Yahoo include Live Twitter Feeds
In a bid to improve users social media experiances, Yahoo has followed Google lead by intergrating real-time twitter feeds into their search results. The Brand Republic reported: “As part of a deeper integration with Twitter, Yahoo! ID users will be able to access tweets while…
Twitter hits 50 Million Tweets per day
Twitter has today hit the landmark of hitting over 50 million tweets sent per day. This is over 20 times the volume of traffic the site was generating only a year ago, and means that is now passes myspace that is estimated to be hitting…
Microsoft / Yahoo Deal Approved
The European Commision and US Department of Justice have approved Microsoft’s plans to buy Yahoo’s internet search and search advertising business. The EC said the ten-year deal, which will see Yahoo’s search service powered by Microsoft’s Bing, “wouldn’t significantly impede effective competition”. NMA Had this…
Apple Release Predictions
What are your predictions for Apples ‘Latest Release’ conference on later today? Heres mine: (1) iPhone OS 4.0. (2) iTablet/iSlate/iWhateveritscalled running iPhone OS 4.0. (3) iTunes in the cloud ( iTunes and your entire library stored online in Apples two new recently built data centres)….
Iphone Sales Double
Benefiting from a bumper Christmas period, in which iphone sales doubled from a year ago, Apple today posted profits 50% higer for Q4 2009 than they saw the previous year; with net income rising from $2.26bn to $3.38bn. This huge percentage increase in profit has…
Google to Quit China?
In a move backed by Hillary Clinton, Google have announced they are considering ending operations in China after hackers from within the country targeted the e-mail adresses of human rights activists. NMA reported: ” The Internet giant says it has found a “sophisticated and targeted…
Baidu Hacked by ‘Iranian Cyber Army’
Following on from last months Twitter hack, the ‘Iranian Cyber Army’ has struck again; this time targeting Chinas most popular search engine, Baidu. The attack forced Baidu to shutdown for at least 4 hours on Tuesday 12th. The BBC had this to say: “Last year’s…
Google does Social Search
When logged into their iGoogle profile, Google Social Search will now serve content in search results taken from social networks including Twitter, YouTube and Blogger. NMA had this to say: Results are taken from their friends’ social network profiles if users have added the relevant networks…
Over 50% of Companies Plan to Increase Search Budgets for Measurable ROI
The annual UK Search Engine Marketing Benchmark Report, which surveyed 800 client companies, agencies and search consultants, has found that 55% of companies intend to increase natural search budgets and just under half (45%) will up paid search investment this year as they look for measurable…
Microsoft Hire JWT for $100M Search Engine Launch
Microsoft has hired JWT for an approximate $100 to launch its new search engine Kumo with its objective to win market share away from Google and Yahoo. Brand Republic had this to say: “This spring Microsoft plans the launch of its new search product, tentatively…
