French antitrust decision sets the stage for Google to pay for news content in Europe

Google had sought to avoid paying copyright licensing fees by getting publishers to waive them in exchange for being included in search results.

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Leveraging data science to illuminate the modern consumer decision journey

When analysis of behavior focuses on query relationships, we find searches are seldom linear and occur in clusters that don’t necessarily align with funnel-like behavior.

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NY federal court decision threatens embedding and linking across the web

The judge’s decision disregards existing law and if upheld could expose bloggers and publishers to potential copyright lawsuits. The post NY federal court decision threatens embedding and linking across the web appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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The value of search across the modern consumer decision journey

Columnist Christi Olson of Bing shares research on how search fits into the overall buyer’s journey, reaching consumers at all stages in the funnel. The post The value of search across the modern consumer decision journey appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Your Ideal Shopping Campaign: The Critical Segmentation Decision

Columnist Carrie Albright lays out the considerations for shopping campaign structure, including the pros and cons of brand, category, and product segmentation. The post Your Ideal Shopping Campaign: The Critical Segmentation Decision appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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French Court Trying To Impose Right-To-Be-Forgotten Decision On Google Worldwide

Google is facing daily fines of €1,000 in France, under a punitive ruling tied to the Right-to-Be-Forgotten (RTBF), unless it removes links to an article from its index globally, according to The Guardian. Several politicians in Europe have recently suggested that the RTBF should extend to all…

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