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Article | 4/06/2011 Google buys social analytics vendor PostRank
Google has acquired PostRank, a company whose hosted software measures user engagement with topics, brands, authors and content across social media si...
Article | 1/06/2011 Twitter buys online ad company
Twitter, which has made generating ad revenue one of its priorities, has acquired AdGrok, a company whose software is designed to simplify the creatio...
Article | 28/05/2011 Senator blocks controversial copyright bill
A U.S. senator has blocked a controversial bill that would enlist ISPs, search engines and other businesses in blocking access to alleged websites inf...
Article | 27/05/2011 IDC: Google knocks off Yahoo as US display ad leader
Yahoo, the perennial leader in U.S. display advertising, has lost its number-one spot in that market segment to arch-rival Google, according to an IDC...
Article | 27/05/2011 US online ad market up 23 percent in Q1
Online ad spending in the U.S. reached a record high in the first quarter, as companies expand their digital marketing budgets in reaction to people's...
Article | 26/05/2011 Yahoo CEO: Active talks going on with Alibaba over Alipay
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and co-founder Jerry Yang opened the company's investor meeting on Wednesday addressing head on the company's tussle with Alibab...
Article | 19/05/2011 Yahoo to buy startup to boost premium ad sales
Seeking to beef up its sales of premium online ads, Yahoo has agreed to acquire 5to1, a startup founded in 2009 by former executives from News Corp.'s...
Article | 18/05/2011 UK businesses warned to comply with EU cookie law
The U.K.’s Information Commissioner has told IT businesses to stop complaining and get on with allowing Internet users to opt out of receiving cookies...
Article | 13/05/2011 Report: DOJ investigates Google over drug ads
The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating Google for accepting ads for illegal online prescription-drug sales, according to a report in th...
Article | 11/05/2011 Google's online advertising faces U.S. probe
Google is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with its advertising program, and has set aside US$500 million for a pot...
Article | 10/05/2011 Privacy groups support new do-not-track bill
Several privacy and civil rights groups voiced support for an online do-not-track bill introduced in the U.S. Senate Monday, saying the legislation wo...
Article | 7/05/2011 Senator says he will introduce do-not-track bill
A senior member of the U.S. Senate plans to introduce legislation that would require websites and online advertising networks to stop tracking Web use...
Article | 20/04/2011 Yahoo Q1 profit, revenue down, but CEO calls results solid
Yahoo's revenue and profit slid significantly in the first quarter, but the company's performance was in line with Wall Street's expectations and comp...
Article | 20/04/2011 FTC takes action against 'fake' news sites
Several websites apparently featuring news reports that show the weight-loss benefits of acai berry products aren't what they appear to be, the U.S. F...
Article | 15/04/2011 Europe moves to give consumers control of online advertising
More companies that advertise on the Internet in Europe will give consumers the option to turn off advertisements that collect data on their audiences...