Google-Motorola Merger Seeks European Commission Clearance
Google's buyout of Motorola Mobility is already under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice, but the deal will also require clearance in Europe. The European Commission evaluation is scheduled...
View ArticleGoogle+ Stream Filtering Upgrade In Works
Google plans to add filtering mechanisms to Google+, allowing users to receive more relevant social content as the company seeks to challenge rival Facebook. Elsewhere, Eric Schmidt calls U.S....
View ArticleGoogle Motorola Deal Put on Hold by European Commission
The EC has put Google's proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility on hold pending further investigation. The EC issued a filing last month asking Google to provide additional details on...
View ArticleGoogle Buys RightsFlow for YouTube Copyright Management
Google has purchased the copyright management group RightsFlow for implementation on YouTube and other Google properties. The technology will be used to identify the use of copyrighted music and make...
View ArticleKey SEO 2012 Trends in North Asia
SEO will continue to grow up in 2012 to be much more influenced by the social, mobile, and local movements. Companies that successfully address, understand, and act on these movements will have a head...
View ArticleIBM Assigns Over 200 Patents to Google
IBM has agreed to a deal that will see the company assign more than 200 patents to Google. Patents include filings related to rendering pages, analyzing large-scale indexes, VOIP platforms,...
View ArticleGoogle Driverless Cars ‘Shockingly’ Safe & Efficient [Infographic]
Driverless cars could double the efficiency of working parents, reduce parking costs and state licensing revenue, and take millions of drunk drivers off the road each year, according to a new...
View ArticleDOJ to Approve Google's Motorola Acquisition
Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility could soon be approved by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ,) sources told the Wall Street Journal. The DOJ is reportedly poised to issue a formal...
View ArticleGoogle-Motorola Acquisition Approved in U.S., EU
In a pair of announcements made just hours apart, the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission each announced that the $12.5 billion acquisition had been cleared by their respective...
View ArticleGoogle’s Patent Battle With Microsoft & Apple Escalates
Microsoft has filed a formal complaint against Motorola with the European Commission over what it sees as a clear abuse of its industry standard patents, with Google's tacit backing. This follows a...
View ArticleGoogle, Bing, Twitter & YouTube: Latest Comings & Goings
Google will reportedly promote one of its own executives to CEO of Motorola. Meanwhile, Google has hired a veteran lobbyist and lost a pair of ad execs to Twiter. And Bing is for leaving. Here’s a...
View ArticleGoogle Dumping Clearwire Stake
Google will sell its 6.5 percent stake in wireless Internet service provider Clearwire for roughly $47 million (a discounted stock price of $1.60 per share), according to an SEC filing. Google...
View ArticleGoogle, Microsoft Pitch HTTP Overhaul Options for Speedier Web
IETF engineers are currently discussing steps to overhaul Hypertext Transfer Protocol in an effort to modernize and speed up the 1990s technology. SPDY by Google and HTTP Speed+ Mobility by Microsoft...
View ArticleJudge Allows 'No Poaching' Lawsuit Against Google to Proceed
A California judge has denied a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit from employees alleging that a group of seven high profile tech companies, including Google and Apple, conspired in a "no...
View ArticleGoogle Buys Meebo in an Effort to Beef Up Google+ Engagement
Google has acquired social platform Meebo in a deal worth a reported $100 million in an effort to boost engagement and time on site for their social network, Google+.
View ArticleMobile Targeting Definitions Every Marketer Must Know
The mobile industry continues to grow and develop its technology and user base. A basic understanding of these essential targeting terms is important in speaking to both industry-mates and clients...
View ArticleGoogle Ad Spending Tops $2 Billion in 2011
Google has doubled it's advertising budget in the past year to more tha $1.5 billion. If you factor in the recently acquired Motorola Mobility Holdings and Google's ad spend together, that's $2.1...
View ArticleGoogle Seeks Ban on iPhone, iPad in Patent Lawsuit
Google's Motorola Mobility division is reportedly claiming that Apple devices, including the iPhone and iPad, infringe seven of its patents, including location reminders, email notifications, video...
View ArticleGoogle TV Ads Cancelled
Following a four-year effort in the incredibly lucrative TV ad business, Google has decided to pull the plug. Traditional TV ads are out. Going forward Google plans to focus exclusively on digital with...
View ArticleMaking the Most of the Open Data Movement
Governments and organizations are making huge amounts of data available to the public. We take a deeper look at the movement, why you should care, and some of the ways smart companies can turn the data...
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