SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 15, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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iPhone’s Perceived Usability Contributing To Massive Consumer Demand
iPhone skeptics take note: The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports that the iPhone has sparked massive consumer interest and may enable AT&T to capture other carriers’ customers. According to an M:Metrics survey cited in the article: Two-thirds of mobile-phone users who are interested in purchasing the iPhone aren’t AT&T customers but would be willing […]
Federal Trade Commission Opens Antitrust Investigation Over Google’s DoubleClick Deal
Google Deal Said to Bring U.S. Scrutiny from the New York Times reports the Federal Trade Commission will be reviewing the proposed Google and DoubleClick acquisition. The preliminary antitrust investigation is to be conducted by the FTC and not the Justice Department, which is what privacy advocates wanted. The FTC will decide if they should […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 24, 2007
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Complaint Over Google-DoubleClick Acqusition Expected To Be Filed At FTC Today
Google draws privacy complaint to FTC from News.com reports three organizations are going to file a joint complaint today with the Federal Trade Commission over Google’s proposed acquisition of DoubleClick. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), along with the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and the U.S. Public Interest Research Groups (U.S. PIRG) are all […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 17, 2007
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1-800-Free411 To Launch Local Category Search
Jingle Networks’ free directory assistance (DA) service 1-800-FREE411 is slated this week to launch a new “category search” option, where you call to get matches of businesses in an area that relate to a category of interest (such as movie theaters in Los Angeles, or a dentist in San Francisco). To date Jingle has offered […]
Microsoft’s Tellme Acquisition ‘Accelerates’ Mobile Search Competition
Notwithstanding Microsoft’s own existing speech assets, the Tellme acquisition appears to be complementary and strategic for Microsoft across the board. There were the four principal areas, identified in the release, that would be pursued or enhanced by the acquisition: unified communications, speech platform, software plus services and mobile services and search. Indeed, Microsoft wants to […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 14, 2007
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 13, 2007
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 9, 2007
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VSearch: Embedded Voice Mobile Local Search
Voice technology provider VoiceSignal and directory services company INFONXX are launching an “embedded” voice-driven local search product for mobile phones called “VSearch.” Available starting in March, the two companies described the service in their announcement this morning:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Dec. 27, 2006
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Google #4 On BusinessWeek’s Tech Hot Growth 50
Last Friday, BusinessWeek release the Tech Hot Growth 50 for 2006. Google ranked number four on the list, behind Amkor Technology (1), Apple (2), and AT&T (3); Google (GOOG), meanwhile, has claimed billions in advertising dollars by devising the technology to put information from around the Web at anyone’s disposal in a matter of seconds. […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Dec. 14, 2006
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web: