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Mar26

Google and the Interflora fiasco

Posted in: March 2013, Blogs

Image credit: Interflora

Interflora is best known as one of the UK’s most popular florists, not for getting into trouble with online regulations. Recent escapades revealed by, Google, portrayed a very different light. If you’re not familiar with the incident, Interflora practically disappeared from Google’s SERPs, losing ranking for hundreds of brand and non brand search terms

Mar14

Behind the Great Firewall of China

Posted in: March 2013, News

As the second largest economy in the world[1] China has long been the focus for international commerce, specifically for the last thirty years[2]. As the West deals with economic difficulties, China increases its economic appetite, reportedly growing by 7.90% in the fourth quarter of 2012[3].


Nov27

Is Mail.Ru kicking out Google for its own search engine?

Posted in: News, November 2012

Russia is one of the few places where Google is not king. And it seems that Google’s days in Russia might be numbered since the giant search engine is losing an important partner in the country.

Nov15

China B2C E-commerce Market will continue to hold the top spot

Posted in: November 2012, Blogs

It’s not a secret for anyone that the online sales in China are growing fast, but a new report from eMarketer revealed that the number of online buyers in the area is expected to rise to nearly 220 million this year. The report “China Ecommerce: A Developing Market Begins to Boom” shows that the Chinese consumers are now embracing the online opportunity to compare shopping and product research. On the other hand, also marketers are willing to expand operations beyond markets like Shanghai and Beijing.
Nov08

Google Doodle celebrates Bram Stoker with a Dracula illustration

Posted in: News, November 2012

Today Google is celebrating the 165th birthday of novelist Bram Stoker who created the most well-known vampire in literary and film history.

Oct19

Google threatens to exclude French media sites from its search results

Posted in: News, October 2012

Google found an extreme way to protest against a proposed French law that would force search engines to pay for content.  The Internet giant is threatening to stop linking to French media sites.