In an interview with the New York Times, European Union’s antitrust chief, Joaquín Almunia, noted one solution to deal with this issue could be "labeling" – or something that clearly distinguishes when Google is promoting its own services...
A recent study conducted across the European Union found that only 18 percent of users said they would make online purchases from a site that was not in their own native language. Consumers are no longer passive recipients of direct marketing...
Katz is in the spotlight for authoring a rather weak anti-Google rant, “Google’s Monopoly and Internet Freedom”, using the Wall Street Journal as his platform as we get closer to the July 2 deadline the European Union has set for Google to adjust...
Meanwhile, Smith is again pushing his Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011; it has been amended, passed the required committees, and was put back on the Union Calendar December 16, 2011.
American Civil Liberties Union If it is, they’re just protecting their own interests at the detriment of the consumers and Internet users. If enacted, S.968 - Protect IP Act (PIPA) and HR.3261, The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), would negatively...
Kristjan Mar Hauksson will speak during the Marketing to the European Union session on Day 2 of SES London. The overall jump in Internet penetration worldwide since 2000 is close to 445 percent, creating access to nearly 2 billion consumers; which...
Less than a week after announcing a commitment to entrepreneurship during the State of the Union address, the Obama administration announced Startup America, a national campaign to help create jobs and industries of the future.
Italy has just closed their investigation but the European Union is doing a wide spread inquiry with a 120 question survey out to various industries and companies. Google: Which Do Consumers Like More?
Hey, advertisers in the European Union. Justice Department may be preparing an antitrust lawsuit to stop Google's purchase of ITA Software, which is heavily opposed by FairSearch.org, made up of sites including Expedia, Travelocity, Kayak...
Contrast that to a recent streaming event - President Obama's State of the Union address. With innovation such as Hulu and media players like Sling and Apple TV, combined with frustration at increasingly archaic cable and broadcast business models...
My brother-in-law is an electrician who proudly serves in the IBEW Local 3, the largest electricians' union in the U.S. Offshoring large groups (e.g.call centers) can save money, but your consumers may feel as though the support isn't there.
Union Square Ventures, a key investor in Twitter, also originally funded Feedburner before it was acquired . Also, Hitwise says the peak for "free shipping" when online consumers are looking for great post-holiday .
The New York Times Company, which owns The Boston Globe, has threatening to stop the presses for good unless union workers agree to $20 million in cuts. She said it was emotionally difficult making the decision to migrate online, but Century 21's...
DoubleClick was acquired by Google last year, after the European Union approved the merger. In January, Platform-A reached more than 174 million unique visitors*, and now that we've switched our ad serving to ADTECH, we're in a stronger position to...
The topic has been discussed in front of Congress, the European Union, and the UK House of Parliament. The TRUSTe survey suggests that the more consumers understand these practices, the higher their comfort levels.
And the marriage of mobile with local search will be, unlike a quickie union at a Vegas wedding chapel, a solid one: More effectively connecting consumers with local businesses So far, in the poker game that is doing business on the internet, four...
Seems the European Union is becoming more sensitive to the workings of the internet. The European Union's highest court ruled this week that Internet service providers in the EU do not have to give entertainment companies the names of Web users...
Yahoo, Microsoft To Change Privacy PoliciesPressure from the European Union apparently has Yahoo and Microsoft changing their privacy policies. Google is reportedly planning to launch a mobile media search engine to help consumers find and buy...
Union, led by France, is doing something very similar. ShopWiki this morning launched its 'Search by Color' feature which lets consumers quickly and easily filter search results by color. Below, a recap of stories posted today to the Search Engine...
Consumer WebWatch, a project of Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, has been tracking search engine disclosure practices since the U.S. These recommendations include "making the disclosures visible, written in English...
