Google Made The Tiniest Change To Its Corporate Logo - See If You Can Even Spot It

If you're an obsessive designer, you may have seen a subtle tweak to Google's logo over the weekend. If you're like the rest of the planet, you missed the change. Reddit was the first to spot the change.

Before we reveal what's new, we'll give you a chance to try and spot the difference. Here is the old logo:

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Google Glass Gets More Powerful Hardware & More Apps

A big day for Google Glass, right before Google I/O. Google announced that all new shipped Google Glass devices are being updated to improve with 2GB of RAM. This should make the device snappier and more responsive. Those who have the original Glass will not be automatically upgraded to the 2GB version.

Also, Google has released many software updates to Glass and will continue to do so. Google says these software updated bring features as well as stability improvements. Such as improved battery life by over 20%, voice search 10% faster and a new viewfinder for pictures.

Also, Google announced 12 new Glassware (Glass Apps) for users and some of these look awesome. Here is the list:

Runtastic is your personal trainer. You’ll have a collection of workouts and an easy to follow plan to help whip you into shape or push you to reach your fitness goals.

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Google Manual Action Over 302 Redirected Links

A WebmasterWorld thread has one webmaster claiming he received a reconsideration request rejection notice and in that notice, Google gave example links.

One of the example links includes a link that 302 redirects to his web site. A 302 redirect is a temporary redirect and often thought to not pass proper and full link juice from the URL to the target site. But as many of you know, it may and often does.

This webmaster was surprised Google would use links that are redirected in a 302 manner as a bad link towards the site. He wrote:

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Internet Explorer Doing Sponsored Posts: Bing & Google To Dish Out Penalties?

As I covered this morning at Search Engine Land - Will Google & Bing Penalize Microsoft Over Their Sponsored Post Campaign For Internet Explorer?

I suspect they will have to.

What happened?

Microsoft seems to have contracted SocialChorus to run a campaign to generate buzz and awareness over their new Internet Explorer. As you know, IE has been getting a pretty bad rap these days.  

SocialChorus has reached out to many bloggers, including Michael Arrington who posted the email exchange about this campaign.

Looking into the campaign details as posted over here, it is clear that this is a sponsored post campaign where bloggers are paid to write about their experiences using Internet Explorer. It encourages linking to the brand pages and yes, the bloggers are compensated for doing so.

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The MetaFilter Google Update Is In Process Says Google's Matt Cutts

Google has now confirmed that update, 1.5 years later. Not only that, Google's Matt Cutts said on Twitter, in response to my story on Search Engine Land that they are working on updating that unconfirmed update from 1.5 years ago.

As you may remember, MetaFilter got nailed by an unconfirmed update on November 17, 2012 that Google denied.

Specifically, MetaFilter doesn't have to make any changes to their site, but when Google releases the update in the next few weeks or so, MetaFilter will see an increase in referrals from Google.

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