Executive Views

Conversational Search Will Transform TV: Rovi’s New COO

LOS ANGELES — Could talking to your TV, not your viewing partner, be the next big thi...

By Robert Andrews  
Market indicators
Forecast: Internet ad spend will outstrip all print in 2015
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Search engines escape Russia’s internet blacklist
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Mail.ru playing hard ball with Google over Russian search?
By Robert Andrews  
Market indicators
Bing is slowly eating into Google’s massive UK search dominance
By Robert Andrews  
Inside The Google Camp
Company strategy
Google must work harder to avoid European search charges
By Robert Andrews  
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Funding analysis
Mobile ads are booming, with more sales and more investment
By Robert Andrews  
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Market indicators
Research: Mobile search ad spending has slowed down this year
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Official: Yellow pages may be worthless
By Robert Andrews  
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Market indicators
Research: Social now sucking eyeballs from search
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
RIP Yellow Pages? Phone books re-shape themselves for life after listings
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Yahoo finally giving its European search advertisers to Microsoft
By Robert Andrews  
Job Search
M&A analysis
DMGT snaps up Jobrapido to build digital recruitment business
By Robert Andrews  
Market indicators

Google Gobbling Up Even More UK Searches

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is again gaining search share in a market it already overwhelming...

By Robert Andrews  
Market indicators
Chinese Flock To Carry Out Mobile Searches
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Yandex Expands To Czech Republic By Powering Seznam Video Search
By Robert Andrews  
Market indicators
China’s Search Business Growing Fast, But Lags Behind U.S.
By Robert Andrews  
M&A analysis
Lovefilm Gets Its Defence In Early: Buys Netflix’s Ad Slots
By Robert Andrews  
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Interviews
Interview: Microsoft’s ‘Not Walking Away From Search’
By Robert Andrews  
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Earnings analysis
In Charts: Nasdaq Debutante Yandex Sees Strong Growth
By Robert Andrews  
Baidu Mulling Expansion Out Of China
Company strategy
Baidu Mulling Expansion Out Of China
By Robert Andrews  
Google profits rise
Company strategy
French Search Firm Seeks €295 Million Competition Damages From Google
By Robert Andrews  
Russia’s Yandex Takes On Search, Ad Sales For Rambler Portal
Company strategy
Russia’s Yandex Takes On Search, Ad Sales For Rambler Portal
By Robert Andrews  
Google’s Social Search Finally Going Global
Company strategy
Google’s Social Search Finally Going Global
By Robert Andrews  
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M&A analysis
Publicis, WPP Make Further Digital Buys, Google Mobile Partnership
By Robert Andrews  
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Market indicators
Bing Gains In UK, But Makes Little Ground On Google
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy

Music Industry Pleads With Baidu To Help Stop Piracy

After losing a Beijing court case in which they accused Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU) and Sohu (...

By Robert Andrews  
Conference reports
@ pC2011: Publishers Learn To Live With Google’s Black Box
By Robert Andrews  
Funding analysis
From Russia With Two $1 Billion Deals?: Spotify And Yandex
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Case Study: Newspapers Writing For Search Trends?
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
The Times Goes To The Googleplex To Meet Its Nemesis
By Robert Andrews  
Video: News Corp’s Dominic Young Says Paywalls Are Good For Humans
Company strategy
Video: News Corp’s Dominic Young Says Paywalls Are Good For Humans
By Robert Andrews  
France Says Google Is Main Cause Of News Publishers’ Woes
Company strategy
France Says Google Is Main Cause Of News Publishers’ Woes
By Robert Andrews  
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M&A analysis
Russia’s Quintura Sells Its Visual Search Patents
By Robert Andrews  
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Conference reports
Vodafone Getting Serious On Network Limits: More Data Caps Will Come
By Robert Andrews  
Google’s Sci-Fi Now: Voice-Control TV, Eternal Memory, An End To Loneliness
Company strategy
Google’s Sci-Fi Now: Voice-Control TV, Eternal Memory, An End To Loneliness
By Robert Andrews  
For Google, Social Networking Is Just A Means To An End
Company strategy
For Google, Social Networking Is Just A Means To An End
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Blinkx’s Value Has Soared To £158 Million; Now What?
By Robert Andrews  
Twitter’s Search Credentials: Unproven And Unclear
Company strategy
Twitter’s Search Credentials: Unproven And Unclear
By Robert Andrews  
Market indicators

Social Net Visits Surpass Searches, So Where’s The Ad Boom?

