Industry News

Jimmy Wales puts Wikia Search to bed
Wikipedia-founder Jimmy Wales has announced the closure of user-generated search engine Wikia Search, just over a year after its launch.

Google to invest in venture capitalism
Google will look to invest $100 million (£70m) over the next 12 months as part of its endeavours to support start-up ventures.

Kumo traffic spotted in the wild
Is that organic traffic for Kumo we see?

Is Google about to Twitter it's way to the stars?
Speculation is swirling that Google is poised to acquire social networking phenomenon Twitter in what could be a major coup for both concerns.

Sweden and France bring in new piracy laws
Two big European countries have brought in new laws to help fight the rising occurrences of internet piracy.

ISPs to Begin Storing Internet Users’ Personal Web Data
Today sees the introduction of controversial new legislation that places a legal obligation on ISPs to store private information on all internet traffic, including email, website browsing and VoIP traffic of every net user.

Google's Android to be used for more than just mobile phones
American mobile provider T-Mobile plans to launch home devices that use Google's Android operating system.

The end of paid search for Amazon.com affiliates?
Amazon.com has recently changed its affiliate programme terms and will no longer pay out commission on any sales made via direct to merchant paid search activity.

Google India Election Centre launched
Google and the Hindustan Times will provide complete coverage of the upcoming Indian elections through the Google India Election Centre.

Google CEO urges newspapers to innovate
Google CEO Eric Schmidt addressed US journalists in a keynote speech at the Newspaper Association of America's annual meeting yesterday.