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Are search engines controlling how we think?

PR in High Definition

Earlier this month, a trial began that accused Google of monopolising internet search engines, eliminating the ability of rivals to compete. This is because users tend to trust products and organisations that are ranked higher on Google than those that they need to scroll further down on the results page to view.

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Googling Ancient Oakwoods, Yahoo!, and Harnessing Difference

ZudePR

From “the van” it’s 25 minutes’ drive to get a mobile or (reliable) wireless signal. His reply: We googled ‘ancient oakwoods’. He took an extremely niche interest (unsurprisingly, Google tells me no-one is searching for this term), googled it, and chose one of the few areas of Europe where these trees grow. BE DIFFERENT.

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Five Productivity Tools for PR Pros

Waxing UnLyrical

When people use it instead of email to schedule meetings, it really saves time. Now they’re offering a direct sync with Google (beta) if you’re a premium user (read, give them money, currently just under US $60 a year). If you haven’t tried them yet, have a go. I don’t. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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15 Top iPhone Apps for Work and Play

Waxing UnLyrical

Google Talk from beejive IM. Google Talk basically lets you G-chat (as you would from your Gmail interface) on your phone. I’d taken this short video of my dog Lola meets Snoopy that plays “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” over the holidays. I learned of this app from Ray Richman , and I love it.

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Your audience with the public

Stephen Waddington

This is when telecom operators such as BT started to offer broadband to consumer users, and wireless networks appeared in public spaces. Meanwhile Google+ has fallen by the wayside. This is data from We Are Social’s Digital 2019 Global Digital report. It’s 20 years since the internet went mainstream in Western Europe.