Google now knows what's the “Best” and “Cheapest” option available to you, when you do a Google search for a restaurant in your vicinity? Well, it's true. Google has recently added support for “Search Autofilters” in its Search Ranking Algorithm that takes into consideration phrases such as “Best” and “Cheapest” before revealing information related to “Local Restaurant Searches”. The newly…
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Twitter's CEO, Jack Dorsey recently put an end to rumors and media speculations about the future of Twitter's signature 140-character limit, by announcing that it will continue to exist. According to media reports, Twitter's CEO recently made the comment while speaking of Twitter's tenth anniversary celebrations, which are scheduled to take place on March 21, 2016. This is what the…
It's for the second successive year in a row that Bing has partnered with NCAA to release the Tournament app and to show March Madness Predictions, search answers and brackets. This year again Bing will be assisting fans in filling out their NCAA brackets and follow this year's basketball tournament tally of 67 games through Windows-based Tournament app. Enabled with…
In today’s fast-paced, mobile-driven world, speed and user experience are key factors for both search engines and social media platforms. As more users access the web on their mobile devices, platforms like Google and Twitter are taking steps to ensure content loads faster and is easily accessible. One of the major developments in this area is Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages…
The ever-so-popular instant messaging app, WhatsApp reportedly is in the process of rolling-out new revamped settings for Android users. Although, the next installation update of the Facebook-owned platform is yet to be officially rolled-out, Android users can download the Apk version 2.12.506 of WhatsApp as Android police reports. This is basically a beta test update by WhatsApp to know how…
Launched way back in 2013, San Francisco based company mNectar is streaming short playable apps as ads so that the online searchers could preview the app before installing it on their Android or iOS devices. Moving beyond Google's interactive streaming ads protocol, the company will now allow users to preview native or hybrid apps. Mainly meant for gaming apps, it…
Amazon's Echo family just got a tad bigger with the addition of two new Echo-related products, viz. Echo Dot and Amazon Tap. Talking about the Echo family's two latest entrants, Echo Dot is the mini, less costly version of its family predecessor, Amazon Echo. The new mini version, Echo Dot is only 1.5 inches tall and offers similar functionality like…
Finally Google's AdWords advertisers have something to cheer about. Google recently rolled out the latest, Version 11.3 of AdWords Editor with three big inclusions. This allows businesses with multiple AdWords accounts to not only manage their campaigns efficiently but also make changes with powerful inbuilt editing tools and upload them to their AdWords account. The latest AdWords Editor Version 11.3…
As they say, if you match your rivals in everything they do, it's unlikely you'll be very successful. Well, that's what longtime rivals Facebook and Twitter have been trying to do with every new service that they launch. Taking a clue from Twitter owned Periscope, Facebook has now announced that it will start ranking live streaming videos higher in users'…
In a recent blog post, WhatsApp, the popular Facebook-owned instant messaging app, announced a significant change that will affect millions of users worldwide. The company revealed that it will be withdrawing support for several outdated mobile platforms, including BlackBerry devices (even the BB10 version), Nokia’s Symbian 40 and 60 versions, Google’s Android 2.1 and 2.2, and Windows Phone 7.1. This…