Search engine marketing industry news stories gathered constantly by the bigmouthmedia team.
Click fraud suit changes hand
Click Defense, a web analytics firm that intiated proceedings against Google in June, alleging that the search engine was failing to stop click fraud, is to be replaced as lead plaintiff in the suit. [El Reg]
Yahoo! Finds Tagging Company Delicious
Yahoo! has purchased much talked-about content tagging company del.icio.us for an undisclosed sum. [ClickZ]
Google expands push into overseas market
In a major overseas expansion, Google is adding up to 700 jobs in Ireland, more than doubling employment at a Dublin office serving Europe, the Middle East and Africa. [USA Today]
Meta Search Engine Ixquick launches Toolbar
Meta Search Engine Ixquick introduces its new toolbar for web browsers.
Gunning for Google
Competitors talk about what, if anything, could slow down the search engine giant. [CNNMoney.com]
Google Tops List of New Nasdaq 100 Entries
High-flying Internet company Google Inc. and 11 other companies were added Monday to the Nasdaq 100, the Nasdaq Stock Market's index of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the market. [Yahoo! News]
EURid get their own Christmas rush
Big names grab their .eu domains to thwart the internet squatters. [The Herald]
AOL and MSN talks point to a new era...?
Will the AOL-MSN talks outcome point to a new era in vendor-network synergy? [ZDNet]
HP unveils virtual conference rooms
Hewlett-Packard has jumped into the business of providing the technology - and building the rooms - for large companies to hold virtual face-to-face meetings regardless of the distance between participants. [SMH.com.au]
Online Shopping growing ever more popular...
Internet growth - more domains being registered, more emails been sent, more Google searches than ever before, and more online shopping is being done at Christmas. But watch your drinking...
