Google has now got hit with their third huge fine from the EU, €1.49 billion, ($1.7 billion) this time around, which is the third highest fine they have had to pay. This was in regards to Adsense, Venture Beat wrote: In those previous filings, the EU noted that Google had originally required some sites, particularly bigger partners, to use AdSense exclusively if they wanted to use … [Read more...]
Google says cryptocurrency is not real money
Google produced an ad for it's latest call screening service, it takes a swing at cryptocurrency, with one of the actors saying cryptocurrency is not real money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O4jOdVTkqS4 Neer Varshney wrote about this on TheNextWeb.com From the article: The company banned all cryptocurrency related ads starting June, but later relaxed the rules to … [Read more...]
When Chrome 70 rolls out your favorite site could have a problem
Google is always doing something and sometimes it's wanted and other times it's not wanted, like messing with the URL. According to Zack Whittaker at TechCrunch, when Google releases Chrome 70 a lot of popular sites are going to be blocked. From the article: Chrome 70 is expected to be released on or around October 16, when the browser will start blocking sites that run older Symantec … [Read more...]
So long Google +
Say goodbye to your Google+ account. I know you probably did that a long time ago but Google is making it official. Note this Google+ for consumers only. I never really got into Google+ and I do spend a lot of time on social media. I just never thought it was clever, cool or made much sense. Google just seemed like they created something so they could say we are social too. On their blog … [Read more...]
Duck Duck Go founder asks Google to sell them Duck.com
So there was an interesting article on CNET today about Duck.com. Google acquired the domain back in 2010 when they acquired ON2. But there is confusion, most people when they hear duck and search think of Duck Duck Go. When people typed in Duck.com they went to Google.com. Duck Duck Go did not like that. So Google decided to make some changes and provide a link to their rival search engine, … [Read more...]
Starting July 1 Google will be banning one of their most expensive keywords
Last year we published an article on the "Most expensive keywords in AdWords for 2017" The report was courtesy of WordStream. Number 2 on that list was Bail Bonds at $58.00 + per click. Google decided to ban all ads for bail bonds services. This will go in effect starting July 1, From their blog: Google bans ads for bail bonds services At Google, we take seriously our … [Read more...]
Google Did .APP Differently; Gets just Over 500 Registration On Day 5 Of EAP: Here’s Our Take
Google launched the new gTLD .App into the Early Access Program (EAP) this week and the results I believe are unlike any previous major new gTLD launch. .App went into day 1 of the Early Access Program (EAP) on Tuesday allowing early registration of domains for a one time extra fee. Fees as always vary by registrar but day 1 pricing was around $12,000 for the EAP fee plus the cost of … [Read more...]
