It's the end of another action-packed year, readers - and what better way to end the glory days of 2007 than with the bigmouthmedia newsletter?
If you're looking for a comprehensive round-up of the year gone by in search, look no further: we've put together a handy synopsis of http://www.bigmouthmedia.com / live / articles / search-in-2007-the-year-as-reported-by-the-news-h.asp / 4315 / ">bigmouthmedia news coverage in 2007, in which you're sure to find some interesting patterns!
The past week has also seen one other important end of year review: the Google Zeitgeist for 2007, of course! This year's fastest-rising search was, unsurprisingly, the iPhone; but other popular searches included US presidential hopeful Ron Paul, the Xbox and (naturally) Britney Spears.
And as the countdown to Christmas gets ever so smaller, online shoppers have gone into overdrive, as comScore suggests that festive spending has surpassed $22 billion since the start of November 2007 - an 18 per cent increase on the same period last year.
However, our favourite search engines haven't come to a standstill for the holidays just yet: in fact, Google have been making waves in the sea of search this week as its new project Knol emerges as a potential rival to Wikipedia.
It's been a great week for online mapping too, as Google Maps New Zealand enhances its services and Microsoft purchases Multimap, one of the UK's top ten most visited sites.
Here at bigmouthmedia, we've also uncovered some issues with the new Google Analytics tracking code, as our special article outlines.
And with a recent report revealing that nearly half of web users have searched for their own name, it seems the search instinct is alive and well in the world this festive season.
So as the last bigmouthmedia newsletter of 2007 heralds the beginning of your afternoon, let your festivities start here: kick back with a mince pie and some mulled wine and get stuck into to our news from the week. Merry Christmas readers!
Common standards on privacy must be reached, says EP member
Prior to the European commission's (EC's) ruling over the Google DoubleClick deal, scheduled for April, a Dutch member of the European Parliament (EP) has spoken of the need to arrive on common privacy standards.
Search in 2007: the year as reported by the news hounds at bigmouthmedia
Find out what bigmouthmedia has been mouthing off about this year
Yahoo! competes to be most visited news site
Yahoo! is among the companies competing to be identified as the most visited online news site, it has been reported.
Does Google Knol it all?
Google's vice president of engineering has announced the search engine's play into a publishing platform called Knol.
Nearly half of web users search for own name
Almost half (47 per cent) of internet users have conducted a search for their own name online, up from 22 per cent five years ago, according to new research.
Festive spending surpasses $22bn
Online spending in the run-up to Christmas has surpassed $22 billion, new figures indicate.
The Google Zeitgeist: your searches for 2007 in a nutshell
Yahoo! and Ask.com may have already released their top searches for 2007 but, for many, there's only one representation of the world of search this year that matters: the Google Zeitgeist.
Google-DoubleClick deal creates further controversy
The Google-DoubleClick deal, which has provoked concern over competition within the industry, is now the subject of further scrutiny following the deletion of a web page, CNet News reports.
Google Answers 'to be re-launched as Google Q&A'
Google is set to re-launch its research service Google Answers, it has been suggested.
New Google Analytics tracking code issues
On December 13th, Google announced the new tracking code required in order to have access to Event Tracking reports and other new features that the search engine has in the pipeline.
Microsoft acquires Multimap
Internet and software giant Microsoft has acquired mapping service provider Multimap, it has been announced.
Market-led auction of airwaves for digital services announced
Communications industry regulator Ofcom has announced that broadcast transmission spectrum due to become available in 2012 will be divided by a market-led auction.
Europe hosts web technology conference
Europe is hosting an internet technology conference that has brought together some of the brightest and most influential figures in the industry.
Google Maps: putting New Zealand businesses on the radar
By partnering with apfinda Ltd., an online business directory, Google is able to provide New Zealand with an online mapping service complete with local business listings.
Yahoo! to distribute CNBC content
Yahoo! Finance and business news channel CNBC have announced a content distribution agreement.
Google Street View expansion ignites further privacy concerns
With the expansion of Google Street View into a further eight US cities, more concerns have been raised over privacy issues.
Sex shopping doesn't have to be dirty - bigmouthmedia wins Coco de Mer SEO campaign
Leading digital marketing agency bigmouthmedia has taken up the challenge of making adult retailer Coco de Mer the biggest name in luxury erotic boutiques.
Microsoft 'closes ground on Google Apps' through OLW
Microsoft has launched a public beta version of Office Live Workspace (OLW), an online extension to Office.
