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Google Building East Coast Tech Mecca? NYC Office Building Bought for $1.9 Billion
It’s official: Google’s NYC office, located in the historic Port Authority HQ in the ‘meatpacking’ district of New York will be bought for $1.9…
B2B Social Media Marketing — Does It Work?
Whether you work at a small business or big brand, here are some helpful B2B social media marketing techniques and strategies.
Google Launches eBookstore: Buy Books, Read Books, Shelve Books in the Cloud
In what looks like a swipe at Amazon and Apple, Google have launched an eBookstore. In reality, Google is doing what it currently does…
Other Coupon/Local Deal Sites Bought, Groupon Passes On Google Historic $6 Billion Offer
The interest by Google has seen a scramble of people entering the space and other companies in the general space being acquired; what TheStreet…
Google Won’t Face Criminal Charges in Australia Over Street View
Google may have breached Australia’s Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act, but the Australian Federal Police won’t prosecute, saying the chances of a successful prosecution…
Funneling your Traffic into Conversions
Rankings and referrals are important but even more so is what your traffic is doing once they get to your site. Following these few…
Google and Groupon: No Deal
Online coupon site Groupon has rejected Google’s offer, which was rumored to be worth up to $6 billion, plus performance incentives. Groupon could rake…
Oh What A Tangled Web They’ve Weaved: Wikileaks Game Card
The global impact of the leaking of 250.000 US government cables (communications between US officials) has been the topic of conversation all over the…
10 Top 10s for 2010: Search Year in Review
ComScore data reveals which search terms this year drove click-throughs to websites, sorted by industry.
Search Week in Review for Dec. 4, 2010
Here’s a roundup of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, as reported by Search Engine…
If You Talk to Me, Do I Not Talk Back? Google Acquire Phonetic Arts
No, it’s not a Shakespearian app. It’s Google’s latest business development. Straight from the mouth of the company that put voice search on your…
Google To Filter Content Piracy Terms From Autocomplete
The Public Policy blog at Google outlined their new moves to protect copyrights including “prevent terms that are closely associated with piracy from appearing…
Sales Through Google Product Ads May Tell What You Get For Christmas
Forget searching through your house, or shaking the wrapped gifts under the tree Google has released the best sellers through their products ads and…
It’s Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas: Google Launches Santa Tracking
Google has teamed with Norad again this year to track Santa. “Another tradition that brings joy to youngsters everywhere is the one started in…
Japan Approves Yahoo-Google Search Deal, Microsoft Cries Foul
The search world is really becoming complicated. Yahoo has a deal with Microsoft and Yahoo (Japan) has a deal with Google. But Microsoft is…
Ask, IAC CEO Barry Diller Steps Down
Barry Diller, founder of IAC which includes Ask.com, told the company he ran for over 17 years that he is stepping down as CEO.…
How Did Goodzer New York Shopping Engine Fare On Holiday Sales Weekend?
Goodzer, a local shopping search engine which finds ‘nearby’ shops that stock the products you are looking for and plots them on a map…
Has Google Shot Itself in Foot With Recent Changes to Search Pages?
Google has rapidly rolled out big changes to its search results in recent months while abandoning its trademark simplicity. Is this a case of…
Google Decorates Search Results for Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa
If you search Google for Hanukkah, Christmas, or Kwanzaa, you’ll see some special holiday icons in the left navigation and decorations between the organic…
Shoppers Spending More on Black Friday; Is Cyber Monday Now an Anachronism?
SearchIgnite have released research that also suggests that Cyber Monday, the day that online shopping is meant to explode when compared to traditional footfall…