Tag: "Google"
Q2 2010 Google Revenues
Google has now released its second quarter 2010 earnings. The main highlight ofthe news is that their revenue grew 24% year-over-year to $6.82 billion. Looking at Q1 2010 results there was not much growth. In Q1 Google reported $6.77 billion in revenue. Some more details on the latest Q2 earnings report: – Google-owned sites generated […]
Read More | ShareTwitter is the Number 2 Search Engine
Biz Stone, Twitter Co-Founder has recently commented that Twitter search queries are up 33% in a month. Looking at data from Searchengineland Twitter is now the number 2 queried search engine on the internet. Twitter does 18 billion searches a month, working off the 600 million per day figure? The figure is now closer to […]
Read More | Share10 Reasons Why Facebook wont Enter the Search Market
Facebook is very close to hitting 500 million users worldwide – 500 million users who spent a lot of time on the site. Many people are questing if Facebook could become a viable search engine with the mass following they currently have. Getting people to come to Facebook and making it their default place for […]
Read More | ShareNextstop Location service acquired by Facebook
Nexstop, a mobile location service has announced they have been acquired by Facebook. NextStop is a service that lets users create and browse through local guides and recommendations. Facebook is going to be shutting down Nextstop on September 1. Users are encouraged now to export their data. So why is Facebook acquiring this company? Facebook […]
Read More | ShareAustralian Privacy Commissioner shames Google
Australian privacy commissioner Karen Curtis has said Google broke Australia’s privacy law when it collected private Wi-Fi data. Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, previously shamed Google over their ‘creepy privacy policies’. Curtis commented: ‘Collecting personal information in these circumstances is a very serious matter. Australians should reasonably expect that private communications remain private’. The Australian Federal […]
Read More | ShareMySpace Google Agreement up for Renewal
It is believed News Corporation is in discussions with Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo about replacing MySpace’s search engine advertising agreement. Google has the current agreement which is expected to expire in August. The agreement is $300 million/ year in revenue for MySpace and it very unlikely they will get anywhere near this figure going forward. […]
Read More | ShareNew Geolocation mobile app launched, Loopt
A new social Geolocation mobile app has launched – Loopt. Similar to Gowalla and Foursquare, Loopt is more social in that it lets you chat and interact with users around you. Currently the app is available on the iPhone. To download the App goto: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/loopt/id281952554 The app is also available on the iPad and is […]
Read More | ShareSTATS of the Internet!
We all know the internet is big, and growing by the second. It is estimated that 5 new sites are being created every second. Here is some more info on the modern day internet- Google estimates the internet is now about 5 million terabytes of data (5 billion GB) Google has only indexed .004% of […]
Read More | ShareApple iAd Advertising Platform released
Apple has said the iAd will push mobile advertising into the mainstream adverting markets and also fuel the 3rd party apps market with it. There has however been comments from developers and advertisers that its proprietary nature is too limiting in their eyes. Now it is up to Apple to convince otherwise. Steve Jobs presented […]
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7 Free ways to Build your Online Brand
These days it is much easier for individuals to build and promote the personal brands for free, you don’t need to write a book or become a famous public figure. Using the internet and various social media tools you can build your online presence for free, and should one day you be looking for a […]
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