Economists regularly use leading indicators — the measurable economic factors that change before the economy as a whole changes — in order to analyze and predict future performance. If link building is done well, there is often a correlation...
And we're a key part of the electronic commerce expansion of Britain which is driving a lot of economic growth for the country,” he said. Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has defended the firm’s UK tax payments, claiming it operates within...
Fairsearch Europe, which describes itself as "organization united to promote economic growth, innovation and choice across the internet" and made up of members including Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, has filed an antitrust complaint related to...
As the world becomes increasingly connected, their decision to be virtually isolated is very much going to affect their physical world, their economic growth and so forth, and it will make it harder for them to catch up economically.
Speaking of fair, there is a group that has emerged called FairSearch, which claims to be "a group of businesses and organizations united to promote economic growth, innovation and choice across the Internet ecosystem by fostering and defending...
South Carolina's Republican Senator Jim DeMint recently wrote a letter to the FTC arguing that Google should be left alone during the currently difficult economic climate. There is simply too much uncertainty facing private enterprise, and agencies...
The incidence of mobile search is also high in other developing markets, including the other emerging economic powerhouses of the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and the CIVETS grouping (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and...
Tabke pointed to economic factors including the growth of social media and how even though Facebook’s IPO tanked, nobody died and everyone is still drinking the Kool-Aid. Mobile Mania: Growth Continues
Our top priority is to ensure that elected leaders in Washington understand the profound impacts of the internet and internet companies on jobs, economic growth and freedom," Beckerman said in a statement.
He noted that all digital spending trends are positive everywhere, irrespective of local economic conditions. This is down from the 4 percent growth projected in their previous report, issued in December 2011.
Strong Economic Growth Many of the CIVETS countries had strong economic growth in 2011 and are showing strong signs for the future. The Economist expects the CIVETS countries to have healthy yearly growth rates of around 4.9 percent for the next 20...
Interestingly, Siwek uses previous reports he’s written as sources for his research (see red arrows above), including a 2005 report called Engines of Growth: Economic Contributions of the U.S. Despite the economic burden on ISPs, despite the fact...
Second, SOPA would impose harmful regulations on American business and slow economic growth in the U.S. SOPA is proving to be more resilient than many had hoped, with Rep. Lamar Smith, its chief sponsor, vowing to bring it back for markup in...
This will come about with the onset of HTML5 (better mobile websites), and resulting development that’s driven by economic reasons (cheaper and more scalable than apps). Mobile Market Growth Growth of mobile local search (now 40 percent of all...
In times of persistent economic uncertainty, it wouldn’t be difficult to take a pessimistic view in predicting expenditures in the coming year and beyond. Yet despite the European slowdown and the very real possibility of further debt crisis...
Q3 paid search spend reports from Covario, Rimm-Kaufman Group and Efficient Frontier/Context Optional show the despite economic concerns, paid search growth is strong, with 23 and 24 percent year-over-year increase in spend in the U.S.and globally...
Additionally, the current economic situation in Europe has slowed down growth from 25 percent (the trend over the last three quarters) to 15 percent in Q2. A new study from Covario examining search advertising trends for high-tech industries shows...
Indeed, 89 percent of Hispanic Americans speak Spanish at home, not English, and they have a combined purchasing power of over $1.2 trillion, according to the Selig Center for Economic Growth. Last week here at Search Engine Watch, Dave Davies...
Speculation in the industry suggests that, thanks to general economic growth in China and in online advertising, Google's revenues are level or even slightly up over what they were -- and they probably have lower marketing costs in China as a...
Outgoing CEO Eric Schmidt met with Joaquin Almunia, vice president of the European Commission, during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to discuss the ongoing EU antitrust investigation. With the explosion of mobile users and projected growth...
