News articles for Google

Google faces online petition over PPC ad rotation changes
2nd May 2012
New pay-per-click advertisements placed through Google's Adwords ad management system can now only be rotated for a maximum period of 30 days.

Google staff knew of wi-fi snooping activities says report
30th April 2012
Investigators have learned that a handful of Google staff members knew that one of their engineer colleagues had written a program which was capable of snooping on wireless data networks.

Google and partners launch social network to counter extremism
27th April 2012
Google is providing a platform for experts and individuals to come together to counter the fostering of violent extremism using the internet.

Google search changes bring quality content to the fore
27th April 2012
Website-builders and content-producers are facing close scrutiny from Google as the search giant reconfigures its algorithms in an effort to counter spam and low-quality or valueless content.

Google withdraws platform for self-publishers
23rd April 2012
Google has scrapped its service which let self-publishers set a price for third parties to use their online articles.

Google profits soar but mobile ad revenue falls
16th April 2012
Google has reported a big jump in revenue for the first quarter of the year, but has revealed that the cost per click of its paid advertising has dropped by 12 per cent.

Google is US' favourite tech company survey suggests
10th April 2012
More than eight out of 10 Americans like Google, and 53 per cent support the company "strongly", according to a poll for ABC News and the Washington Post.

Expedia launches claim against Google's 'unfair' search practices
3rd April 2012
Online travel agency Expedia has mounted a complaint against Google claiming unfair practices by the search giant.

Google quadruples spending on ads about its products
2nd April 2012
Google spent $213milion (£133million) advertising itself and its products in America alone in 2011.

Microsoft eyes Google with IE9 campaign
29th March 2012
The next-generation version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser is being given a significant marketing push in a bid to counter the supremacy of Google's rival Chrome.





