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Your Social Shelf Space Opportunity

Julio Fernandez | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: SEO Strategy, Google Ads, Seo Tips, Google Seo, Google Search, Google Search Tips, Social Shelf Space, Google Search Results, Shelf Space, Google Seo Tips, Technology News
Julio Fernandez

Before you worry about your Pinterest strategy or how to leverage the 50 million users on Draw Something, the biggest mistake you could make is to break what is currently working on your social shelf space.

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Court: Google Engaged In 'Deceptive And Misleading' Practice

Reuters | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Google Ads Australia, Video, Google Australia, Google Ads, Google Search Australia, Google Search Ads, Reuters, Technology News

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Search giant Google Inc engaged in "misleading and deceptive" conduct by allowing misleading paid advertisements to be shown with...

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Twitter Takes A Page Out Of Google's Moneymaking Book

AP | By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Google, Video, Twitter Self Service Ads, Twitter, Google Ads, Twitter Advertisements, Twitter Ads, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Buying ads on Twitter is about to get easier for small businesses as the online messaging service adds a key piece to its moneymaking...

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Google Admits Profiting From Illegal Ads

BBC News | Adrian Goldberg | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Fraud, Google, Internet, Google Advertising, Online Fraud, Video, Internet Scams, Google Ads, Online Advertising, Advertising, Olympics 2012, Scalping Tickets, Technology News

Google is profiting from ads for illegal products generated by its flagship automated advertising system, the BBC has found. ...

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Racial and Economic Profiling in Google Ads: A Preliminary Investigation (Updated)

Nathan Newman | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Eric Schmidt, Google, Google Ads, Google AdWords, Technology News
Nathan Newman

I conducted a small experiment to begin to see the extent to which online advertisers engage in racial targeting. The following shows the results of this preliminary investigation of racial and economic profiling through Google Adwords.

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Why Is DOJ Sealing Evidence in the Google Case?

Nathan Newman | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Google, Google Canada, Google Ads, Google Doj, Google Department of Justice, Google Drug Ads, Google Pharmacy, Google Settlement, Business News
Nathan Newman

While it's good that the DOJ investigated Google's illegal activity, the disturbing aspect of the agreement is that the evidence of Larry Page's direct knowledge of criminal activity was sealed from the public.

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Google Agrees To Pay $500 Million Over Illegal Drug Ads

AP | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Adwords, Google, Video, Google Ads, Google AdWords, Google Pharmacy Ads. @Adweektech, Google Drug Ads, Google Pharmacy, Technology News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (LAURA CRIMALDI, AP) — Google Inc. has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a U.S. government investigation into the Internet searc...

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Colleges Fight Google Ads That Reroute Prospective Students

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Josh Keller | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: College Advertisements, College Ads, Misleading Advertising, Google Ads, College News

A few weeks ago, when Jeff Harmon searched on Google for North Arkansas College, an ad appeared next to the results that offered information about the...

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The Most Profitable Ad Space On The Web?

Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Google, Yahoo Ads, Google Ads, Facebook News, Facebook Advertising, Facebook Ad Revenue, Facebook Advertising Revenue, Facebook, Yahoo, Facebook Ads, Video, Technology News

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's U.S. advertising revenue will total roughly $2.2 billion in 2011, displacing Yahoo Inc...

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Google To Start Charging Businesses When Users Click On Directions In Ads

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Google Directions, Google Location Extensions, Google Ads, Google AdWords, Google Mobile Ads, Small Business America, Technology News

Searching for a restaurant on Google will often result in a listing that shows the restaurant, its address, and phone number, as well as directions to...

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REPORT: Google Faces $500 Million Fee Over Illegal Pharmacy Ads

AP | By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Google, Google Illegal Pharmacy Ads, Google Ad Investigation, Google Illegal Pharmacies, Google Ads, Google Ad Inquiry, Google Drug Ads, Department of Justice, Google Ad Probe, Justice Department, Google Ad, Google Pharmacy Ads, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. recently set aside $500 million to cover a possible settlement of a U.S. government investigation into the Internet searc...

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Google's Ad Network Faces Justice Department Probe

AP | By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Google, Google Ad Investigation, Department of Justice, Google Ads, Google Ad Probe, Google Ad, Google Justice Department, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s lucrative online advertising system is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation that is expected to cost the Inte...

