Google’s again in the news today as they closed the developers’ preview of their new search architechture known as Caffeine. First announced back in August Caffeine caused quite a stir in the marketing community. Given that Google putting a new logo is enough of a newsworthy event for a large part of the search marketing [...]

The order of business for the three major search engines this coming Holiday Season is none other than  - Free Wi-Fi Internet access.  Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have recently announced their respective strategies in providing free Internet access in various places.

The news today is pretty widespread that Google acquired AdMob, a mobile contextual ad serving network perfect for monetizng free iPhone apps and other mobile applications, for $750 million in stock … but TechCrunch is also reporting that Google has acquired Gizmo5 for $30 million, cash. Gizmo5 is a voip service that lets users dial [...]

Google has officially announced that it is taking mobile display advertising provider in exchange for $750 million. This deal completes Google’s mobile ad platform as AdMob’s mobile display joins Google Mobile search ads and SMS.

On Tuesday I will be flying out to Las Vegas for my very first Pubcon! Sounds unbelievable right? Mr. Search Engine Journal has yet to attend a Pubcon over the past 10 years or so, but it’s true. After cutting my teeth on SES, SMX & IM Spring Break, it’s now time for the big [...]