Google and the European Pressphoto Agency (epa) have struck a deal under which the search engine will host epa content on Google News.
Under the agreement Google News users will be able to find original text stories and photos from the online services of a number of epa’s eleven agencies.
European Parents Spending More Time Online
The European Interactive Advertising Association says that adults who live with children are more engaged online that those who don’t, according to its new "Digital Families Report."The report found that 73 percent of people living with children are going online each week, compared to 52 percent who don’t. They are also engaging in broader range of digital activities than those without children.
Google & Facebook See European Trouble
Google and Facebook, sweethearts of the Internet who would never face legal challenges on this
Mobile Services Popular Among European Youth
Use of mobile services is popular with young people with 47 percent of 15 to 18 year olds adopting them compared to only 17 percent of 35 to 44 year olds, according to a new report from JupiterResearch, "European Mobile Youth Consumer Survey, 2007: Targeting Digital Natives and Keeping Them Loyal."
Google, BMW Enhance European Nav Systems
Europeans (and to some extent, the Japanese) get all the coolest car stuff. The latest example of this involves a deal between BMW and Google; German BMW owners will benefit from a new in-car Google Local Search service, and a sort of precursor feature (previously available just in Germany) has now spread throughout Europe.
European Online Advertising To Grow
Online advertising in Europe has been seen as minimal. A new report suggests that the online ad market in Europe will see significant growth over the next three years.
European Expansion for MySpace
MySpace.com, the online social network, is often a topic I include in presentations and workshops about social media and social computing.
Google Levels European SEM Playing Field
One of the chief complaints of search engine marketing (SEM) agencies is that Google favors the big spenders with traditional business models when it comes to setting up an advertising campaign. In Europe, at least, that appears to be changing as Google releases its European Third Party program effective in January of 2006.
European Commission Raids Intel and Others
About two weeks ago, AMD filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel. Then yesterday, Intel’s offices in England, Spain, Ital, and Germany were raided by the European Commission.
Intel Offices Raided By European Commission
Today, two weeks after AMD filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, the European Commission began raiding Intel’s offices in England, Spain, Ital, and Germany.