The Secret Sweetheart Deal between Facebook and Google
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Well, this is starting to get interesting.  When the House Judiciary report on big tech came out last October, it was clear that a lot of information would come to light that could have massive implications for Amazon, Apple, Google...
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Ok Google … Find Me a Good Lawyer
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Here we go. Following the Justice Department’s scathing report on the “big four” in tech and their alleged antitrust activities, a lawsuit has been leveled against Google, according to The Wall Street Journal. “The Justice Department filed a long-expected antitrust...
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What’s at Stake in the Big Tech Antitrust Fight
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Yesterday I shared information on the House Judiciary report and its scathing findings on tech biggies Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook. Today we take a closer look at what’s really at stake for these companies. As Alex Castro notes in...
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Massive Accusations in the House Report on Big Tech
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The 16-month House investigation into tech largest companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — is officially over. Released last week, the House Judiciary Committee’s report accuses the four companies of abusing their power and cites multiple problems in the...
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Google Posts First-Ever Revenue Decline
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There’s a glitch in the matrix, folks. Google, that behemoth of ad revenues, forecast a fairly steep drop in projected revenues from their March 2020 predictions. Principal analyst Nicole Perrin of eMarketer and Insider Intelligence’s Eric Haggstrom were recently interviewed...
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Will Users Be Keen on Google’s New Platform?
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It’s not a social network; it’s an “experiment.” That’s the word from Google on the launch of their Keen platform. According to Monojoy Bhattacharjee in What’s New in Publishing, some are seeing it as an AI-powered Pinterest-like app, although “it’s...
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Google Announces Emergency Plans to Help News Organizations
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Some good news from Google if you’re in the news business… Ad Manager fees are being waived, and they are creating emergency relief funds. “Google said on Friday it will waive for the next five months the small fee it...
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The Crack in the Wall of the Digital Ad Duopoly
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Could we be witnessing the decline of the Facebook-Google duopoly in advertising? We’ve seen glimmers of it, as publishers like Meredith position themselves for first-party ad revenue potential. Firefox took aim at it with their proposal for an ad-free internet...
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Did the Influencer Bubble Just Burst?
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What do the BBC, Google, Amazon and social media influencers all have in common? According to a Mindshare survey of UK customers, they all have zero (or worse) credibility. “Most UK consumers believe the BBC, Amazon, Google and social media...
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Publishers are Not Happy about Google Ad Metrics Report
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Finally.We’ve known about Facebook’s dodgy metrics for ages now. But Google somehow seemed to remain above the fray.The party’s over.“Google’s recent research showing that publishers stand to lose 52% of programmatic ad revenue if they can’t use third-party cookie ad...
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