Google Offers Application Now Available For Free Download At The Android Market

Here is a great new way for checking your email for the latest offers, better said with this new application as Google Offers is able to connect you with great deals on daily basis each day. You do not have to print those offers anymore as Google Offers app eliminates the need of constant email checking for the latest Google offers.

So this is a news in itself as Google Offer application is up and live in Android Market, so whenever you feel tired with checking your email constantly for the latest offer from Google, and if you have at least an Android 2.1 or up device, the Google was able to provide an alternative, just at the right moment. Using this application makes your life a lot more easier, as it brings all the deals near your selected location or area into an easy to use and comprehend piece of program.

Since this application went live in the Android Market we have recorded a numerous downloads, so why do even you grab this chance and ease your work a lot as you do not have to constantly check your email for the offers sent by Google. It doesn’t require Near Field Communication process, but yes, you can take it from the phone. You can feel free to express your joy when you realize that you will remain up way more than Gmail was did for Apple’s operating system the iOS.

As you can see simply with your Android phone you can get almost the same level of information that you were used to getting with a more powerful device like a laptop or desktop computer. As from right now you can bring the deals closer to you, anytime, so simply discover buy and claim Google Offers without having to print them anymore.

Start Exploring your are from the comfort and space of your Android mobile device, but it would really be a nice if it worked on tablets though, and we recently found out that the menu button is not even working properly. We would have expected more from an official Google application. At this moment the only thing going for this application the nice user interface. The reason for the moment we are a little bit confused with, is the fact that Google has released a separate application with similar functions as Google Shopper, which in our opinion does a lot of probably even more that Google Offer application.

You can download Google Offers app free using the source link below!

SOURCE Android Market

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Facebook looking to expand Credits to other gaming portals

Facebook's thick, sinewy tendrils continue to twist and worm their way through every facet of the internet's expansive infrastructure, as the social giant has unceremoniously announced plans to expand the Facebook Credits system to other sites. Sandwiched between payment system and graph API updates on the Platform Update developers blog, the brief entry names Gamehouse'sCollapse! Blast as the project's initial testbed, adding that interested developers should get in touch.

Rather than using Paypal or their credit cards, users now sign into Collapse! Blast via Facebook, at which point their existing Facebook Credits can be spent on virtual goods. Should the expansion progress beyond these initial testing phases, Facebook Credits may provide appsperience developers with a solution that's easier and cheaper to implement than a proprietary one. Facebook's massive existing install base doesn't hurt things either, and since adoption is the key to standardization, maybe this is the first step towards a Star Trek-esque credits-based utopian future society.

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How Google +1 Can Change the Dynamics of SEO

You must have heard about Google’s new search result recommendation service called Google +1? This has revolutionized the field of social SEO and has started giving a tough competition to Facebook’s “like” option.

What is Google +1?

When you log into your Google account and search for something on Google, you will note that

the search results appear with a +1 button beside respective links. Clicking on the +1 button, you can recommend the website to your Google contacts.

These recommendations will appear to your friends when they search on the same keyword. For example, if you searched for iPod and recommended an ecommerce website, when your friends search for the same gadget with the same keyword, they will see that you have recommended a particular site for it.

However, to make the +1 recommendation visible, you have to change the settings in your Google account’s +1 tab and make it “public” from “private”.

A website admin can add the Google +1 button in his website very easily. The process is similar to adding a Facebook “like” button or Twitter “tweet” button. When a visitor comes to a site and likes it, he can click on the social media button to recommend it to his friends and social circle.

The process of “like” and “Google +1” may look the same, but the +1 has a lot more effect on search engine optimization and page ranking.

How it Works?

When you click on the +1 button, the link gets shared with your social circle. This social circle consists of all the contacts in Google Talk, Gmail, Buzz, Contacts, Google Plus, etc. The recommendation appears to both the person who has recommended the link and to friends in his social circle.

For example, if Bob, Bill and Dan are three friends and Bob recommends a link, Bill and Dan will see that their friend Bob has recommended it. Now, if Bill also recommends the same link, then Bob will see “you and Bill have recommended this site.”

How it Helps in Online Marketing?

The Google +1 is a boon to SEO companies. Online marketing has completely changed with the introduction of Google +1 button. The click-through rate, or CTR, will see a boost for those that have higher number of Google +1 recommendations.

Normally, popular sites will be recommended by thousands all over the world and help them to secure top ranking. But Google +1 is also beneficial for small companies. If you are looking for “SEO services in India” and see that the search result shows a recommendation for a particular company, you will be more interested in it, even if they don’t appear in the top 10 search results. We are always more comfortable to work with a company when our friends recommend them.

How Google +1 Will Affect SEO?

