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AIMIA Awards finalists announced

20 January 2010 | The Australian Interactive Media Industry Association has today announced the finalists for its 16th Annual Awards to be held in March.


ACCC gives thumbs up for Bing powered Yahoo!7 search

25 November 2009 | The ACCC has approved the deal between Microsoft and Yahoo!7 which will see Bing powering search on the Australian news and entertainment portal.


Google adds product pics and pricing to search ads

25 November 2009 | Google updates search ad offering with product extensions, displaying product pictures and pricing against search results 1 comment


Google tests Fast Flip integration with Google News

17 November 2009 | It appears Google is testing integration of it's Fast Flip technology with Google News


Site speed to be added to Google ranking mix

16 November 2009 | Site speed to be included in Google rankings and Caffiene search infrastructure delayed till after Christmas. 1 comment


Online display advertising stalling

9 November 2009 | Publishers beware, online display advertising expenditure in Australia has dropped, despite growth of the online advertising market overall, according to IAB figures. 1 comment


Webby awards to honour interactive marketers

5 November 2009 | The Webby Awards has called for entries to it's 2010 event which will include new categories for interactive marketers.


Bing's Twitter search rolling out to Australia

30 October 2009 | Bing is set to roll out its new Twitter search feature to Australian users this Sunday.


Google, Bing getting social about search

27 October 2009 | Google and Microsoft have made major deals this week which could have massive implications for the way we search in the future.


Google streamlines forum results

7 October 2009 | Google has made a small change to the way it displays results from web forums in its organic search. Essentially the change means forum posts around the topic will be bundled together.


Google lets creative types play in their Sandbox

21 August 2009 | Media and advertising types were invited to the Carraigeworks in Eveleigh for Google Creative Sandbox 09


Facebook will never rival Google in search, but it is useful

17 August 2009 | Facebook search might not ever rival the likes of Google or Twitter, but it can help your brand. 1 comment


Video: Matt Cut explains how Twitter pages are ranked by Google

3 August 2009 | Matt Cut from Google responds to a question "What are the factors that go into determining of PageRank of a Twitter page, e.g. it is the followers, backlinks?"


Yahoo and Microsoft team up on search

30 July 2009 | Microsoft and Yahoo have confirmed a deal overnight which will see Microsoft power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive sales force for both companies search advertisers.


Fear of swine flu drives Australia's search habits

29 July 2009 | Pandemics, entertainment and stimulus packages drive fastest rising Google searches in Australia 1 comment


Google silences news feedback.

3 July 2009 | Google has quietly dropped a service allowing people to comment on Google News stories.


Yahoo! and Google battle for small businesses

29 April 2009 | Online search giant, Yahoo! Search Marketing, will invest up to $24 million in Australia’s small to medium businesses by offering free online search advertising campaigns for three months, going head to head with a similar Google offer.


iView founder exits ABC

29 April 2009 | The ABC has lost the head of multi-platform content Dan Fill after two years in the newly created role.


Yahoo7! braces for local job cuts

22 April 2009 | Yahoo!7 staff are not immune from a raft of redundancies following Yahoo!Inc's announcement that it will cut 5% of staff globally, which represents a headcount loss of around 700 employees.


Ansearch brings equality to clicks

15 April 2009 | Ansearch has launched a new proprietary search advertising system, which aims to eradicate click fraud by publishers and supply a clean and qualified feed to the online advertising community.


Google not immune to downturn, local staff cut

27 March 2009 | Google Australasia is shutting down its Melbourne office and consolidating roles across its Australian and New Zealand operations resulting in a loss of 15 positions.


Sensis cuts 200, streamlines structure

20 March 2009 | The structure of Telstra's Sensis division has undergone a significant organisational overhaul shedding just under 200 staff. 1 comment


The Digital Media Q&A - Google Asia Pacific VP, Sales & Operations Daniel Alegre

16 March 2009 | Google Asia Pacific Vice President, Sales & Operations Daniel Alegre, slipped into Australia early last week for a series of client and industry meetings, Digital Media caught up for a quick briefing. 1 comment


Aegis Media keeps regional CEO

11 March 2009 | Aegis Media has quashed media speculation that its Asia-Pacific chief executive Patrick Stahle is exiting the group but has commenced the search for a regional CEO.


Mooter cuts all staff, changes tactic

9 March 2009 | Former Fairfax Media darling, online advertising technology developer Mooter Media, has gone into ‘stealth mode’ after reducing its staff to zero and going back to the drawing board on its overall strategy.


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