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Google continued to lead the US as the most visited site in December, with women’s network iVillage the highest riser, according to new data from comScore.
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Facebook ‘accounts for over a quarter of US display ads’
Facebook has increased its lead in the US display ad market, accounting for 28% of impressions in 2011, according to new data.
Facebook 'accounts for over a quarter of US display ads'
Facebook has increased its lead in the US display ad market, accounting for 28% of impressions in 2011, according to new data.
Google profits fall short, despite ‘90m Google+ sign-ups’
Google increased turnover by 27% in the final quarter of 2011 to $10.6bn and net profits lifted by 6.4% to $2.7bn, but this was not enough to its share price tumbling 10% as the results fell short of investor expectations.
Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang quits company after 18 years
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he founded almost two decades ago, raising hopes that the former internet darling may be sold or split up.
Bing finally overtakes Yahoo! Search in the US
Microsoft’s Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet’s most lucrative market, according to new figures.
Google and Twitter clash over social search
The relationship between former search partners Twitter and Google has become more frosty this week, with the two web giants locked in a war of words over the increasingly important role of social search.
Google sites accounted for 9 in 10 UK searches in December
Google sites, including YouTube, accounted for over 91% of all searches in UK in December 2011, according to new research.
Microsoft axes web TV plans
Microsoft has scrapped its plans to launch an online video streaming service, following poor reception, according to a news report.
Microsoft promotes HTML5 with exclusive ‘Cut The Rope’ levels for IE9 users
Microsoft is offering a browser version of mobile hit game Cut The Rope, with a set of special levels accessible only to people who use IE9 and pin the game to their Windows 7 taskbar.