In what is the latest in a controversy that erupted last week, Germany’s Foreign Minister warned Google co-founder Larry Page yesterday to “respect the nation’s data protection laws.” This after German prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Google on Wednesday. Read the full article…
Archive for Search News
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Google Catches Heat Abroad for Street View
Jane Wamsley
21May
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Google’s “Government Requests” Tool Amid Larger Digital Debates
Lindsay Martin
The Internet is one of the world’s most widely used outlets for free expression. Perhaps this is why Google announced their new government censorship tool, launched Tuesday.
26Apr
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Bing Announces New Map Applications, Including Foursquare Integration
Quinn Sheek
This morning at SES New York, Bing announced several new Map applications, including a partnership with Foursquare to provide real-time map overlays. This advancement in local search comes at a time when we are seeing several applications with Twitter integration, but Bing’s venture with Foursquare is something that provides a whole new level of local insight.
25Mar
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I Bing I Can, I Bing I Can
Jane Wamsley
As Bing introduces its ubiquitous “search overload” TV ad campaign to the UK to wage its self-proclaimed David versus Goliath-esque battle with Google this week (you can watch one of the commercials here), someone has to ask the question: is Bing really capturing any search market share from Google? Read the full article…
12Mar
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DoubleClick Becomes Googlefied
Jane Wamsley
Yesterday, Google announced a major overhaul to DoubleClick’s ad-serving technology. Rebranded as DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), the new ad server will replace DART (for larger publishers) and Google Ad Manager (for growing publishers).
Read the full article…23Feb
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Facebook Trumps Google on Christmas
LeAnn Hoksch
Okay, raise your hand if you, a family member or friend whipped out trusty ol’ Facebook at one or more of your multiple holiday celebrations this year. Be honest, I know it happened at least once. Conversations start rolling and sooner or later you’re on Facebook to show off pictures or the profile of someone you’ve been gabbing about. I’ll admit it did happen at my family Christmas – while my sister navigated Facebook there were swarms of aunts, uncles, cousins and parents who were oh so interested to see pictures of my sister’s new boyfriend.
30Dec
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Google Gets Personal
LeAnn Hoksch
If you’re anything like me, you probably have a personal log-in for multiple websites, including online retail stores, a personal bank account, maybe a news source and, of course, social sites. If you are an observant Web searcher, you may have noticed that, while logged in, these sites display advertising or recommendations based on your recent purchases or information supplied in your profiles.
For example, if you’re a Netflix subscriber, the site will make future rental recommendations based on the previous movies you rented. The same tactics are used on social sites such as Facebook, which often shows ads it feels are relevant to your interests. Even YouTube logs a record of the videos you view, and it will remember these during your next visit to make suggestions.
Read the full article…08Dec
