Fahad HOct 19, 20172 min readYouTube: We’ve manually reviewed 1M+ videos to improve brand safety processesSince announcing efforts to restrict violent extremist content in June, YouTube released an update on their brand safety initiatives this...
Fahad HOct 5, 20173 min readAll the devices Google announced Oct. 4 at its ‘made by Google’ hardware eventIn San Francisco on October 4, Google held its “Made by Google” hardware event. This comes in the wake of Apple’s recent iPhone X launch...
Fahad HSep 28, 20171 min readCSEs will compete head-on with Google Shopping in EU search resultsStarting Wednesday, Comparison Shopping Engines/Services (CSEs) such as Kelkoo, Shopzilla and Twenga will be able to run product listing...
Fahad HSep 16, 20172 min readGab.ai sues Google after removal from Play store for hate-speech violationsDescribed as a “digital safe space for the far right” or the “alt-right’s very own Twitter,” social site Gab.ai is suing Google parent...
Fahad HAug 30, 20174 min readWhat YouTube’s upcoming swipe-next gesture may mean for advertisersWhat if YouTube were able to swipe left on its brand-safety problem? Sometime “in the coming months,” YouTube will let people swipe from...
Fahad HJul 13, 20171 min readGoogle wins French court decision, won’t have to pay $1.3 billion in back taxesThe pan-European effort to extract more tax revenue from large internet companies was dealt a setback yesterday. A Paris administrative...
Fahad HMay 17, 20171 min readGoogle holds onto its trademark as federal court rules it has not become genericGoogle has not committed “genericide,” according to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. While people have used “google” to refer to...
Fahad HApr 27, 20171 min readAlphabet reports $24.75 billion in Q1 revenues, beating expectationsGoogle parent Alphabet Inc. announced revenues of $24.75 billion for the first quarter of this year, a 22 percent increase year over...
Fahad HJan 26, 20172 min readGoogle: $26 billion in Q4 revenue beats expectations but earnings downGoogle parent Alphabet Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter of last year. The company reported $26.06 billion in...
Fahad HJan 24, 20172 min readOracle complains to EU that Google now has unfair ad-targeting advantageNew complaints about Google’s ad-targeting capabilities may compound the company’s existing legal challenges in Europe. According to an...
Fahad HJan 5, 20172 min readGoogle launching free mobile site creation tool in India. Will it come to North America?Google is trying to mobilize Indian small businesses. According to the The Wall Street Journal, Google will introduce a free mobile...
Fahad HNov 10, 20164 min readGoogle to EU on Android: your way means less innovation and higher pricesThe European Commission (EC) has three ongoing antitrust “complaints” against Google. One of the three involves Google’s Android...
Fahad HOct 27, 20161 min readGoogle parent Alphabet’s Q3 beats expectations with $22.5 billion in revenueThis afternoon, Google parent Alphabet delivered a strong quarter, beating Wall Street’s revenue and earnings expectations. Revenues grew...
Fahad HOct 21, 20162 min readProPublica slams Google for opt-in targeting changes that happened in JuneHe said. She said. ProPublica is taking Google to task for privacy policy changes that combine web browsing data and user profiles for...
Fahad HOct 12, 20161 min readGoogle acquires Famebit to give creators more branded content opportunitiesIn a move to help YouTube creators connect with brands and create more branded content opportunities, Google announced yesterday it was...
Fahad HJul 29, 20161 min readGoogle revenues climb 21 percent to $21.5 billion, powered by mobileAfter a Q1 that disappointed investors somewhat, Google parent Alphabet delivered a big quarter yesterday. The company announced revenues...
Fahad HJul 15, 20162 min readGoogle touts YouTube anti-piracy moves, critics remain criticalGoogle is a long-standing target of critics who claim that the company “encourages piracy.” While this is not a uniformly held view, and...
Fahad HJul 14, 20162 min readWith third EU antitrust complaint, Google confronts $20 billion in potential finesAs expected, the European Commission (EC) filed a third “Statement of Objections” against Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday. The...
Fahad HJun 30, 20163 min readGoogle’s new My Activity and Ads Personalization seek to make ads better, provide more user coRoughly a year ago Google introduced “My Account,” a centralized privacy and security center where people could manage their data and...
Fahad HJun 6, 20162 min readSupreme Court allows AdWords class action against Google to proceedAccording to Reuters, the Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Alphabet/Google concerning an advertiser class action. The...
