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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A group of small Wisconsin newspapers have filed a federal lawsuit claiming Google and Facebook’s control of digital advertising threatens the publications’ existence and violates antitrust law. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the lawsuit claims the monopoly will have a profoundly negative effect on American democracy. One of the attorneys representing the Wisconsin publications says newspaper publishers have filed about a dozen similar complaints in other… Source link

One of the few countries in the world where Google doesn’t dominate web searches is South Korea, where Naver Corp. leads the market and is also a big player in e-commerce and fintech. But the Korean company, which now gets more than 95% of revenue domestically, wants to boost its international presence. To help with that, Naver is considering more dollar bond sales after its debut deal last month, and it’s also eyeing a possible future U.S. initial public offering for a unit, chief… Source link

In light of this week’s bombshell sports news that has several top European soccer clubs choosing to form a Super League, information leaked Tuesday about the PGA Tour’s efforts to keep its star golfers from breaking away for larger paydays elsewhere. The PGA Tour has created a $40 million pool to reward its top stars as it continues to stamp down the long-rumored Premier Golf League (golf’s version of the Super… Source link

In November, I gave you a heads-up about changes coming to Google Photos. Since its inception, Google Photos has been free and has not counted against your 15 GB of free storage. The change coming, as of June 1, is that photos you upload to Google Photos will start to count against your 15 GB limit.  So what happens if you hit the 15 GB limit? The answer is easy. You can buy more storage. The cost is a whopping $1.99 a month for 100 GB. Pay for a whole year… Source link

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA21) – A new report shows the world’s most popular search engine is also the most trusted global brand. Don’t believe it? Just Google it. Morning Consult puts the online giant in the top slot on it’s 15 Most Trusted Brands list. Google is followed by plenty of other tech heavyweights. PayPal, Microsoft, YouTube and Amazon round out the Top 5. The other companies that made the list range from electronics (Sony) to household… Source link

The publisher of the Daily Mail has filed an antitrust complaint against Google and its parent Alphabet in the US over its advertising and search activities, dealing a setback to the tech company’s efforts to end its long-running war with news publishers. The lawsuit filed by Associated Newspapers and Mail Media in the Southern District of New York seeks damages and injunctive relief against the tech giant for what it alleges is a “de facto bid-rigging scheme” and… Source link

The owner of the Daily Mail website, Associated Newspapers, is suing Google, saying the tech company’s dominance in online advertising has harmed its business. The suit, filed Monday in federal court in New York, says Google punishes publishers’ search results if they don’t sell enough ad space through Google and that its control over the ad market depresses prices for publishers. “Google wields its monopoly search engine to entrench its ad-tech dominance,” the suit alleges, citing… Source link

ExploreBlack History Month Google Doodle honors activist Audre Lorde After years of working with numerous big-name artists, Vandross launched his solo career in 1981. He composed, wrote and produced his debut studio album, “Never Too Much,” which is the soundtrack of today’s Doodle and the first of 14 studio albums that went either platinum or multiplatinum. Vandross’ career culminated in eight Grammy Awards (out of 33… Source link

A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The owner of the online newspaper MailOnline, which is known in the United States as the “Daily Mail,” filed a lawsuit against Google (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday, alleging that the search and advertising giant’s power over selling online ad space means that newspapers see little of the revenue that their content produces. The lawsuit alleges that Google controls the tools used to sell ad… Source link

Last month, a post on Google’s Developer blog about bid strategy updates spurred some controversy when it was misinterpreted to indicate that two smart bidding strategies were going away. This morning, Google confirmed what many PPCers had speculated: that the bid strategies aren’t going away, rather the Google Ads UI is getting a small face lift. With this change, what advertisers have known as Target CPA and Target ROAS will be grouped under the Maximize Conversions and Maximize… Source link