz de Google, Voice Search, responde a trece nuevas lenguas entre las que se encuentran el catalán, el gallego y el euskera.
La compañía de Mountain View (California) ha informado en su blog oficial de que el búlgaro, portugués, finés, húngaro, islandés, noruego, rumano, serbio, eslovaco y sueco también se han añadido al servicio, que funciona en los móviles inteligentes con sistema operativo Android -a partir de la versión 2.2-.
Con estas inclusiones Voice Search ya está disponible en 42 lenguas y Google ha asegurado que tiene en cuenta distintos acentos y que, al tratarse de un servicio en la nube, cuantos más usuarios lo utilicen mayor será su nivel de precisión en el reconocimiento de sonidos.
London, Aug 18 (ANI): Two file-sharing services have suggested that Google's decision to downgrade the ranking of websites that have received a high number of valid copyright removal notices in search results would not harm them.
The Pirate Bay and Isohunt said the move would only encourage users to search for material directly through their pages.
According to the BBC, the two services added that Google was not their main source of traffic.
"That Google is putting our links lower is in a way a good thing for us. We'll get more direct traffic when people don't get the expected search result when using Google," said The Pirate Bay in a blog post.
"The thing we don't like with this is... they're dictating terms," it added.
Gary Fung, owner of BitTorrent Isohunt, pointed out that only 21 percent of its traffic came from Google.
"We have plenty of torrent links to non-copyright infringing content, and we'll be adding 1.4 million more from the Internet Archive soon," he added.
Announcing the new policy on its blog, Google recently said that sites with "high numbers" of "valid" removal notices would be affected as the search company tries instead to "help users find legitimate, quality sources of content more easily.
Many times people get pictures of great scenes but are disappointed when they can’t connect them to a location. Using the Google ‘Search by Image’ tool launched last year, this is possible.
Last week, Google announced that it's making a change — or more accurately perhaps, a modification — to its search algorithm. This is the explanation, from Google's search blog: Starting next week, we will begin taking into account a new signal in our rankings: the number of valid copyright removal notices we receive for any given site. Sites with high numbers of removal notices may appear lower in our results.... Only copyright holders know if something is authorized, and only courts can decide if a copyright has been infringed; Google cannot determine whether a particular webpage does or does not violate copyright law. So while this new signal will influence the ranking of some search results, we won’t be removing any pages from search results unless we receive a valid copyright removal notice from the rights owner.
Googling for illegal access to movies or music? Starting today, those links will begin to slip down the results list. The search giant has revamped its algorithm to take into account complaints about copyright infringement. In a blog post on Friday, Google explained that, among the 200 signals it uses to rank pages, the search engine will start factoring in "valid copyright removal notices" and said that sites with lots of them "may appear lower in our results." At first, it wasn't clear whether Google would give special treatment to its own sites, such as Blogger and YouTube, both of which are known to host (or at least link to) copyrighted material like music and movies and are subject to their own internal copyright claim procedures. As it turns out, those sites aren't exempt from the algorithmic adjustment, but are unlikely to be affected by it, since Google uses so many other signals when weighing a given site's rank.
Vous risquez d’avoir du mal à télécharger les prochaines saisons de Girls et Game of Thrones… The Atlantic Wire rapporte que Google a ajouté une nouvelle fonctionnalité à son algorithme qui rendra plus difficile la recherche de sites...
A Hong Kong tycoon is suing Google in the region’s High Court after search results associated with his name apparently linked to defamatory content on the web. Albert Yeung Sau-shing is chairman of the Emperor Group, a sprawling business empire which started off as a humble watch shop and now covers everything from property to film production and publishing. However, Yeung is not happy with the listings chosen by the web giant’s algorithms when users search his name and wants Google to block all such defamatory results and pay him compensation. The 69-year-old probably has some right to feel fairly aggrieved, given that an English language search for his name reveals a drop-down option for the search term + ‘triad’ – probably not the sort of connotations one would wish for one’s name.
Google's to start demoting sites in its search results that receive large numbers of valid copyright-infringement notices - delighting the content industry, but worrying free-speech campaigners.
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For the past few years, Google has done a series on the functionality of multilingual websites. Basically, a multilingual website is the one that stores more than one language. Most of the time, prospering business ...