Social networks are now taking a greater share of UK internet visits than search engi...

By Robert Andrews  
Conference reports
‘The General News Business Is Dead – RIP’
By Robert Andrews  
Funding analysis
Russia’s Quintura Raises $1 Million For Mobile Visual Search
By Robert Andrews  
M&A analysis
Google Buying Visual Art Seacher Plink; Its First UK Acquisition
By Robert Andrews  
M&A analysis
Nokia’s Location Spree Continues: Buying MetaCarta
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
First Look: Bing’s UK TV Ads Make A Monkey Out Of Google
By Robert Andrews  
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Market indicators
In UK Search, Everyone’s Miles Behind Google, Bing’s Overtaking Yahoo
By Robert Andrews  
Microsoft Man To Publishers: Google Punches Holes In Your Paywall, But Bing Won’t
Company strategy
Microsoft Man To Publishers: Google Punches Holes In Your Paywall, But Bing Won’t
By Robert Andrews  
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Company strategy
Russia’s Quintura Says Google Infringing Visual Search Patent
By Robert Andrews  
Google Could Be Granted Copyright Immunity In UK Law
Company strategy
Google Could Be Granted Copyright Immunity In UK Law
By Robert Andrews  
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Conference reports
World Editors Forum: Mirror’s Kelly: We Must Put Search Engines In Their Place
By Robert Andrews  
House prices
M&A analysis
News International Offloading Globrix Stake To Founders
By Robert Andrews  
House prices
M&A analysis
Property Search Hot Potatoes: GMG Selling ThinkProperty To Zoopla
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy

Technorati Seeks Some Twitter Juice, Launching Twittorati

Apparently, Technorati is still going. The seven-year-old blog index site once threat...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
The Butler’s Back: Ask.com Brings Jeeves Out Of Retirement In UK
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
The Butler’s Back: Ask.com Brings Jeeves Out Of Retirement
By Robert Andrews  
Industry moves
Industry Moves: Googler Wiles Joins Visual Search Outfit Imagini As MD
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
FT Launches Semantic News Aggregator Newssift
By Robert Andrews  
BBC Stops Trying To Be Google, Abandons Web Search
Company strategy
BBC Stops Trying To Be Google, Abandons Web Search
By Robert Andrews  
Interview: Cesar Mascaraque, Europe MD, Ask.com: Competing With Google Was A Mistake
Interviews
Interview: Cesar Mascaraque, Europe MD, Ask.com: Competing With Google Was A Mistake
By Robert Andrews  
Virgin Media Takes Yahoo oneSearch For New Mobile Portal
Company strategy
Virgin Media Takes Yahoo oneSearch For New Mobile Portal
By Robert Andrews  
ITV, Google Sign Paid Search Ads Deal; So Much For The ‘Parasite’
Company strategy
ITV, Google Sign Paid Search Ads Deal; So Much For The ‘Parasite’
By Robert Andrews  
Ballmer On Loose In Paris: ‘Search Still In Infancy’, New R&D Drive
Company strategy
Ballmer On Loose In Paris: ‘Search Still In Infancy’, New R&D Drive
By Robert Andrews  
Ballmer On Loose In Paris: ‘Search Still In Infancy’, New R&D Drive
Company strategy
Ballmer On Loose In Paris: ‘Search Still In Infancy’, New R&D Drive
By Robert Andrews  
Updated: AT&T Switched On To Yahoo oneSearch
Company strategy
Updated: AT&T Switched On To Yahoo oneSearch
By Robert Andrews  
‘Baidu Europe’ Touts Its Brand Name – To Baidu
Company strategy
‘Baidu Europe’ Touts Its Brand Name – To Baidu
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy

