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.
Google Boasts About Size To Cnet
Almost unnoticed in Google’s disclosure that its index is triple that of the nearest competitor is that they’re speaking to Cnet again.
Why Google Blog Search Matters to Your Business
According to Google, Google’s Blog Search is “Google search technology focused on blogs”.
Classified Google Rumors
The latest “what’s Google going to do with the money” chatter claims the search engine company will enter the classified advertising market.
Google Turns Seven
As the Google Blog says, it was seven years ago that Google began operating out of Susan Wojcicki’s spare room.
Google Telling 400 People A Secret
Google is joining the ranks of the Knights Templar, the Masons, the Illuminati, and Skull and Bones, effectively setting up secret invitation-only meetings with 400 elite attendees, including major media figures, who are all sworn to secrecy about next month’s Google Zeitgeist 05. Passwords will be used in lieu of secret handshakes.
Google Walloping Search World In Market Share
The majority share of global search owned by Google actually decreased slightly over the past two months.
Microsoft Is Done For. Google Owns the World… You Believe That?
I just got back from Microsoft’s Company Meeting. My first “real” meeting. This is the one they hold in a local baseball stadium with 10s of thousands of employees.
Microsoft, Metaphors, And Out-Googling Google
Microsoft has more than a few thorns in its side lately, but that’s what happens to megalithic companies expanding and overflowing their manicured lawns into the brush. The software/search/game/everything-else company is more than a giant, it’s a fat giant, living off the spoils of a decade before, suddenly noticing the trouble it has climbing stairs.
Microsoft Versus Google: Drawing The Lines
The battlefield looks to be set. The young, vigorous commander has come to the field of battle and he’s playing to win. He’s strong, he’s clever and he’s brilliant. He’s also hired brilliant mercenaries, both old and young, to strengthen his fortifications and construct new weapons. He’s red hot and he’s ready to fight but he might be just a bit nave.