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Rob D Young
2011
ISPs Are Hijacking Bing & Yahoo Searches
Several ISPs are intentionally hijacking search queries to gain affiliate dollars, according to Reese Richman LLP, a New York Law…
Facebook’s News Feed May Drop Filter & Add Functions
Facebook may be toying with a remake of their News Feed that exposes users to a dramatically higher level of…
Universal Search: Which Formats Dominate in Google’s Results? [Study]
Google's current "standard" SERP model mixes links, images, news stories, maps, videos, and more. But what appears most often? Who…
Patent Absurdity? Google, Microsoft in War of Words Over Android ‘Patent Attacks’
Google condemned "a hostile, organized campaign” being waged through “bogus patents” against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, and Apple. Unfortunately for…
Google Realtime Search Returning With Google+
Google shut down its Realtime Search feature in July after failing to reach a new deal with Twitter. The company…
Foursquare Makes Pages Self-Serve, Pitches to Businesses
Foursquare, the mobile geo-location social network, has made a big shift designed to target businesses and brands. You can now…
Facebook Shows Broad Lead in Social Advertising Preference
Two studies show that Facebook is the preferred choice in social advertising by a broad margin. However, digital advertising on…
Twitter News: RIP Old Twitter, Paid Tweets Hit Timelines, New iPad Version
Twitter has officially shut down their old version of Twitter, forcing everyone to the new Twitter. Meanwhile, a new HTML5-based…
Google Adds “Fetch as Googlebot” URL Submission Tool
Google has updated its tools for submitting a URL for indexing. The new tool, titled "Fetch as Googlebot," lets users…
Google Android Nears 50% Market Share, iOS Reaches Second Place
Google's Android platform has seen growth that exceeds even the wildest of expectations. Android now holds 48 percent of global…