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Governments from around the world made 1,858 requests for Twitter data during the second half of 2012. That is compared to the first half when world governments only made 849 requests. Twitter's statistics come from its biannual transparency report.
Quarterly search revenues climbed by 4 percent year-on-year, while paid clicks climbed by 11 percent over the same period. Yahoo's display ad revenue was down and the total number of ads sold dropped compared to the same period in 2011.
Between July and December of 2012, 68 percent of the personal data requests Google received from government entities in the U.S. were through subpoenas; 22 percent were through search warrants; and the remaining 10 percent were mostly court orders.
Online search giant Google exceeded forecasters' expectations with reported revenues of $14.42 billion for the last quarter of 2012. This is an increase of 36 percent over the comparable quarter in 2011, and an 8 percent increase over the previous...
As they have for the past 7 years, Google honored Dr. King with a new Doodle. Coloring the Google logo in a mosaic-like pattern of purple, blues, and yellow, it prominently features a profile likeness of King as the first "o" in the Google logo.
Shashi Seth, Senior VP of the Connections business unit, has announced he's leaving Yahoo. During his three and a half years at Yahoo, Seth's responsibilities included overseeing Yahoo Search, Local, Shopping, Mail, Flickr, Answers, and many more.
Google's Doodle today celebrates Frank Zamboni, the creator of the standard in ice cleaning and resurfacing for ice rinks the world over. You can both watch ice being resurfaced by a pixelated man on a Zamboni, or click the Doodle to play a game.
iAcquire have posted a video to celebrate a unique year. After some high profile SEO hires such as Michael King, they got dinged by Google for shady link schemes. It was bad timing in the midst of efforts to raise their profile and the company...
The first underground electrically-operated railway made its debut 150 years ago today in London. To mark the occasion for searchers in the UK, Google has posted a Doodle featuring its letters atop the famous map of the London Underground.
Exactly a year ago today, you may have spotted the relaunch of HitTail; or you may have totally missed it. That's because Rob Walling's plan was to quietly refurbish his new acquisition. Yet the timing to release the keyword tool could not be better.
President Obama had the most popular tweet of the year, while Pope Benedict XVI, Neil Young and Ringo Starr are just getting started in social. Find out which events, people and topics generated the most interest in Twitter this year.
Google’s Zeitgeist report is out and provides an overview of what people in the UK concerned themselves with during the past year. Check out the top searches for cities, designers, songs, sports, politics, television, how-to, and more.
Bing have added two new categories to their 'snapshot' search results - namely, people and landmarks. Fictional characters have more prominence in Bing searches. The equivalent searches do not surface Knowledge Graph "cards" on Google.
Today's Google logo celebrates mathematician Ada Lovelace, widely credited as the world’s first computer programmer. Her work on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine is the first example of an algorithm meant to be processed by machine.
For the 12th consecutive year, Yahoo has revealed the most popular searches of the year. From memes and obsessions to scandals and viral photos, Yahoo managed to capture dozens of top 10 lists based on people's search queries.
Google has acquired retail coupon marketing platform Incentive Targeting for an undisclosed sum. The newly acquired company was awarded a patent this July for a highly targeted search system that allows users to preview results and edit their query.
Google has launched a website called "Verteidige dein netz" or Defend your network, to warn people in Germany about proposed changes to German law, specifically the Copyright Act of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Google spent more on U.S. lobbying efforts than any other technology firm in America, according to statistics from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP). Google reportedly outpaced Microsoft's lobbying spending by more than $7 million.
After the cheating saga of “Twilight” co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart came to light, Ask.com users this year overwhelmingly asked one question: "Will Rob and Kristen get back together?" That was the top trending question of 2012.
Bing’s Top Searches list is out and reads like a compendium of everything that is wrong with America. The iPhone 5 beat out the 2012 election in news, while Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus were the most searched people of the year.
