Post Tagged with: "Google"

Google Tells French Media: No More Links For You

Google Tells French Media: No More Links For You

Google has told the French Media that it will stop providing links to its content if it is forced to pay for it. The threat came as the French Government is proposing to implement a law that will force search […]

Google’s 2011 Ad Revenues By The Numbers (Infographic)

Google’s 2011 Ad Revenues By The Numbers (Infographic)

A new infographic from search marketing software provider WordStream shows a clear breakdown of the industries that account Google’s revenue. 96% of Google’s revenue comes from keyword advertising, with the finance and insurance industry taking top spot at $4.0 billion […]

Wikipedia is Now Down, Google Censors Logo, Blackouts Begin Across Web

Wikipedia is Now Down, Google Censors Logo, Blackouts Begin Across Web

As of 12 PM Eastern Standard Time, Wikipedia has taken its articles offline in protest of proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation, an eight-hour long Reddit outage is imminent, and Google has censored its logo to show support for opposition to […]

Facebook To Reach 1 Billion Users In August [Report]

Facebook To Reach 1 Billion Users In August [Report]

Facebook is on course to reach a huge milestone in August 2012, that’s the month in which the social network is expected to pass the 1 billion users plateau. In case your not familiar with our planet’s currently population that’s […]

Google Manually Demoting Chrome in Its Own Rankings After Violating Its Own Rules

Google Manually Demoting Chrome in Its Own Rankings After Violating Its Own Rules

After a detailed and embarrassing expose by Search Engine Land revealing that Google ostensibly violated its own practices regarding paid links and weak content, the search engine is flagellating itself to atone for the mistakes. In an emailed statement addressing […]

Google and Apple Looking To License TV Content In Bids For UK Sporting Rights

Google and Apple Looking To License TV Content In Bids For UK Sporting Rights

Apple is preparing to jump into the ring for TV rights bidding that could place some of next seasons Premier League UK football games directly on Apple TV set-top boxes. The Daily Mail is reporting that the company would like […]

Google Android and Apple iOS Users Download 1.2 Billion Apps In One Week

Google Android and Apple iOS Users Download 1.2 Billion Apps In One Week

Google Android and Apple iOS mobile devices not only had a great holiday buying season on the hardware front with device activations spiking by 353% to 6.8 million units on Christmas day alone (along with 242 million application downloads – […]

Google Correlate Links Your Political Preferences, Level of Culture

Google Correlate Links Your Political Preferences, Level of Culture

Pretty much everyone is terrified of what will happen if their Google searches are revealed to the world. The predominant search engine is known for its intuition, an attribute that lurks in our minds and nags every so often- like […]

Google Targeting Amazon Prime With 1-Day Delivery, Rumor Says

Google Targeting Amazon Prime With 1-Day Delivery, Rumor Says

As far as internet services go, Amazon Prime is up there when it comes to reasonably priced conveniences. Even when I was a struggling marketing assistant and single mom, I ponied up the $80 yearly fee to keep the Santa […]

Samsung To Launch Google TV Display In 2012

Samsung To Launch Google TV Display In 2012

While details are still unknown Samsung visual display division president Yoon Boo-Keun has confirmed that the company is currently working on a Google TV based flat screen display that they will debut sometime in 2012. Google TV software allows users […]

Google Music Service Becomes A Reality, Offers Android Compatibility

Google Music Service Becomes A Reality, Offers Android Compatibility

Google on Wednesday officially launched their much-anticipated digital music store in an attempt to compete with Apple provided services. The move marks the first time that Google will sell music through the Android Market with songs costing $0.69, $0.99 and […]

Google Purchases Apture, Product Will Likely Integrate Closely With Chrome Web Browser

Google Purchases Apture, Product Will Likely Integrate Closely With Chrome Web Browser

Google on Thursday confirmed that in-page search firm Apture has been purchased for an undisclosed sum, a move that will likely bring the search platform into the Google Chrome web browser fold. Apture’s main piece of technology is a product […]

Amazon Acquires Voice-To-Text Company Yap, Announces App Store For Kindle Fire

Amazon Acquires Voice-To-Text Company Yap, Announces App Store For Kindle Fire

Amazon in September quietly acquired voice-to-text company Yap a buyout that was recently revealed in the company’s financial filing. While Amazon is not directly named in the filing the company is said to have been purchased by an organization located […]

[Video] Martha Stewart Visits Google For Digital Media Chat

[Video] Martha Stewart Visits Google For Digital Media Chat

Domestic doyenne Martha Stewart stopped by Google to chat with Marissa Meyer for their @Google Talks series, discussing her new cookbook, her feelings on mobile publishing and how to engage a web audience. Stewart is releasing a new tome titled Martha’s […]