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Topic: Federal government of the United States
TikTok highlights its value to brands and search experience
TikTok is highlighting the discovery modes that power community-driven search ecosystems to show what brands will miss if the app is banned.
PPC 2023 in review: UA sunsets, Google antitrust trial, X’s downfall and more
If you expected a boring year, you were wrong. Let's explore the most significant changes and updates in PPC that happened in 2023.
Google issues refunds amid accusations it missold ads on third-party websites
The search engine was accused of violating its own advertising standards 80% of the time in a study conducted by Adalytics.
Google accused of mis-selling ads on third-party websites for years
Advertisers may have lost billions of digital ad dollars by paying premium prices for a service that Google allegedly failed to deliver.
Google Shuts Down Payday Loan Advertiser’s Campaigns Over The Weekend
According to TheDrum.com, Google pulled all paid search ads run by Moneysupermarket.com as part of a crackdown on payday loan vendors that disregard AdWords’ policies. The Drum reports: Google pulled all Moneysupermarket’s domain level ads including all campaigns across car and home insurance on Saturday (6 April) evening. The ads were down for over 24 […]
US Government Makes Most Content Removal Requests To Google So Far in 2011
The US government sent Google 5,950 content removal requests in the first half of 2011, more than triple the number of requests that 2nd-place India sent in during the same period. The numbers come from Google’s latest semi-annual update to the Government Requests section of its Transparency Report. The Government Requests data represents government inquiries […]
Google, Bing & Searching For The New Wikileaks Website
Looking for the Wikileaks website? Having lost one domain, and having its second site going down temporarily, it’s a challenge, even for the search engines.
How Do Americans Access Government Data? Search Engines.
The Pew Internet & American Life Project has issued a new report about how Americans access government information. They found that 82% of online adults in the United States have been to a government website within the last 12 months, and that 44% started at a major search engine. While social media has become increasingly […]
Google Partners With Florida To Make Govt. Data More Accessible
According to the South Florida Business Journal, Florida will be working with Google “to create new search engine features for those looking for government services online.” Google will be indexing Florida state databases that are currently not discoverable via the Internet. Other states with similar programs include California, Arizona, Michigan, Utah, and Virginia. Google also […]
Will SEO Become The Law For Federal Agencies?
The Google Public Policy Blog wrote about a new bill that will require federal agencies to make their sites and information search engine accessible. The bill, E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007, is being reviewed by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. The guidelines of the bill state:
‘Google For Government’ Coming Soon?
The Washington Post blog The Trail reports on challenges with implementing the already enacted Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. The Act, passed last year, is intended to provide much more information to “ordinary Americans” regarding federal funding and federally funded projects via a search interface (not Google specifically). According to the blog, however, a […]
Google Stepping Up Governmental Sales
Google Searches For Government Work by the Washington Post has details on Google’s current and future government sales operations. Yesterday, Google started a two-day sales event aimed at the U.S. government. The event reportedly brought in “200 federal contractors, engineers and uniformed military members.” Rob Painter, director of the Google Earth federal effort, said “We’re […]
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 judgments” about international authorities’ requests […]