MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 15, 2010 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. “Google performed very well in the first quarter, with 23% year over year revenue growth driven by strength across all major verticals and geographies,” said Patrick Pichette, CFO of Google. “Going...
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Do Not Click On Pop-up Ads
Don’t click on links in pop-ups or banner advertisements In July 2007, when iPhones were scarce and strongly in demand, Botnet herders put software on already infected computers that redirected users browsing for iPhones to phony websites. The malware caused pop-ups and banner advertisements on infected computers; clicking on the provided links took users...
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Tips For Advertising Success
1. Identify your advertising goals. Your optimization strategy depends on the objectives that you define for your campaigns. With specific goals in mind, you can work strategically to achieve your objectives, track your performance, and make the modifications necessary to get the results you want. Here are some typical objectives and sample focus areas...
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Be Careful What You Advertise
Be careful what you advertise – In the past, it was difficult to find information about people other than their phone numbers or address. Now, an increasing amount of personal information is available online, especially because people are creating personal web pages with information about themselves. When deciding how much information to reveal, realize...
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The Internet: Preserving a First Amendment Miracle
Remarks of Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information -As Prepared for Delivery- The Media Institute February 24, 2010 It is a pleasure to be here with you at the Media Institute. As most of you know, at NTIA we have been almost totally consumed with reviewing and awarding broadband...
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Freedom Of Speech On Trial With Google
An Italian court convicted three Google executives of privacy violations. The ruling said Google (owners of YouTube) did not act quickly enough in removing a Google video of teenage bullies attacking an autistic boy. Convicted: Peter Fleischer, Google’s global privacy counsel David Drummond, Google’s senior vice president and chief legal officer George Reyes, Google’s...
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Let Google Know — No! NSA
American Civil Liberties — Google and the NSA. It is hard to imagine a more potent—or frightening—combination when it comes to the collection and safety of Americans’ private information, bBut just such an alliance is underway. As reported by the Washington Post, “Google—the world’s largest search engine company with access to intimate details of...
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Internet Advertising Laws
U.S. Government — Good marketing is critical to the success of your business. Marketing has many dimensions, including market research, pricing, advertising, packaging and labeling, distribution and customer service. Investing in a good marketing plan will generate excellent returns. But there’s more to a winning marketing plan or advertising campaign than a profitable product...
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Washington Times A Sign Of The Times
The Washington Times, a 27 year old newspaper, is gutting its staff of 40% of their employees. The entire staff of photographers were terminated. Also, the sports section will be eliminated. “Our market-based, forward-looking plan is both a response to the recessionary economy, continued downward financial pressures on the news industry and our transition...
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