Hitwise Weighs In With Holiday 2008 Data

While the news may not be enough to cause encore performances of "Joy to the World," a new report from Hitwise on Christmas and Boxing Day search and traffic stats isn't all bad.  Interpreted in a certain way, it even provides signs that the UK's economy is doing all right.

The Google Government in 2008

It has been a big year for Google in a number of capacities. The company constantly begins new projects, and many are ones that have a tremendous impact on users' lives. Whether that be something as simple as allowing video chat in Gmail, tracking the flu virus, or helping to educate the young.

A Search Engine Marketing Challenge

A few search engine marketers have come together to present the SEM Challenge, which is described as a project for the search engine marketing community to use their online skills to make a real difference in the offline world. The initiative is working with charity organization FORGE, which works with displaced communities in Africa. The challenge itself is to meet their budget gap of $100,000…

Google Hopes The Thought Really Counts

We didn’t verify if Google really has a history of $20,000-$30,000 holiday bonuses for employees. Regardless of past amounts, Googlers are getting Google phone instead this year. There is, after all, an economic crisis going on. It could be worse. Employees at a certain other search engine got pink slips. Still, one imagines it’s a hard come-down from being so pampered. Part of the memo,…