French Privacy Agency’s Site Crashes, After Demanding Link From Google France Home Page

Be careful what you wish for. In this case, the French privacy agency CNiL demanded that Google link from the Google France home page to a privacy ruling made against it. Google complied — and now the traffic seems to have slowed and sometimes crashed the CNiL web site. Our story on Marketing…

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Google Moves Ahead Of Exxon To Become 2nd Most Valuable US Company After Apple

Bloomberg.com reported today Google has moved ahead of Exxon Mobile Corp to become the second most valuable company in America following Apple. According to Bloomberg, Google’s market capitalization totals $393.5 billion, representing less than a billion more than Exxon’s $392.6…

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Search In Pics: Golden Tate With Glass At Super Bowl, Google Indoor Clouds & Android Socks

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Google Mobile Barista: Source: Google+ Clouds Inside Google’s Office:…

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Wow! See How Much Screen Real Estate Google Is Giving Rivals In Its EU Antitrust Settlement

Google’s finally reached a proposed agreement with the European Union over antitrust charges. Judging from screenshots the EU has released, it will give Google rivals unprecedented positioning in Google’s results, sometimes for free, sometimes for a fee. Consider how the EU is saying…

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With Susan Wojcicki Heading YouTube, Google SVP Sridhar Ramaswamy Takes The Reigns Of Ads And Commerce

With today’s news that Google ads veteran Susan Wojcicki has is now heading YouTube, Google tells Search Engine Land that Sridhar Ramaswamy will lead the ads and commerce team. Ramaswamy and Wojcicki, who’ve both shared the title of SVP, Ads & Commerce, have been jointly running the…

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It’s Done: Google Settles Search Antitrust Case In Europe

Roughly a year after Google settled an antitrust investigation with the US Federal Trade Commission, Bloomberg is reporting that Google and the European Commission have reached a final settlement that would end the regulator’s antitrust search investigation against the company. According to…

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With Nadella’s Appointment, The “Search CEOs” Now Run Google, Yahoo & Microsoft

Satya Nadella being named CEO of Microsoft isn’t just big news for Microsoft. It’s big news for search. For the first time in ages, the three major search companies in the US are all run by CEOs who either came out of a search-background or have a solid understanding of it. Despite the…

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Search Marketing Expo – SMX West, March 11-13 in San Jose, CA. Register Now!

Join the most accomplished internet marketers in the world at SMX West, March 11-13 in San Jose, CA. Check out the agenda & speaker roster, featuring three days of tactic-rich sessions, keynotes, invaluable networking opportunities, and more. All Access, Workshop, Search and Social Media Boot…

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10 Reasons You Need to Attend SMX West – March 11-13 in Silicon Valley

Internet marketing success means knowing what works, testing what’s new and measuring everything.   Search Marketing Expo – SMX West is where professional internet marketers like you go for the latest tactics for increasing visibility, traffic, conversions and sales. Here are 10…

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Nadella Would Bring Search Cred To Microsoft CEO Role

Based on several reports is appears very likely that Microsoft will announce that Satya Nadella will be the next CEO. He brings an engineering background to the C suite. He’s also a B-school grad. For the past three years Nadella has run Microsoft’s Server & Tools business. Before…

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Search In Pics: The Simpsons With Google Glass, Oscar Mayer Car At Google & Google Military Truck

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Spotted At Google: The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile: Source: Twitter Google…

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Google Q4 2013 Earnings Report $16.86 Billion In Revenues

Google announced fourth-quarter 2013 earnings today. Google’s revenue targets beat estimates, while their earnings-per-share did not. Google had revenues of $16.86 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2013, an increase of 17% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. Google’s…

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Search Marketing Expo – SMX West Early Bird Rates Expire Saturday. Register Now!

Join the most accomplished internet marketers in the world at SMX West, March 11-13 in San Jose, CA. Check out the agenda & speaker roster, featuring three days of tactic packed sessions, a keynote from Google, invaluable networking opportunities, and much more. Save $200 with Early Bird rates…

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Last Chance for SMX West Early Bird Rates – Register Now!

Search Marketing Expo – SMX West rates increase Saturday, February 1st. Register now and save on all passes! Join us March 11-13 in San Jose for: The latest tactics and strategies: Over 75% of the sessions are new. Check out the agenda. Presentations by more than 80 internet marketing experts…

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Report: Google Close (Again) To EU Antitrust Settlement

The third time may be the charm. According to Reuters Google is (once again) “close to settling a three-year antitrust probe by European regulators after it offered ‘much better’ concessions” to the European Commission (EC). However Google has been here before. Two previous…

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Moz 2014 Industry Survey Results: Google Webmaster Tools Ranked Top SEO Tool

With more than 3,700 survey respondents, this year’s industry survey from search marketing analytics provider Moz discovered the No. 1 SEO tool used by internet marketing professionals is Google Webmaster Tools. The majority of the survey focused on marketing issues, but Moz did ask…

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SMX West Rates Increase Saturday – Register Now, Save $200!

Early Bird rates for Search Engine Land’s SMX West conference expire Saturday. Register now and get three days of exceptional content and invaluable networking for only $1595. Join us March 11-13 in San Jose, CA for expert tactics, best practices and strategies to help you adapt and succeed…

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Israel Wants To Tax Google To Support Local Content Publishers

A new bill making its way to Israel’s parliament (the Knesset) would assess a tax of 7 percent on search engine ad revenues to subsidize local content publishers. The story was reported in the Financial Times. While it’s not explicit or exclusive to any individual company, the bill has been…

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German Courts Follow French Ruling & Order Google To Block Max Mosley Images In Search Results

Google has lost another case in the Max Mosley lawsuit, this time in Germany. According to a Reuter’s report, a German court has ruled Google is responsible for distributing scandalous pictures of the former Formula One president, and is ordering the search engine to block links to the images…

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