CyberKnowledge Technology Blog

When searching for broad terms such as “pizza” or “karate” one of the top 10 entries will usually be from Wikipedia. However, it appears that Google has tweaked their algorithm so that whenever a user appends the word “information” or “info” (no quotes) to a search, the first result is almost always a Wikipedia entry. Google appears to be parsing out the first line of a Wikipedia entry, and using it as the text in the Google result. When searching... (more...)

Google has put a service in their labs section called Goog-411, and it’s completely amazing. Upon dialing the easy to remember number (1-800-GOOG-411), you’re greeted with an automated voice. He asks your city and state, and then asks what you’re looking for. The results said in chunks of 8, and you can say which number you want at any time. The automated voice will tell you the details including phone number and address over the phone, or text message you. If you’ve... (more...)

After a few months of testing some different Adsense formats, Google has finally chosen a new interface for certain Adsense units. I’ve been seeing random ones for the last few weeks on my ads, but now they’re all going to be the same format. In their official post, they claim that these will perform better for publishers and advertisers alike. After extensive testing and research, we’ve found that the new formats are not only visually appealing to users, but they also perform... (more...)

“TestTube“, as Google is calling its new feature of Youtube, is a public beta test area in which users can test some of their new concoctions. The first thing that caught my eye is AudioSwap. It allows you to take your existing Youtube videos, and overwrite the current audio with a song. The songs are licensed by the original artist, and hosted on Youtube with permission. Currently the selection of music is extremely limited, but I managed to find at least one good band. Unlike... (more...)

When you tell your email to someone, and they ask what GMail is, what do you normally reply with? “Oh it’s Google’s email, but it’s invite only.”? Well Google’s mail is no longer for the elite nerd, as it’s finally opened to the public. Sure there have been many false alarms, but this one is real. This doesn’t mean they are out of beta though. That’ll be another 3 years or so. Thanks for Cybernet’s Forum for pointing this out.  Read More →

Googlebombing is a technique to get a website ranked #1 on a Google query for a random term. For instance “liar” and “failure” were some of the most popular along with “talentless hack”. Typing in failure would take you to the president Bush’s biography, and liar would do a similar thing for Tony Blair. It’s done by linking to a website using that search term. For instance: <a href="http://domain.com">Failure</a> This would tell... (more...)