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CNET Deletes Thousands of Old Articles to Game Google Search
Tech news website CNET has deleted thousands of old articles over the past few months in a bid to improve its performance in Google Search results, Gizmodo has learned. Archived copies of CNET’s author pages show the company deleted small batches of articles prior to the second half of July, but then the pace increased.…
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Google Is Absorbing Nest And With It, Your Smart Home
Google is bringing Nest back into the fold. Nest, known for it’s slick thermostats and user-friendly security cameras, was acquired by Alphabet (then called Google) for $US3.2 billion ($4.1 billion) in 2014. Since then the company has grown – according to Geekwire it has more than quadrupled its staff, and it’s rolled out a wide…
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What Chrome, IE And Firefox Look Like After Installing CNET’s Top 20 Downloads
It’s second nature to me to watch for the tell-tale disclaimer prompt during a program install, asking me to opt-out of adopting a toolbar, or making a product’s website my home page, or downloading some “system cleaning” tool I’ve never heard of. But what would happen if you didn’t take this cautious approach? What if…