If a link is being +1’d by a large group of friends, Google will increase its page rank. Compared to false account SEO activities, a genuine recommendation helps Google to understand the value of that website. If your friend recommends a particular site, you will probably spend a lot more time there than on other sites. Google measures the success and failure of a site by its bounce rate. Bounce rate calculates how long a user stays on a website. It will help Google’s algorithm and page ranking system.

Can it be Manipulated by Black-hat SEO?

If you think that anyone can randomly click on the +1 button to increase a website’s search ranking, then you are mistaken! Google is no fool; they can mark a spam +1 recommendation very easily. If you use your Google account regularly and use services such as Gmail, GTalk, and Google Plus, etc, your recommendations will be considered as genuine. But if you use a fake account and only +1 hundreds of links everyday, Google will soon realize your intention.

Why it’s Here to Stay?

What is the advantage of Google +1, when there is already Facebook “like”?

When you “like” a site on Facebook, your friends can only see that recommendation for a few days. Later, they will forget about it. But when you +1’d a link, it stays for a very long time. Even if your friends search on the same keyword after several months, they will see that you have recommended a particular site months ago. This is very important for online marketing. Google +1 increases the chances of brand recall and rise in profit margins.

Google +1 is an excellent tool for SEO and marketing. However, it has one shortcoming. To recommend a site and see your friends’ recommendations in the search results, you have to log in to your Google account first. Though, if you consider the number of people using Gmail everyday, the possibility of seeing a recommendation while logged in is very high.

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How to Increase Your Facebook Fan Base..........

From freelance web designers to big web designing agencies, everyone is utilizing the marketing capabilities of Facebook. Facebook Fan Page is a very useful medium to promote your business to a global audience. It will help you meet new customers, stay in touch with the old ones and promote your new products or services.

A great Facebook Fan Page design is not enough to make a successful marketing campaign. Unless you have enough fans, the main marketing purpose won’t be fulfilled. Every company/individual wants thousands of fans, but only a few succeed in capturing people’s attention.

So, what is the secret to encourage people to click on the “like” button?  Here are few things you can do to get more Facebook fans.

Include a Facebook Fan Page box in the website/blog- This is an easy-to-use and useful application. You can copy the Facebook page plug-ins codes and paste it in your blog/website. You can customize this box as you like and view images of your fans or stream regular updates from your Facebook fan page. The ‘like’ button is generally placed at the top of the Facebook fan page box and gives one click access to your Facebook fan page.

Never forget to ask people- If you are very active in your blog and write regular articles, give a “follow me on Facebook” link at the end of every article. If you write guest posts in other blogs, then ask your readers to ‘like’ you on Facebook. Wherever you have an online presence, leave a link/button for your readers to ‘like’ you. If you constantly ask readers to become a member of your fan page, at least a few will be interested and click the ‘like’ button.

Give advertisements- You can advertise your fan page in Facebook to get the attention of your target audience. Giving an ad in Facebook will earn you better response than from placing your ad on other websites. You will be able to attract the existing 500 million plus users with just one advertisement. Advertising process in Facebook is also quite easy and affordable.

Use fan page to interact- You can switch identity from your personal profile to fan page profile and start interacting with your fans directly. If you ‘like’ several other fan pages, you can comment on their page and their fans will see your fan page’s name in the comment. It will lead them to your fan page directly.

Start a contest or give free items- This is a popular marketing trick to increase fan base within a short span of time. In these contests, participants are asked to become a fan to enter the contest or get the free item. This free item gifting technique was successfully used by Tradus and they have almost 60,000 fans now!

Mention other fan pages in your update- This is a good process to establish bond with other companies in your niche and get the attention of their fans. First, be a fan of other famous web design, web development,logo design, SEO companies, etc, and then in your Facebook fan page status, mention how the company is doing a great job. The post will appear in that company’s wall and their fans may get interested in you, visit your page and ‘like’ your page. Without spending a penny, you will be able to increase your fan base.

Attractive welcome tab will increase the number of fans- You have convinced people to visit your Facebook fan page. But will they click on the ‘like’ button? To interest them, you can add a “welcome tab” in the fan page. It’s completely customizable and allows you to welcome a new visitor with animation or video.

Connect Facebook with Twitter- If you are popular in Twitter and want to lead that traffic towards Facebook, all you need to do is install a plug-in and connect the two social networks. Once the plug-in is activated, your FB posts will be published in Twitter as a tweet. Your Twitter followers will get to know about your Facebook fan page and may become a fan as well. You can also write about your Facebook fan page in the Twitter “about me” section. The same thing can be done in your personal Facebook profile as well. It will inform your new friends about your fan page.

Conclusion- Facebook fan page is the best way to interact with your clients and friends. You should update the fan page content regularly, post new images, organize competitions and answer the questions asked by your fans. Some companies even use the fan page as a new product/service launch platform and online customer care. If your fan page contents are exclusive, your fan base will keep increasing.

