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Google sued by Chegg over AI Overviews hurting traffic and revenue
Will other companies follow suit and go after Google for sending less traffic to sites and publishers with these new AI Overviews?
How AI is reshaping the content creator industry
Learn about the benefits, risks and ethical considerations of AI-powered content creation and how to achieve sustainable growth.
May e-commerce exceeds holiday 2019, setting up the battle of the marketplaces
Walmart brought in more online revenue than eBay in May for the fist time.
Report: Google to pay Apple $9 billion to remain default search engine on Safari
If it's accurate, Apple is making a boatload of money off of Google.
Analyst: Google’s default search deal worth $3 billion to frenemy Apple
Bernstein analyst says that payments by Google to Apple this year might be worth as much as $3 billion.
Court Documents Show Google Paid Apple $1 Billion For Safari Default Placement
In 2013, Morgan Stanley and Macquarie Capital estimated that Google was paying Apple around $1 billion annually for the privilege of being the Safari default search engine. Turns out they were right. According to a Bloomberg report citing court documents and testimony in Oracle’s copyright suit against Google, “Apple received $1 billion from its rival in […]
Google AdWords Turns 15: A Look Back At The Origins Of A $60 Billion Business
AdWords launched with 350 advertisers in 2000. Today, more than 1 million advertisers generate tens of billions in revenue for the company.
Report: Apple May Launch Google Now Competitor At June WWDC Event
New "Proactive" search capability built in part on earlier Cue acquisition.
Report: 75 Percent Of Google’s Mobile Search Revenue Comes From Apple Devices
If true Google will likely fight to maintain search relationship with Apple.
SearchCap: Google Search Impact Report, Expedia Buys Orbitz & AdWords Topics
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: AdWords Success for 2015: Conversion Tips from Inside Experts Is your AdWords campaign ready for success in 2015? 10 WordPress SEO Questions That Took Me 10 Years To Answer! Looking to […]
Burden Of Search UI Innovation Now Falls To Yahoo Veteran Laurie Mann
Laurie Mann has been promoted to run Yahoo Search. Mann, who is a man, has been senior vice president of engineering operations at Yahoo since 2002. Prior to that Mann spent a number of years at Oracle in various engineering roles. The news was first reported late last night by AllThingsD. Mann fills the position that was […]
Enterprise Web Analytics Tools 2013: A Buyer’s Guide
Table of Contents Section I: Scope and Methodology Section II: Enterprise Web Analytics Market Overview Section III: Web Analytics Market Trends Section IV: Enterprise Web Analytics Tool Capabilities Section V: Choosing an Enterprise Web Analytics Tool Section VI: Vendor Profiles "Enterprise Web Analytics Tools" editorial team: Advisory Editors: John Lovett, Senior Partner, Web Analytics Demystified […]
As Buyers Circle Yahoo, Will It Be Carved Up?
Now that it’s for sale, there are several reports indicating multiple buyers are interested in some or all of Yahoo. Among the names mentioned are Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm, Yahoo search partner and former suitor Microsoft, News Corp. and Jack Ma of China’s Alibaba, in which Yahoo owns a multi-billion dollar stake. […]
Facebook Funding Subject Of SEC Review: Report
Perhaps not surprisingly, the SEC is reportedly looking into the recent Goldman Sachs Facebook investment. The Wall Street Journal, citing “people familiar with the situation,” reports that the SEC is in the early stages of an inquiry over rules concerning the dividing line between public and private companies. Goldman Sachs created a “special purpose vehicle” […]
Facebook’s Goldman Investment An IPO Delaying Tactic?
There’s a fascinating discussion developing around the question of what the Goldman Sachs $450 or $500 million investment means for a future Facebook IPO. Does it mean it’s around the corner? Alternatively does it do the opposite and delay an IPO a year or more? At the center of the debate is an obscure SEC […]
With So Much Money Is A Facebook Search Engine Inevitable?
