The same is true for British firms operating in the US, for example. Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has defended the firm’s UK tax payments, claiming it operates within the law and is responsible for “billions” of spend in the country.
These statements seem connected to the Interflora penalty as several British newspaper sites hosted advertorial pages with dofollow links for the flower company. The well-covered Interflora Google penalty was lifted as of March 3 with many of the...
So good in fact that they won first prize for “Bar Operator of the Year” in the British Institute of Innkeeper’s Annual Scottish Awards. It’s covered extensively by mainstream media, specialist sites, and expert bloggers.
The occasion began in 2009, when organizers placed a simple pledge on British civil action site, Pledgebank. A Google Doodle today celebrates mathematician Ada Lovelace, widely known as the world’s first computer programmer, who was born on this...
The British Phonographic Industry is also talking to Google about its promises and work so far. Google has been accused of not deranking so-called "piracy" websites as it promised to do. Google had said that it would not return "piracy" websites in...
Now, German shoppers are increasingly turning to a British department store when they shop. Retailers widely recognize the benefits of expanding their brand to global markets; the rewards are more customers and a higher rate of sales.
MC: Lion, Japanese, proper British real ale! Industry luminaries and brainchow-hungry marketers alike will flock to the Windy City in droves and saddle up for three straight days of sessions, discussion panels, and networking events galore.
During his much-praised opening ceremony for the London Olympics, Danny Boyle chose to close his musical segment, documenting the wealth of British musical talent over the decades, with a rather surprising figure.
Twitter said that it has been testing the tool for several weeks with advertises such as British Airways and Coca-Cola. Twitter has announced an advertising tool that will allow companies to target tweets at specific users.
If only the author of Starbucks' tweet knew that Irish people aren't British and how incredibly insulted someone from Ireland feels when being referred to as British. Earlier this month, the @StarbucksIE account sent a tweet to their followers in...
As punishment, the British government sentenced one of the undisputed geniuses of that time to chemical castration, via regular injections of estrogen. Alan Turing would have celebrated his 100th birthday today.
Microsoft was called out as the biggest requester as of this month, with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) listed as number two in most requests for May. Google receives more than 250,000 requests to take down URLs accused of copyright...
Eddie Izzard - Death Star Canteen Famous British comedian, and occasional Hollywood actor's famous Darth Vader skit, visualized in lego. It's May 4th, which is unofficially Star Wars day. However, on the web we may as well agree that today is...
The design, by Finnish fashion design house Marimekko, features a pink zebra possibly wearing Wellingtons (as observed by one British user, who shall remain nameless). Google marked the first day of spring 2012 by transforming their search homepage...
Google's latest Doodle marks the 200th birthday of British novelist Charles Dickens but also marks the first time that the company has used their logo change to specifically promote a product or service.
His question asking why the U.S.is trying to extradite a British student for copyright infringement was rebuffed by the Prez, who said he’s not doing anything, since his office doesn’t prosecute anyone.
That’s why companies like British Petroleum take a lot of effort in cleaning their online slate. However, the traffic isn’t nearly as powerful as the effect search results have on public opinion. People use search engines when they want to have an...
I mention in the introduction that it is totally unchanged from the very quirky, very British flavor it had when it was first published. It was a very big seller and, in fact, it carried on selling through to the beginning of 2010 when I took it...
Casey Anthony was a popular topic in the US and Canada, while the phone hacking scandal was more a British concern. The Casey Anthony trial booted “bed bugs” from the last year’s top spot as most searched term, followed by the Gabrielle Giffords...
He also commanded the first scientific voyage by a British vessel that tested the compass and his study of terrestrial magnetism. Edmond Halley, the English astronomer who computed the orbit and named the famous Halley's Comet, was born on this...