The independent authority on Search vendors in the UK, topseos.co.uk, has released their list of the thirty best search engine optimisation agencies in the online marketing industry. Each of the companies listed in the August 2012 rankings have proven their ability to provide effective SEO services to their customers for Search engines in the United Kingdom. The topseos.co.uk independent research team has extensively evaluated each SEO company in order to critique the services internally and to provide businesses with a list of the top vendors capable of producing results for their online marketing. The Managing Partner of topseos.co.uk (http://www.topseos.co.uk/), JeevTrika, has stated that the “evaluation process for both agencies and software tools is meticulous. We review strengths, weaknesses, and competitive advantages.” The Top 30 SEO Companies in the United Kingdom for August 2012 are: Read more at http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/08/13/best-search-engine-optimisation-companies-ranked-united-kingdom-topseoscouk-august-2012#EkgEEjcWkh5IKGx0.99
Have you seen a recent drop in your website’s traffic levels? Perhaps you’ve received a notification of unnatural SEO practices in your Google Webmaster Tools account? Unfortunately, SEO penalties can happen to any website, at any time. While it is possible to repair the damage incurred by these negative effects, it’s ultimately much more effective to take a proactive stance on penalty prevention by avoiding the following known penalty causes: ...
San Francisco - Google is creating an information bridge between its influential Internet search engine and its widely used Gmail service in its latest attempt to deliver more personal responses more quickly. The experimental feature unveiled on Wednesday will enable Google's search engine to mine the correspondence stored within a user's Gmail account for any data tied to a search request. For example, a query containing the word “Amazon” would pull emails with shipping information sent by the online retailer. Such Gmail results will typically be shown to the right of the main results, though in some instances, the top of the search page will highlight an answer extracted directly from an email. For example, the request “my flight” will show specific airline information imported from Gmail. Something similar could eventually happen when searching for a restaurant reservation or tickets to a concert. Although Google has a commanding lead in Internet search, it remains worried about the threat posed by social networking services such as Facebook. As social networks have made it easier to share information online, the Web is starting to revolve more around people than the keywords and links that Google's search engine.
GOOGLE will tackle piracy by downgrading rankings for websites hit with piracy complaints. The tweak to its searching algorithm will begin ths week. "We will begin taking into account a new signal in our rankings: the number of valid copyright removal notices we receive for any given site," Google senior vice president of engineering Amit Singhal said in a blog post. "This ranking change should help users find legitimate, quality sources of content more easily -- whether it's a song previewed on NPR's music website, a TV show on Hulu or new music streamed on Spotify." More than 200 "signals" are factored into Google's secret search algorithm for determining what gets priority on results pages. Since Google revamped its copyright removal process two years ago it has been able to gather much more data about pirated content popping up online, according to Singhal.
From this week Google said that the mathematical algorithms it uses to prioritise search results would begin to factor in the volume of copyright notices served to the company about websites' content when displaying those results to users.
"Sites with high numbers of removal notices may appear lower in our results," Amit Singhal, senior vice president of engineering at Google, said in a company blog. "This ranking change should help users find legitimate, quality sources of content more easily."
"Only copyright holders know if something is authorised, and only courts can decide if a copyright has been infringed; Google cannot determine whether a particular webpage does or does not violate copyright law. So while this new signal will influence the ranking of some search results, we won’t be removing any pages from search results unless we receive a valid copyright removal notice from the rights owner. And we’ll continue to provide 'counter-notice' tools so that those who believe their content has been wrongly removed can get it reinstated. We’ll also continue to be transparent about copyright removals," he said.
The move has been welcomed by representative groups from the creative industries.
"We are optimistic that Google’s actions will help steer consumers to the myriad legitimate ways for them to access movies and TV shows online, and away from the rogue cyberlockers, peer-to-peer sites, and other outlaw enterprises that steal the hard work of creators across the globe," Michael O’Leary, senior executive vice president for global policy and external affairs at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), said in a statement.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google is creating an information bridge between its influential Internet search engine and its widely used Gmail service in its latest attempt to deliver more personal responses more quickly.
The experimental feature unveiled Wednesday will enable Google's search engine to mine the correspondence stored within a user's Gmail account for any data tied to a search request. For example, a query containing the word "Amazon" would pull emails with shipping information sent by the online retailer.
