Search engine marketing industry news stories gathered constantly by the bigmouthmedia team.
Microsoft gives Google some fighting talk
"In six months, we'll be better than Google" came the shout from the red corner. Microsoft talks tough about producing more relevant search results than the current US and UK number one search engine. [ZDNet UK]
China has the infrastructure in place to lauch a rival internet
In an intriguing twist on recent censorship debates, it emerges that China not only has the capability to launch a rival .com and establish their own IDN, but it already has.
[BBC]
No 'email tax' on non-profit organisations
After AOL's announcement last week that they intend charging a 'tax' on bulk email senders, they have this week announced that the charge will not be incurred by non-profit organisations.
MSN AdCenter opens enrolment!
Precise demographic targeting is the wave of the future, and MSN's AdCenter has delivered an advanced platform that promises to provide enormous value to search marketers. [WebProNews.com]
Google and Ericsson help you blog on the move
Google and Sony Ericsson are forging new deals to provide web services on new handsets. Announcements include the provision for direct Google Blogger access from new Ericsson models.
The reality of entertainment by Yahoo
Yahoo and its efforts to redefine online entertainment has been a surprising struggle. Who will win this battle of the content providers? And can 'celebrity tie-ins' really drive up traffic?
ASK.com using radio to drop the butler
Search engine Ask.com is publicising its name change with an on-air promotional campaign on Virgin Radio. [MediaWeek]
Personal empowerment rules online in 2012
Information really is king say experts at the Financial Times Digital Media Conference, concluding that in the future online media experiences will be "highly personalised".
[BBC]
Microsoft double take over promises to be more relevant than Google
Neil Holloway, Microsoft's president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa makes some grand statements on Wednesday. On Friday Microsoft takes them all back.
[The Street]
Welcome to the world wide supersite
We have the whole world at our fingertips, but a recent Directgov survey shows that we only use six websites. And, like any good phenomenon, this one is already named: welcome to the Supersite.
[Webuser]
