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Contrary to What Elon et al Say Not ALL Media are Heartless, Unthinking, Click Grabbing Bastards

10 March 2024 By Alan Straton

There is a disturbing narrative around people in the media being just what it says in the title of this article and I will whole heartedly disagree with that - and from personal experience. The latest of which involved someone in the legal fraternity (NOT from South Africa) who had been hauled in front of the courts, named in one of my publications (as it correct and legal as per the rules of engagement for any court reporter), and subsequently had his cas thrown out. But, unluckily for … [Read more...] about Contrary to What Elon et al Say Not ALL Media are Heartless, Unthinking, Click Grabbing Bastards

What about Israel and Palestine Google?

24 November 2023 By Alan Straton

In my Google Adsense Dashboard there has been a highlighted notice up since the start of the Russia Ukraine war that reads; "Due to the war in Ukraine, we will pause monetisation of content that exploits, dismisses or condones the war." BUT there is no such notice concerning the Israel Palestine conflict. Wouldn't you love to know why? Editor: Adsense is the programme in which publishers carry ads from Google advertisers on their own web sites and share in the revenue from clicks and … [Read more...] about What about Israel and Palestine Google?

Google launches portal to explore South Africa virtually – Port Elizabeth in the News

26 February 2021 By Port Elizabethan

Newspapers

Google launches portal to explore South Africa virtually: Google and SA Tourism have partnered to launch an online exhibition that allows visitors to explore South Africa virtually. Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. 6 fun things to do in Gqeberha this weekend: Port Elizabeth, which had also previously been called Nelson Mandela Bay, will now carry the name of Gqeberha following approval and gazetting of the name by the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - … [Read more...] about Google launches portal to explore South Africa virtually – Port Elizabeth in the News

Video Lead Generation Google Ranking Expert Marketing Service Launched – Port Elizabeth Business News

23 February 2021 By Port Elizabethan

MSC Catania

Video Lead Generation Google Ranking Expert Marketing Service Launched: Amali Digital Marketing Agency expanded its services to offer high-quality lead generation for local businesses in Port Elizabeth throughout Eastern ... customized according to the needs of each ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Discover a world of excitement and take control of your energy with Building Automation Systems. Promote your business on BuyPE and MyPR. Watch more videos … [Read more...] about Video Lead Generation Google Ranking Expert Marketing Service Launched – Port Elizabeth Business News

Live Google Search Term Trends for Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch

8 June 2020 By Alan Straton

Google Trends 20170524

The graph below shows a 12 month search keyword comparison between Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch using the number of times people use each of those search terms on Google: The graph above is dynamically updated so BOOKMARK this article and come back every now and then to see how your favourite is performing. … [Read more...] about Live Google Search Term Trends for Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch

MyPE as Google’s Featured Snippet

31 December 2019 By Alan Straton

Baakens Bridge - Google Feautured Snippet, MyPE

Should you do a search looking for the "name of the Baakens River Bridge", Google will show you what is referred to as a Featured Snippet featuring.... MyPE.co.za. Featured snippets are a special feature of Google Search that receive unique formatting, positioning and are often spoken aloud by the Google Assistant. Google’s search results sometimes show listings where the snippet describing a page comes before a link to a page. Years of trust and decent Search Engine Optimisation are … [Read more...] about MyPE as Google’s Featured Snippet

Google guest review from: Valerie Florentinus. – Featured Blog

21 December 2019 By Port Elizabethan

Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Google guest review from: Valerie Florentinus.: A big thank you to Valerie Florentinus for this review, we thoroughly enjoyed meeting and hosting you. Our latest Google review:- “Amazing place. Big rooms with a good basic cooking facility. Owners are very nice. The garden is beautiful. Loved that they are a ‘green’ accomodation (recycle etc.)”     Valerie Florentinus  Source: Dempsey's Guest House. Something … [Read more...] about Google guest review from: Valerie Florentinus. – Featured Blog