Such Gmail results will typically be shown to the right of the main results, though in some instances, the top of the search page will highlight an answer extracted directly from an email. For example, the request "my flight" will show specific airline information imported from Gmail. Something similar could eventually happen when searching for a restaurant reservation or tickets to a concert.
Starting soon if your site is hit by numerous DMCA takedown notices it may affect your listing in google search. Google stated in their post
“Starting next week, we will begin taking into account a new signal in our ranking: the number of valid copyright removal notices we receive for any given site. Sites with high numbers of removal notices may appear lower in our results.” There are some problems with this new policy. First Google determines what is a valid DMCA takedown. A valid takedown simply means that there was a complaint against the site, the correct paperwork was filled out and there was no counter-claim filed. It doesn’t mean the takedown has gone through any legal process and has been found valid by a court of law. Critics complain that if someone has a beef against a site they could use this to issue false claims to punish the site.
As stated by the EFF “Takedown requests are nothing more than accusations of copyright infringement. No court or other umpire confirms that the accusations are valid (although copyright owners can be liable for bad-faith accusations). Demoting search results – effectively telling the searcher that these are not the websites you’re looking for – based on accusations alone gives copyright owners one more bit of control over what we see, hear, and read.” Google has stated that sites may appeal if they believe they have been falsely accused. However it is not clear what number would be considered numerous and if the sites themselves will be notified of the reason they are being demoted in search.
Sites are still listed under Google Search, but most likely will not show up on the first page of search, which means people who are search ninjas, will have no trouble finding these sites, however most normal people searches stop at the first page. Which means for all practical purposes the punish sites will not exist for most people. This will clearly hurt BitTorrent sites who are used to share both legitimate files, but also pirated media and games
The U.S. consumer watchdog agency has imposed its biggest fine ever — on Google, the popular Internet search engine. The Federal Trade Commission fined the American technology giant $22.5 million Thursday as settlement of charges that it violated people's privacy even after pledging not to do so. The consumer agency said that for several months last year and into 2012, Google installed an advertising tracking cookie on the computers of Safari web browser users so it could monitor what Internet sites the users visited. The head of the agency, Jon Leibowitz, said that Google is now “paying many times” what it would have if it had complied with its agreement to not track the Internet usage.
The Strategic Sourceror: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips and Techniques: Part 3, procurement, strategic sourcing, cost reduction and supply chain news by the Strategic Sourceror... To wrap up the basics of SEO series, I will provide a few more tips and techniques to enhance your SEO plans. While there are many ways to generate views to your websites, using the tools I have provided in the previous blogs, Part 1 and Part 2, you will be well on your way to increase your SEO efficiency and understand the concepts that go into this strategy. Below identifies a few additional SEO techniques: Meta tags (define title and keyword tags):
The keyword meta-tags are something you write into the html header of the document, and are not seen by humans. Although they are not as important as they once were, they still carry some minor ranking value to some search engines. Many sites make the mistake of using the same set of meta-tags for every page on their website. Each page should be unique to the content of that page. Meta tags include a description of the page, a page title, and a list of keywords that are relevant to that page rather than the site as a whole. They are an often missed, yet easy to implement and you should make sure that every page of your site has them. Also, keep in mind that some search engines actually use the description meta tag to describe your site in their search engine results. So use plain English, but make sure your keywords are mentioned.
With over half of the Indian Internet population in the age bracket of 18-35, India has raced to the number two spot globally when it comes to absolute volume of search queries related to education on Google Search, according to a recent Google India study. India was ranked 8 in 2008, and is now behind only to the U.S., reveals a study titled ‘Students on the web’ compiled by Google India. The study was compiled by combining Google search query patterns and an offline research conducted by TNS Australia on behalf of Google India. Over 60 per cent Indian students, who have access to Internet, use it as their first source to research for information related to educational courses and institutes, the study reveals.
