Posts Tagged ‘advertising’
Friday, January 27th, 2012
This really isn’t anything new; Google is just following the same rules that newspaper publishers have followed for over a hundred years …
Advertisements are what keeps many of the sites going on the Internet, including the site you are currently reading. As a user, I do understand that too many ads, or ads in the wrong position, or ads that are highly distracting, reduce the user experience. While I rarely stumble upon sites anymore that have their pages plastered with ads so that it becomes difficulty to find the regular content, I have to say that I welcome the change that Google just announced.
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Tags: advertising, google, layout, publishing, search engine ranking
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Here’s an interesting search alternative for those who are frustrated with ad-heavy search results …
Ever since Google starting pumping up the results of their search engine with all kind of nonsense – read first and third party advertisement mainly but also other stuff like the unfair favoring of big brands – I have been looking for an alternative. And while I have found it in Bing, I have to admit that Bing is still not on pair with Google Search once the queries get complicated.
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Tags: advertising, bing, google, IxQuick, search engine, search results
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
So apparently, Adobe is now in the paid search campaign business?
Adobe SearchCenter+, Powered by Omniture, Now Integrates with Organic Search Data So Marketers Can Build Complementary Paid and Organic Search Campaigns
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Tags: adobe, advertising, computer software, Marketing, Multimedia, paid search campaign
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
I’ve never used Yell myself, but it sounds like an interesting solution for localized searches …
Yellow Pages publisher to restructure global operation as it looks to avoid potential breach of banking covenants
Yell is to restructure its global operation and focus on owning “local search” to try to defend its business from rivals including Google and Groupon, as the embattled directories company looks to avoid a potential breach of banking covenants.
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Tags: advertising, google, Groupon, Media business, Yell, Yellow Pages
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Friday, January 28th, 2011
There certainly has been a lot of buzz about cloud computing over the last year … but so far, there doesn’t seem to be much substance behind the buzz.
Respondents to recent online polls show cloud computing as top IT investment priority for 2011, followed by support for mobile/end-user devices
BLUE BELL, Pa. – Investing in cloud computing – primarily private clouds – is a top priority for IT organizations for 2011, according to two online polls Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) conducted on the Unisys.com website in recent weeks.
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Tags: advertising, Computer Networks, High Tech Security, Internet, Internet Technology, Marketing, Multimedia
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Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
This was inevitable; as the popularity of non-Windows systems and mobile devices grows, criminals are bound to see them as a source of potential victims.
Cisco's Annual Security Report Also Finds 2010 Marks First Year Internet Spam Volume Declined
SAN JOSE, Calif. – In a major cybercrime turning point, scammers have begun shifting their focus away from Windows-based PCs to other operating systems and platforms, including smart phones, tablet computers, and mobile platforms in general, according to the Cisco® 2010 Annual Security Report, released today. The report also finds that 2010 was the first year in the history of the Internet that spam volume decreased, that cybercriminals are investing heavily in "money muling," and that users continue to fall prey to myriad forms of trust exploitation.
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Tags: advertising, cybercrime, Internet Commerce, Internet Technology, Legal Issues, Marketing, security
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Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Wow! That’s a lot of eyes … and a lot of potential advertising revenue.
Facebook, which only a couple of days ago was valued at $50bn (which seems obscene really) has now reached 600 million users worldwide. In fact this website is now so popular that some people are saying ridiculous things about it. Technology Blogger Paul Thurrott recently said on his podcast “I’m tired of Luddites and hold-outs. You need to be on Facebook, now. If you’re not, you do not exist.”
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Tags: advertising, facebook, Social Networking
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Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Two billion dollars … Now that’s a heck of a lot of advertising income!
What kind of year has 2010 been for Facebook?
Well, for one, the bottom line is booming. Facebook has smashed its targets for 2010, Bloomberg reports, with sales doubling since 2009 and set to reach $2bn by the end of the year. That puts Facebook on a par with the financial acceleration of Google, and ahead of Yahoo.
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Tags: advertising, facebook, Social media, Social Networking
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Friday, October 15th, 2010
When the economy slows down, advertising budget is usually just about the last thing that a company wants to cut …
World’s largest internet company reports net income up 32% in the third quarter as chief executive lauds ’significant momentum’
Google exceeded Wall Street expectations last night by reporting net income up 32% in the third quarter.
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Tags: advertising, Economics, google, US economy
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Plenty of funding, yet no profits … lots of investor excitement for a largely irrelevant product … this story sounds like something out of the tech-bubble days of the early 2000’s.
Behaviourally targeted online advertising firm continues to burn through dwindling cash reserves at $1.8m a month
Phorm, the behaviorally targeted online advertising firm, has posted a loss before tax of $15.6m (£9.8m) in the six months to the end of June – and continues to burn through its dwindling cash reserves at $1.8m a month.
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Tags: advertising, behavioral advertising, Media business, Phorm, Technology sector
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