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Google Ad business faces breakup after being charged with EU antitrust violations

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Following a lengthy investigation, the European Commission suggested that “mandatory divestment” is the only way the search engine can resolve the issue. When discussing potential solutions, the commission said that behavioral improvements would not be enough to rectify the matter. What has Google said?

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This day in search marketing history: January 13

Search Engine Land

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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Trailblazer Bootcamp: Build Expertise and Accelerate Your Team’s Certification Path

Salesforce

Why should I invest in skilling up and certifying my teams? Trailblazer Bootcamp Washington, D.C. With section-level detail provided immediately following exams, your employees are able to see the areas where they excel (and areas that need improvement!). Why should I invest in skilling up and certifying my teams?

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This day in search marketing history: January 23

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News Aggregator SmartNews Shows Rapid Growth, Adds Local Channels 2015: Local news became available for 12 US cities, including San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., 1 Internet Property Worldwide 2009: Google’s sites reached 77% of the online population, age 15 and up, in December 2008.

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Unriddled: Apple's Latest MacBook, Another Facebook Data Loophole, and More Tech News You Need

Hubspot

Uber Steps Up Its Background Checks. The announcement of these efforts was shortly followed by reports that the company is under investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for gender inequity. The Tech Giants Go to Washington (Again). Tony Romm of The Washington Post has more.

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This day in search marketing history: February 13

Search Engine Land

In addition to Hearst and The Washington Post, Google worked with CNN, Meredith, Mashable, Mic, Vox and Condé Nast to develop and roll out AMP Stories. Google Hits 67 Percent Market Share Again, Bing Hits Another All-Time High [comScore] 2013: Search activity was up 11% in January over December, to almost 19.5 billion “core” searches.

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Episode 31: Why American Deindustrialization is a Myth

Spiro Technologies

Colin Grabow: The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank here in Washington. Colin Grabow: I think you bring up an excellent point. Let me get my book out to look that one up. We make shipping more expensive, so that means we have say, more trucks on our highways going up and down I-95 near here in Washington.