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Swedish software firm to buy The Pirate Bay
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) will be purchased by fellow Swedish company Global Gaming Factory (GGF). Under the deal, GGF – which provides digital distribution tools for Internet cafés – will pay a massive $7.76 million for TPB.
Controversy over Google’s boost to big brands
Monday 29 June 2009
Back in February, an update from Google effectively boosted the SERPs position of big brands in the US and now the modification has been exported to Google.co.uk. From 29 June, the top pages over here have been full of authoritative websites from big brand names which seem to be ranking higher than might be expected for competitive search terms.
Google launches free dashboard for local businesses
Tuesday 02 June 2009
In a bid to encourage more small businesses to list themselves in Google Local, the Mountain View giant has released a free analytical tool – a dashboard, in Google parlance – that will give business owners useful feedback on the performance of their firm in terms of local search.
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