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Guest blogger: Tara Cuccia
Workers Leaving the Googleplex from Andrew Norman Wilson on Vimeo.
Really bizarre. An ex-Google and Transvideo (contracted with Google) employee began an investigation into what scan ops workers do and why they are excluded from Google perks and benefits. In his video, he points out differences he experienced as well.
He filmed non-scan ops [...]

Guest blogger: Tara Cuccia
I recently came across a great article by Ashlee Vance on Bloomberg Businessweek: “This Tech Bubble Is Different: Tech bubbles happen, but we usually gain from the innovation left behind. This one—driven by social networking—could leave us empty-handed.”
Vance talks about how geniuses from the most reputable colleges in the world came to [...]

On Thursday, Microsoft released Bing for iPad, a free download available through the Apple App store that aims to enhance mobile search.
A new “Trends” feature, only available through this application, will allow users to take a look at popular searches on Bing at any given moment. A touch of the finger should reveal basic data [...]

Guest blogger: Tara Cuccia
Google! Still trying to carve out a niche in social media … and find new ways to generate advertising dollars. +1. It’s Google’s equivalent of Facebook’s “Like” button. Just like all of Google’s services, you must have a Google account/profile in order to participate. This might prompt surfers to join the Google [...]

SEO company Bright Builders has been ordered to pay $770,000 in damages to The Roger Cleveland Golf Company by a federal court in South Carolina after allegedly enabling the sale of counterfeit merchandise.
The company, hired by Christopher Prince (fined $28,000) to work on a web site selling knock-off golf clubs, optimized the site for keywords that allegedly infringed on [...]

So the 2011 annual SXSW festival commences in Austin, TX this week. Although known for its music component, SXSW also includes dedicated film and interactive schedules. Most people will rave about a couple of music acts I’ve never heard of, who will be the de facto headliners in a schedule chock full of filler bands. What I’m less [...]

Outrank.com is always combing the latest news updates for new information relevant to search. This month, Google rolled out a couple of new changes that affects the user experience.
In recent months, Google has expanded the capabilities and availability of its “Instant” technology. The company has expanded the language offerings of Google Instant, made it available on [...]

From e-commerce to the mobile market to organic search, many things are happening with the world’s most popular search company. Today, Outrank.com brings you the most current updates.

Google Instant, which expanded on Autocomplete technology to also show ever-changing search results, is now available worldwide. This includes availability on compatible mobile devices. It is now available [...]

Since November 19, it has been speculated that Google has been in negotiations with Groupon about a possible acquisition. Groupon is a relatively young company that uses collective buying power to offer discounts to e-mail subscribers from local businesses. Though both parties have remained silent, VatorNews received an anonymous tip on Monday suggesting Groupon had been purchased for $2.5 [...]

The interaction between online and offline shopping habits is nothing new. Customers have been using the internet to research buying decisions before going to the store for years. In fact, a landmark Forrester research study concluded that more than 46% of offline purchases were researched on the web beforehand, and this number is sure to [...]