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Accused search hijacker denies all charges except covertly redirecting search

Posted August 10, 2011 - 4:14 pm

Paxfire disputes that it 'hijacks' search requests from ISP customers, gathers personal information and uses it covertly. BAH! It fixes and redirects searches, stores data to improve future searches and gives results enhanced with information from its partners. So there.
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Internet display ads up nearly 15% in Q1

Posted June 13, 2011 - 5:15 pm

Online banner ads increased 14.6 percent in the first quarter, making the Internet the top-gaining media sector.
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Google prepares for possible $500 million settlement with U.S. Justice Department

Posted May 10, 2011 - 8:37 pm

Google is revising down its Q1 earnings to reflect a possible $500 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over online advertising issues.
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Google's doing the right thing (but some investors don't get it)

Posted April 15, 2011 - 11:44 am

Shares of Google have been getting slammed since the search giant late Thursday announced first-quarter earnings that just missed analysts' estimates.
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Internet advertising revenue in U.S. sets record in 2010

Posted April 14, 2011 - 10:14 am

Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. hit a record $26.04 billion in 2010, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
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Study: Facebook ad click-through rates surprisingly low

Posted January 31, 2011 - 6:21 pm

Don't count on this causing a drop in Facebook's advertising revenue -- expected to double this year to $4 billion -- but it may prompt some uncomfortable questions from prospective advertisers, as well as some fancy footwork from Facebook ad reps.
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Yahoo's Q4 net revenue down 4%, shares plunge after hours

Posted January 25, 2011 - 5:45 pm

Troubled Internet company Yahoo reported a decline in fourth-quarter revenue after the market closed Tuesday, causing shares to plunge in after-hours trading.
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When Yahoo reports Q4 earnings, only one thing will matter

Posted January 25, 2011 - 1:08 pm

Shortly after the final trading bell Tuesday, around 4:02 Eastern Time, Yahoo will release its fourth quarter results.
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Ad invasion of Twitter just beginning

Posted January 24, 2011 - 2:52 pm

Microblogging service Twitter, which is ambitiously trying to grow revenue, is expected by Internet research firm EMarketer to more than triple advertising sales this year to $150 million.
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Will the FTC's do-not-track list proposal matter?

Posted December 1, 2010 - 6:40 pm

It's no secret that too many companies exhibit a callous disregard for the privacy rights of web users. The Federal Trade Commission's 122-page report released Wednesday is a step toward addressing that concern.
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Internet advertising revenue hits new record in Q3

Posted November 17, 2010 - 4:35 pm

Online advertising revenue reaches a record $6.4 billion in the third quarter, putting 2010 on track for an annual high after last year's downturn.
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AOL soars on third-quarter profit

Posted November 3, 2010 - 11:44 am

Shares of AOL jumped more than 9 percent in early trading Wednesday after the Internet veteran more than doubled its third-quarter profit from a year ago.
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Digging into Google's Q3 metrics

Posted October 15, 2010 - 11:45 am

Google Inc. released its third-quarter earnings after Thursday's market close, reporting a 32 percent increase in net income to $2.17 billion and a 23 percent increase in gross revenue ($7.29 billion) from last year's Q3.
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Google beats the Street, shares soar

Posted October 14, 2010 - 5:33 pm

Online search leader Google Inc. reported its much-anticipated third-quarter earnings after Thursday's market close, and the company didn't disappoint.
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