A few months ago we explained why Digg would be worth $200 million to Google. Now it appears the rumor mill is reporting that Google will buy Digg for $200 million or so. Rumor has it the two companies have signed a letter of intent and...
Yahoo Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results • Revenues were $1,798 million for the second quarter of 2008, a 6 percent increase compared to $1,698 million for the same period of 2007. • Marketing services revenues were $1,587 million for the...
We're not sure what the long-term implications of the Yahoo-Yang-Icahn settlement will be. In the short term, though, the agreement that ended the impending proxy fight appears to have inspired Jerry Yang to use capital letters in his memos to...
Jerry Yang threw Carl Icahn a bone today. So Carl Icahn called the dogs off. Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO),announced today that it has agreed to settle with Carl Icahn to avoid a proxy contest related to the Company's 2008 annual meeting of stockholders....
Matt Cutts has now earned international film star status. Google Webmaster Central in Germany has created an SEO video with excellent production values - particularly by YouTube standards. They've even translated Matt into German: Hallo...
Google revenues topped $5.37 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, an increase of 39 percent compared to the second quarter of 2007. That's also an increase of 3 percent compared to the first quarter of 2008. But those numbers still...
We often take the mainstream press to task for not understanding the value of search engine marketing and search engine optimization. So it's a welcome change when a national columnist gets it right. Today Steven Strauss in TheStreet.com...
Canadian Business Magazine has an excellent Q&A with Google's Tim Armstrong. Here are some choice excerpts that show where Google's headed and why. Canadian Business: What are some other emerging trends you're seeing in Internet...
Google grabbed 69.17 percent of all U.S. searches for the four weeks ending June 28, 2008, Hitwise announced today. Yahoo! Search, MSN Search and Ask.com each received 19.62, 5.46 and 4.17 percent respectively. The remaining 42 search engines in...
In a full-blown recession, what's the future of paid search? Sanford C Bernstein's research arm just published a study that's a virtual crystal ball into Google and search engine marketing.
Twing.com, a new search engine dedicated to finding information within forums and communities, today announced it has launched new features that can help brand managers gain insight into product and company discussions. “Our Saved Search and...
In language much more formal than his blasting of Icahn and Microsoft in interviews, Yahoo's Jerry Yang responded -- with capital letters -- to the proposed board of directors designed to unseat him. Today on Bastille Day, Yahoo's fighting its...
This may be the most important blog post you will ever read. UPDATE: One of the hottest Google Hot Trends today is "missing money" so we thought it would be a good time to revisit our post on unclaimed money. The keywords searched include...
TechCrunch is reporting that NowPublic has acquired Truemors, a rumor site launched by Guy Kawasaki in May 2007. NowPublic bills itself as a"participatory news site." The startup has raised two rounds of financing. Kawasaki will serve on the...
A sadistic serial killer has set his sights on rabbits in Germany. He decapitates them (chops off their heads) and then exsanguinates them (drains their blood). Dubbed the "Rabbit Ripper" in the English tabloids ("Serienmörder von...
CEO Jerry Yang accused Microsoft of trying to destabilize Yahoo without intending to complete a deal, according to the Wall St. Journal. Yang also fired back at billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his selection of a new Yahoo board. What...
Second Life, get a life. Google Lively is the new virtual world created by the world's largest search engine. Google Lively is billed as a "chat experience" using avatars. Google says, "You're about to embark on a chat experience in which you...
The Register reported today that Google Docs disappeared in the cloud computing stratosphere, leaving users hoping for a house call from the Google guys. No word yet on the outage on the official Google Docs blog. Cade Metz noted that Google's...
Twitter, the social media sensation, is rumored to buy Summize, the Twitter search engine. Summize is widely considered to be the best search engine for Twitter conversations. Of course there are skeptics about the acquisition given that it...
Today's the birthday of artist Marc Chagall. Google has honored Chagall with a Google Doodle. The Marc Chagall Wikipedia entry states, "After gaining a reputation as an artist, Chagall left St. Petersburg to settle in Paris to be near the...
