There are only two practical ways to remedy the anti-competitive effects of Universal Search: either eliminate the practice and insist that Google reinstates the natural search results that users visit Google for or radically alter the purpose of...
Most recently, the EU has questioned whether Googles's unified privacy policy is legal, and was sued by Foundem, which has been working with Microsoft and the FairSearch players, for anti-competitive conduct.
SEO cocitation was a hot topic many years ago as Google introduced anti-spam updates geared toward devaluing links from poor-quality blog networks. The trick is to find high-quality sites that are relevant, but not competitive.
Building the Anti-Fragile SEM Strategy #SESLON - State of Search Competitive targeting: Future Litigation. In the SES London Day 3 keynote, Weintraub talked about methods to expand your social media strategy while focusing on immediately actionable...
Keep in mind that Penguin is just the latest anti link spam algorithm rolled out by Google. For competitive purposes, having access to Google Webmaster Tools and Google Analytics is nice, but not necessarily a deal breaker.
Google has submitted a response to the European Commission (EC) over its anti-competitive business concerns, Reuters reported. Any settlement must include explicit acceptance by Google of its dominance and that it has damaged European businesses...
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The lawsuit, filed in the UK, seeks to reclaim lost revenue as a result of Google’s alleged anti-competitive conduct – namely, returning Foundem’s website lower in Google’s search results than it used to, costing the vertical search site valuable...
The group put out its remedies "to resolve the harms that result from Google’s anti-competitive search and business practices" just a week before the Scroogled campaign. Microsoft this week, during the holiday season, increased the public pressure...
The question now is whether authorities will hold Google to its legal obligations or endorse its anti-competitive conduct through inaction. The members of FairSearch will view any resolution to the investigations of Google that does not permanently...
At that time, though, they warned Google that it would remain under scrutiny for any suggestion that it used the purchase of Motorola for anti-competitive practices. Google has confirmed that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion...
The blog post from Anderson is not the first time this year that Mozilla has accused Microsoft Windows 8 of being anti-competitive. Mozilla has accused Microsoft of failing in its commitment to give Windows users a choice in browsers, a charge that...
The DOJ agreed to an undisclosed settlement with the seven companies for anti-competitive practices. A California judge has denied a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit from employees claiming that a group of high profile tech companies...
In 2010, a number of companies including Apple, Intel and Google, agreed to a settlement with the U.S.government that restricted them from creating such anti-competitive employment agreements in the future.
So why is new anti-piracy legislation necessary? What Is All the Anti-Piracy Fuss About? What Is All the Anti-Piracy Fuss About? Could anti-piracy legislation be a new instrument for black hat SEO’s to commit sabotage?
The European Commission (EC) will issue a 400-page document outlining its concerns with Google's alleged anti-competitive practices, according to sources at the EC. Sources in the organization revealed that the EC will issue its statement of...
There is an established history of blocking mergers in the U.S.telecommunications industry; the DoJ prevented the T-Mobile-AT&T merger earlier this year, and some of the same anti-competitive risks may be seen in Google's partnership.
While concerns about piracy were the declared reason for major labels to be reluctant, Universal Music Group's President Rob Wells stated his feeling that "Any new legitimate place to consume music is a fantastic anti-piracy tool.
In response to these alleged anti-competitive practices, ShopCity – a site that describes itself as providing "all the tools independent businesses need to connect with customers and succeed online - in a single, simple-to-use system" – has filed...
Google is currently being investigated over anti-competitive behavior in the search market for allegedly favoring its own products over competitors', and having such dominance in the market that other companies cannot compete.
