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Tues News: 3/23 (Them’s Fightin’ Words Edition)
Michael Block | March 23rd, 2010
Let’s get ready to rumble! This edition of the Tues News brings you three big bouts between behemoths of business. Sometimes, fighting isn’t something relegated to boxers, MMA fighters and Jerry Springer Show guests; sometimes it spills over into the world of online marketing! Without further delay, let’s get to the fights. Let’s get going! Google vs. China: In this corner, hailing from the US of A, holding the title for most important company of the last decade, wearing the rainbow trunks: Google! In this corner, hailing from the Middle Kingdom, holding the title of biggest country in the world, wearing the red trunks: China! This is truly a clash of the titans if ever there was one. The gist is that Google blamed a large scale hack attack on the Chinese government. It was an attempt, Google claims, to get access to the bevy of data that Google holds referencing the users of all of its products. Now, the gloves are off and Google isn’t playing China’s censorship game any more. This is a bold move and one that was long overdue from the “don’t be evil” company. One could argue that the search results never should have been censored in the first place. Unfortunately, though, China will likely block access to Google and the citizenry will be inundated with state sponsored news about the situation. Maybe, in the long term, companies taking action like this in China will have a positive effect, however, in the short run, I Continue reading…
Tags: behavioral targeting, china, FTC, Google, Online Advertising, viacom, youtube
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I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me
Amanda Moshier | October 5th, 2009
