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Rise of the search engine machines

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Saturday April 23, 2011 )

Imagine a search engine algorithm that refined itself without much in the way of human intervention. I kept having flashes of 800 series cyborgs as I read about this :). (more…)


Google Offers Daily Deals

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Friday April 22, 2011 )

If you can’t buy ‘em.. build something similar. That’s what Google has done in order to enter the daily deals space. (more…)


Evil Google shareholders

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Sunday April 17, 2011 )

Perhaps Google needs to clue in some of its shareholders on the company’s “don’t be evil” motto. (more…)


Facebook comment plugin – troll killer?

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Sunday April 10, 2011 )

Is Facebook’s comment plugin a way to help stomp troll comments or perhaps kill conversation generally – or a bit of both? (more…)


Google introduces domain blocking

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Saturday March 12, 2011 )

We all have sites we love to hate (or just plain despise) for many and varied reasons. Google has rolled out a feature that allows you to block domains in search query results. (more…)


Yahoo’s 16th Birthday

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Sunday March 6, 2011 )

At the beginning of this month Yahoo! turned 16. Was it a sweet 16 or bittersweet? (more…)


Paging Dr. Google

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Thursday February 10, 2011 )

The great thing about the Internet is all the information available to us – it can also be the worst thing about the Internet. (more…)


Over 2 billion surfing the web

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Tuesday February 8, 2011 )

In just ten years; between 2000 – 2010, the number of Internet users globally grew from under 400 million to over two billion. (more…)


In CEOs we trust

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Monday January 31, 2011 )

The older I get, the more cynical I become, probably as a result of what I do for a living. I’m questioning everything and everything I believe in is up for review. (more…)


The iPocalypse and IPv4 addresses

Posted by Michael Bloch in online world (Saturday January 29, 2011 )

Some are calling it the ipocalypse – the point when IPv4 addresses run out – and it could happen as early as within the next couple of weeks. It may not be as dramatic as some have foreshadowed; but it’s something to look into in regard to your own online business. (more…)