Search Industry News

The very latest search industry news headlines from the Epiphany media team. Updated daily.

27th May 2008

Google: Threat to YouTube is a threat to the web

Viacom's lawsuit against YouTube is a threat to online freedom, according to Google, which bought the video streaming site two years ago. David Eun, vice-president of content partnerships with Google, expressed the firm's intention to take t... Google: Threat to YouTube is a threat to the web >>

27th May 2008

Microsoft withdraws book scanning plans

Software giant Microsoft took a step back from its rivalry with Google last week as it announced the abandonment of plans to digitise millions of books. The company revealed in a blog post that its would no longer be pursuing a book scan pro... Microsoft withdraws book scanning plans >>

27th May 2008

April e-commerce 'up 6%'

E-commerce growth experienced a six per cent hike between March and April, new figures indicate. According to a report from comScore, e-commerce growth stood at 15 per cent last month, compared to nine per cent the previous month. &... April e-commerce 'up 6%' >>

23rd May 2008

Google pledges to be more open

Google's Search Quality team is to reveal information about the search giant's page rankings procedures in a series of blog posts. Writing on the Official Google Blog, vice-president of engineering at Search Quality Udi Manber notes that the... Google pledges to be more open >>

23rd May 2008

Microsoft launches Live Search cashback

Consumers are to be offered cashback on purchases made through Microsoft's search service, it was announced this week. A proportion of any transaction made via the software giant's Live Search is to be refunded, in a reward scheme that seeks... Microsoft launches Live Search cashback >>

23rd May 2008

July annual meeting postponed by Yahoo!

A meeting of Yahoo! shareholders planned for July 3rd has been postponed, it has emerged. The company has not specified a date for the rescheduled annual meeting, but it is thought the firm wants more time to prepare a defence against Carl I... July annual meeting postponed by Yahoo! >>

22nd May 2008

Viral campaigns 'have an organic effect'

Viral marketing is successful because its effect seems organic, one industry member has said. Initiatives involving the viral distribution of video or other content raise consumer awareness because they do not appear calculated, said Henry P... Viral campaigns 'have an organic effect' >>

22nd May 2008

Mobile devices "prime opportunity" for advertisers

Advertisers should be looking to target consumers through their mobiles, Microsoft said this week. Speaking at the company's advance08 forum for online advertising leadership, Microsoft's corporate vice-president of mobile services, Brian Ar... Mobile devices "prime opportunity" for advertisers >>

22nd May 2008

Web surfers 'choose Google'

Google topped the list of online properties last month, new figures indicate. The latest Media Metrix from comScore show that the company made it to the top of the list for the first time in April, followed by Yahoo! and Microsoft. ... Web surfers 'choose Google' >>

21st May 2008

YouTube initiative from Brown

A new rich media online strategy sees prime minister Gordon Brown ask the public to answer questions live on YouTube. Prime minister's questions - the half-hour session in which the prime minister takes questions from parliament - can now be... YouTube initiative from Brown >>

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