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Google Introduces New 'Like' Button, +1

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Google +1, Google Social, Google Ads, Google Social Search, Video, Technology News

Google's got a "Like" button. The company announced they will introduce a feature called +1, which lets you recommend any webpage or ad you like. T...

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Con Games: The Domain Game

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Domains, Newspapers, Google Ads, Content, Google, Technology News
Michael Conniff

Domain "parking," once the solution, is now the problem that won't go away.

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Hollywood Ruling Sends Piracy Chill Through Google

The Register | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Movie Piracy, Google Piracy, Google Ads, Disney, Internet Piracy, Triton Media, Illegal Downloads, Google, Technology News

Hollywood is going after advertising companies who help fund pirate websites, and has now won a landmark victory. ...

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Sam Stein

ARMS RACE: Online Campaigning Goes To New Levels

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Campaign Technology, Meg Whitman, Tech Campaigns, Google Ads, Virtual Arms Race, Virtual Ad Wars, Political Technology, Campaigns Google Ads, Obama Campaign, Technology Campaigns, Youtube Ads, Politics News

In mid-April 2010, the Democratic National Committee found itself in a mild controversy over allegations that it had been tipped off to a Securities a...

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Google's Pizza Ad: Man Repeats Word For 10 Minutes (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Google Advertising, Pizza, Google Ads, Advertising, Google Pizza, Google Pizza Ad Video, Google Pizza Ad, Video, Technology News

There was once a time when advertising by Google was rare. Then came the Super Bowl ad. Now this. In "Pizza," Google demonstrates what interactive ...

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Online Ads: Can They Ruin Your Reputation?

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Google, Ads, Branding, Advertisements, Internet Safety, Reputation, Google Ads, Branding Identity, Healthy Living News
Susan Harrow

Everything you do, say, are and think from your words to your website add up to the message you give to the world.

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The Funniest (And Weirdest) Google Ads Of All Time (PICTURES)

Huffington Post | Dan Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comedy Slideshows, Funniest Google Ads, Google Ads, Weirdest Google Ads, Slidepollajax, Funny Google Ads, Comedy News

We recently collected the creepiest newspaper ads we could find and now we've moved on to Google. While the classifieds were created by (most likely c...

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Google This! BP Sucks, Just Not Enough Oil

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: BP Sucks Just Not Enough Oil, Oil Spill, Oil Spill Cleanup, Bp Oil Spill Cleanup, British Petroleum, BP Billions and Billions Owed, Google Ads, BP Billions and Billions Paid, BP Sucks, Media News
Nancy Snow

You can find BP-sponsored advertising links when you type in more innocuous Google search terms like "oil spill" or "oil spill cleanup."

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Alec Brownstein: Copywriter Uses Executives' 'Vanity Googling' To Land A Job (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tony Granger, Vanity Googling, David Droga, Google Ads, Google AdWords, Y, Alec Brownstein, The Google Job Experiment, Video, Business News

The recession has given rise to some creative attempts to snag a job -- we still miss you, "sandwich board man" -- but Alec Brownstein's employment pl...

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Did Google Censor Search In Its Latest Ad Series? See PICTURES

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google Search Stories, Google Censor Ads, Google Suggests, Google Ads, Google Censored Search, Google Censor Search, Google Search, Technology News

Google has produced a series of online ads called 'Search Stories' that highlight each 'quest' and 'story' behind a Google query. However, it seems t...

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A Year in Google -- And What 2009 Says About Its Future

mashable.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Google-Docs, Google Ads, Google Wave, Gmail, Technology News

When historians look back on 2009, they'll be forced to acknowledge Google's role in shaping the future of how we search, how we browse, how we commun...

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Sam Stein

Chamber Uses Google Ads To Fight "Liberal Left-Wing Extremist Groups"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chamber Fights Back, Google Chamber, Chamber Fight Smears, Google Ads, Liberal Hate Groups, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce Google, Politics News

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is firing back at its critics, and it's turning to Google for an assist. The massive business lobby, under siege from t...

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VIDEO: New York Times Digital Chief: About.com Has "Unbelievable Margins" from Google AdSense

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Times Company, Omma, About.com, Martin Nisenholtz, Google, Google AdSense, Google Ads, Media News
Andy Plesser

Martin Nisenholtz, who heads digital operations at The New York Times Company, says that companies who create low cost, highly verticalized and contextualized content will get "very rich" from AdSense.

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