Tagged: Search Advertising
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Larry Page: Google has positioned itself strategically for the post-PC world News
06.04.2012 In a long letter to round off his first year as CEO of Google, Larry Page has made it clear why the company has refined its privacy policy, and the numbers speak for themselves...Tags: Google+, Google, Larry Page, Search Advertising, Search, YouTube, Chrome, PC, Tablet Computers, Smartphones, Android, Google Maps, Gmail -
TripAdvisor files antitrust complaint against Google in EU News
03.04.2012 Online travel review site TripAdvisor has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission against Google, citing “anti-competitive and unfair practices by Google that...Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Search Engines, Search, Media, Marketing, Internet, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech -
Google responsible for misleading search ads, Australian court says News
03.04.2012 An Australian appeal court has ruled that Google misled customers by placing four advertisements from competitors of businesses which the user searched for on its results page. -
Facebook investing efforts in a better search engine News
30.03.2012 Social network Facebook is working on overhauling its existing search system with a newer, improved search engine to better navigate the volume of data on its site. -
Google may revamp search results News
15.03.2012 Google is reportedly planning to revamp its search engine, aiming to give more facts and direct answers in their search results rather than just links. -
YouTube achieves 4bn daily views News
23.01.2012 Video website YouTube – essentially the second-largest search site in the world after Google – is streaming 4bn videos every day, up 25pc in the last eight months. A key factor...Categories: Digital Business, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Multimedia, Search, Search Engines -
Online now third-highest channel as ad spending rises 20pc in H1 News
11.11.2011 Irish online advertising showed its highest level of growth yet at 20.5pc in the first half of 2011, according to a new study. By comparison, spend on other media is actually... -
Google agrees to forfeit US$500m of revenue from drugs ads News
24.08.2011 Search advertising giant Google has agreed to forfeit US$500m of revenue generated by online ads and prescription drug sales by Canadian online pharmacies that were placed...Categories: Digital Marketing, Digital Media, eCommerce, Government, Internet, Legal, Search, Search Engines -
Yahoo! profits increase, revenue hit by Microsoft deal News
20.07.2011 Internet portal giant Yahoo! saw surprise profits of US$237m, up 11pc from US$213m a year ago, despite revenues declining 5pc year-on-year to US$1.08bn. The company attributed... -
Smartphones are indispensible shopping tools, Google says News
27.04.2011 Seventy-four per cent of smartphone users make a purchase as a result of using their phones to help with shopping, says Google in a major survey that shows a major seachange is...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Search, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Rise of the ‘prosumer’ and the Wi-Fi attack News
31.01.2011 Deloitte has released its predictions for the technology, media and telecoms industries in 2011, looking at how the tablet will become more than just a toy due to the rise of...Categories: Wireless Communications, Telecommunications, Social Media, Search, Online Business, Networks, Multimedia, Mobility, Media, IT Organisation, IT Management, Investments, Internet, Hosting Services, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, CRM, Consumer Tech, Computers, Business Intelligence -
EU launches antitrust investigation into Google Search News
30.11.2010 The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into allegations Google abused its dominant position in online search. Google refutes this, saying it has always... -
Bing overtakes Yahoo!, becomes No 2 US search engine - Nielsen News
14.09.2010 Microsoft’s Bing search engine has overtaken Yahoo!, making it the second most used search engine in the US, research released by Nielsen suggests. -
Bing and Baidu gain as Google’s share of online ads slows News
27.07.2010 The global online search ad market hit US$6.2bn in the second quarter of 2010, up 2.7pc on the previous quarter with Chinese search leader Baidu and Microsoft’s Bing reporting... -
Microsoft and Yahoo! sign landmark deal News
29.07.2009 Yahoo! and Microsoft have announced their much anticipated agreement to work together on internet search and advertising, in a move to challenge Google’s dominance in this area. -
Yahoo! feels pain of dramatic fall in profits News
22.04.2009 Internet portal Yahoo! saw profits fall by 78pc in its first-quarter results and is to cut 5pc of its workforce.Categories: Business -
Google Q1 profits better than expected News
17.04.2009 Despite the recession, Google generated record profits of US$1.42bn, trumping expectations. The company said revenues of US$5.51bn were down quarter-on-quarter, but were up 6pc... -
Yahoo! and Microsoft CEOs back in internet strategy talks News
13.04.2009 Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer are understood to be holding formal talks – but not about an acquisition. Rather, search ads and content deals are in the... -
Measurability key to search growth in 2009 News
12.01.2009 While all types of advertising are expected to be hit by reductions in 2009 budgets, paid search is likely to be the long-term winner as advertisers increasingly look for...Categories: New Media -
Facebook knifing game withdrawn following complaints News
28.07.2008 Superpoke!, a popular application on social networking site Facebook, has now removed a feature which gave users the ability to virtually ‘shank’ or knife their friends,...Categories: Digital Life