As the United States debates government use of consumer metadata, a recent Boston Globe post by Farah Stockman illuminates how data can be used to make predictions, citing a joke that the FBI investigates pizza places because "People in hiding...
From July to December 2012 Google received 2,285 government requests to remove content from its platforms, an all-time high. Google reported in its bi-annual transparency report that government requested takedowns are up from the first half of last...
Since the government has decided that it's too much trouble for us to have to enter our various user names and passwords when logging into websites, they came up with the idea of NSTIC, wherein Identity Providers will "vouch" for us.
Official studies put the number of languages spoken in India somewhere around 325, with 22 of those being recognized as official languages by the government. Let’s find the keywords with the highest local exact match volume and prioritize based on...
Since 2010 the company has been at odds with the country's government over its co-called Great Firewall and censorship policies. The Chinese Ministry of Technology has accused Google of unfairly discriminating against local firms by hindering the...
Add to that blogs on education and schools, blogs on local government, not to mention a host of blogs on public relations, online reputation and online mess-ups! Nothing special in that – it only turned into a major news story when the local...
In China, most people are still on dial-up, plus have a massive government firewall to further increase slowdown. A currency signal on a page, will signal to Google that your page is local to the market.
Once the Internet starts, citizens in a country can certainly build on top of it, but the government has to do something. They have to make it possible for people to use the internet, which the government in North Korea has not yet done.
Think of local government sites, local newspapers, local job boards, local event and meet-up sites, local restaurant bloggers, and so on. With the advent of local search rising in importance over the past six years, citations have been rising in...
This aligns federal, state, and local government with the core capabilities of online marketers in general and the search marketing industry in particular. Meanwhile, the federal government has launched Data.gov with over 370,000 datasets and a...
But because no matter what the outcome, our government will still be a giant bonfire of partisanship. Search for your state’s local U.S. Google is using its homepage today to remind people it’s Election Day with a red, white, and blue ballot box...
While this post focuses on using SEO to benefit the agenda of the federal government, the importance of applying SEO is even greater at the state and local or city level. This is because most of the government services people use on a day-to-day...
The unblocking marks a quick end to the government sanctioned block of Google's email service. Rumors also began spreading that the country would move to a local intranet following the Stuxnet virus scare from earlier this year.
The Iranian government has started filtering Google searches and Gmail in order to increase its own security. The Iranian government announced its intention to screen Google communications on Sunday and has already made good on its promise...
It's worth bearing in mind however that you'll need a local presence with a Chinese domain website and a valid business certificate issued by the Chinese government in order to open a Baidu PPC account.
As Google expands beyond general search into content development in key search verticals, FairSearch.org encourages government officials to look closely at its ability to use its dominance in search and search advertising to steer users away from...
To open a Baidu PPC account, for example, you will need a local presence with a Chinese domain website and a valid business certificate issued by the Chinese government. Where local search engines don't dominate but do enjoy a decent slice of...
Google has been a free hub for our society to prosper and live free despite the government's meddling. Google Shopping should comply with local laws and regulations. The weapons ban is part of Google’s transition to paid PLAs (Product Listing Ads...
Google found that their videos did violate YouTube’s Community Guidelines and as a result, complied with the association’s request.some content removals are requested due to allegations of defamation, while others are due to allegations that the...
This address isn’t accessible outside of China due to a ISP network filter (not government related), which is in the process of being removed. This isn't because of system readiness – the Yandex infrastructure would support it now – but rather...
