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Facebook gaining in mobile display ads; Google still owns mobile search

Look out Google.  Facebook is gaining ground in a small but growing segment of the all-important mobile advertising business. Facebook went from having virtually zero revenue from mobile advertising in 2011 to selling $234 million in mobile display ads in the Read More →

Google double-whammy: Android complaints in Europe, plus Microsoft ‘Scroogled’ ads run anew

Gargantuan Google is again playing whack-a-mole with complaints over its business practices. Calling Android a "Trojan Horse," rivals of Google have urged European regulators to look into the Silicon Valley giant's dominant position in mobile. The rivals, including Microsoft, Oracle and Read More →

Are Apple and Google’s Indoor mapping moves good news for mapping start-up Micello?

There is an art to rising above the noise in hot tech areas dominated by the big players. Silicon Valley start-up Micello is looking for a little attention in the indoor mapping space, where Google and Apple have made big Read More →

Quoted: Chewing on free food in Silicon Valley — and taxes

"I buy my lunch with after-tax dollars. And I have to pay taxes to support free meals for those Google employees." — Martin J. McMahon, Jr., tax-law professor at the University of Florida, says free food at work — Read More →

Google and privacy: Possible fines in Europe; privacy director stepping down

Google, whose high-profile privacy issues led it to appoint a privacy director in 2010, continues to feel the heat in Europe — over an update last year to its privacy policy. The update, instituted under Privacy Director Alma Whitten, consolidated Read More →

April Fool’s announcements aplenty …

It’s April First. And if there’s one holiday that Silicon Valley folks love, it’s April Fool’s Day. With that in mind, we weren’t too surprised to see an announcement last night that YouTube is going to stop accepting new Read More →
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