Microsoft Rejigs For Commercial Search, Multimap Leads The Way

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is restructuring its Search Business Group to add a new group ...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Property Search’s Nestoria Makes Hay In Spanish, Italian Markets
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Irish Search Developer Gets $25 Million To Fund Google Rival
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Mobile Content Bits: 3 UK Adds Fun Text; AOL And Time.com on iPhone; Egyptian Ads; RollingStone.com
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
EC Clears Huge French Aid For Multimedia Search Project
By Robert Andrews  
@ MWC Wire: Mobile Web Search Growing, Zyb Social Phone Book, mBlox Figs
Conference reports
@ MWC Wire: Mobile Web Search Growing, Zyb Social Phone Book, mBlox Figs
By Robert Andrews  
Yahoo! searchers suggest fix to buggy new feature
Company strategy
Yahoo! searchers suggest fix to buggy new feature
By Robert Andrews  
Yahoo! goes blue for search results
Company strategy
Yahoo! goes blue for search results
By Robert Andrews  
Google comes out fighting on privacy policy
Company strategy
Google comes out fighting on privacy policy
By Robert Andrews  
Yahoo! shows biggest UK search share gains
Market indicators
Yahoo! shows biggest UK search share gains
By Robert Andrews  
Yahoo! readies Panama for UK launch
Company strategy
Yahoo! readies Panama for UK launch
By Robert Andrews  
Google data capture under EU scrutiny
Company strategy
Google data capture under EU scrutiny
By Robert Andrews  
LynkU nets funds for site expansion
Funding analysis
LynkU nets funds for site expansion
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy

Google ‘No Comment’ On UK O2 MVNO Speculation

TechCrunch yesterday reported Google may be about to launch as a virtual mobile phone...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Yahoo! sued over ad technology
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Google points to VW.com over cloaking
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Yahoo! launches oneSearch in Europe
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Ask.com ads expose its inner algorithm
By Robert Andrews  
Yahoo! intros content separation tag
Company strategy
Yahoo! intros content separation tag
By Robert Andrews  
Google inks partnership for better govt. info access
Company strategy
Google inks partnership for better govt. info access
By Robert Andrews  
Intel strikes AdWords branding deal
Company strategy
Intel strikes AdWords branding deal
By Robert Andrews  
Yell.com launches affiliate search programme
Company strategy
Yell.com launches affiliate search programme
By Robert Andrews  
Thomson provides PPC buying to listings customers
Company strategy
Thomson provides PPC buying to listings customers
By Robert Andrews  
Microsoft ‘to release’ adCenter update
Company strategy
Microsoft ‘to release’ adCenter update
By Robert Andrews  
Yahoo! launches oneSearch for mobile web
Company strategy
Yahoo! launches oneSearch for mobile web
By Robert Andrews  
Netscape launches ad-free personalised homepage
Company strategy
Netscape launches ad-free personalised homepage
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy

Google adds Docs & Spreadsheets to Apps package

Google has added Google Docs & Spreadsheets to its Google Apps On Your Domain of...

By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Second Life comes to Brighton
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Yahoo! launches Panama in quest for relevance
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
Mobile networks ‘mull new-build search engine’
By Robert Andrews  
Company strategy
PPC budgets to be cut as online spend grows, report says
By Robert Andrews  
YouTubers would flee video ads
Market indicators
YouTubers would flee video ads
By Robert Andrews  
Searchers tempted to check out Checkout
Company strategy
Searchers tempted to check out Checkout
By Robert Andrews  
MyBlogLog enhances Yahoo!’s social strategy
Company strategy
MyBlogLog enhances Yahoo!’s social strategy
By Robert Andrews  
Google services begin to trump rivals
Market indicators
Google services begin to trump rivals
By Robert Andrews  
Yahoo! APIs ‘could reduce peanut butter effect’
Company strategy
Yahoo! APIs ‘could reduce peanut butter effect’
By Robert Andrews  
Pink is the new black, search stats say
Company strategy
Pink is the new black, search stats say
By Robert Andrews  
Google’s noun-sense falls on deaf ears
Company strategy
Google’s noun-sense falls on deaf ears
By Robert Andrews  
California sun to power third of Googleplex
Company strategy
California sun to power third of Googleplex
By Robert Andrews  
Newsweek stories get Technorati top ten rating
Company strategy
Newsweek stories get Technorati top ten rating
By Robert Andrews  
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