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Google fined €1.49bn by EU for restricting rivals’ search ads

March 20, 2019

European Union regulators have fined Google with a €1.49bn fine for abusing its dominant role in online advertising via the AdSense platform.

Most SME’s ‘do not have SEO strategy in place’

March 19, 2019

Fewer than 40% of small businesses have an SEO strategy in place, though an additional 38% plan to have an SEO strategy in the future according to research.

Two-thirds of small businesses use social media to monitor online reputation

March 11, 2019

A small business’s online reputation impacts its overall success, which is why 88% of small businesses monitor their online reputation at least quarterly. Two-thirds of small businesses (66%) use social media to accomplish this task.

Pinterest launches ‘Catalogs’ and extra shopping ad inventory

March 4, 2019

Pinterest is introducing new tools and features to help Pinners find the best products and services for their unique tastes and preferences.

Hands-free future: 80% of consumers believe voice control will soon become part of daily life

February 26, 2019

Nearly 80% of consumers believe that voice control will soon become part of daily life, with 70% of people under the age of 35 choosing voice regularly, according to new research.

Yext partners with Chinese apps for tourism targeting

February 25, 2019

Digital Knowledge Management platform Yext has teamed up with Baidu Map, Fliggy, CK Map, and PIRT to offer brands ways of reaching Chinese tourists in a region where Google fails to reach.

Over 70% of users recognise Google Shopping results as adverts

February 25, 2019

Over 1,000 respondents an image of Google Shopping Listings and asked them “Did you know that these Google Shopping products and images that show in the Google search results are paid adverts?”

Oscars: Black Panther is fan favourite on YouTube

February 19, 2019

To celebrate the Oscars, YouTube has ranked the best picture nominees based on their trailer’s YouTube views. If the Academy votes the same way as YouTube fans, Black Panther will be the winner.

Top hotel booking sites halt ‘misleading’ tactics and hidden charges after investigation

February 6, 2019

Six leading hotel booking sites have all agreed to make changes to their websites after an investigation uncovered ‘misleading’ sales tactics designed to boost bookings.

Americans now see as many Super Bowl ads on YouTube as on live TV

February 5, 2019

In the US, 42% of American football fans have watched ads from the big game on YouTube, equal to the amount that watched those ads on broadcast/cable TV networks, and more than any other digital platform, according to an Ipsos sports viewing study.