By Alex Postance on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 in Paid Search
At the Google conference in Hertfordshire this week, co-founder Sergey Brin was positive about a potential deal with Yahoo!.In a move which the Guardian claimed could indicate Google’s possible emergence as a "white knight" to save Yahoo! from a Microsoft takeover, Mr Brin referenced the companies shared outlook and history.A project which trialled advertising technology [...]
By Alex Postance on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 in Paid Search
Property advertisers may soon be able to pay for links on Google Maps, a new report suggests.The feature has integrated a facility which allows users to search for homes for sale in particular areas or around specific postcodes.Results can be ordered according to bedroom and bathroom numbers as well as price and location, the Times [...]
By Mike Gomez on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 in Social Media
Apple is in talks with record companies about expanding its ringtone catalogue, a new report suggests.The company currently offers iPhone users the chance to upgrade specific iTunes tracks into ringtones, but this service is not currently available for all tracks.Now, Apple is discussing the possibility of extending these and other musical feature options with label [...]
By Gavin Smith on Monday, May 19th, 2008 in Paid Search
Yahoo! and BT have suspended a security feature temporarily after it prevented some BT customers from being able to send emails, it has been reported.According to the Guardian, the measure required messages to display a Yahoo! or BT address in the from field in order for it to pass through the server.However, this meant that [...]
By Gavin Smith on Monday, May 19th, 2008 in Natural search
Software giant Microsoft has started up talks with Yahoo! over a potential joint venture, new reports suggest.The company revealed this weekend that it was considering alternatives to a full takeover, after the collapse of discussions between the firms two weeks ago.However, Reuters reports that billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who was to lead a proxy takeover [...]