The proposed terms of the Google antitrust settlement in Europe have started to come to light, first through a report in the Financial Times, and this weekend, in articles from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. As anticipated, the primary “remedy” Google is offering involves labeling its own results to distinguish them from third-party publishers. more…
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Remember Oodle? The long-time classified ads site was acquired by TV shopping channel QVC last month. Oodle had a nascent international operation which probably didn’t make sense in the new entity. As a result, bits of it are being hived off, and today we learn that Adzuna, which calls itself a ‘next-generation’ classifieds search engine, has acquired more…
German news publisher Axel Springer says its acquisition foray in to web classified ad services is helping to make up for its declining print market.
On Tuesday, the group said its Axel Springer Digital Classifieds group is buying 80 percent of Belgian property listings more…
A Parisian newstand. French online classified advertisements exceeded ads in print publications for the first in 2011, the Xerfi-Percepta market research firm said on Tuesday, but warned of a slowdown of spectacular growth. French online classified advertisements exceeded ads in print publications for the first in 2011, the Xerfi-Percepta market research firm said more…
Digital classifieds website Gumtree is to jump from the web to the airwaves from today in London as part of a bid to boost awareness and drive site traffic in the capital.
Four new 20 second radio ads will be broadcast over a month long campaign on more…
Data privacy officials in Germany have reopened a probe to look deeper at Facebook’s face recognition technology and determine if the social networking giant was collecting member photos without their knowledge.
In June, an investigation into Facebook’s database more…
eBay, Gumtree and other online marketplaces are great for getting that long sought item, or pulling in some cash from what you don’t need. So why is the tax-man sniffing around?
HMRC is being dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st Century and the tax inspectors have got to work with the mouse on their desk. Let the clicking begin? more…
Accel Partners, the top outside stakeholder in Facebook (FB) Inc., is investing $75 million with partners including Baring Vostok Capital Partners in Avito.ru, a Russian classified advertising website.
Palo Alto, California-based Accel is providing the funding along with the Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund IV and existing Avito investors Investment AB Kinnevik and Northzone Ventures, both based in Stockholm, according to a statement from Avito today. more…
