Posts Tagged ‘Google’

How to Check Your Google Listings

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
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To find out what on your site is indexed on Google, go there and run the following search:

site:mydomain.com

Where “mydomain” is your domain name (change the . com if you have a different domain extension).

Click here for an example.

Catch a Wave

Monday, June 1st, 2009
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Reading The enterprise implications of Google Wave over on ZDNet, I find the article really well done. I do have a nit to pick with one comment:

“With Google’s tendency to emphasize the consumer world first and the enterprise later, it’s also valid to ask if Wave will really have much impact on businesses.”

My observation has been that most computing technology innovations start in the business market and flounder around until consumers catch on to it.  Then again, he may just be saying that for his set up, as his next sentence is:

“Interestingly, you might be surprised at some of the answers, so let’s take a look.”

Google Maps Gets Even Cooler

Monday, May 25th, 2009
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Apparently they are just starting this new bit where they show the actual buildings on the street maps and camera shots. It doesn’t show up everywhere, but it does in Boston. See for yourself here: http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=boston&sll=35.229548,-80.834937&sspn=0.001597,0.002865&ie=UTF8&ll=42.358845,-71.05559&spn=0.005779,0.011458&z=17

Useful Google API Article Series

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
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Developer.com has a series on Google integration with PHP at http://www.developer.com/services/article.php/3680076.

I suppose this would be a good time to grouse that they never gave my two series (WSRP and POI) a page of their own :)

Between the York District Boy Scouts  Spring Wateree Campout and a cold, I have not been posting much lately, so this a is re-tread from Frequently Unasked Questions.