Newly unsealed court filings reveal how much data Xwitter has handed over to the January 6 investigation. This includes all tweets sent, drafted, liked and retweeted – even if they were subsequently deleted – by Donald Trump’s official account. This cache also included DMs sent, received or... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-17 11:15:13 UTC ]
If you use Amazon’s Kindle app on Android, you may have noticed the software doesn't offer the option to buy and rent ebooks or subscribe to the company’s Kindle Unlimited service anymore. Amazon announced the change last month and more recently began notifying customers of the move via email.If... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-05-31 16:17:08 UTC ]
Google is revamping Google News with a new design that will incorporate elements of the Newsstand app and YouTube, according to people familiar with the plans.The search giant is expected to unveil the new digital media destination next week at its developer conference, and it has been talking... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Google under pressure to clamp down on YouTube conspiracies and low-quality clickbait, the search giant is launching a major new effort aimed at strengthening its relationship with news publishers–and perhaps keeping them from going under. At an event in New York today, the company... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Businesses in the US now have a new way to sign up with one of Google's booking partners and to add a booking button to their search listing. Anyone in the US with a Google My Business account can benefit from the addition of a booking button that enables people to book a reservation with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google isn't kidding around when it says it wants to make amends with subscription-based news outlets. The search giant's head of news, Richard Gingras, told the Financial Times that the plan is to share revenues with publishers who take advantage o... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today was day one of Google I/O and there was no shortage of news. To name a few, the search giant is bringing its assistant to iPhone, Smart Reply to Gmail on mobile, and voice-calling to Google Home. These things should be very interesting to both consumers and technology enthusiasts. With I/O... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Another day, another antitrust action against Google: On Monday, the Open Internet Project filed a new complaint with the European Union's top competition authority, charging the search giant with abusing its dominant position in the market for smartphone software.It was in 2014 that the OIP... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The onslaught of tech information is relentless. Stay on top of the latest with PCWorld’s Digital Edition. Available as single copies or as a yearlong subscription, it highlights the best content from PCWorld.com—the most important news, the key product reviews, and the most useful features and... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A digital advertising battle royale is taking shape, as Facebook appears to be moving forward with plans to compete against Google for programmatic ad dollars that have historically been dominated by the search giant.Facebook has a simple strategy: bring advertiser demand from the Facebook... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google made a move Tuesday that should have every publisher and ecommerce player on notice, expanding links to Accelerated Mobile Pages beyond a carousel at the top of its search results to the full list of hits below.Google has been displaying AMP pages in a carousel intended to highlight news... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest in a long, ongoing legal feud between German publishers and Google ended victoriously for the search giant last month, when it was cleared of using its market dominance to allegedly punish publishers. But this is symptomatic of a larger issue surrounding ancillary copyright laws,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Every now and then Google tweaks its search algorithm in a way that uproots the online publishing ecosystem. It happened a few years ago when Google decided links to so-called content farms -- publishers that try to game Google's algorithm with keyword-laden headlines tied to content of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google is looking to experiment with a "buy now" button that would allow browsers to shop directly through the search engine, without having to visit a retailer's own website. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the search giant is seeking to compete directly with Amazon, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A tug of war between Google and German publishers over how online news content is displayed in search results has ended in surrender (for now) for the publishers — who have grudgingly agreed the search giant can display snippets of their co ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google has a tumultuous history with the German publishing industry, which has long taken issue with the search giant's indexing of news stories. Starting next week, Google Germany will no longer display summaries and image thumbnails for news... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Corp, Rupert Murdoch's media behemoth, is the latest source of criticism of Google. Robert Thomson, the chief executive of the company -- responsible for the Times and the Sun in the UK as well the book publisher HarperCollins -- has written to the European Commission to complain that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google has a new message for premium publishers: "Hey, let us help you sell your video ads."Google has created a new ad-buying program for premium publishers to automate their video ad sales in a bid to expand their video business beyond YouTube.The company already helps some publishers manage... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an open letter to Google's Eric Schmidt the boss of German publishing firm Axel Springer says it is afraid of the search giant. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2014-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google+ is a great social media service for people to interact with friends and strangers alike. However, much like fellow social media sites Facebook and Twitter, it also serves as a great tool for bloggers and writers. Yesterday, Google announced that it is bolstering its social media service... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]