Halfords ramps up site search with Fredhopper
Halfords has appointed ecommerce technology provider Fredhopper to drive customer satisfaction and improve its on-site search function.
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Google and Amazon tax investigation – profits scrutinised
Public outcry in Britain as journalists uncover the scale of how Google and Amazon reduce taxes to boost overall profits. New funding being given to support the Google tax investigation which could impact other multinational online service providers…
Google…what happened to us? Clothes retailer laments 70% drop in search traffic (video)
US-based online retailer Big Tall Direct has accused Google of favouring ad dollars from large businesses over relevancy, after the firm saw a 70% decrease in search traffic in the past year.
Content marketing and SEO: Why every website article should start with keyphrase thinking
Getting your content discovered in search engines has been the battle digital marketers have been fighting for almost 20 years. It’s a combination of both art and science, and there are simple steps that should be on every marketers’ agenda. Danny Meadows-Klue has been teaching Search Engine Optimisation since the late 90s, and here he … [Read more…]
Facebook and Yahoo in search talks?
Yahoo has been in talks with Facebook over a possible search deal that could see an end to its partnership with Microsoft’s Bing, according to a news report.
Google fined $22.5m for Safari privacy breach
Google has been fined $22.5 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US, for breaching the privacy of Safari browser users.
Facebook debuts recruitment app with 1.7 million jobs
Facebook has launched a jobs board in partnership with the Social Jobs Partnership, letting recruiters to post job listings directly on Facebook.
Top tips: Google’s new paid shopping results- what you need to know
Google Shopping announced yesterday that the European roll out of the paid Shopping will start in February. Marc Warren, MD of Periscopix, looks at what this means for retailers
Guest comment: Direct .uk domain names – a new online home for British businesses?
Eleanor Bradley, Director of Operations for Nominet, the non-profit organisation responsible for managing the .uk domain space, explains a current proposal to launch direct.uk domains and how you can have your say on the future of the internet for British businesses
LBi buys ecommerce technology firm Sceneric
Marketing and technology agency LBi has acquired Sceneric, an ecommerce consultancy and systems integrator.