Adwords Report Centre Soon to Retire
Since June, when Google Adwords began moving their reports into the Campaigns tab, every key report has now been moved over. Generally, this allows you to quickly download your data from the same...
Google Add Conversion Query Paths
Google have launched a new feature within Analytics, added to the Top Paths report; the Query Path.
If you're using Broad match keywords in your Adwords campaign, you're search term is likely to be...
Google Autocomplete Available Worldwide
Having launched localised versions of Google Autocomplete (formerly Google Suggest) for more than a year now, Google have released a global version of this service. Autocomplete offers relevant...
Britain's Privacy Body to Re-examine Google
Britain's privacy watchdog is set to take another look at what personal information Google is gathering from private wi-fi networks.
A sample had been investigated earlier this year by the...
Identity Fraud Costs the UK £2.7 Billion Each Year, says Report
Figures from the National Fraud Authority (NFA) estimate that identity fraud within the UK costs more than £2.7 billion every year. The numbers also state that identity fraud affects over 1.8...
Google In-Page Analytics Replacing Site Overlay
Google have rebranded their Site Overlay, renamed to In-Play Analytics. This report helps the user visualise how visitors navigate on your website.
Still in beta, with In-Page Analytics you the user...
Bing Socialises with Facebook
Microsoft has announced the expansion of their partnership with Facebook, whereby Bing will be providing a more personalised experience to the user. Microsoft will bring your Facebook friends into...
Google Third Quarter Profits Up 23% on 2009
Yesterday, Google announced their financial results for the third quarter of this year, ending September 30 2010.
Here is a summary:
Revenues - Google reported revenues of $7.29 billion for the third...
Twitter Hits 1 Billion Queries per Day
In a post on the Twitter Engineering Blog yesterday, Twitter revealed that they receiver over 1,000 tweets per second and 12,000 queries per second, equalling over 1 billion queries per day!
This...
Dick Costolo Named as Twitter CEO
Following Evan Williams' step down as the CEO of Twitter at the start of the week, Dick Costolo has been installed as the CEO of Twitter.
Dick moves on from his position of COO, while Evan Williams...
Goo.gl Goes Public
Google has given its URL shortening service its own domain, http://goo.gl. With added features, goo.gl has been released for public use.
Previously only accessible through the Google Toolbar and...
Google Celebrates its 12th Birthday!
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Today Google celebrates their 12th anniversary and have informed the world in their usual style - a rather fitting birthday cake logo on their homepage.
The subtle announcement made today by...
Facebook Crash Disrupts People's Social Lives
Yesterday evening, social networking giant, Facebook suffered a shutdown which they have described as the worst in four years.It is thought that around 135 million people were unable to login...
Google Releases Censorship Transparency Map
During the first six months of 2010, the UK government has asked Google for user information 1,343 times.
During the same time period, the US government has put in over 4,000 such requests.
Google's...
Twitter Mouseover Hack
Earlier this afternoon, thousands of Twitter users, including myself became the victims of a Mouseover hack that lead to our accounts replicating malicious pop-up messages and even links to porn...
Google Instant: Online Marketing Briefing
Google Instant is a significant change to the interface for the Google search engine, affecting both paid search and organic search engine optimisation.
This 13 page briefing on Google Instant is...
Facebook Places Launches in the UK
Facebook has launched Places, its location-based feature in the UK, allowing its members to share where they are while they are on the move.
Facebook Places allows users to "check in" wherever they...
Microsoft Release Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft has released its latest internet browser, Internet Explorer 9 in beta version.
Since 2003, Microsoft has seen a 97% market share drop to 60% in an increasingly competitive market.
Internet...
Czech Republic: The Latest Country to Stop Google Street View
The Czech Republic has become the latest country to stop Google from collecting data for Street View.
Their reason stated for not allowing Google to do so is for Personal Data Protection. Google has...
Google Rolls Out Major Search Update
Today Google has launched a major update to it's search engine results pages, or more specifically, the way they are retrieved.
The update, called "Google Instant" alters query retrieval so that...
Facebook Tests News Articles in Search Results
Facebook is taking a step towards improving their search results, by adding popular news articles.
These news articles in Facebook search results are being ranked by how many "likes" and "shares" the...
Craigslist Stops "Adult Service" Ads in the USA
One of the biggest internet classified ad providers has put a stop to the "adult services" section of its US website.
Apparently this stoppage is in response to criticism from prosecutors that they...
Google to Settle Buzz Lawsuit
Search engine giant Google is spending $8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over the release of its Google Buzz social network site. The money covers attorney fees and is also being used to...
Germany Rules Against YouTube Copyright
On Friday, a German court ruled that Google's subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several Sarah Brightman video performances, violating copyright laws.
