Designing “Coming Soon” Pages
14.01.2010
Deciding what to do once you’ve purchased a domain but haven’t yet launched the website is always a bit of a conundrum. Leaving up your domain registrar or Web host’s generic page seems unprofessional, especially if you’re trying to drum up advance press for your new project. At the same time, you don’t want to spend too much time on a temporary page when you really should be working on the website itself. The best thing to do is create a simple “Coming soon&...
Google's Real-Time Search Ready to Challenge Bing
21.12.2009
Now that Google offers a real-time search feature, let's see how it compares with Bing's existing Twitter search feature.Google on Monday unveiled its real-time search capability, the latest salvo in its ongoing feature war with Bing. Microsoft's search engine already integrates real-time Twitter and Facebook results. Now, both search engines have released their initial real-time products, and there's a lot to like from the two major search brands. Let's take a look at how Bing's Twitter search ...
Bing and Google Both Growing, at Yahoo's Expense
17.12.2009
According to the latest data from comScore, Microsoft's search engine continues to gain ground — but so does Google. Even with the threat of Microsoft's Bing, Google continues to take a greater share of the search engine market. But Bing is growing, too; it's Yahoo that is losing ground. According to comScore's November statistics (via eWeek), Google and Bing are essentially having a feeding frenzy on Yahoo's lost market share. Yahoo's share fell by 0.5 percent last month to 17.5 percent...
Europe's digital divide is north-south
08.12.2009
Greece, Romania and Bulgaria risk being left behind by Holland, Scandinavia and the UKA gaping geographical digital divide is emerging in the E.U., with countries in the south such as Greece, Bulgaria and Romania being left behind by more technology-savvy northern countries like Holland and Sweden, according to research published Tuesday. While 77 percent of Dutch homes have broadband access, two thirds of Greek households don't even have basic access to the Internet, said the E.U.'s statisti...
Google Launches Dictionary and Translated Web Search
04.12.2009
Google's Dictionary goes beyond simple definitions, and its search draws on existing translation tools for a wider scope.Amid all the hubbub over Google DNS on Thursday, the search giant also released two more helpful tools to help you get a richer search experience and improve your language skills. Google launched its dictionary project, offering a feature-rich resource that goes beyond simple definitions of words; and its new translated Web search makes it easier to find Web pages written in m...
Google Search Page Gets a New Look
03.12.2009
Redesigned home page features a super-sized search bar and a sleek fade-in effect that hides other elements.
