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Apple to Launch New Music Social Network

02/09/2010 - 09:36
Apple's latest version of iTunes, iTunes 10 will include not only a new logo and layout, but also Apple's very own social network for music.

Google Maps Sponsored Icons Testing Available in the US

02/09/2010 - 09:28
Google is now into the beta testing stages of their new Google Maps feature; "sponsored map icons". These icons will show specific brand icons on...

eBay to Ban Google Checkout from its Site

01/09/2010 - 16:25
Starting from July 2011, eBay will no longer let Google provide the transaction checkout service on their websites.

Intel to Buy Infineon Wireless Unit for $1.4bn

31/08/2010 - 10:23
US technology company Intel has agreed to buy the wireless unit of German counterpart Infineon for $1.4bn (£905m).

Google and Associated Press Extend Content Deal

31/08/2010 - 10:12
Google and the Associated Press (AP) have finally extended their long-term content deal.

Google Street View Car Searched in Paris

27/08/2010 - 10:48
A car used by Google to collect data for its Street View mapping service was stopped and searched by privacy regulators on Wednesday near Paris.

Dell Agrees $1.6bn 3Par Takeover

26/08/2010 - 17:22
Information Technology company Dell has agreed to takeover data storage firm 3PAR, winning the battle with rival Hewlett Packard.

Digg v4 Released

26/08/2010 - 10:16
Digg founder, Kevin Rose announced yesterday on their blog that the latest version of Digg, version 4 (v4) has gone live.

Google Offers Free Voice Calls in the USA

26/08/2010 - 10:01
Google Voice + Google Mail = Free Voice Calls.Google's latest service will take on internet telephone companies such as Skype by allowing its users...

Hewlett Packard Outbids Dell for 3PAR

25/08/2010 - 09:35
Information technology company Hewlett Packard (HP) has made a £1bn bid for data storage firm 3PAR, outbidding an offer made by rival Dell last week.

Google Acquires Like.com

24/08/2010 - 13:09
A note from chief executive Munjal Shah on like.com has confirmed the acquisition of Like.com by Google. No acquisition price or many details have...

Google Showing More Results from A Single Domain

23/08/2010 - 10:09
Over the weekend, Google made changes to their ranking algorithm, making it easier for users to find a large number of results from a single site.

Bing Starts Supplying Yahoo! Search Results in the USA

19/08/2010 - 15:55
Within the last 24 hours, Yahoo! search results have been supplied by Microsoft Bing. This is a unified attempt between Microsoft Bing and Yahoo!...

Intel in £5bn McAfee Takeover

19/08/2010 - 14:34
The world's biggest chip maker, Intel, have agreed to buy computer security firm, McAfee for a fee of £5bn.

Using your global brand to Leverage the World Cup online

18/05/2010 - 12:46
I noticed an advert on the train last night, returning from SMX. Toshiba have a promotion...

Bing comes out of Beta in the UK

13/11/2009 - 20:25
Today, Microsoft officially announced the launch of their new search engine (or "decision engine") Bing in the UK.

Receptional classed as a "Top Industry Performer"

22/07/2009 - 10:55
We received an email today from a business intelligence company, which I quote below:

SQL injection attacks: what to do if your site is vulnerable

03/06/2008 - 10:15
Database injection attacks are a form of hacking that is becoming increasingly common, and is being conducted on an extremely large scale.

Adlabs Keyword Suggestion Tool

03/10/2007 - 12:55
One of the potentially most exciting things about Microsoft going into search is their Adlabs system.

First case study by Google Europe designed to add brand equity to its partners.

10/05/2007 - 10:55
"By using Google AdWords to its full potential, we have shown just how effective pay per-click advertising can be in realizing advertisers goals in...

Organic searches may not be enough

28/02/2007 - 18:29
Firms should look to invest in paid search advertising, even if their brand term is already ranked number one in organic s

Keyword price growth slows in fourth quarter

07/02/2007 - 16:37
The average amount spent on keyword advertising increased by two per cent in the fourth quarter of 2006, compared with rapid growth in the preceding...

Miva makes move for Google

08/01/2007 - 14:40
Miva has announced it is to terminate its advertising contract with Yahoo!

Google makes Chinese mobile connection

04/01/2007 - 18:42
Google has announced details of a partnership with China Mobile that is set to give customers in the Asian country the chance to search the internet...

Yahoo! to launch GPS service

03/01/2007 - 18:41
Yahoo! has announced details of a new service with global positioning satellite (GPS) company Dash Navigation that will allow users to search for...

Yahoo! puts Project Panama in motion

08/12/2006 - 15:10
Yahoo! has announced its Project Panama is set to be fully operational from next March, three months behind schedule.

Google takes to the Sky

07/12/2006 - 18:51
Google has announced details of a partnership that will see the search engine develop British Sky Broadcasting's (Sky) broadband service.Under the...

Yahoo! to undergo company restructure

06/12/2006 - 18:48
Yahoo! has announced it is to simplify its business as it attempts to catch up on market leader Google.

Google retires Answers service

01/12/2006 - 18:45
Google has announced the closure of its Answers function.Previously the search engine giant allowed users to ask a team of researchers a question on...

Google launches free mobile service

23/11/2006 - 18:40
Google is preparing to launch a free ¬e-mail service for mobile phone users in Britain.The news follows the search engine's announcement that it...

Google set to beat Channel 4 for ad revenues

01/11/2006 - 18:21
Channel 4's chief executive has predicted that search engine giant Google will soon outstrip the broadcaster in terms of UK advertising revenues.Andy...

Google gets upset at misuse of its name

30/10/2006 - 19:09
Google bosses have reacted angrily to what it sees as misuse of its company brand as the word "google" becomes more commonly used to refer to any...

AdWords testing tool launched by Google

19/10/2006 - 17:38
A new tool which enables users to test their online landing pages has been launched by search engine giant Google.Initially available only to a...

Google online ad share to top 25%

18/10/2006 - 17:01
The world's leading search engine Google will account for over a quarter of all web advertising revenues in the US before the end of 2006, according...

Google eyes YouTube deal

09/10/2006 - 16:04
Search engine giant Google looks set to acquire video-sharing website YouTube in a £1.6 billion deal.Google is hoping to attract new audiences...

Google founders buy garage where it all began

03/10/2006 - 12:39
The founders of the search engine giant Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have bought the modest house whose garage served as their first office....

BBC and Microsoft partner to revamp new media offerings

29/09/2006 - 17:31
The BBC and Microsoft have reached a professional understanding that would ensure BBC changes as fast as the technology.The "memorandum of...

New browser accused over adware

04/09/2006 - 14:27
A piece of software which claims to secure web browsing for users has been accused of being built to direct users to advertising.A report on "Web3....

Danny Sullivan retires from Search Engine Watch

30/08/2006 - 16:45
Danny Sullivan, Internet search guru and founder of Search Engine Watch (SEW), has announced that he is to leave the website he started.A series of...

MSN and Yahoo! Search Tied for Second Place in UK

26/06/2006 - 00:00
The focus on which search engine will grow to compete with Google. However in the UK, the battle is currently for second place, with Google far and...

New User Habits Internet Research

12/06/2006 - 00:00
Search Engine Strategies came to London in May. As I did not have to speak until the second day, I decided to sit in on a few of the sessions.

Google Trends

11/05/2006 - 00:00
Has Google given us a new tool that predicts its own demise? Google's new trend checker shows more people getting interested in Blogs and less people...

Has the CFO of Yahoo made a strategic blunder?

24/01/2006 - 01:00
Yahoo appears to have given up in the race against Google, but should they really have said so in front of the markets?