I've been using Google maps quite a bit in the last few months to get me from point A to point B in cities that I don't know too well.Most of the time the maps are accurate and the directions are good.So what about this one?Granted, there could be some very good reasons why Google wants to route me by this rather circuitous route (and yes I did specify "walking", so it's not a … [Read more...] about Google Map Oddities
Google Nanny Filter Breaks
I don't like Google or anyone else telling me what sites I should or shouldn't look at, so when their "nanny filter" broke today I had to giggle.Doing a search for anything - no matter how "innocent" it might be will get you a page of results that are flagged as "harmful" for your computer.See what I got when I did a search for "the pope": … [Read more...] about Google Nanny Filter Breaks
Google Culls Its Flock – Jaiku and more gone
The online chatter today is buzzing around the announcement by Google that they are cutting back on several or their services - including Jaiku.I've always preferred Jaiku's web interface to that of Twitter, as Jaiku supports threading - ie. you can actually follow a "conversation" without losing your mind!Seemingly Jaiku isn't being fully shutdown, but it won't be developed … [Read more...] about Google Culls Its Flock – Jaiku and more gone
Adwords Fail
If you're going to spend money on PPC advertising you really need to make sure that your website is working for you:The site I decided to check obviously won't deliver anything for me:What a waste of advertising spend!And of course this isn't an isolated incident - if you spend enough time looking for products and services online you will find hundreds of these scenarios! … [Read more...] about Adwords Fail
More Free Stuff Via Blacknight
I posted about this yesterday on the company blog, but forgot to mention it over here ....We've managed to secure a deal for our clients that can give them up to 75 euro of free advertising credit with Google Adwords.More details on the blog and offer page … [Read more...] about More Free Stuff Via Blacknight