Penguin update launchedMatt Cutts has confirmed that the Penguin 1.1 algorithm update is now live, but will affect less than 0.1 per cent of English searches. We offer some Penguin recovery tips for cleaning up webspam and improving rankings after the algorithm update.
ASA reviews record yearThe ASA has announced that it received more complaints about advertising than ever before in 2011. The UK advertising regulator explained that much of the extra workload was down to its new remit. In March 2011, it began investigating online ads as well as print, TV and radio.
Facebook may launch a smartphoneFollowing its launch on the stock market and an admission that its mobile strategy needs improvement, Facebook has reportedly hired smartphone engineers and is putting serious thought into developing its own hardware, according to internal sources.
Google tackles copyright infringementGoogle has added a copyright section to its Transparency Report, showing the growing number of piracy problems upon the web while also highlighting how the search engine giant tackles the increasing number of copyright removal requests.
Knighthood for British Apple designerApple designer Jonathan Ive, born and raised in Britain, has been honoured with a knighthood for his contribution to design and enterprise by being responsible for the iPad, iPod and iPhone. The ceremony was undertaken by Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace.
So.cl goes publicSo.cl, the social-search research project devised by Microsoft, has been made available to the general public. Users are encouraged to share and discuss Bing search results on the site, and they can even cross-post content to Facebook.
Waterstones and Amazon team upWaterstones is to sell Amazon's Kindle in its bookstores and introduce new digital reading services.
Alibaba and Yahoo announce buyback dealAlibaba is set to buy back half of Yahoo's 40 per cent stake in the company for $7.1bn.
Hewlett Packard faces cutbacksHewlett-Packard plans to make significant reductions to its workforce, cutting thousands of jobs.
Google launches Knowledge GraphGoogle's new search results system will highlight the details users most want to see.
Half of Britons own a smartphoneA study from Google shows that 51 per cent of the UK now has a smartphone.
Twitter has 8m UK mobile usersTwitter now has 10m UK users - and 80 per cent of them opt for mobile access.
Minor dips in May search engine market shareSearch volume relatively stable, but Yahoo suffers yet another blow.
Mozilla blasts IE only Windows 8Mozilla and Google have joined to together to express concerns over IE-only Windows 8 tablets.
Facebook App Centre to launchFacebook's own app store will select the best web and mobile applications.
Smartphone users depend on GoogleIndependent figures show that Google reached 96.9 per cent of all smartphone users in March 2012.
Facebook admits comment block mistakeFacebook's automated systems are being improved following the blocking of a harmless user comment.
Samsung Galaxy S3 unveiledSamsung has released the new Galaxy S3 in a bid to remain ahead in the smartphone market.
Microsoft sales ban in GermanyMotorola, which is being taken over by Google, has won a sales ban on Microsoft products in Germany.
BlackBerry 10 prototype releasedRIM is trying to encourage app developers by giving away BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
Microsoft invests in electronic readingAn investment in Barnes & Noble sees Microsoft ready to do battle with Amazon and Apple.
Google releases full FCC Street View investigationUS report finds several staff were aware of personal data collection.
Samsung leads smartphone salesSamsung has become the world's most popular smartphone manufacturer, according to independent figures.
O2 Wallet launchesO2 has launched a digital wallet app which allows users to makes purchases and monitor finances.
Google Drive joins the cloud battleGoogle Drive has been officially launched following a premature announcement on a French blog.
Google AdWords to test Trusted StoresGoogle is to show which retailers it values most by applying Trusted Stores badges to AdWords.
AdWords for Video now available to all usersGoogle to integrate video campaign management tools into main AdWords dashboard.
Microsoft struggling to match Google and AppleMicrosoft's profits are better than predicted, but have still disappointed some analysts.
Smartphones trusted when travellingAirline and hotel information is accessed by half of smartphone users on the move, new research shows.
WWW creator says Google should share dataSir Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the World Wide Web, thinks Google should help the world by sharing data.
April UK search engine market unkind to Google
Google announces strong Q1 results
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