Posts Tagged ‘ Search ’

If Mobile Is All About Search, Google Is Destroying The Competition

July 30, 2010
By Tricia Duryee
If Mobile Is All About Search, Google Is Destroying The Competition

Apple’s Steve Jobs somewhat famously said in April that people aren’t searching on their phone, but instead, are using apps. He reasoned, apps ...
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Join the Club: Facebook Has a Question, Too

July 28, 2010
By Peter Kafka
Join the Club: Facebook Has a Question, Too

Why ask why? Facebook has a question service because everyone has a question service. Couldn't be clearer, right?
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IAC’s Diller: ‘I Was Wrong About Search Competition’

July 28, 2010
By David Kaplan
IAC’s Diller: ‘I Was Wrong About Search Competition’

Despite the big push that Ask.com’s latest relaunch got this week, parent company IAC (NSDQ: IACI) doesn’t expect it to set the world on fire. During the company’s Q2 conference call, analysts had a lot of questions about the IAC search vehicle, which is now emphasizing direct questions and...
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Updated: Yahoo Japan Chooses Google For Search

July 27, 2010
By Joseph Tartakoff
Updated: Yahoo Japan Chooses Google For Search

In a hit to both Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and major shareholder Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), Yahoo Japan says it will use Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to power search on its site. In passing over Microsoft, Yahoo Japan CEO Masahiro Inoue said the company’s search technology was not “sufficiently strong enough...
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Question: How Many Q&A Services Does the Web Need?

July 27, 2010
By Peter Kafka
Question: How Many Q&A Services Does the Web Need?

Add one more: Ask.com, the search engine you never remember to use, tries yet another strategy.
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Ask.com Searches For A More Human Touch With Latest Relaunch

July 26, 2010
By David Kaplan
Ask.com Searches For A More Human Touch With Latest Relaunch

IAC’s search site Ask.com has tried numerous incarnations to capture some of the traffic and advertising gold possessed by Google (NSDQ: GOOG). Last year, it tried coupons. Before that, it promised more relevance, more engagement and less clicks. This time, it’s going back to its...
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Online Video Guide Clicker Goes Mobile—And Social

July 26, 2010
By Staci D. Kramer
Online Video Guide Clicker Goes Mobile—And Social

Clicker is adding Clicker Mobile and Clicker Social to the roster of ways the LA startup is trying to meet its mission to be the guide to internet video. Clicker Mobile includes free apps for Android (due today) and iPhone (waiting approval) with guides to videos that actually play on each platform,...
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Exclusive: With Eye on IPO, Glam Buys Sportgenic to Build Out Ad Platform

July 23, 2010
By Peter Kafka
Exclusive: With Eye on IPO, Glam Buys Sportgenic to Build Out Ad Platform

With an eye on a public offering, Glam Media is buying Sportgenic, a sports-themed ad network. But its real interest in the deal is Sportgenic's AdPortal, a technology platform it is integrating into its own ad management offering.
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Search Ads Provider Trada Looks To Display Expansion With Google’s Help

July 21, 2010
By David Kaplan
Search Ads Provider Trada Looks To Display Expansion With Google’s Help

Search ad optimizer Trada has raised a $5.75 million third round led by Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Ventures. The Foundry Group, a previous backer, also participated in the round. The proceeds will go towards the Boulder, CO-based start-up’s international expansion, as well as helping it promote its services to ad agencies.


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