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Google lets Wi-Fi hotspot owners opt out of location service

Bowing to pressure from European privacy regulators, Google will soon allow owners of Wi-Fi access points to opt out of a Google service that allows smartphone owners to identify their location without using GPS (Global Positioning System), it said Tuesday.

On the same day, Google announced it will not appeal an order from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) requiring it to destroy records of 3.6 million Wi-Fi SSIDs (service set identifiers) it collected in breach of Dutch privacy laws, IDG's Dutch news site Webwereld.nl reported.

By detecting the identity of a nearby Wi-Fi access point and looking up its geographic location in a database, Google can tell a smartphone owner roughly where they are. But so far, the owners of those Wi-Fi base stations haven't had a say in how their location information is used.

Now Google plans to build an opt-out service so that access point owners can ask that their data not be used to determine the location of smartphones, it said Tuesday.

The opt-out service will be available globally, although it was created at the instigation of European privacy regulators, Google Global Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer wrote on a company blog.

The company will release details of how to opt out of the service by the end of the year, when the service is ready, he wrote.

Google collected the disputed geographic Wi-Fi data by having its Streetview vehicles scan for Wi-Fi signals at the same time as they recorded panoramic images for its mapping service, an action that some European data protection regulators condemned as an invasion of privacy.

Part of the reason for the regulators' anger was that Google collected far more information than it needed simply to identify the Wi-Fi base stations.

The French National Commission on Computing and Liberty (CNIL), discovered that Google had also recorded private communications being transmitted over unencrypted Wi-Fi connections, including usernames and passwords. The Commission fined Google 100,000 ($142,000) for that.

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Linux Google Chrome Shines

The Google Chrome browser is still available as a stable build only for Windows, but it turns out that youcan get a dev build for Linux and also for Mac OSX. I've been curious about this browser for a while, so I tried out both.

The Linux build is easy to install if you're running current versions of Debian or Ubuntu. It may also be possible to install on other distros, but it's untested — the available version is .deb. Once installed, it's pretty fast — faster, I think, than Firefox on my machine.

Install is also easy on the Mac (.dmg available), but on initial startup, it hung when importing settings from Firefox. The second time around I did get a window, and all seemed to work well. It does start fast. Once up and running, Chrome is noticeably faster than Firefox (although perhaps this was a slightly unfair test, as I have about 20 open tabs in my Firefox right now!)

I quite like how the server address in the address box is bolded, with the rest of the URL left light gray. The address-and-search-box is also nice, although you get this functionality in practice in Firefox these days as well. I also like the minimalism of the address/button bar. I certainly intend to keep experimenting for a while.

Note that these are dev builds (not even beta!), so they may be significantly unstable. In the case of the Mac build, various privacy settings are unavailable.

Juliet Kemp has been messing around with Linux systems, for financial reward and otherwise, for about a decade. She is also the author of "Linux System Administration Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach" 

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Facebook Hits 1 Trillion Pageviews Per Month

Social networking giant Facebook garnered more than 1 trillion pageviews per month in June and July according to latest data gathered by DoubleClick a subsidiary of Google.

In June and July, Facebook registered approximately 870 million and 860 million unique visitors, respectively which is interestingly 120 million more than its registered users. The average per visitors were approximately 1,160 pageviews in July alone and that’s remarkably stunning. Facebook also shares that the site were that sticky as each users averages around 25 minutes reading statuses, viewings photo galleries and casually playing games.

So from this, we know that you hear that Facebook activity is declining –maybe not for now but everything will come to its end, like Steve Jobs stepping down as Apple CEO.

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Google launches offline GMail, Calendar and Docs versions

If you think that most of Google’s products only work online, then you’re probably right.. until now. As of the moment, they’re launching a GMail app, as well as updates to their Calendar and Docs that will maximize productivity even when the user is offline. As told by Google’s Group Product Manager Rajen Sheth, the problem lies that when people need to access their calendar and mail offline, they really have to.

This is why Google is releasing Gmail Offline, a Chrome-based app that’s mainly designed for accessing, managing and sending mail even though you’re offline. This is totally separate from Gmail and is built on HTML5 which has standards that allow the app to work without an internet connection.

You’ll probably notice in the screenshot below that the app might look very similar to the tablet version. And that’s perfectly true since this is actually a derivative from the tablet version which is also designed to work with or without internet connection. While it may not be able to do everything since some functions only work with a connection, it will get the job done for the most crucial of your email tasks.

Aside from this, Google is also releasing offline versions of their Calendars and Docs. The Calendar and Docs apps will allow users to view their events and documents though editing isn’t integrated yet. This poses a challenge to properly sync offline-edited documents from those in the servers.

These apps are available at the Chrome Web Store and an installation of Chrome is needed for the Calendar or Docs offline. But Google will eventually roll out versions of the apps that don’t depend on Chrome.

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