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Thursday 08 May 2008

Google dominates European search in March

New figures have confirmed Google's dominance in the European search market.

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Category: Search Engine News

Wednesday 07 May 2008

Google News improves search system

Google has revealed that it has added a new search feature to its News section.

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Tuesday 06 May 2008

Yahoo! looks to make online search safer

Yahoo! has revealed that it is to work with McAfee to make sure its search system is as safe for users and online marketers as possible.

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Category: Search Engine News

Tuesday 06 May 2008

Yahoo! 'would still negotiate with Microsoft'

Yahoo! 'would still negotiate with Microsoft'

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Thursday 01 May 2008

AOL ad revenues only rise slightly

AOL has posted disappointing first quarter revenue figures and revealed only small increases in advertising income.

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Category: Search Engine News

Thursday 01 May 2008

Feedburner announces Adsense integration

Feedburner, the news feed management provider acquired by Google in 2007, has revealed that it has begun integrating its site with that of the search engine.

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Category: Search Engine News

Wednesday 30 April 2008

Supermarket pledges not to bid on rival's search terms

Supermarket chain Tesco has become the first major UK advertiser to confirm that it will not bid on its rivals' search terms when Google alters its rules in May.

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Tuesday 29 April 2008

Google trumpets new image search system

Google has revealed that it has developed new technologies which could make it easier for people to search for images.

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Tuesday 29 April 2008

Google 'is confident Yahoo! cooperation will be allowed'

Insiders at Google have said they do not believe regulators would seek to block an advertising deal with Yahoo!.

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Category: Search Engine News

Friday 25 April 2008

Yahoo!'s SearchMonkey system launches

Yahoo! has released its new SearchMonkey product, which allows online marketers to customise how search results are displayed.

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Thursday 24 April 2008

Officials probe Yahoo! Adsense trial

Sources have suggested that the two-week trial between Google and Yahoo! that has combined some of their web search and advertising businesses could be investigated by officials in the US.

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Category: Search Engine News

Wednesday 23 April 2008

Yahoo announces tripled earnings in Q1

Yahoo's income has tripled in the first quarter of the year, according to financial results released yesterday (April 22nd).

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Category: Search Engine News

Tuesday 22 April 2008

Google 'should focus on display, rich-media and video ads'

An internet advertising analyst has said that Google should focus its attention on display, rich-media and video ads.

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Category: Search Engine News

Monday 21 April 2008

Google tops brand wealth ranking

Google has topped a new ranking of the most valuable global brands with wealth of $86.1 billion (£43.2 billion).

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Friday 18 April 2008

Google's profits soar

Google has reported a jump in profits of more than 30 per cent in the first three months of 2008, despite fears of falling revenues from online advertising.

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Friday 18 April 2008

Bigreds 'won't get $1m from Yahoo'

The recent lawsuit issued by online retailer Bigreds.com against Yahoo for click fraud is likely to be "a long drawn-out dispute", an online marketing blogger has predicted.

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Category: Search Engine News

Thursday 17 April 2008

Yahoo and Google step closer to ad partnership

The landmark trial of Google's AdSense system on Yahoo's website has proved successful, an insider has revealed.

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Category: Search Engine News

Wednesday 16 April 2008

Google's paid click shows weak growth in March

Paid click figures from March have shown a consecutively disappointing month for Google.

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Thursday 10 April 2008

Yahoo agree to landmark Google AdSense trial

Search engine Yahoo revealed last night (April 9th) that it has agreed a deal with bitter rival Google to test the company's AdSense system on its website.

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Wednesday 09 April 2008

Yahoo shareholder will support if Microsoft lowers bid

Yahoo's second-largest shareholder, Legg Mason, has said that it will back the search engine if Microsoft decides to lower its takeover offer.

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Monday 07 April 2008

Microsoft gives Yahoo three-week deadline

Microsoft has issued Yahoo's board of directors with a three-week deadline in which to accept its takeover offer.

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Thursday 03 April 2008

Google to sell off Performics 'to maintain objectivity'

Google announced yesterday (April 2nd) that it would be selling off Performics, the search marketing business it recently acquired as part of its purchase of online ad service DoubleClick.

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Category: Search Engine News

Wednesday 02 April 2008

Microsoft will not raise Yahoo offer

Microsoft has no plans to raise its $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, according to insiders.

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Monday 31 March 2008

Yahoo launches Shine for women

Yahoo today (March 31st) launched a new website for women, in what will be a boost to its advertising contracts.

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Wednesday 26 March 2008

Yahoo shares jump after new Microsoft buy-out speculation

Shares in Yahoo rose yesterday (March 25th) following comments by a Citigroup analyst who predicted that Microsoft would raise its bid for the search engine.

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Category: Search Engine News

Thursday 20 March 2008

Google sees dip in Feb search market share

Google's share of the global web search market dropped last month from January.

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Monday 17 March 2008

Google 'concerned' for internet if Microsoft Yahoo takeover goes ahead

Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt has said the search engine is "concerned" about a potential Microsoft takeover of Yahoo.

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Friday 14 March 2008

Google launches Ad Manger 'to compliment' DoubleClick Revenue Center

Google has launched a new online ad inventory management tool for web publishers, just days after its acquisition of online advertising firm DoubleClick was finally approved in Europe.

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Friday 14 March 2008

Microsoft and Yahoo meet for first time since bid

Representatives from Microsoft and Yahoo met on Monday (March 10th) to discuss the former's takeover bid for the internet company, the Wall Street Journal reported today (March 14th).

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Thursday 13 March 2008

AOL expand 'Platform-A' operations by buying Bebo

AOL has revealed plans today (March 13th) to acquire teen social networking site Bebo for $850 million (£418 million) in cash.

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Thursday 13 March 2008

Disney deny plans to buy AOL

The chief executive of Walt Disney has revealed that the company will not be buying ailing internet service provider AOL.

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Wednesday 12 March 2008

Yahoo tops consumer tracking study

A new study has probed the extent to which large web companies are tracking consumer activity on the web and using the information to create tailored content and advertisements.

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Wednesday 12 March 2008

Google completes DoubleClick takeover

Google at long last acquired online advertising firm Doubleclick yesterday (March 11th) after nearly a year of regulatory hold-up.

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Friday 07 March 2008

Yahoo spites Microsoft with board vote delay

Yahoo has pushed back the deadline for nominating its new board of directors, in what is thought could be an effort to devalue the company before an unsolicited Microsoft takeover.

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Friday 29 February 2008

All change for Yahoo's minimum bids on sponsored search

Pay per click could cost less after Yahoo's announcement this week that it was changing the way it set minimum bids on paid search.

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Category: Search Engine News

Wednesday 27 February 2008

Yahoo announce more detail for search results

Search engine Yahoo is planning on allowing third parties to add extra details, such as ratings and reviews, to their search results.

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