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Google Instant Previews Via Mouse Over
Sep 22nd
Google has announced an improvement to their instant previews feature they originally launched in November of last year. The improvement lets you simply hover your mouse over a search result and the preview will automatically show up on the right hand preview column. Google said: Now these previews…
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Spotify and Soundhound Join Forces For Instant Music Discovery
Aug 26th
Music streaming service Spotify has partnered with Soundhound, a company that makes music recognition and discovery software for mobile devices. Soundhound users who use the company’s Android or iOS app to discover new songs will soon be given the option to stream the song from Spotify instantly.
Much like its main competitor Shazam, Soundhound “listens” to a song that’s playing and then checks the audio sample against a large database of music to determine what the song is called and who it’s by. It can even determine the name of a song based on users humming or singing it into the app, although the accuracy of the results can vary.
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With this integration, Soundhound users can not only discover what the song is, but can then open it in Spotify and stream it in its entirety or save it for later. From there, they can easily search for more music by that artist to see if they’re more than a one-hit wonder.
The partnership gives both services at least a slight advantage over its competitors, as Spotify gains a new source of potential subscribers and Soundhound tacks on a feature that sets it apart from similar services. Shazam, for example, lets users purchase tracks from iTunes , but they can’t stream them instantaneously without paying for and downloading them individually.
This feature only works for Spotify Premium users and for now, appears to only be avaialble in Europe.
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Google Tests Smooth Animated Instant Previews Effect
Aug 25th
Mark Reynolds documented new instant previews functionality implemented, as a test, by Google. Google Instant Previews launched in November 2009 and since then has undergone many updates and changes. This new change seems to give a more animated, transition feel to when you activate the instant…
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Google Adds Instant Hangout to YouTube Videos
Aug 23rd
When it comes to Google+, one of Google’s strongest advantages is its ability to integrate the service with other key services. Considering the immense success of Plus so far (it’s the fastest growing website of all time), it’s unsurprising that Google is starting to move that integration into place. YouTube is one of the first services that’s seeing a Plus-based feature.
The specific feature? The option to start a Google Hangout directly from the YouTube video. For those unfamiliar with Hangouts, it’s a group video chat feature that Google included in the launch of Plus. Hangouts already allowed you to navigate to YouTube and show the people in your hangout your favorite videos. Now, however, it works in reverse as well. Nested in the “share” button, you’ll now see the option to start a hangout centered around the video. So, when I want to watch Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog with a non-specific group of Google+ friends, I can do that.
For now, this works as a “viewing party” feature for YouTube, similar to what we’ve already seen on Netflix. However, the ability to share videos from YouTube on Google+ may work as a solid marketing tool once business profiles are launched later this year. In the meanwhile, the Hangout option also gives Google+ some additional exposure.
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Google Buys 12 Patents, Protection for Google Related, Instant Pages
Aug 23rd
Google has bought 12 patents relating to “cross-referencing information online, techniques for speeding up Web browsing and online advertising” from Northbrook Digital LLC for an undisclosed sum, the Minneapolis Star Tribune repor…
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Google Instant Pages Prerendering Can Inflate Analytics Stats
Aug 8th
The recent launch of Chrome 13 had a few new features, one of which, Instant Pages, seems to be creating problems for analytics programs. The new prerendering of pages in the background while you search seems to create pageviews even if the page i…
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Chrome 13 With Instant Pages Launches & How Browser Loyalty Impacts Search – Search Engine Watch
Aug 3rd
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Chrome 13 With Instant Pages Launches & How Browser Loyalty Impacts Search
Search Engine Watch In addition to high-level strategy, keynotes, an expo floor with 100+ companies, networking events, and parties, you don't want to miss out on the latest trends and strategies during sessions on SEO, PPC management, social media, keyword research, … Chrome 13 goes public Google launches SEO-friendly Instant Pages |
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Chrome 13 With Instant Pages Launches & How Browser Loyalty Impacts Search
Aug 3rd
Chrome 13 has been released, but the bigger news is found in the overall. Chrome continues to gain ground on a global scale, and recent studies show that both Microsoft and Google are benefiting from brand loyalty that encompasses both browser and…
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Google launches SEO-friendly Instant Pages – Brafton
Aug 2nd
 Brafton |
Google launches SEO-friendly Instant Pages
Brafton Google has announced that its Instant Pages feature is now available to users of the latest version of Chrome, and content marketers may find the feature rewards their efforts. If you're using the new version of Google Chrome that was released today, … |
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