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Article | 11/09/2011 Report: Yahoo board not focused on finding new CEO for now
Days after giving Carol Bartz the pink slip, Yahoo's board of directors is focused on deciding whether the company should be sold, not on finding a ne...
Article | 9/09/2011 Mozilla issues do-not-track guide for advertisers
Mozilla issued a Do Not Track Field Guide to encourage advertisers and publishers to implement do-not-track (DNT) functionality.
Article | 7/09/2011 Bartz couldn't deliver Yahoo turnaround
As she approached her third anniversary as Yahoo's CEO, Carol Bartz couldn't overcome a recent string of missteps that apparently eroded the board's ...
Article | 25/08/2011 Google to pay $500m to settle DOJ pharma ads charges
Google has agreed to pay $US500 million to settle allegations from the US government that it let online pharmacies in Canada use its AdWords system to...
Article | 28/07/2011 Google-Admeld deal under closer DOJ scrutiny
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Google for more information on its proposed acquisition of display advertising optimization firm, Admeld, Goo...
Article | 20/07/2011 Yahoo revenue drops as display ad business slows
Yahoo's total revenue took a steep dive in the second quarter as it struggled in display advertising, a core market where it has historically been a l...
Article | 15/07/2011 Google Q2 revenue up 32 percent
Google's revenue and profit grew in the second quarter, as the company's core search advertising business continued to perform very well.
Article | 15/07/2011 Study: Ad networks not honoring do-not-track promises
Some online advertising networks continue to track Web users after tracking opt-out requests, even though the networks have promised to honor those qu...
Article | 9/07/2011 Google's Schmidt to testify before Senate subcommittee
Google has agreed to send its chairman, Eric Schmidt, to testify in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee, which is in...
Article | 24/06/2011 Yahoo chairman backs CEO Bartz, but investor wants her out
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz was backed by the company's chairman at the start of the company's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, but got ripped by an ...
Article | 19/06/2011 Reports: DOJ to review Google's Admeld acquisition
The U.S. Department of Justice will reportedly evaluate the antitrust implications of <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217583/Google_b...
Article | 18/06/2011 Wall Street Beat: Tech shares hit by slump
Concerns about the slowing economic recovery and European debt problems continue to weigh on U.S. stock markets, and tech companies are not immune fro...
Article | 14/06/2011 Google buys Admeld
Hoping to further boost its position in display advertising, Google scooped up Admeld, a company that aims to simplify the display ad buying process, ...
Article | 11/06/2011 Google warns AdSense publishers against tampering with ads
Google has issued a stern warning to Web publishers that carry its ads after noticing that some of them are improperly altering ad formats, behavior a...
Article | 8/06/2011 YouTube, Intel team to offer free blockbuster Indian movies
YouTube has introduced a new channel in India that offers blockbuster Indian movies for free to viewers, and landed Intel as a major sponsor.