Industry News

Google acquires AdMob for $750m
Google has invested $750m (£450m) in the mobile advertising network, to deliver more relevant ads and improve user experience.

Will new EU rules smack affiliate networks the hardest?
New EU regulations are on the way that will make web tracking strictly opt-in. Cookie tracking may be protected by browser options but alternative methods offered by some affiliate networks may be crushed.

UK Bing launch postponed until 2010
Bing postponed UK advertising until user feedback improves.

Rupert Murdoch and News Corp to have the last laugh?
It's been widely commented that News Corp removing its content from Google News is likely to end in disaster for the newspapers involved. However, he could just be onto a winner without the search engines.

Video ads are fastest growing online advertising sector
Analysts are predicting that video will be the fastest growing online advertising market over the next five years.

Bing faces security blunder
A security glitch that could leave Bing out of pocket is causing some blushes at Microsoft.

Apple iPhone profits beat Nokia
Apple's third quarter profits from iPhone sales have exceeded those of Nokia handsets, as the Finnish phone giant records a quarterly loss for the first time.

Microsoft launches Bing UK
The UK version of Microsoft's 'decision engine' is launched this week.

Ads a hit with social networkers
Research into the responses of social network users to adverts appearing on the likes of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube has brought up positive news for advertisers.

Page load times become Google ranking factor
Google has announced that loading time will become a factor in search engine ranking in the coming year, penalising webpages that take too long to load.