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Live Search Maps Tries To Turn The Heat On Google
The Virtual Earth team at Microsoft has updated their platform and also added some interesting and useful new features to it in an attempt to improve the Live Search Maps offering and make it more competitive with Google Maps. More »
Posted on October 3rd, 2008 in Mobile, Internet, Search.
Google Has The Best Maps
According to the results of a survey conducted by analysts, Cowen & Co., which were released on Monday, Google Maps has left its competitors far behind in the race. More »
Posted on October 2nd, 2008 in Mobile, Internet, Search.
Yahoo! Talking Merger With AOL
Following all the hullabaloo after the Yahoo! board of directors refused Microsoft’s offer to buy them over, and the threats led by investor Carl Icahn, to replace the entire board of Yahoo!, the headless chicken that is Yahoo! is now looking at merging with another collossal sinker, AOL. More »
Posted on September 25th, 2008 in Internet, Business, Search.
Impending AOL Split Now Official
Since the beginning of the year we have heard off and on that AOL’s access and media units are likely to be split. This has now been confirmed by none other than CEO, Jeff Bewkes, while releasing the financial results of the company for the second quarter of the year. The process is expected to start early next year. More »
Posted on August 8th, 2008 in Business, Search.
Microsoft Resumes Talks With AOL
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Microsoft and AOL have resumed discussions with each other, to try and come to a mutually beneficial agreement on a search-related deal. More »
Posted on July 21st, 2008 in Search.
Microsoft - Yahoo! Battle Gets Heated And Complicated
This was never going to be a straightforward acquisition and we all knew that. However, Microsoft’s bid to acquire Yahoo! has just turned more complicated with a whole new set of competing factions coming out of the woodwork. Google, AOL , News Corp. and Time Warner have all re-emerged as significant players. More »
Posted on April 14th, 2008 in Internet, Business, Search.
Microsoft And AOL Step Up Their Mobile Services
A few days ago, Jupiter research had predicted that mobile search ad revenues would touch $5 billion over the next 5 years. Microsoft and AOL are both taking this statement very seriously. They are working very hard to improve their mobile offerings in an effort to make up for the loss of market share in desktop search. More »
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 in Mobile.
AOL Buys Social Network Bebo For GBP 420 Million
AOL has announced that it will acquire Bebo, the UK-based social media network, for £422 million in cash. Randy Falco, CEO of AOL, announced this in an email to all AOL employees on 13th March 2008. More »
Posted on March 14th, 2008 in Social Media.
US Search Engine Market Share Data - Jan 2008
comScore has released the latest search engine rankings data for the United States, and Google is once again at the top of the heap with almost 53% market share. More »
Posted on February 29th, 2008 in SEO, Search, SEM.
Yahoo! Courts AOL In Bid To Make Microsoft Jealous
The board of directors at Yahoo, have not taken very kindly to Microsoft’s unsolicited takeover bid of $45 billion or approximately $31 per share, which they feel is too low. In an attempt to shield themselves from Microsoft, Yahoo! executives have reportedly revived merger talks with AOL Times Warner. More »
Posted on February 12th, 2008 in Internet, Business, Search.
Online Marketing Predictions For 2008
We have looked at some of the leading tech blogs and heard what search marketing professionals had to say on popular forums. Based on the collective brain power of all the professionals and contributors at ReadWriteWeb, ValleyWag, TechCrunch, SearchEngineWatch and WebProWorld we have compiled a list of our favourite predictions for 2008: More »
Posted on January 7th, 2008 in Mobile, Social Media, Internet, Search.
AOL Mobile Promises Users A Near Desktop Experience
AOL Mobile launched this week in the UK after a successful 4-month beta period in the US. AOL claims that the service will offer a “real web” user experience with advanced functionality through its Search, Email and Web Surf features. More »
Posted on November 28th, 2007 in Mobile.
New Search Measurement Report From comScore
qSearch 2.0 is the new search measurement report from comScore. The new report goes beyond traditional search to encompass other forms, such as multimedia and shopping searches, that occur on the Internet. Keeping the variety of searches that are carried out on a wider variety of platforms in mind, the new comScore reports will include data from: More »
Posted on August 22nd, 2007 in Search.
