Google has a problem that seems to be snowballing, more and more advertisers are pulling out of all “non-search” advertising. Inc.com reports: A growing number of brands have suspended their spend with Google, following The Times’ investigation into ads appearing alongside extremist content on YouTube and Google’s display ad network More than 250 brands have […]
Google Buys ABC.biz
A recent whois change shows that ABC.biz has been acquired by Google, the domain was registered back in 2002. The domain was under privacy for a few months, prior to that it was owned by Eisbaer Media GmbH out of Germany. Google has been on a buying spree since it formed the holding company known […]
A Look At Google’s Secret War on Ad Fraud
Alex Kantrowitz wrote an article on Ad Age that delved deep into Google’s war on ad fraud. The article covers a lot of areas such as how fraud happens, what Google’s secret team look for, the huge lead Google has in delivering ad impressions, and how fraudsters make money. From the article: For players on […]
Google Wins Case Vs Publisher Citing First Amendment Rights To Control Their Search Results
Google won a case against a publisher who contended that Google cost him money due to them basically being a monopoly. The publisher ranked number one on Bing and Yahoo for neighborhoods in San Francisco but was not in a top postition on Google. Now this is something that we have seen many times where […]
Spain Passes So-Called Google Tax
Spain finally passes the “Google Tax” It has been in the works for awhile and now Spain has passed an intellectual property law that can result in fines for news aggregators that do not pay for snippets. The Hollywood Reporter covered the story: After more than a year in the works, Spain passed on Thursday […]
Google Minimizes Legal Risks in Germany – No More News Snippets
It is no secret that Google has had its hands full dealing with publisher complaints from all around the world. Back in July Spain passed the “Google Tax” No one really knows exactly how it will work as it does not apply to all Spanish publishers just daily newspapers. Google has been going round and […]