As announced a few weeks ago, Google has now included the iPad as one of the devices that you can target specifically with your AdWords ad campaigns as Google has added it to the list of mobile devices that supports ad campaign targeting. Read the rest of this entry »

To connect its Local Business Center with  millions of people who use Google every day to find places, Google is renaming the Local Business Center to Google Places. Google recently introduced Place Pages to help people make more informed decisions about where to go – from restaurants and hotels to dry cleaners and bike shops. Read the rest of this entry »

Google announced recently that site loading time now plays a part in their search ranking algorithm.  It has also been openly said that over 200 elements are taken into consideration when determining a sites search engine ranking.   In addition, Google notes that site load time is going to be a very small portion of this algorithm.  Read the rest of this entry »

Sitemaps are an invaluable resource for search engines. They can highlight the important content on a site and allow crawlers to quickly discover it. Images are an important element of many sites and search engines could equally benefit from knowing which images you consider important. Read the rest of this entry »