If you have old Google accounts that you haven't used lately they are in danger of being deleted. I know I have a bunch of Google accounts where I used Gmail but nothing else and then stopped using the Gmail. They may have some emails in there I want to keep for whatever reason. If you haven't signed into an account for at least two years Google is going to delete starting in December of this … [Read more...]
Bard will be Google’s answer to ChatGPT
It looks like Google will be coming out with a rival to ChatGPT. They are calling their "experimental conversational AI service" Bard. In a blog post on Monday, Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai laid out what it entails. With so many people buying up keywordai in .com it's kinda cool Sundar's last name ends with Ai. Interestingly BardAi.com has been registered since 2003. Bard.ai is also registered. … [Read more...]
Could proposed Canadian law break the way Google is designed to function?
Canada is following in the footsteps of Australia in having Google pay news publishers for listing content. Last year Google agreed to pay for some Australian news. Canada is looking to pass the Online News Act. If it becomes law it would force tech companies to negotiate deals with news organizations for content that appears on their platforms. Matt G. Southern writes at … [Read more...]
Google ending it’s simplified domain experiment
Google will not move forward with their plans to replace the full URL displayed in the company's Chrome web browser with just the root domain name of the site. When Google announced this change there were many critics of the decision. gHacks.net is reporting that the so-called experiment did not bring about more relevant security metrics. So Google will not be moving forward and will rather … [Read more...]
Google – 2020 the year in search
Google released a video for the year in search 2020. The word of the year was "Why" it was asked more than ever in 2020. Top 5 Searches in the U.S. Overall Top Searches Election resultsCoronavirusKobe BryantCoronavirus updateCoronavirus symptoms Matt Southern took a deep dive and his article is worth reading over at Search Engine Journal. … [Read more...]
Forbes contributor asks “Is Google Helping End The Dominance Of .COM?” NO!
A Forbes contributor, Johan Moreno published an article on Google, new gtld domains and .com. Some of the stats are not correct, the author ends the article with the following: .COM still holds about 22% of all TLD registrations, according to data from Domain Name Stat. A leading gTLD, .xyz, has about 1.36%. Namepros member eCalc had the right numbers, Domain Name Stat may want to get … [Read more...]
Blogspot.in a name that Google allowed it’s registration to lapse, sells for $5,999 at Sedo
Back in June Google lost control of the Blogspot.in domain name. It was reported about in many tech blogs and publications. This error on Google's part caused millions of blogs to break 9to5 Google reported Spotted by The Next Web and BleepingComputer, Google apparently let the blogspot.in domain lapse in early June, with Google no longer in control of that domain. Rather, it’s now being … [Read more...]