The news broke yesterday that Facebook was getting a whopping $500 million from Goldman Sachs and existing investor Digital Sky Technologies at a valuation of $50 billion. None of this has been confirmed by the company but it’s being very widely reported. Apparently the Goldman investment will enable the company’s most wealthy clients to “get […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 14, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Q3: $7.29 Billion, Display And Mobile Showing “Momentum” Google said it earned $7.29 billion in Q3 2010, an increase of 23% compared to the same period in 2009. Quarterly growth […]
Google Starting To Manage Its Cash Mountain More Aggressively
Google now has roughly $26 billion in cash on hand. That mountain of money has apparently been getting very conservative returns according to an article appearing in Businessweek. The article also discusses how Google has now turned its formidable technology and software prowess on its short term investments to more aggressively manage its portfolio. Accordingly […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 27, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 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 […]
comScore: Bing Share Up – Will It Overtake Yahoo? Plus, Ask.com Sale Speculation Returns
According to comScore’s December search numbers (now being circulated by various financial analysts), Ask is down slightly, so are AOL and Yahoo. Google and Bing are up. Here are the new comScore figures, which will be formally released today or Monday: Google: 65.7 percent Yahoo: 17.3 percent Bing: 10.7 percent Ask: 3.7 percent AOL: 2.6 […]
Search Biz: Google News Courting Legal Trouble?, Bold Predictions About Behavioral Ad Targeting & More
Will the recent introduction of paid ads on Google News lead to legal issues for Google? That question is discussed today on ClickZ, where Sandra Baron of the Media Law Resource Center says publishers will be looking at what Google is doing: “A significant issue for content providers is whether or not what Google provides […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 18, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 16, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 23, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Search Biz: Where’s Eurekster?, Grab Google’s Gazillions?, WiFi “On Steriods,” & Yahoo Readies For Proxy Battle
Google’s recent decision to make its UK keyword bidding policy conform with the US practice of allowing competitors to bid on each other’s brands has drawn ire and threats of legal action. Today brings more such news of potential legal action against Google from a range of travel companies and retailers in the UK.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 24, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web
Google: Not American’s Most Admired Company (But Almost)
FORTUNE magazine released its America’s Most Admired Companies of 2008 list, and guess what? Google was not rated number one. Hard to believe? Well, they did make number four. Apple took the top position, which doesn’t surprise me since everyone I know is buying Macs, even oureditor-in-chief, Danny. Google ranked at number four while Microsoft […]
Microsoft’s Chief Strategy Officer: “Google Owes Its Business To Us”
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium, Microsoft’s Chief Strategy Officer Craig Mundie made the perhaps technically correct but strange remark that Google’s business was essentially derivative of Microsoft’s success. “If we didn’t succeed at the PC, they wouldn’t have a business,” Mundie is quoted as saying. Yet Microsoft didn’t invent the PC, nor […]
Official: Yahoo Says No To Microsoft
The weekend rumor becomes reality. Yahoo has rejected Microsoft’s offer, saying it undervalues Yahoo. From the release:
Not So Crazy: Yahoo May Partner With AOL To Escape Microsoft
Wondering what’s next after the news that Yahoo apparently plans to reject Microsoft’s takeover offer? The Times Of London reports Yahoo will restart merger talks with AOL. Below, more about the news along with some back history on AOL in search and why a Yahoo-AOL partnership might indeed be a compelling way to convince Yahoo […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 24, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Microsoft: We Don’t Need Yahoo (Now), aQuantive Deal ‘More Of A Merger’
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) ran an article quoting Microsoft’s Yusuf Mehdi, who made the following statements at a Goldman Sachs Internet conference: “Yahoo has a great business. Kudos to them, but we’re bigger globally. We have half a billion people . . . I still don’t think it’s the end of inning one. […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 20, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Feb. 27, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Microsoft’s Ozzie Talks Of Google “Wake-Up Call,” Vertical Search Hopes
Ray Ozzie, chief software architect at Microsoft, spoke today about trying to beat Google during a Goldman Sachs investors conference. Various reports cover his comments relating to the Big G, Google, as well as search in general. Among them: