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EU Fines Google $2.7 Billion for ‘Abusing Dominance’
In response to Google giving an illegal advantage to its own comparison shopping service, the European Commission issues its largest ever fine.
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Business Operations & Logistics
Google Reveals What We Were Most Curious About in 2016
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
How a Blurry Cow Highlights Weaknesses in Google’s Face Recognition
The search engine's algorithms accidentally blurred a cow's face in the name of privacy.
By Tom Brant
Business News
Warren Buffett’s Firm Takes Bigger Bite of Apple, Pares Wal-Mart
Berkshire Hathaway said it has increased its stake in Apple by 55 percent, boosting its bet on the iPhone and iPod maker.
By Reuters
Online Presence
Why Smart Social-Media Marketing Is Brilliant SEO Strategy
Combining social-media best practices of a campaign with your content marketing strategy will yield powerful results for your business.
Business Operations & Logistics
Why Local Businesses Should Pay Extra Attention to Google Maps
Want to score more web traffic and in-person visits? Better start promoting your business on Maps.
By Andrew Medal
Business Operations & Logistics
10 Ways to Improve Your Chances for Featured Snippets
People search the internet for answers. Companies that discern their questions will be found even by people who weren't looking for them.
By John Rampton
Building a Business
7 Ways to Make Search Results For Your Brand Name Exactly How You Want Them
You want searchers to find your brand specifically, not just the products or services you offer.
Business News
Apple Forms Team to Explore App Store Changes
The iPhone maker is considering paid searches, where companies would have to pay to have their apps appear among top search results.
By Reuters
Building a Business
4 Ways to Boost Ranking For Your Own Branded Terms
All that's required to push your company name to the coveted top rank on search is working at it steadily.
By John Rampton
Tech
How Shutterstock Is Training Its System to Help You Find Better Photos
The image service has rolled out new tools based on its research into deep learning.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
4 Ways to Conduct an Awesome Talent Search
Is your persistence in finding the 'perfect' candidate dragging you down?
Business News
New Search Engine Allows You to Find ‘The Simpsons’ Screenshot You Desire
You don't win friends with salad, but you can probably make plenty of new ones by becoming a Simpsons meme machine with Frinkiac.
Building a Business
Report: Google Is Building a ‘Smart’ Mobile-Messaging App to Rival Facebook Messenger
The service will reportedly enable people to text each other and use chatbots to search, yes, you guessed it, Google.
Building a Business
9 Ways Small Businesses Can Be Big on Google
With diligent attention to the tricks of the online business trade, smaller businesses can climb to that coveted first spot on the search page.
By John Rampton
Tech
Pinterest Just Rolled Out a Nifty Visual Search Feature
The tool allows users to refine searches through images.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Google Is Starting to Penalize Mobile Sites That Do This
It's no longer considered mobile-friendly to have pop-up ads before you reach content, which can impact advertisers and publishers.
Online Presence
6 Steps to Improve Your Personal Brand on Google
Google is the source of truth for your personal brand. Make sure it's the truth you want.
By Jason Parks
Building a Business
4 Ways to Successfully Link Build to Increase Website Traffic
The way SEOs look at link building has changed dramatically in the last few years to focus on both search visibility and target audience.
By Vivek Patel
Building a Business
Google Refuses French Request to Apply ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Globally
The majority of searches made from Europe are done through local versions of Google, the company argues.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Low-Cost Patent Search Options for Inventors on a Budget
Inventors routinely believe they were the first to think of their great idea. They are not routinely correct.
By Kedma Ough
Building a Business
The Holy Grail of Startup Marketing: Search, Social and Content
You need to be active on all three fronts to drive traffic to your website and increase sales.
Building a Business
Amazon Must Face Trademark Lawsuit Over Search Results
A watchmaker says the online retailer's search results can cause confusion for potential customers.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Paging Cindy, If She Exists. (And Why It’s Important If She Doesn’t.)
The Internet has flattened the world, but also is fraught with danger. Luckily, the Web has tools to protect yourself and your business.
Tech
Traveling in Europe? A New Search Engine Wants to Show You Every Transportation Option.
A startup goes the extra mile to help travelers in Europe plan routes.
Building a Business
Get Ready for ‘Buy’ Buttons in Google Search Results
Google might become Amazon's next biggest rival, according to a report.
By Jason Fell
Online Presence
Taking Aim at Google, Facebook Builds a Mobile Search Engine
Users will be able to search for links to share natively on Facebook as opposed to rummaging elsewhere on the web.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
EU Says Google Cheated in Shopping Searches
In another antitrust investigation, the search giant is accused of distorting Internet search results to favor its shopping service.
By Reuters