$14 million invested into growth of medical search engine
Healthline announced earlier this week that it has generated $14 million for the development of its medical search engine.
Healthline brings a semantic approach to the specific health industr
News
Welcome to The Brafton Blog, where we share insights and updates on all things content marketing. From keeping up with the latest industry trends and best practices to getting a glimpse into life at Brafton, our blog has something for everyone. Our team of marketing experts are here to provide actionable tips and advice to help you drive success for your business.
Join the conversation and let’s grow together!
Yahoo becomes primary search engine on Samsung phones
Yahoo and Samsung announced a new partnership earlier today. As a result of the agreement, Samsung’s mobile devices will now come preloaded with Yahoo’s services, including Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger
Google and Milo reach out to small business owners
Though many small businesses don’t even operate a website, Google and Milo are still helping them get noticed online, according to MediaPost.
Earlier this week, Google introduced Google Place
Consumer Watchdog calls for Google break up
Consumer Watchdog is calling on the Justice Department to launch an antitrust action against Google, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. In a press conference earlier this week, Consumer Watchdog, funded by the Rose Foundation of Oakland to investigate Google’s privacy practices, called for several actions to be taken against Google. One possible solution Consumer Watchdog… Read more »
New Facebook features may impact SEO
Earlier this week, Facebook held it’s annual F8 developers conference. During the conference keynote speech, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and developer Bret Taylor announced three new types of plugins
Yahoo expects search share to trend up in 2010
Yahoo announced its Q1 2010 earnings earlier this week, showing both revenue and income increases year-over-year. In Q1 2010, Yahoo generated $1.59 billion in revenues. That number is up 1 percent from Q1 2009, when it made $1.58 billion. Income from operations was $188 million, up 87 percent from $101 million in 2009. Investments from… Read more »
Google looking to buy flight search engine
Google may be looking into buying a flight search engine, reports Bloomberg. Google is currently in talks with the Massachusetts-based software company ITA. The transaction could cost Google upwards of $1 billion. Bloomberg’s source noted that, though they are currently discussing plans for a buyout, the negotiations have not been finalized yet. ITA is a… Read more »
One in four countries block Google
One in four countries block Google’s services, said the company’s vice president of global communications in a recent blog post. Out of the 100 countries that Google offers its services to, 25 block or otherwise censor it. Google maintains that it is devoted to protecting the freedom of expression, though it does comply with governments… Read more »
UK search engine marketing industry grows 21 percent year-over-year
According to new research conducted by Efficient Frontier, the United Kingdom’s search engine marketing industry posted year-over-year growth of 21 percent in Q1 2010. The tremendous year-over-year growth was expected, as Q1 2009 was a particularly weak quarter for the industry. That being said, there are still a lot of reasons for search engine advertisers… Read more »
Twitter generates more searches than Yahoo, Bing
witter co-founder Ev Williams revealed that Twitter generates 19 billion search queries a month, outranking Yahoo and Bing.
Speaking at the Twitter Chirp conference last week, Williams said t