The Hamburg state...
Google Add Tool to Test Rich Snippets
Since Google rolled out rich snippets in 2009, webmasters have spent time adding markup to their web pages to improve their listings in search results. Thanks to steady adoption by webmasters, using...
UN Reveal Global Broadband Divide
The UN has released figures on the global disparity in fixed broadband access and the cost.Macao, China is the cheapest place to get a fixed broadband connection, at 0.3% of the average monthly...
Apple to Launch New Music Social Network
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.
"It's like Twitter and Facebook meet iTunes" said Apple...
Google Maps Sponsored Icons Testing Available in the US
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 Google Maps instead of the generic ones.
This...
New Course for the Adwords Opportunities Tab
Google have added a new course to their Adwords Online Classroom to teach you about the Opportunities tab within your account.
For those who are not familiar with the Opportunities tab, it has been...
eBay to Ban Google Checkout from its Site
Starting from July 2011, eBay will no longer let Google provide the transaction checkout service on their websites. The only checkout system users will be able to use is their own PayPal service, as...
Migrating Yahoo! Search Campaign to MSN Adcenter Available in the US
From yesterday, Yahoo! Search Marketing advertisers in the US can now begin to move their accounts to Microsoft Adcenter. This is the first stage of the paid search transition between Yahoo! and...
Exclude Your Ad on Specific YouTube Videos
Google has recently rolled out new features on YouTube, giving more control to the advertisers.
One change they have made to their platform allows select advertisers the ability to voluntarily age-...
Intel to Buy Infineon Wireless Unit for $1.4bn
US technology company Intel has agreed to buy the wireless unit of German counterpart Infineon for $1.4bn (£905m).
The deal had been widely anticipated, however Infineon had been expected to obtain a...
Google and Associated Press Extend Content Deal
Google and the Associated Press (AP) have finally extended their long-term content deal. After months without a deal, Google News will continue to host AP stories and have access to AP's news feed....
Google Street View Car Searched in Paris
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.
The inspection was a result of Google's decision to...
Dell Agrees $1.6bn 3Par Takeover
Information Technology company Dell has agreed to takeover data storage firm 3PAR, winning the battle with rival Hewlett Packard.
Dell said its new offer of $24.30 a share has been accepted by 3PAR...
Link data from Blekko
There's a new kind of search engine in Beta. I'll leave a generic review to others but was asked By Garrett French about what Blekko had to offer in terms of links.
Hmm... OK...
Digg v4 Released
Digg founder, Kevin Rose announced yesterday on their blog that the latest version of Digg, version 4 (v4) has gone live.
In his announcement, Rose said that the new Digg has had a "major revision"...
Google Offers Free Voice Calls in the USA
Google Voice + Google Mail = Free Voice Calls.
Google's latest service will take on internet telephone companies such as Skype by allowing its users to call free from its email service.
This latest...
Hewlett Packard Outbids Dell for 3PAR
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.
Founded in 1939, HP are looking into more...
Google Acquires Like.com
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 been stated.
"We were the first to bring visual...
Google Showing More Results from A Single Domain
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.
For search queries that express a strong interest in...
Bing Starts Supplying Yahoo! Search Results in the USA
Within the last 24 hours, Yahoo! search results have been supplied by Microsoft Bing. This is a unified attempt between Microsoft Bing and Yahoo! search to take on Google.
Last year, Microsoft and...
Intel in £5bn McAfee Takeover
The world's biggest chip maker, Intel, have agreed to buy computer security firm, McAfee for a fee of £5bn.
Under the terms of the deal, Intel have said it will pay $48 (31p) per share for McAfee....
Facebook Places Launched
The social network giant that is Facebook has added a new feature allowing its members to share where they are while they are on the move.
'Places' as it is named is the culmination of many months...
New Google MCC Feature: Labels
Google Adwords have added the chance to Labels within your My Client Centre to help organise your accounts into groups, or flag clients that require attention.
With this new feature you can identify...
New Google MCC Feature: Search Across Accounts
Google Adwords' latest feature, Search Across Accounts allows you to search all of your accounts within the My Client Centre. Rather than having to go within each specific account to search for a...
New Google Adwords Feature: Enhanced CPC
Google Adwords have just launched their latest feature on its paid search system, entitled Enhanced CPC. The aim of the tool, in Google's words is to "help you improve your ROI on your campaigns...
Internet Explorer 9 Available September 15
Microsoft will be launching a revamped Internet Explorer 9 beta at the Beauty of the Web event in San Francisco on September 15.
The first details of IE9 were released at the end of 2009, shortly...
Link building case study
Receptional have published a case study on link development after working with Paddypower in the six months leading up to the soccer World Cup just finished. Grabbing a screenshot yesterday (...
