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iPad and even Android users have to wait on the new Google+ app update, but Apple iPhone users can get the free app now and the update seems to be a winner.

Anyone using Google's Webmaster Tools will no doubt have noticed a new Gmail-like layout for the dashboard as Google looks to align all its tools under a unified design. Site admins also should take note that some features have been removed, replaced or otherwise revamped.

Just when you thought it was safe to write Google+ off, it rears its head once again to convince you that it’s still alive and thriving. Such is the case with a new study that marks the six-month anniversary of Google+ Brand Pages by measuring its ability to adopt new users and engage them.

Bing has relaunched with a series of major changes, adding context and social elements to its new results page and a firm emphasis on "pure search." The roll-out will happen over the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned.

Google App maker BetterCloud has debuted a new domain management tool to go along with a collaboration tool it released in February, and the company raised US$ 2.2 million in new seed funding to keep building even more.

Google is making changes to its DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) ad management solution designed to both streamline the custom targeting input process and expand the features and functions it offers. The new features are available in both the DFP and DFP for Small Business solutions.

Last month we reported that Google Analytics was launching a set of social reports aimed at helping users measure their social reach more accurately. Last week it officially rolled out its social reporting tools and announced a few additions that didn’t make our first go-round.  

Big data is forcing marketers to evolve, but big vendors in the key interactive marketing space are still leading the way, according to the new Forrester Wave: Interactive Attribution Vendors , Q2 2012 report.

Microsoft has renamed its small and medium business (SMB) targeted Microsoft Advertising to Bing. The company hopes the move will boost sales by giving advertisers a cue that they are buying traffic on Microsoft’s search engine. Will it make a difference?

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Big Data has become quite the talking point in recent years as databases swell to previously unimaginable sizes. Google now wades into the enterprise battle offering its BigQuery solution that requires no BigIron hardware or BigBucks software.

The last post has blown for PostRank, with the company confirming the "sunsetting" of its popular social media analytics service, which Google brought last June, with users being advised to switch to Google Analytics instead.

No matter what you say about Google, Google Apps has become one of the everyday work tools for many enterprises, especially -- although not exclusively -- in the SMB space. Most people assume that easy functionality combined with bargain-basement pricing is the main attraction. However, according to research by Cloud Alliance, that is not, in fact, the case.

Google's head of mobile advertising has put together a little show-and-tell project, The Busy Executive's Guide to Winning With Mobile, which looks at strategies for success in the mobile space. The thing is, if you don't already know what the content is, you really shouldn't be running a company. Or have access to firearms. Or heavy machinery. Or livestock.

This week Google launched their long awaited Google Drive service that offers cloud storage of images, videos and documents. The service is free for up to 5 GB of storage, with paid plans offering from 20 gigabytes up to 16 terabytes of storage for a monthly fee.