IAC buying Angie’s List, will combine with HomeAdvisor into new public company

The two companies will create a home services lead-gen powerhouse. The post IAC buying Angie’s List, will combine with HomeAdvisor into new public company appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Amit Singhal, The Head Of Google Search, To Leave The Company For Philanthropic Purposes

After fifteen years, Google’s head of search, Amit Singhal, is leaving the company. The post Amit Singhal, The Head Of Google Search, To Leave The Company For Philanthropic Purposes appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Foursquare Joins Apple Maps Data Sources As Company Builds Out Ecosystem

Apple continues to improve its mapping product by adding new features and content, albeit often under the radar. Last year, reviews and content from Booking.com and TripAdvisor began to show for locations and travel destinations, especially outside the US. In June of this year, the company…

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Google’s PC Market Share Off Its Peak, Yet Company Seeing More Searches Than Ever

Yesterday comScore released its September 2015 search engine rankings for the US market. There was almost no change in position or share from August. Google’s share hovers at just below 64 percent. However, a year ago, Google was at 67.3 percent and Yahoo was at 10 percent. Today Yahoo is at…

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Apple Renews Maps Agreement With TomTom, Will It Buy The Company?

Reuters reported this afternoon that publicly traded TomTom is up on news that its mapping-data contract with Apple has been renewed. Rival HERE (Nokia) is currently for sale and may fetch as much as $ 4 billion dollars. There aren’t many global mapping data vendors available; and…

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SPONSOR MESSAGE: Bizible, B2B Paid Search Attribution Software Company Launches Agency Program

Media managers aid in the growth and effectiveness of marketing campaigns for many successful companies. However, for companies using a CRM, understanding return-on-ad-spend can be a huge challenge. Bizible connects AdWords into Salesforce to allow marketers to optimize search campaigns at a…

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Groupon Pages Part Of Company Evolution Into Local Search Site

Depending on your viewpoint, Groupon’s new Pages offering is either a helpful new tool for local business owners or a bid by the company for more search exposure and a new way to gain sales leads. Indeed, it probably qualifies as both. Groupon stresses Pages’ value for business owners…

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The Inevitable Happened: First Company Provides “Right To Be Forgotten” Removal Service

Now that the European Courts have given its citizens the “Right To Be Forgotten” in major search engines, the inevitable has happened and a brand new business model built on link removal requests has taken shape. In response to the EU giving individuals the right to request Google…

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Google Now Ranks No. 2 Behind Apple As The 2nd Most Valuable Company In America

Bloomberg.com reported today Google has moved ahead of Exxon Mobile Corp to become the second most valuable company in America following Apple. According to Bloomberg, Google’s market capitalization totals $ 393.5 billion, representing less than a billion more than Exxon’s $ 392.6…

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WSJ Report: Apple Buys Topsy, A Leading Twitter Search & Analytics Company

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has purchased Topsy, one of the leading Twitter search and analytics companies, for more than $ 200 million. The WSJ report says that Apple has confirmed the deal but wouldn’t comment more beyond this statement: Apple buys smaller technology…

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