| Just say no | Google was in trouble with the law this week after it emerged that illegal products were being promoted through its AdWords PPC system. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) was investigating adverts promoting Canadian pharmacies; companies that illegally ship prescription drugs into the US. By using methods such as bidding on misspellings of popular drugs, pharmacies could circumvent Google's restrictions and make their ads appear in .. |
| Google suggests | As well as the small matter of acquiring Motorola Mobility, Google made a few changes to its search services this week. First, there was the release of the Google Related bar. This Chrome Extension pops up at the bottom of the screen, providing the user with recommendations based on the site or page they are currently viewing. With suggestions including other sites, YouTube videos, Maps and reviews, it could bring a whole new .. |
Apple and its fanatics
| BBM faces blame... | Those who organised this week's riots through BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) may soon be held to account, as manufacturer RIM has vowed to co-operate with police to identify culprits. In response, a group calling itself Team Poison hacked the RIM blog on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Brandwatch research revealed that mentions of BlackBerry on Twitter increased by five times at the peak of the disorder, but 24 per cent of those mentions were .. |
Everyday use of social networks
| Tagging Verboten | The data protection authority in Germany has written to Facebook demanding that it stop gathering facial recognition of German citizens. The social network rolled out a facial recognition photo tagging feature in June 2011, causing something of a stir. This week, Johannes Caspar of the German government has threatened the site with a fine of £262,000 if the data is not deleted immediately. He said: "Should Facebook maintain the .. |
After my recent graduation, numerous people would queue up to tell me, "the world is your oyster". I, on the hand, felt quite the opposite. Equipped only ..
Schmidt says Google supports tax reform Monday 20th of May, 2013by James RichesGoogle executive chairman Eric Schmidt has used a column in The Observer to suggest that the search engine is in favour of UK tax reforms.
Google launches AdWords Keyword Planner Tuesday 21st of May, 2013by Ben DudleyGoogle AdWords Keyword Planner has officially been released, with the tool expected to make the planning of PPC campaigns easier.
Interflora wins AdWords trademark breach case Wednesday 22nd of May, 2013by Rachel HandHigh Court decision ends five year legal battle with Marks & Spencer over use of trademark in PPC ads.
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