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Google: Apple rejected Microsoft Bing deal over quality and advertising worries

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The sale was unsuccessful because Apple had concerns about Bing’s search quality, advertising unit and monetization capabilities, according to a document in Google’s antitrust case against the U.S. And their advertising organization and how they monetize was not very good either.” Justice Department.

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This day in search marketing history: February 25

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Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison said Google’s support of the overall ecosystem (searchers, advertisers and publishers) is important. Google Images to replace dimensions overlay on image thumbnails 2020: Google would instead show product, recipe, video, and soon, licensable labels in place of that dimensions information.

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This day in search marketing history: February 5

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” Tripadvisor’s new ‘Review Hub’ lets restaurateurs manage reviews from multiple sources in one place 2020: The subscription-based product could also be used to identify review trends across sites. Study: Are Public Record Ads Placed On Google Racially Biased? Microsoft’s $15 Million Check-in: Will Redmond Buy Foursquare?

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This day in search marketing history: January 18

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2019: Amazon’s advertising offerings were getting more sophisticated, presenting marketers with new opportunities and complexities. 2018: Advertisers could make more on-the-go changes. Google testing new look for local inventory ads in place of local pack. Banned Advertisers Rises Just 8 Percent in 2012.

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This day in search marketing history: March 11

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The commission found that the “transaction would be unlikely to have harmful effects on consumers, either in ad serving or in intermediation in online advertising markets.” In 2008, display advertising represented about 32% of total US online advertising (roughly $6.7 The deal was first announced April 13, 2007.

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Speed Kills: Why Meme Marketing Rules the Internet

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I wanted to write about speed and marketing because to commerate the tenth anniversary of the 10 minutes of advertising that launched the speed marketing revolution. Eastern Time on February 03, 2013, this milestone event occurred. That reality changed during one Sunday evening in 2013. At 8:48 p.m. It was magical.

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This day in search marketing history: January 14

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2016: Google documented the attraction with tiny Street View cars as though it were a real place. 2013: Prior to this update, The Wayback Machine provided access to about 150 billion URLs. 2013: Kohn joined us as our Special Projects Correspondent. Bing Set To Advertise During Golden Globe Awards. Market Share.