Chinese Search Giant Baidu Reports $2.2 Billion In Revenue For 3Q 2014

China’s leading search engine Baidu posted its 3Q 2014 earnings yesterday, reporting $ 2.2 billion (RMB13.520 billion) in total revenue, a 52 percent year over year increase. According to Baidu chairman and CEO Robin Li, the site’s mobile traffic surpassed PC traffic last quarter, with…

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First Half Ad Revenue: Search Dominates PC Ads But Not Mobile

The IAB has released its first half 2014 digital advertising revenue figures. Total US digital revenues grew 15 percent compared with a year ago to $ 23.1 billion. Total second-quarter revenues were roughly $ 11.7 billion. Paid search was the largest single category of online advertising, though its…

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Google Penalty Hits eBay’s Bottom Line, May Cost Up To $200 Million In Revenue

Earlier this year, eBay was hit with a search penalty by Google. The loss of traffic resulting from that has been noticeable enough that eBay acknowledged it in a financial call this week, suggesting it may have cost up to $ 200 million in revenue. eBay also said it plans to improve its efforts in…

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Google Penalty Hits eBay’s Bottom Line, May Cost Up To $200 Million In Revenue

Earlier this year, eBay was hit with a search penalty by Google. The loss of traffic resulting from that has been noticeable enough that eBay acknowledged it in a financial call this week, suggesting it may have cost up to $ 200 million in revenue. eBay also said it plans to improve its efforts in…

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Rather Than Opt-Out Of Google, German News Publishers Demand 11% Cut Of Revenue

German news publishers are picking up where the Belgians left off, a now not-so-proud tradition of suing Google for being included in its listings rather than choosing to opt-out. This time, the publishers want an 11% cut of Google’s revenue related to them being listed. The news comes from…

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Mobile SEM Strategy: How Savings.com Increased Mobile Search Revenue By 1000 Percent YoY

When Google announced Enhanced Campaigns last year, like many marketers, the team at coupon deals site Savings.com was skeptical and surprised that they would be forced to adjust their approach to mobile. In a soon-to-be-released case study from Google, Savings.com shares how they quickly pivoted…

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Baidu Beats Expectations, Posts 59 Pct Revenue Growth In Q1 2014

Chinese search engine leader and advertising provider, Baidu, released financials for the first quarter of the year reporting total revenues of $ 1.53 billion USD at $ 1.24 earnings per share. That’s a 59.1 percent increase in revenue from the previous year.and beats street expectations on both…

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Yandex Reports 62% Share Of Russian Search Market With Q1 2014 Revenue Up 36%

Yandex 2014 first quarter earnings release shows the Russian search engine’s revenue was up 36 percent year-over-year since first quarter of 2013, totaling RUR 10.9 billion ($ 305 million). The site’s share of the Russian search market averaged 61.9 percent, with search queries growing…

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Baidu Posts 50 Pct. Revenue Growth But Shy Of Investor Hopes

Chinese search engine and advertising provider Baidu announced quarterly earnings today. The company fell just shy of financial analysts’ estimates, which were $ 1.54 billion (51 percent growth). Instead the company announced  $ 1.573 billion in revenue, which was a 50.3 percent increase from a…

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Yandex Reports Revenue Up 37% In Q4, Ad Network Revenue Nearly Doubles

Russian search giant Yandex reported a strong Q4 2013 today, with overall revenue up 37 percent from Q4 2012 and continued growth in text-based advertising. Take away revenue from its payment platform, Yandex.Money, and the Y-o-Y revenue growth would be 40 percent. The company says it now has more…

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