Google Launches Two Algorithm Updates Including New Panda

By Chris Crum

Google makes changes to its algorithm every day (sometimes multiple changes in one day).

When the company actually announces them, you know they’re bigger than the average update, and when one of them is named Panda, it’s going to get a lot of attention.

Google’s head of webspam Matt Cutts tweeted about the updates on Tuesday night:

Is Google’s Panda Update Helping Small Businesses?

By Chris Crum

Early last week, Google pushed out a couple of big algorithm updates: a new version of the so-called “Payday Loans” update and a new generation of the famous/infamous Panda update. Google has been talking up the latter for a while, saying that it would benefit smaller sites and businesses, and be gentler overall. Has it lived up to this promise? 

Google’s Matt Cutts spoke at the Search Marketing Expo in March, saying that Google was working on the “next generation” of Panda, which would be softer and more friendly to small sites and businesses. Barry Scwhartz, who was in attendance recapped what he said: 

Is The Amazon Fire Phone A Game Changer For E-Commerce?

By Chris Crum



Leave it to the world’s leader in e-commerce to develop a mobile device that you can simply point at an object and push a button to buy it.

After months, or even years of anticipation, Amazon unveiled its first smartphone on Wednesday. Keeping in line with its Kindle Fire and Fire TV brands, it’s simply called Fire or Fire Phone.

The device comes with some surprises including two completely new features called Dynamic Perspective and Firefly, both of which Amazon is offering developers software development kits for. It also comes with Mayday support, as was made famous on the Kindle Fire. This lets users get live customer support at the click of a button.