RteamKz, a company specializing in search engines offers the development and improvement of the PDF Search Books website to assist customers with access to the inventory of more than 35 million digital products. Fast and efficient searches are available 24/7. (PRWEB) August 07, 2012 RteamKz and its website, PDF Search books, with owner, Timur Karipov, are pleased to announce a more advanced website search tool to make location much easier. The site is a popular eBook search engine that was launched a short five months ago. According to Mr. Karipov, the base has grown rapidly. "We now list more than 35 million books and the number is expanding rapidly. We offer eBooks in various languages to be of benefit to customers around the globe. We have been working on this project for more than four years and are pleased to see that our global customers appreciate the convenience of finding and ordering digital volumes online" Read more at http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/08/07/new-ebooks-search-engine-launched#3xacpSdEVmbvhFm7.99
APPLE - La guerre Apple-Google s'intensifie. Et c'est la firme à la pomme qui est à l'origine de la dernière offensive. APPLE - La guerre Apple-Google s'intensifie. Et c'est la firme à la pomme qui est à l'origine de la dernière offensive. Apple vient de dévoiler une version test de son dernier système d'exploitation pour mobile et tablette (l'iOS 6 qui équipera tous les iPhone et les iPad d'Apple). Surprise! Outre les nouvelles fonctionnalités, l'application YouTube, propriété de Google n'est plus pré-installée comme c'était le cas depuis 2007. Elle sera néanmoins disponible via l'App Store, le magasin d'applications en ligne d'Apple ou sur le web via le site mobile de YouTube. L'application devrait toujours présente par défaut sur les versions antérieures de iOS. Une petite révolution qui refroidit encore un peu les relations qu'entretenaient les deux géants du web.
Google has ramped up its operations significantly in sub-Saharan Africa over the past few years and currently has offices in six countries across the region. Joseph Mucheru, Google Kenya country manager
Some of the services Google has rolled out in the region include: the Google Apps Supporting Programs (GASP), which facilitate online learning through Google; Wazi WiFi in Kenya that provides high-speed wireless internet at a low-cost; and a TV White Spaces pilot in South Africa, which covers large areas with broadband.
In addition, YouTube is available in a number of African languages such as East Africa’s Swahili, Ethiopia’s Amharic and South Africa’s IsiZulu and Afrikaans. Google has even launched a virtual Amharic keyboard which allows Ethiopians to search for and upload videos containing Ethiopic text, eliminating a real barrier to broadcasting themselves.
Google Trader, a free classifieds service that allows users to buy and sell products and search for jobs, has been launched in a number of African countries. Users without internet access can also post items and search for deals by sending an SMS to a special short code.
Others Google services include the recently launched Gmail SMS, Maps and Google+ in Swahili, Amharic, Afrikaans and IsiZulu. Google Baraza (which means “council” in Swahili) allows people in countries across the continent to share knowledge with each other by asking questions and posting answers.
Google country manager for Kenya, Joseph Mucheru, told How we made it in Africa that the technology giant is serious about Africa, and its strategy is to get users online by developing an accessible, relevant, vibrant and self-sufficient internet ecosystem. Mucheru pointed out that while the cost of access to internet bandwidth is falling, it still remains high for many Africans.
In May, I predicted that Facebook would introduce a search offering by the end of 2012. Recent reports suggest that the battle for search may heat up even before the weather cools down – Facebook was already starting to link Open Graph with search results in June. But the big question remains: Will Facebook's search engine be better than Google's anytime soon? On the whole, no way. Then is Facebook spending mega dollars to develop an algorithm that needs constant upgrading – one that will almost certainly be inferior to the search engines we already have – all for naught? Here's the thing: a Facebook search product doesn't need to be better. Or, more accurately, it doesn't need to be better all the time. If a Facebook search returns a better result once in twenty searches, it will be a success.
I don’t know about you, but nothing gets me more frustrated than seeing people online whine about how, “It’s sooooo hard to build links these days!” Really – if anything – the number of link building opportunities available today has only increased as new and different types of web properties have proliferated online! So if you’re one of those people on the link building fence, take a look at the following list of 101 different link building techniques I’ve compiled. Surely, you’ll find something in there to get your creative juices flowing!
Chinese Internet search engine Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) has fired four people, accusing them of taking bribes to delete content from the company’s web forums. Three of the terminated employees have been arrested and charged by authorities in connection to the alleged activity, the BBC reports. Fast Food Employees Gone Bad
According to a Baidu spokesperson, the employees involved received payments in the “tens of thousands of yuan” to remove certain content from the website. Shares of Baidu jumped almost 3% in early Monday trading in New York.
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