Tag – Google

I thought that I would share with you some information from Google. Over the next few weeks, Google will be appending a “mobile friendly” label to mobile search results to make it easier for mobile searchers to determine if the content will render well on their mobile device.

.tel meets criteria

A page is eligible for the “mobile-friendly” label if it meets the following criteria as detected by Google’s Googlebot:

• Avoids software that is not common on mobile devices, like Flash
• Uses text that is readable without zooming
• Sizes content to the screen so users don’t have to scroll horizontally …

The new gTLD list.

This week several companies revealed how many applications they filed, and in some cases revealed more information then just the amount of applications.

Google has applied for 50 gTLD’s across 4 categories.

• Trademarks, like .google
  

  Dot Google

• TLD’s related to Google’s core business, like .docs
• TLD’s that will improve user experience, such as .youtube, which can increase the ease with which YouTube channels and genres can be identified
• TLD’s where Google thinks has interesting and creative potential, such as .lol

Directi applied for 31 gTLD’s that will be heavily contested.
.web, .shop, .bank, .law, .music, .news, …