Christian Oestlien, project lead for Google+ has requested that we all refrain from using the current Google+ features for business promotional purposes. He says in a Google+ status update on his profile that the business experience they are trying to create will not be available until later this year- well behind the public Google+ experience is under-way. Read all

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You may find the “We’ve temporarily exceeded our capacity. Please try again soon.” notice. Do keep trying to sign-up though, as the beta testing will be finished very shortly and UK sign-ups will be possible. Read all

Rumours of targeted Google algorithm changes yet again surface with news of a massive visibility reduction for the website Ciao.co.uk. The Microsoft owned website has taken a big fall in the search engine results on Google, resulting in fresh calls for sanctions over the way Google can easily block out the competition. This is an issue purely because of the shear dominance of Google in the UK search market. Read all

The decision by Microsoft to file a European complaint against the market share which Google commands is big news across the Pacific and here in the UK. In a blog post they [namely Brad Smith, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of the Microsoft Corporation] phrase as “Adding our Voice to Concerns about Search in Europe”, it appears as though Microsoft have reached either a point of desperation or genuine despair. Read all

Google UK was this afternoon showing an announcement on the homepage for the search facility (Google.co.uk). The message reads “Tsunami Alert for New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, and others. Waves expected over the next few hours, caused by 8.9 earthquake in Japan”. Read all

The leading search provider Google is to perform a PageRank update across the network, scheduled for 31st December 2010. The last full update that was confirmed was way back in June, with the expected September change not being implemented. Read all