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May. 15, 2008 at 10:09am by Barry Schwartz
How Search Engines Redirect Users To Country-Specific Sites
Yahoo just started redirecting people in the UK who are trying to reach Yahoo.com instead to its Yahoo UK web site, something that Google has done for a long time. With the change, this seemed a good time to revisit how all the major search engines may intercept people trying...
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Apr. 21, 2008 at 8:58am by Greg Sterling
China Now Number One Internet Market, Surpassing US
The Chinese Internet has surpassed the US in terms of overall users. According to BDA China (reported in USAToday), there are more than 220 million Chinese Internet users (17 percent of the population) compared with 216 in the US (71 percent). This is simply a function of the huge scale...
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Dec. 12, 2007 at 10:19am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Acquires UK-Based MultiMap Mapping Provider
Microsoft announced this morning that it has acquired UK-based mapping platform and consumer destination MultiMap. Deal terms weren't disclosed. MultiMap will reportedly operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft but within the Virtual Earth and search teams. According to the press statement issued, MultiMap brings "new location and mapping...
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Oct. 18, 2007 at 7:18am by Danny Sullivan
Did Dalai Lama Award Cause China To Redirect Google, Yahoo & Microsoft Search Traffic To Baidu?
Reports have been coming in that people trying to reach Google, Yahoo and Microsoft from within China or via Chinese ISPs are being redirected to Baidu. Some have accused Baidu of hijacking the traffic, but we think it's likely that China is upset with the US over the award it...
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Aug. 27, 2007 at 10:13am by Barry Schwartz
Yahoo China & MSN China Sign Controversial "Self-Discipline Pact" With China
Yahoo!, Microsoft ink web pact with Chinese government from The Register reports Yahoo China and MSN China have signed a pact with the Chinese government that "encourages" rather than requires bloggers to identify themselves to the companies with real names, contact details and for the companies to censor material. Reporters...
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Jul. 19, 2007 at 11:12am by Greg Sterling
EU May Require Google To Expire Cookies Even Sooner
News.com reports on a positive but cautious response from the European Union to Google's previous announcement that it would reduce its data/cookie retention time to two years. A prominent member of the EU's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party told ZDNet that there would be discussion regarding whether Google had...
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Jun. 19, 2007 at 9:50am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Virtual Earth Enhances UK 3-D; EveryScape Seeks To Make 3-D Better, Cheaper
Microsoft announced that it's enhancing Virtual Earth in the UK with improved 3-D elevation data from Intermap Technologies. These improvements will make their way throughout Western Europe and to the U.S. The idea is to use better terrain and elevation data to provide a more photorealistic 3-D experience overall. Meanwhile...
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Jun. 6, 2007 at 11:36am by Greg Sterling
BBC Features Microsoft's Photosynth In New Show
The BBC's "How We Built Britain" television series "explores Britain's past through its buildings and the lives lived in and around them." The program (or programme) features Microsoft's experimental Photosyth technology to show photo collages and different images of the structures. Here's an earlier post from around the time of...
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May. 15, 2007 at 3:03pm by Greg Sterling
AOL Buys Third Screen Media Ad Network
Seemingly in parallel with the land grab going on online, mobile M&A is heating up. Earlier this month, Microsoft acquired EU ad firm ScreenTonic and prior to that voice services and directory provider Tellme. Today, mobile ad network Third Screen Media went to AOL and will become a subsidiary of...
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May. 3, 2007 at 7:55am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Buys EU Mobile Ad Firm ScreenTonic
Microsoft announced earlier today that it had acquired six-year-old European mobile ad platform company ScreenTonic. Last February, Microsoft acquired European mobile search provider MotionBridge. This past March Microsoft bought Tellme. Thus, the company is putting together an impressive suite of mobile assets for both consumers and carriers....
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Jan. 31, 2007 at 9:07am by Barry Schwartz
Google, Microsoft, & Yahoo Ask For Help With International Censorship
News.com reports that Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have asked the US government for help when it comes to international censorship policies and law. The article has some more insight into the challenges the search companies face with countries like China. Right now, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have to make "moral...
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Jan. 19, 2007 at 9:50am by Barry Schwartz
Google, Microsoft & Yahoo To Develop NGO Conduct Code
CIO reports that Microsoft, Google, along with Yahoo will be developing a code of conduct with the coalition of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to "promote freedom of expression and privacy rights." This move is to help the companies' ventures into China and help paint a better picture for the search giants...
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Dec. 14, 2006 at 9:48am by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft China To Display Baidu's Search Ads
MarketWatch reports that Microsoft and Baidu struck a deal where Baidu will be powering the paid search ads at Microsoft's MSN, Live.com and other China based services. Again, Baidu is to power Microsoft's ads in China, not the other way around. Baidu has the official press release. From the top...
