The suit, filed by an unnamed man according to the BBC, claimed defamatory autocomplete suggestions on Google.de linked him to fraud and scientology. A U.S.autocomplete suit was filed against Google last year for linking a surgeon to the term...
In February, Google filed an appeal in Russia to challenge the censorship of a YouTube video deemed unlawful. This week, Google was defeated. How to cut a vein" is the (paraphrased) title of a video that sparked a legal suit between Google, its...
Google has filed for a patent, which, if developed, could bring a wearable smartwatch device to its hardware lines. The patent application, filed with the US PTO, describes a device that would be placed on a wristband and would include one or more...
In a patent filed by Yahoo a few years back, (and excellently uncovered and covered by Bill Slawski) signals for success include site engagement metrics and a recognition of user interaction as a key metric to measuring satisfaction.
If you have filed a disavow.txt, then mention it in your request. Once you have filed your reconsideration request, it will get read by a webspam team member. Once that work is done, you'll then have to file a reconsideration request to get your...
Google foes FairSearch, made up of Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle among others, filed a complaint accusing Android of being a "Trojan Horse" and promoting Google apps. Google is the subject of yet another anti-competitiveness complaint, this one from...
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...
We removed many bad links, we disavowed a number of links that we couldn't remove manually, and then we also filed a thorough reconsideration request detailing the situation (with a quote from the company that set up the bad links).
On March 29, Google filed a petition to set aside a legal process. Kevan Fornasero, a lawyer for Google said in the filing that petitions "filed under Section 3511 of Title 18 to set aside legal process issued under Section 2709 of Title 18 must be...
In a Q&A with Fortune today, Marin's CEO Chris Lien addressed one of the biggest concerns after the company filed for its IPO: that they didn't expect to be profitable in the "foreseeable future. Marin Software went public today.
The patent was filed in July 2007, and has just been approved. Twitter has been recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as an invention. Confirmation of this initially came from the Verge website and a document from the USPTO.
A recent ComputerWorld article has revealed new insights into Google’s news-ranking algorithm, based on information from a patent filed by Google in February 2012. The patent is the third version, which is substantially the same as the patent...
Watchdog group the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission filed this first-of-its-kind lawsuit against Google in 2007. Google has been cleared of charges that it failed to adequately distinguish paid search ads from organic search results.
Google has filed a motion to dismiss saying now, as before, that any the cookies it used didn't collect personal information. Google is facing some delayed legal action in the UK over having tracked iPhone and Safari users without their knowledge.
Foundem, a comparison search website that helped initiate a large-scale European Union anti-trust investigation against Google, has filed a lawsuit against Google, according to court papers filed in October and released this week, Bloomberg reported.
This person has every piece of paper on their desk neatly filed and in color-coded folders. Through social media, meet-ups, or conferences you’ll meet some interesting characters. Here's a look at the 16 SEM managers you will come in contact with...
Earlier this morning RR Donnelley, the financial printer, informed us that they had filed our draft 8K earnings statement without authorization. Google revenues topped $10 billion for the fourth quarter in a row, up from the $12.2 billion reported...
Google has filed algorithm changes related to Panda and Penguin under the “Page Quality” project in the past, as they did in May of this year. Google’s most recent installment of their search quality highlights is out, listing more than 65 changes...
The patent paperwork was filed in 2003 and lists Amit Singhal, Matt Cutts and Jun Wu as inventors. Late last week, Google’s head of webspam Matt Cutts announced a “small,” upcoming algorithm change meant to reduce the amount of low quality exact...
And as expected from the leak-filed product launch, the iPhone 5 packs a new longer frame. As hotly anticipated, earlier this week Apple pulled the curtain back on the iPhone 5. It also gave a closer look at the previously announced iOS6 operating...
