How does Google make $100m in search ads each day? (Infographic)
Google makes $100m per day on search advertising, at least, that is what Wordstream tells us according to this infographic.
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Google targets ‘next billion’ with basic mobile web service Free Zone
Google has launched ‘Free Zone’, a new mobile web service aimed at giving millions of people in the developing world to access the Internet (and Google’s ads) via basic mobile phones without data charges.
Google revamps desktop search with ‘cleaner’ look
Google is updating its desktop search engine, offering what it claims will be a ’simpler, cleaner’ feel than before more closely aligned with its mobile and tablet versions.
Facebook offers free talktime in India
Facebook is offering mobile users the Indian rupee equivalent of nearly US$1 in free talk time to sign up to the social networking service, in a bid to increase its subscribers in the country.
Top newspapers on Pinterest: Mail Online gets 2 million shares
The Daily Mail website has generated 2 million ‘pins’ on Pinterest, with the Guardian getting the greatest number of shares for a single article, according to new research.
DuckDuckGo attacks Google: “There’s no regular search anymore”
Search engine DuckDuckGo has released a video that aims to show that there’s no such thing as impersonal Google results.
Case study: Future publishing boosts conversions 5% through customer understanding
Future Publishing worked with Maxymiser to boost subscriptions via a digital campaign that used multi-variate testing and optimisation of the entire customer journey to encourage conversions. This case study looks at how the publisher achieved a 5.1% rise in conversions.
1 in 4 US searches are local- study
The number of searches looking for local goods and services in the US has risen significantly in the past two years, with local searches making up 24% of Google queries, according to new research.
Google offers to brand search results to appease EU monopoly charges
Google is reportedly offering to brand its search results to avoid the European Commission taking formal action against the company’s alleged “abuse of dominance” in the search market.
Google warns of more job cuts at Motorola
Google has warned it could make further job cuts to its Motorola Mobility team, following 4,000 layoffs already made after its purchase of the phone maker last year.