Google News had a record week in the UK last week. Hitwise attributes this largely to a big week for celebrity news.
Paid Search Tips From Microsoft, Facebook, And Others
Companies that have made it this far should feel hopeful about the future; we may finally be coming out of the recession. Not everything’s back to normal, though – just ask General Motors – and so if you’re in the position of needing to justify the use of paid search (or just wanting to get better at it), a session at SMX Advanced aimed to help.
Google and Others Provide Halloween Fun
For those of you sitting around this evening either avoiding trick-or-treaters, or just simply looking for some ghostly entertainment to celebrate All Hallow’s Eve, Google has some special content set aside for you. Not only are they featuring some Halloween Books on the front page of Google Book Search:
You’re Getting Spam Because Others Are Buying
For many of us that spend a good portion of our day-to-day lives online, the idea that people actually buy products from spam messages they receive in their inboxes seems laughable. However, new research from security company Marshal suggests quite the contrary.The Results
MLB Doesn’t Like Others Making Money Off Your Fantasies
Fantasy sports are a billion-plus per year industry, which seems to have just dawned on Major League Baseball (MLB) execs. Fantasy sports, specifically fantasy baseball seem to be as popular as ever even though they’ve been around for something like twenty-five years according to the LA Times.
Google Leads Others In CPC Inflation
Google takes in nearly 77% of the total search advertising spend, as of Q4 2007, and raked in 97% of all ad spend increases, according to a study by Efficient Frontier. Despite Nielsen’s recent report that Google search share had slightly decreased, numbers like these on the advertising revenue side could mean good things for a flagging Google stock price.
Gordon Brown Asks Google, Others To Assist Poor
All things being equal, who would you ask for money: the insanely rich or the average citizen? Most people would go to the first group, and in doing so, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has knocked at Google’s door.
YouTube, Others Succeed In Singapore
Stories about growth in Asia tend to involve China – it’s hard to ignore 1.3 billion potential users. But there are other countries in the region, and in one of them – Singapore – Hitwise’s Sandra Hanchard has recorded some impressive growth.
Music 2.0 Shifts To Facebook, Others Turn Up Volume
MySpace has been the hub of Music 2.0 promotion for more than a year, but recently Facebook has been stealing the social networking spotlight and the new music industry is following.
Vodafone Forms Irish Alliance With Google, Others
Your average news bulletin may say something about Corporation X partnering with sites Y and Z, and your average response may be a shrug – X, Y, and Z often represent companies you’ve never heard of. But in this case, Vodafone has sealed a deal with Google, YouTube, eBay, and MySpace.