Google Increases Fourth Quarter Lobbying Budget by 300%
With the ongoing battle related to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), antitrust allegations, privacy concerns, and acquisitions and mergers, Google has been steadily increasing...
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Google Plus: Growth by Brute Force
When Google’s new search feature “Search Plus” started favoring Google+ results several weeks ago, the change was immediately resisted by competing social networks like Twitter...
Bye Bye Summify:Twitter Acquires Social News Aggregator
Yesterday, Twitter announced that they are acquiring the Vancouver-based social new aggregator Summify. Summify, which was founded in late 2009 as ReadFu, summarizes the stories...
SOPA and PIPA Face Uphill Battle Due to Public Outcry
Yesterday, there was a 24-hour Internet blackout and widespread protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) before the House and the Protect IP Act...
Google Fires Rogue Contractors for Vandalizing Competitor’s Database
In the past week, Google has profited from the sale of illegal and fraudulent Olympic tickets, launched a the new Search Plus feature that resulted...
Wikipedia Blackout: Five Great Alternatives and A Humorous Substitute
In less than ten hours, Wikipedia will begin a blackout to the English-language Wikipedia. The blackout, which begins at 12:00 AM (EST) tomorrow and will...
FTC Investigating Google: Google Launches Ad Campaign to Control Damage
Since Google launched Search Plus last Tuesday, the search giant has been publicly criticized by bloggers and privacy advocates. On the 12th, the Electronic Privacy...
Google PR Nightmare: Search Giant Apologizes for Evildoing
Mocality, a Kenyan company that maintains an online directory and provides services for 170,000 businesses, recently accused Google of using their database in an unethical...
The EPIC Complaint Against Google’s New Search Plus
Thursday afternoon, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that requested regulators investigate Google’s “Search plus Your...
Search Engine War: Bing Displaces Yahoo
According to data recently released by ComScore, Microsoft Bing has finally surpassed Yahoo as the number two search engine for the first time in history....
Search Plus Your World: Google and Twitter Exchange Blows
Yesterday, Google announced the new “Search plus Your World” update. The change, which is already live for some users, is gradually being rolled out over...
Google Accused of Profiting from Illegal Olympic Ticket Sales
According to a recent BBC report, Google is displaying illegal ads promoting unofficial London 2012 ticket resellers. The unofficial sale of Olympic tickets is prohibited...
Google Chrome: New Version Faster and More Secure
Google Chrome, which recently released version 17 to beta, now has the ability to prerender webpages on the basis of what site a user is...
SOPA Saga Continues: Tech Giants Consider Internet Blackout and Support OPEN Act
When Congress reconvenes later this month, they will consider passing the highly controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Currently, the Senate is scheduled to debate...
Google Chrome Penalized for Violating Quality Guidelines
When Google recently hired two top marketing agencies to promote the Chrome web browser using video content, Google assumed that the promotion would be conducted...
Google Hypocrisy: This Post NOT Sponsored by Google
Over the holidays, Google Chrome “sponsored” a campaign that paid hundreds of bloggers to write glowing reviews about how Chrome can help small businesses. The...
Google Politics: Google Launches New Election Center
With the Iowa Caucuses only one day away, Google is promoting a new website that is exclusively dedicated to elections. The election site, which allows...
Will Google Plus Put Facebook Out of Business?
With over 153 million unique users per month, Nielsen research has named Google the top Internet destination. Facebook, which is the most visited social networking...
Yahoo Update: Alibaba Group Hires Powerful Lobbying Firm
Although last week Yahoo was rumored to be considering selling its Alibaba Group holdings for a sum of $17 billion, the latest rumor indicates Alibaba...
Tablet War: Can Google’s Android Tablets Overtake Apple’s iPad?
With Apple planning to launch the highly anticipated iPad 3 as early as February of 2012, Google appears to be planning on launching a competing...
Facebook Adding Sponsored Stories to News Feeds
With Facebook’s highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) expected early next year, the company is attempting to further monetize the social media site and its...
Google Extends Lifeline to Mozilla’s Firefox [Infographic]
Due to the competition that currently exists between Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, many analysts were predicting that Google would not renew its agreement with...
Facebook Bitten by Hand that Feeds It: Social Network Sued Over Sponsored Stories Ads
On Friday, a California judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Facebook brought by users who believe that displayed ads featuring advertisers their friends “like”...
KLM Announces “Social Seating” with Facebook Data: Brilliant Idea or Nightmare?
Unfortunately, the fun and celebrations of the Christmas season are often dampened by the stressful experience of holiday air travel. Whether you despise the TSA...
Facebook Financials Leaked: They Need a Strong Fourth Quarter
Although it is common knowledge that Facebook has over 800 million users and is the most popular social network in the world, the company is...
Stop Online Piracy Act Version 2.0
Today, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the newest version of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill. The bill, which was...
Zynga IPO: Is The StockVille Already a Flop?
Although Zynga is not scheduled to begin public trading on the stock exchange until Friday morning, many stock analysts are already warning investors to stay...
Yext Launches PowerListings Turbo: Update Local Listings the Easy Way
Yext, which initially started as a pay-per-call advertising service for local businesses, recently invested $10 million developing a platform that small businesses can use to...
Online Holiday Shopping Surpasses $25 Billion: Traditional Retailers Impacted
According to a report that comScore released on Sunday, e-commerce holiday sales have now reached $25 billion. That number, which includes the first 39 days...
Interview with SEO Book’s Aaron Wall to Discuss Google and Future of SEO
Aaron Wall, an SEO consultant, book author, blogger, and the founder/owner of SEO Book, joins us today to discuss the future of SEO. Search Engine...