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Yahoo! surrenders to Google’s popularity
Posted in Advertising, Digital, Arif Durrani, Latest reporters' blogs June 19th, 2008 by Arif Durrani
There’s been a touch of playground posturing in cyberspace this week. Yahoo!’s decision to partner with head boy, and former arch rival, Google for a new advertising inventory in North America is a telling indictment of the surrender of power online.
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Tags Yahoo, Google Ads, Digital, Clicks2Customers, Panama
Has Google cracked it?
Posted in Advertising, Digital, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs August 22nd, 2007 by Branwell Johnson
Google may now have solved the problem of monetising YouTube to its best advantage with the new technology that allows “overlays” across the bottom fifth of each video window.
Tags Google, YouTube, Digital, Video Clips, Downloads, Advertising, Online, Internet
Why is Murdoch buying Dow Jones?
Posted in Media August 17th, 2007 by admin
In financial circles when the Fed sneezes, the World markets catch a cold. Perhaps in the media, when Rupert Murdoch makes a move, others should clench their buttocks.
Is Blackle a scam-le?
Posted in Digital, Nikki Preston, Latest reporters' blogs August 2nd, 2007 by Nikki Preston
The concept of Blackle.com as an energy saving version of Google is admirable and clever, but in my eyes is also extremely unbelievable.
Tags Search Engines, Blackle, Green, Environment, Google, Climate change
What led to Semel’s demise?
Posted in Media, Digital, Mel Varley, Latest reporters' blogs June 19th, 2007 by Elspeth
Poor ex-Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel. After finally beating off calls from shareholders that he should step down from his role, he changes his mind after one week (and growing criticisms) and then the shares rise by a massive 3.2 per cent. Talk about kicking you while you’re down.
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