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A while back I wrote a post explaining how to delete your entire search history that Google has collected and stored since the moment you began using their service way back when.
Several of you have since written in and asked me if there’s a way to prevent Google from gathering and storing that information in the first place? Well, the answer to that question is yes!
Google Maps is capable of displaying an aerial photo of virtually any property on planet earth.
And yes, that very likely includes your very own home or place of business.
That means you can easily take a look at your property and see it the same way you would see it if you were flying high above the earth in an airplane.
These days you can find virtually anything you’re looking for with a Google search.
But as you’ve probably noticed, the search results pages can sometimes be confusing and cluttered with results that have little or nothing to do with the topic you’re interested in.
But by using a few tricks you can eliminate many of the distracting non-relevant listings and find the info you need in a jiffy.
With that in mind, here are eight tips for searching Google like a pro: [Read more…]
Do you receive a lot of packages via UPS, FedEx or the U.S. Postal Service?
If so you’re no doubt familiar with the process of tracking your packages via the handy tools on those carriers’ respective websites.
It’s actually pretty easy to track a package: Simply visit the shipping company’s website and type (or copy and paste) the tracking number into the form on the tracking page.
But what if the person shipping the item to you didn’t mention how it was shipped?
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Question from Kevin: For a while now I’ve been using Bitly to shorten my blog post URLs before I post them on Twitter and LinkedIn so I can track the clicks on them.
Yesterday I heard that using a URL shortener can cause a website to rank lower in the search engines.
Is that true? [Read more…]