Search Engine Land

JUNE 14, 2023

Following a lengthy investigation, the European Commission suggested that “mandatory divestment” is the only way the search engine can resolve the issue. Why we care: If Google does sell part of its ad business, it could mark the start of a new digital marketing era with a more competitive market and fairer pricing.

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Search Engine Land

JANUARY 12, 2023

Matt Cutts educates Washington, DC about Google. In 2011, Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s search spam team, was in Washington DC, doing an “educational tour” to explain to US Federal Trade Commission members and congressional staffers that Google’s search results didn’t require government regulation. Also on this day.

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Search Engine Land

JANUARY 22, 2023

Google removes ‘ads’ and ‘sponsored’ labels from flight search results 2020: There would be no more referral fees from partners in flight search, as Google sought to emphasize price and convenience in rankings. Atlanta, Seattle and Boston. Will The European Union Decide IP Addresses Are Personal?

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Spiro Technologies

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Colin Grabow: The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank here in Washington. I think, especially as we get into presidential campaign season, we’re going to hear a lot more rhetoric about the need to bring back manufacturing in this country, talk about the lack of factory jobs and so on and so forth. Colin Grabow: Exactly.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Last Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-to-2 to repeal regulations of internet service providers. They say that competition is good for the consumer -- it provides the public with various pricing and provider options from companies both large and small. If you have questions -- you're certainly not alone.

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SaaStr

MARCH 1, 2019

Should sales commission be paid on renewals? I went to work at a startup in Washington, D.C. One of the questions that came up was if I’m at a small price point or a big price point, should I tie my free trial to an annual contract, a month to month contract, or a multiyear contract? What are your thoughts on that?

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SaaStr

JANUARY 3, 2020

Should sales commission be paid on renewals? I went to work at a startup in Washington, D.C. One of the questions that came up was if I’m at a small price point or a big price point, should I tie my free trial to an annual contract, a month to month contract, or a multiyear contract? What are your thoughts on that?

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