According to recent reports from BBC News, Vietnam is planning to put restrictions on the material published through blogs in the country. (more…)
Archive for December, 2008
Google Image Search Has Now Been Enhanced
Tuesday, 30th December 2008Although Google Image Search is frequently used by people to illustrate their notes, presentations and documents, it is not always easy to find the perfect image. In an attempt to make it easier for their users to find the most appropriate image, Google has recently rolled out some new features. (more…)
Tags: google search, image, image search
Posted in business, google, marketing, Technology | 1 Comment »
Small Businesses Stay Away From SEMs
Wednesday, 24th December 2008According to the results of a study conducted in April this year, around 59% of small businesses do not make use of search marketing. (more…)
Tags: adcenter, search engine marketing, small-business
Posted in business, marketing | No Comments »
Yahoo! Appeases Privacy Advocates
Tuesday, 23rd December 2008Only last week we had reported that Yahoo! had said that they would store user data for a period of 13 months. In quite a sudden about-turn they have now decided to delete the personal data from their data bases in 3 months. After 3 months, all the user log data as well as data from page views, page clicks and ad views and clicks will be deleted. (more…)
Tags: privacy, search, yahoo
Posted in search | No Comments »
Google Chrome User Agreement Changes
Friday, 19th December 2008Now that Chrome, Google’s own internet browser, has been removed from the beta phase, Google has made some interesting changes to the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) which users are required to agree to before they can use the browser. (more…)
Tags: chrome, google
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EU And Search Engines Battle Over Privacy Laws
Thursday, 18th December 2008It is a well known fact that search engines retain data regarding the searches conducted by their clients for a long period of time. While they may have their reasons for doing so, the EU has taken objection to this practice, as it affects the privacy of users. (more…)
Tags: data-protection, european-union, privacy, search
Posted in multilingual, search | No Comments »
A Bad Year To End On A Dismal Note For Yahoo!
Wednesday, 17th December 2008That the year has been bad for Yahoo in more ways than one has been quite obvious. However, few could have predicted such a dismal ending. (more…)
Tags: microsoft, yahoo
Posted in News, search | No Comments »
Is Google Responsible For Terrorist Attacks In Mumbai?
Tuesday, 16th December 2008Once again, advances in technology have been misused by a few people, and the technology is being blamed for it… Google Earth was used by terrorists, to study the detailed layout of the places, which they had planned to attack, in the city of Mumbai. (more…)
Tags: google earth, maps, mumbai, terrorism
Posted in google, internet, News, Technology | 1 Comment »
Regular AdWords Ads Now On iPhone And G1
Monday, 15th December 2008Google AdWords has recently started allowing advertisers to display their regular desktop text and image ads on the iPhone, G1, T-mobile and other mobiles with full (HTML) Internet Browsers. (more…)
Tags: google adwords, mobile, pay per click, ppc, search engine marketing
Posted in mobile, ppc, SEM | No Comments »
AdWords Allows Alcohol Advertising
Wednesday, 10th December 2008As per the latest alterations made to the Google AdWords editorial policies, which are “reviewed” from time to time, it will now be possible for alcohol manufacturers to advertise their products in the U.S. through AdWords. This was not permitted until now. (more…)
Tags: advertising, alcohol ads, google, google adwords, ppc, search engine marketing
Posted in google, ppc, SEM | No Comments »
Nokia To Launch Visual Search
Tuesday, 9th December 2008At a recent briefing held at their research center in Palo Alto, Nokia has announced that they would shortly be launching a visual search service called”Point & Find”. (more…)
Tags: mobile, mobile search, mobile search marketing, nokia
Posted in mobile | No Comments »
Helping Buyers Find Your Product On Google Base
Wednesday, 3rd December 2008Google has recently introduced a”Data Quality” tab within Google Base to provide suggestions to sellers to improve the way their products are presented or described in their product feeds. (more…)
Tags: google-base, product-search, rss, xml
Posted in google, marketing, rss | 2 Comments »
Mobile Internet Access Continues To Rise In Popularity
Tuesday, 2nd December 2008Reports from Nielsen Online reveal that the number of people accessing the Web through their mobile handsets is growing fast. Not only is mobile Internet usage growing fast, but it also is growing at a rate that is much faster than that of Internet access from desktops. (more…)
Tags: 3g, mobile, mobile search, mobile-internet
Posted in mobile | 2 Comments »
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