As I was reading through Google’s “to doings” for the week, I had a “which one of these is not like the others” moment.
- A stable version of Google Instant for Chrome was made available.
- A voice activated translation application was announced.
- Satellite/terrain maps are reachable via the results page, should the search warrant it.
- Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)s are returned in Image searches, and you can now use Advanced Search to find only SVGs.
- Information about a pretty cool Google Doodle to celebrate science fiction author, Jules Verne’s birthday.
- Google teamed up with wedding designer Michelle Rago to create Google.com/weddings, a one-stop for wedding websites, announcements and save the date cards created with Google services.
I don’t have to tell you which one is different. If you run an AdSense wedding site, provide wedding website design/hosting, or graphic design and printing services for invitations, you don’t just have competitors on page one of Google–you have a competitor in Google.
A well-known issue with Google has always been that they’re quick when it comes to creating tools, but not so hot when it comes to promoting them. Bundling services and showing specific niches how to utilize them is a smart move. For example, Google Weddings shows brides and grooms-to-be how to use Google Sites for wedding websites; Picnik and Picasa for invitations; and Google Docs for wedding planning. Expect to see more sites like this from Google.
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Issac Maez says
Fab article, i remember finding somewhere else about this. Made me want to do another search in google for more info and stumbled upon this blog article. Great post