Google Thinking Hard About Microsoft’s Yahoo Offer
With Microsoft reportedly trying to make a deal for Yahoo’s search business, Google’s ruling triumvirate is trying to figure out what to do next.
Busted: Eight Ex-AOL Execs Charged With Ad Revenue Fraud
Former AOL Time Warner CFO John Michael Kelly and seven other people were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with causing the overstatement of ad revenue by over a billion dollars.
Senator Asks YouTube To Remove Terrorist Clips
In an open letter sent earlier today to Eric Schmidt, Senator Joe Lieberman brought up the issue of terrorist-produced videos appearing on YouTube. On the YouTube Blog, corporate representatives have now responded.
ACCM: Better Links For Higher Search Rankings
In the session "Secrets for Getting More and Better Links for Higher Search Rankings," Stephan Spencer founder and president of Netconcepts talked about free tools to use for checking link popularity.
Google Sees Big Challenges With Local Search
"We used to joke about Google helping you find your keys," said Google’s vice president of search products and user experience, Marissa Mayer, during a Googleplex webcast this afternoon. Mayer was referring to the various advances Google is making in localized search products.
ACCM: Search Engine Reputation Management
There’s no doubt about it – getting the top spot in search results can be great for business. But if searches for a company’s name also turn up complaints and negative reviews, whatever time and money was spent on SEO might be wasted, and so managing your reputation in search engines is critical.
Jimbo Wales Channels Sly and the Family Stone
For what it’s worth, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales sees the growth of Internet usage in the Middle East as a boon to the world’s exposure to "ordinary people" of the region. Such exposure, he said, would soften the region’s image abroad.
ACCM: Put The Squeeze On PPC
Pay per click advertising programs present work for the business professional, but there are ways to extract a little more value out of them.
Google China Helping In Earthquake Aid
Google China has launched a multitude of help efforts for people looking for information in relation to the disastrous May 12th earthquake centered in Sichuan province. Some days ago, the Google China homepage linked to a special Google Maps layer, as previously mentioned:
Ask.com Expands Vocabulary With Dictionary.com Acquisition
In a move to significantly expand the reach of its network, Ask.com has just acquired the Lexico Publishing Group, owners of dictionary.com, thesaurus.com and reference.com