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Google pushed to change tactics after European Commission anti-trust investigation
The results of the European Commission investigation in Google means the search engine will likely have to change its search result rankings after the Commission found it has been promoting its own results over those
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Google Nose released – search by scent on your Android device
It’s been a busy day for Google. As well as releasing a Treasure Maps layer to Google Maps, closing YouTube and announcing Gmail Blue, the search behemoth has just released a completely new way to search
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The Brand-Builder’s Manual: How to Plan, Craft and Communicate Your Brand in 3 Easy Steps (and on a Shoestring Budget)
A brand is not a product or a promise or a feeling. It’s the sum of all the experiences you have with a company.” – Amir Kassaei Startups are set up to conquer new
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Can mobile monetise? 3 key advertising areas to watch
Mobile startup, investor or marketer looking to capitalise on the explosive rise of smartphones? Read on to find out more about the key advertising areas that will matter when it comes to cashing in:
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Google to shut down Google Reader
Google announced the death of eight of its products today, including RSS product Google Reader. Which leads most of us RSS lovers to ask: What the crap, Google? Reader is the bomb… Google senior
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The votes are in: Germany’s Bundestag gives tick to controversial online copyright bill
Publishers should be allowed to charge search engines and news aggregators for using anything more than the “smallest” parts of their articles, according to a controversial bill approved by Germany’s Bundestag today. The bill, known
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Good news for Google – Germany makes crucial change to online copyright bill
Germany’s ruling coalition has made a crucial change to its bill to extend publishers’ rights online. The change is good news for Google – but don’t call it a win just yet. Under the
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Ferry and Fabian Heilemann buy back DailyDeal from Google
UPDATE DailyDeal founders Fabian and Ferry Heilemann have bought the German language deals site back from Google after selling it about a year ago for $114 million. The terms and circumstances are not yet
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eCommerce in Africa: how Berlin incubators spotted the perfect climate for growth
Here, Jay Patani examines why Africa is at just the right temperature for the eCommerce model that has served Germany so well in the past couple of years, and why Berlin incubators have been
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In focus: What Google’s German battle over news copyright means for startups
Germany’s proposal to boost publishers’ copyright online would dramatically change the rules for Google – and potentially for some startups utilising aggregated information. Here’s what you need to know. Google’s €60m settlement with publishers
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