The Internet As A Media And a Medium
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Online advertisers, please note. Google has taken its next big step in the mobile market by introducing or rather expanding its suite of ads for mobile devices. Under this, no longer will simple links be offered in the ads, as has been the previous practise.
Reports: Search Engine Land, Wall Street Journal (blog), Bidness ETC
In a vague sort of way, this works against the very concept of GPS but what the heck…..Search engine Google now allows users to send directions on their Android devices to any geographical location from their computers so that they can have the walking/driving directions available on their devices even before leaving their offices or homes.
Reports: Lifehacker Australia, Android Central, Android Police
Today, April 21, 2015, is the day when Google’s latest tweak to its search algorithm is implemented. Known in Internet circles as “Mobilegeddon”, from today, the search major shall favor only those Sites that are mobile phone friendly, in its search results thrown up on mobile phones.
Read our comprehensive coverage on what this is all about, who it shall affect & who will escape unscathed. Plus, here’s tool to find out if your Site is “mobile friendly” or not.
Reports: Search Engine Land, Huffington Post, Washington Post (blog), BBC, Business Standard, Business Insider, Computerworld
The search engine today announced that in keeping with its move to make the Internet even more secure, it would ensure that all ads served from its network, AdMob & DoubleClick would be encrypted from June 30 this year.
Reports: Google Blog, TechCrunch
That’s right. The search major will help you now find your lost or misplaced phone. According to a message on Google+, if you have installed the latest version of the Google App on your phone or mobile device, you can trace it through Google.
Reports: The Next Web, BetaNews, VentureBeat, SlashGear
Online security agency Palo Alto Networks has said it had discovered a “widespread vulnerability in Google’s Android OS”, which is estimated to impact almost 50% of current Android users. Writing on the official blog, senior security engineer Zhi Xu has said they had dubbed the vulnerability as “Android Installer Hijacking.”