Hitwise is sharing some information about how well Bing Shopping is doing. They have compared its performance from the week ending June 6th, just after its launch to its performance for the week ending August 8.
Google Posts Impressive Q2 Profit
Google released its second quarter earnings report this afternoon, and the search giant met and beat most analysts’ written estimates. Its bottom line in terms of profit looked especially good.
Samsung Shows Off Impressive TV Lineup
Samsung’s seeking to make itself the go-to company in the field of on-the-wall entertainment. At this year’s CES, the manufacturer displayed an array of televisions (incorporating LED, LCD, and plasma technology) that offer truly unique combinations of style and performance.
Microsoft Live Search Unveils Impressive Olympic Features
A picture of an ice cave is currently displayed on the Live Search homepage, but Microsoft’s users aren’t being left in the cold when it comes to Olympic-related information. Several special features have already launched, and even more are on the way.The most immediately noticeable thing may be the disappearance of said ice cave. In an email to Murdok, a Microsoft spokesman wrote, "The Live.com Homepage will rotate Olympics images in the background for the duration of the games."
Google Predicts Impressive Online Ad Growth In Russia
Thanks to matters of both proximity and size, discussions concerning overseas search tend to focus on the UK and China. Russia may soon enter more conversations, though, as at least one expert feels its online ad market is ready to explode.
AdWords For TV Details Impressive
Screenshots have surfaced detailing Google’s AdWords for TV tests, which appear to be near completion after a year of trials. Next stop: the UK.We are definitely on the verge of some kind of merger between the Web and TV, and Google may beat everybody to it. We expected more from Yahoo back in the day, especially with all those Hollywood ties.
Yahoo’s Sue Decker Gets Impressive Pay Raise
It’s only natural that a pay bump would accompany a promotion. The bump looks more like a boulder in the case of Sue Decker, however, who will get paid $815,000 instead of her previous $500,000.
Google 411’s Impressive Debut
Today, I was driving in San Francisco with a couple of other SEO-types and we spotted a prominent billboard for Google’s 411 service.
Google Korea Sees (Sort Of) Impressive Growth
A recent wave of articles documented Google’s lack of market share in South Korea – this corresponds to an apparent lack of success. And, while I can’t argue with that conclusion, there are signs that Google could still turn things around.
Pixsys Visual Search Almost Impressive
Now here’s a search engine destined for controversy. Pixsy.com, a “visual search engine” that scours the web for images and videos on RSS feeds and makes them searchable, launched yesterday – for the second time, and it may not be ready still.