The wavy blue, red, yellow, and green logo on Google’s homepage today is in honor of Heinrich Rudolph Hertz. The German physicist, who was instrumental in the discovery of electromagnetic and radio waves, was born on this date 155 years ago. ...
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As the first of the International Search Summits of 2012 looms large (at SMX West next week) I felt it was time to review what seem to be the most significant 10 issues for search marketers at this time. What’s interesting to note is that just one year ago, this list was very different. 1.... ...
Facebook might be the world’s biggest social network, rapidly on its way to reach the magical one billion user mark, but it is not the only one. Here are a few others that are highly competitive in their domestic markets:Vkontakte (In contact): Russia’s leading social network has more than 110 million registered users and 33 million daily unique visitors.
Yandex is the next in line to gain access to the Twitter “firehose.” This morning the Russian search engine is announcing that it will begin integrating the Twitter feed into its search results. Twitter reported the deal to us late last week but declined to disclose its terms. As part... ...
With the passing of International star Whitney Houston there has been tremendous reaction by her many loyal fans and supporters. As most of the reaction comes from people that have supported her through the years, companies and webmasters have even taken-part of the reflection. BET.com, the leading global entertainment Media Company targeting the AA consumer, launched [...]Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal ...
International websites are a serious game and require serious thought and attention. Here are some top tips on how to tackle the localization of your product's website and online presence, and land gracefully on a cushion of dollar bills. ...
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It appears Google is testing showing fewer than the typical 10 web search results, in what might either be a test or possibly a bug. I spotted complaints in a WebmasterWorld thread where searchers were asking why is Google limiting the results for a search query on Google UK for bbc football, such... ...
Many SEOs have been chatting this week about a recent study by Intelligent Positioning (first reported by Search Engine Watch) that showed Wikipedia ranks on Google UK for 99 percent of searches. Yikes, right? Wikipedia — more specifically, Google’s apparent love of Wikipedia —... ...
We’re happy that today the European Commission approved our proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which we announced in August. This is an important milestone in the approval process and it moves us closer to closing the deal. We are now just waiting for decisions from a few other jurisdictions before we can close this transaction.
As expected, the European Commission cleared Google’s $12.5 billion acquisition of handset maker Motorola Mobility following a short period of back and forth between the Internet giant and European regulators.