#JustBoasting on Behalf of MyPE

23 October 2019 By Alan Straton

Google Search Clicks to MyPE

Looking at stats for the traffic to MyPE used to be a bit of an obsession with me - the more traffic the better I felt. Now it is all about conversions and sales generated. Anyway - I had a look today and was kinda pleasantly surprised to see the figures you see below from Google Search Queries landing on MyPE: … [Read more...] about #JustBoasting on Behalf of MyPE

This is a lot of my Day

7 April 2018 By Alan Straton

Desktop Telephone

Phone rings, I look at the time, If it is anytime close to a tea or lunch break I take a deep breath and attempt to place a smile in my voice, If answering on the first ring gets a surprised reaction then I know what is coming next, Take this conversation just finished: Caller: Good morning, is that the Port Elizabeth Traffic Department? Me: I am afraid not, Mam. Let me guess - you got this number from Google? Caller: (Probably rapidly disconnecting from the internet and … [Read more...] about This is a lot of my Day

Google stores 42.61 Gigabytes of my Online History. How much do they know about YOU?

29 March 2018 By Alan Straton

As of June 2017, 51% of the world's population had internet access. In 2015, the International Telecommunication Union estimated about 3.2 billion people, or almost half of the world's population, would be online by the end of 2017. I recently requested a download from Google of all the personal data that they have from my activity on their various products and received a link to download my 'archive' - a staggering 18 links to files of 2 Gigabyutes each for a total of 42.61 Gigabytes of date … [Read more...] about Google stores 42.61 Gigabytes of my Online History. How much do they know about YOU?

Soon to be Seen in Port Elizabeth – Startup Grind

5 January 2018 By Alan Straton

Startup Grind Port Elizabeth

A sneak peek heads up of the Startup Grind phenomena in South Africa: https://youtu.be/tbZZEhfCRIY Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs and is powered by Google for Entrepreneurs. Chapter Directors host monthly events in their cities that feature successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Startup Grind is a … [Read more...] about Soon to be Seen in Port Elizabeth – Startup Grind

Google Street View guy in PE – Featured Blog

12 November 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Google Street View guy in PE: A month or two ago I was down in the city centre on a Sunday morning to take some photos and I noticed a guy with a funny thing on his back come walking up the road towards me.  As I passed I realised that it was the Google Street View camera. Cool! There may be photos of me taking photos of the Street View Guy on the net soon.Fast forward to last week and Google launched 170 trails, all 19 National … [Read more...] about Google Street View guy in PE – Featured Blog

Discover South Africa – with Google Street View & Drive South Africa – Featured Blog

10 November 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Discover South Africa – with Google Street View & Drive South Africa: Early this month Google said: “The new trails, launched today, extend the existing Street View imagery of South Africa’s wilderness areas to include all 19 national parks, 17 previously ‘un-trekked’ nature reserves and many sites of natural, cultural and historical significance in all nine provinces of South Africa”. Together South Africans put South … [Read more...] about Discover South Africa – with Google Street View & Drive South Africa – Featured Blog

Another Google guest review, this time from: Khumo Motsumi. – Featured Blog

19 August 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Another Google guest review, this time from: Khumo Motsumi.: Thank you Khumo, great to know! Google Review:- “This place is awesome. Good for couples, friends, outings and family. They have a variety of accommodations. The hosts (Jack and Kathy) are on point, very kind, welcoming and will make your visit first class.” Khumo Motsumi   Source: Dempsey's. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK … [Read more...] about Another Google guest review, this time from: Khumo Motsumi. – Featured Blog

Google guest review from: Valerie Florentinus. – Featured Blog

14 August 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Google guest review from: Valerie Florentinus.: A big thank you to Valerie Florentinus for this review, we thoroughly enjoyed meeting and hosting you. Our latest Google review:- “Amazing place. Big rooms with a good basic cooking facility. Owners are very nice. The garden is beautiful. Loved that they are a ‘green’ accomodation (recycle etc.)”     Valerie Florentinus  Source: Dempsey's. Guest review from: Bev … [Read more...] about Google guest review from: Valerie Florentinus. – Featured Blog

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