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Google News Content Now Crawled via Googlebot
Due to an infrastructure change, Google News is now using the Googlebot instead of a dedicated crawler to examine web content. While…
34% of Referrals to Facebook Pages Come from Google, Yahoo, Bing [Study]
Despite the Bing-Facebook alliance, Google sends Facebook the most traffic. More than a third of external referrals to Facebook pages come from…
Lawsuit Accuses comScore of Major Privacy Violations
A lawsuit accuses comScore of recording private consumer information (including social security numbers and payment data), manipulating computer security settings without authorization,…
Slide Kicked Out of Google’s Social Playground
Despite spending $179 million acquiring Slide a year ago, Google has decided to shut down the social apps startup. Slide founder Max…
Tracking Hurricane Irene on Google, Bing, Mobile
As the potentially devastating Hurricane Irene bears down on the east coast of the United States, millions are turning to Google and…
Court Ruling Opens Doors for Google Music Improvements
Google Music is one of several services that have ventured into the legally treacherous realm of cloud music storage and playback. However,…
Will Google Buy Hulu?
Google is one of the front-runners in the bidding war for streaming video site Hulu, with bids expected to be anywhere from…
Turntable.FM: Next on Marketers’ Playlists
Marketers should be paying attention to social music site Turntable.FM. Everybody else in the online consumer value chain will be on board…
Google Pays $500M to Avoid DOJ Prosecution on Drug Ads
Google will forfeit $500 million, one of the largest financial penalties ever, to avoid criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice. Google…
7 Global Search Marketing Tips
SES San Francisco attendees were educated on global search marketing best practices by some of the best in the business. Here are…