A European court has ruled that Google must change some search results at the request of ordinary people when they show links to outdated, irrelevant information, in an important test of the so-called “right to be forgotten” on the web.
In a boost to rival WPP, the $35bn (£20bn) merger of Publicis and Omnicon to create the world’s biggest advertising company has collapsed, the companies have confirmed.
Tesco is planning to launch its first own-brand smartphone by the end of the year, running Google’s Android software with a specification will be ‘comparable to the Samsung Galaxy S5’, according to a news report.
In the month when US online ad revenues overtook broadcast TV for the first time, the days of TV’s ad dominance look numbered. While the medium still lags behind total TV ad revenue ($42bn Vs $66bn) it’s clear that neglecting digital marketing is no longer an option for modern brands.
The Webby Awards, often dubbed the Oscarsof the Internet, has announced its latest batch of award winners, with Vine, Airbnb, Kickstarter and Vimeo among this year’s winners for their services to digital media.
Google+ could soon be facing serious cutbacks that will see an end to forced integration with other platforms, dramatically cut division resources and a shift to Google’s fast-growing Android mobile platform, according to a news report.
Vic Gundotra, of the key figures behind Google’s social network, is leaving the company.
Apple has enjoyed a strong first quarter of the year, with the electronics giant planning to buy stock back from shareholders while increasing its quarterly dividend by 8%.
Google is offering advertisers the option of targeted app install ads on mobile search and YouTube, following similar moves by rivals Facebook, Yahoo and Twitter.
Google’s computers have solved the company’s own CAPTCHA technology used to detect whether a user is human or a spam bot.