Over a month ago we introduced an algorithmic improvement designed to help people find more high-quality sites in search. Since then we’ve gotten a lot of positive responses about the change: searchers are finding better results, and many great publishers are getting more traffic. Today we’ve rolled out this improvement globally to all English-language Google...Read More

With more and more individuals accessing the web through mobile devices, publishers will increasingly find that they need to offer satisfactory mobile browsing experiences to attract and retain visitors to their websites. For publishers using the jQuery JavaScript library, that may get a little easier thanks to the jQuery Mobile Project, which was announced last...Read More

MerchantCircle, which has established some expertise in launching markets on the cheap, says it is going international with new sites for Canada, the U.K. and Australia. It had previously announced that it is opening up its API to allow sites to use its reviews, ratings and enhanced profiles on an a la carte basis. HelloMetro,...Read More

U.K. directory publisher Yell is launching an overall redesign to its online directory today that follows the trend of building an immersive online Yellow Pages experience. The new site includes 3-D maps and street cam. Working with partners C3 and Tridoo, Yell has built lifelike 3-D images of four of Britain’s largest cities — London,...Read More

So you need to advertise to pot smokers locally. How are you going to (ahem) “weed” out broader audiences from your target demographic? MyMarijuana.Community.com just may be the hyper-local, hyper-targeted, vertical ad network for your media dollars. California Proposition 215 legalized marijuana use for medical purposes, turning marijuana into the number-one cash crop for California....Read More