Facebook and Google have a had a symbiotic relationship for several years, now; in 2007, the social network opened up Profiles to Google for public consumption (they could actually be viewed before that, but the move made visibility a default): Starting today, we are making limited public search listings available to people who are not [...]
Facebook Refuses Google Access to Facebook Answers?
July 30th, 2010French Newspapers Take on Google News
July 25th, 2010Six prominent French newspapers are joining forces to create an online news site in competition with Google News. France’s National Daily Press Union announced the plan yesterday and said the virtual newsstand will be launched in September. Le Monde, Libération, Le Figaro, Les Echos, Le Parisien and L’Equipe are planning to develop and finance the [...]
A Baidu Android?
July 24th, 2010Chinese Internet search giant Baidu Inc. is stepping into the mobile market – trying to reach agreements with smartphone makers that use Google’s Android operating system. The Beijing-based company wants to embed a Baidu search box on phones headed for the Chinese market, according to company’s Chief Executive Robin Li, who stated that Baidu’s goal [...]
Click Fraud Still Climbing?
July 21st, 2010The click fraud reports from two major institutes are out, and it doesn’t look good. You’d think Google and the other major Pay Per Click (PPC) advertisers would be getting better about controlling click fraud, but apparently not. The graph to the right shows results from ClickForensics, which has tracked a stead rate of growth [...]
Facebook Steps it Up, but are Customers Happy?
July 20th, 2010Lots of news on the Facebook front today; according to Foresee Results, which administers the e-business portion of the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), Customer satisfaction with Facebook isn’t that great. In commenting on Facebook’s results, Foresee said: When asked what they like least about Facebook survey respondents gave answers including privacy and security concerns, [...]